Viry
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 39.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 8 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Viry (INSEE 74309) is in Haute-Savoie (74), part of CC du Genevois. Population 5,809 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/74309-viry
Vitality score
Vitality score 39.3/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 8 % of the 4,064 communes of a similar size.
Compare this with communes of a similar size. The score measures how well a place is served relative to its own size band, and larger communes score higher as a rule — so it reads meaningfully against another village, and misleadingly against a town.
Measured but not scored in this model: Market. See the methodology for why.
| Component | Value (0–1) | Weight | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily food | 0.15 | 25 | 3.69 |
| Social | 0.46 | 20 | 9.18 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.11 | 10 | 1.11 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.87 | 5 | 4.36 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE-PATISSERIE DU CENTRE). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (BIERE BOUTIQUE). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR CONTACT). [3,4]
10 × Restaurant (L'IMPREVU · COURTIN-LALIVE · LA BETTCHA · KURTOS BAKERY). [3,4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LES GOMMETTES VIRY). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE MARIANNE COHN VIRY · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE MALAGNY VIRY). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (SNC PHARMACIE DE VIRY). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE VIRY L'ELLIPSE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (ARTIST ' K). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (HOTELF1). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Café / bar, GP (médecin généraliste). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | BOULANGERIE-PATISSERIE DU CENTRE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | BIERE BOUTIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | CARREFOUR CONTACT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 10 | L'IMPREVU · COURTIN-LALIVE · LA BETTCHA · KURTOS BAKERY | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 16 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LES GOMMETTES VIRY | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE MARIANNE COHN VIRY · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE MALAGNY VIRY | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 1 | SNC PHARMACIE DE VIRY | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE DE VIRY L'ELLIPSE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | ARTIST ' K | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTELF1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Saturday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 3,909 (2012) → 5,809 (2023): 48.6 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 2,550 (1990) → 5,809 (2023): 127.8 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 3,031, of which 6.4 % second homes and 9.5 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Viry): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Viry): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Julien-en-Genevois): 4 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Viry): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Viry): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 17 days a year at or above 30 °C and 73 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ARCHAMPS weather station, 8.1 km away at 560 m; the village itself is at 519 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at USINENS SA, 18.8 km away at 452 m, over 20 summers. [11]
That station sits 67 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 1,307 mm of rain a year, spread over 125 days — about 10.5 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at BEAUMONT, 5.8 km away at 690 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74309/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2025-01— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/da482c07-b649-3400-a67c-e5f6a0da7851— “Tous les samedis matins, la Place des Aviateurs accueille le marché de plein vent de Viry de 8h à 12h.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74309/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74309/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74309/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 74309
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 74243
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
Villages like this one
Matched on size, density, second homes and which everyday shops and services are present — not on the score, so a village of the same kind that is doing better or worse shows up rather than being hidden.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcheprime | 33 | 561 km W | 5,696 | 46.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 58 % · humidity 71 % |
| Rocbaron | 83 | 313 km S | 5,660 | 53 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 10 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ambazac | 87 | 358 km W | 5,556 | 48.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 39 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Astier | 24 | 442 km W | 5,376 | 54.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 32 % · humidity 57 % |
| Caumont-sur-Durance | 84 | 262 km S | 5,667 | 44.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 49 % · humidity 79 % |
| Ensuès-la-Redonne | 13 | 314 km S | 5,757 | 47.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 32 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caumont-sur-Durance | 84 | 262 km S | 5,667 | 44.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 49 % · humidity 79 % |
| Rocbaron | 83 | 313 km S | 5,660 | 53 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 10 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ensuès-la-Redonne | 13 | 314 km S | 5,757 | 47.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 32 % · humidity 71 % |
| Ambazac | 87 | 358 km W | 5,556 | 48.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 39 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Astier | 24 | 442 km W | 5,376 | 54.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 32 % · humidity 57 % |
| Marcheprime | 33 | 561 km W | 5,696 | 46.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 58 % · humidity 71 % |
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…and in much the same climate
The same match on size and services, narrowed to communes whose summers, winters and summer humidity are all close to Viry's. All three are required, so this section is absent for the 11.8 % of communes with no humidity station near enough to measure: two temperature axes alone cannot tell a muggy coast from a dry one.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valleiry | 74 | 5.4 km W | 5,264 | 48.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sanvignes-les-Mines | 71 | 147 km NW | 4,235 | 31.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Châtillon-sur-Seine | 21 | 224 km NW | 5,443 | 62.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Baume-les-Dames | 25 | 140 km N | 5,155 | 62.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rambervillers | 88 | 252 km N | 5,018 | 57 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gallardon | 28 | 423 km NW | 3,530 | 48.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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