Viuz-la-Chiésaz
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 38.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 46 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Viuz-la-Chiésaz (INSEE 74310) is in Haute-Savoie (74), part of CA du Grand Annecy. Population 1,351 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 38.1/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 46 % of the 12,350 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 | 0.26 | 25 | 6.47 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.94 | 5 | 4.69 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE FOURNIL DES EPARIS · LES SECRETS DU VIEUX FOUR · FOURNIL & DELICES). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (LE CHATILLON). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE VIUZ-LA-CHIESAZ). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE VIUZ-LA-CHIESAZ). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (BIOTIFUL · STUDIO 30). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL LES ROCHERS BLANCS). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | LE FOURNIL DES EPARIS · LES SECRETS DU VIEUX FOUR · FOURNIL & DELICES | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 2 | LE CHATILLON | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE VIUZ-LA-CHIESAZ | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE VIUZ-LA-CHIESAZ | 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 | 2 | BIOTIFUL · STUDIO 30 | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL LES ROCHERS BLANCS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 1,285 (2012) → 1,351 (2023): 5.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 818 (1990) → 1,351 (2023): 65.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 621, of which 3.1 % second homes and 2.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Viuz-la-Chiésaz): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Alby-sur-Chéran): 3.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Gruffy): 2.7 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Alby-sur-Chéran): 3.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Viuz-la-Chiésaz): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 11 days a year at or above 30 °C and 51 days at or below 0 °C, over 16 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the CHAPELLE SAINT-MAURICE_SAPC weather station, 7.6 km away at 970 m; the village itself is at 596 m. [11]
The village sits 374 m below the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 6.06 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at MEYTHET, 13.3 km away at 455 m, over 29 summers. [11]
That station sits 141 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 1,479 mm of rain a year, spread over 124 days — about 11.9 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at CHAPELLE SAINT-MAURICE_SAPC, 7.6 km away at 970 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74310/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74310/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74310/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74310/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 74310
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 74002
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 74138
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montpezat | 30 | 265 km SW | 1,402 | 31.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 77 % · humidity 64 % |
| Sardieu | 38 | 82 km SW | 1,193 | 36.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Maurice-Montcouronne | 91 | 428 km NW | 1,543 | 31 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Quilly | 44 | 639 km W | 1,565 | 37.2 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 100 % |
| Saint-Léger-sur-Roanne | 42 | 162 km W | 1,170 | 33 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Forgeux | 69 | 123 km W | 1,544 | 31.2 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sardieu | 38 | 82 km SW | 1,193 | 36.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Forgeux | 69 | 123 km W | 1,544 | 31.2 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Léger-sur-Roanne | 42 | 162 km W | 1,170 | 33 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montpezat | 30 | 265 km SW | 1,402 | 31.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 77 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Maurice-Montcouronne | 91 | 428 km NW | 1,543 | 31 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Quilly | 44 | 639 km W | 1,565 | 37.2 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 100 % |
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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 Viuz-la-Chiésaz'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Maurice-Montcouronne | 91 | 428 km NW | 1,543 | 31 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Oulins | 28 | 485 km NW | 1,171 | 35.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Oresmaux | 80 | 523 km NW | 998 | 39.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Neuvy | 03 | 229 km W | 1,475 | 31.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Luart | 72 | 486 km NW | 1,460 | 35.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Louplande | 72 | 515 km NW | 1,505 | 37.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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