L'Abergement-de-Varey
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 14.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 27 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
L'Abergement-de-Varey (INSEE 01002) is in Ain (01), part of CC de la Plaine de l'Ain. Population 270 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [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 14.9/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 27 % of the 17,588 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 | 25 | 0 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.53 | 5 | 2.66 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| 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 235 (2012) → 270 (2023): 14.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 159 (1990) → 270 (2023): 69.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 175, of which 23.4 % second homes and 7.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Ambronay): 3.3 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Jean-le-Vieux): 3.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Jean-le-Vieux): 3.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Jujurieux): 4 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saint-Jean-le-Vieux): 3.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 26 days a year at or above 30 °C and 70 days at or below 0 °C, over 18 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST RAMBERT CG01 weather station, 7 km away at 296 m; the village itself is at 358 m. [11]
The village sits 62 m above 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 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ST RAMBERT CG01, 7 km away at 296 m, over 13 summers. [11]
That station sits 62 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 122 days — about 10.7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST RAMBERT CG01, 7 km away at 296 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 — 01002/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01002/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01002/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01002/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 01007
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 01363
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 01199
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pougnadoresse | 30 | 225 km S | 271 | 15 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Boissy-aux-Cailles | 77 | 339 km NW | 272 | 8.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Courdimanche-sur-Essonne | 91 | 353 km NW | 276 | 11.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Mesnière | 61 | 469 km NW | 276 | 9.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Appenai-sous-Bellême | 61 | 450 km NW | 275 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 59 % · winter 66 % |
| Erckartswiller | 67 | 351 km NE | 285 | 13.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pougnadoresse | 30 | 225 km S | 271 | 15 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Boissy-aux-Cailles | 77 | 339 km NW | 272 | 8.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Erckartswiller | 67 | 351 km NE | 285 | 13.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Courdimanche-sur-Essonne | 91 | 353 km NW | 276 | 11.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Appenai-sous-Bellême | 61 | 450 km NW | 275 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 59 % · winter 66 % |
| La Mesnière | 61 | 469 km NW | 276 | 9.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 L'Abergement-de-Varey'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ville-Langy | 58 | 180 km NW | 236 | 6.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Malay | 71 | 84 km NW | 225 | 10.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Touille | 31 | 480 km SW | 245 | 12.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Change | 71 | 119 km NW | 217 | 10 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Auzas | 31 | 478 km SW | 222 | 15.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mareugheol | 63 | 184 km W | 215 | 15.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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