Ambérieu-en-Bugey
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 66.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 71 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Ambérieu-en-Bugey (INSEE 01004) is in Ain (01), part of CC de la Plaine de l'Ain. Population 15,934 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/01004-amberieu-en-bugey
Vitality score
Vitality score 66.5/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 71 % of the 1,530 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 | 0.53 | 25 | 13.37 |
| Social | 0.85 | 20 | 17.09 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.65 | 10 | 6.46 |
| Public & culture | 0.17 | 5 | 0.85 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.86 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
9 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA CAGE AUX CHOCOLATS · O CHOCO LA · MIAM · LA BOULANGERIE TATUP.FR). [3,4]
5 × Butcher (boucherie) (AU BOEUF CHAROLLAIS · BOUCHERIE DESPI · AG MORARD · LE SECHOIR DU BUGEY · BOUCHERIE LIEVRE). [3,4]
5 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (BUGEY DESTOCK · AK-SA · LA VIOLETTE · MELINA · LA CROZE MARKET). [3,4]
5 × Supermarket (LIDL · JEAN DE PARIS · CARREFOUR MARKET · NETTO · ACTION). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (LA FROMAGERIE DE MARION). [4]
43 × Restaurant (START KEBAB · BAR'OCC SARL · SEHRAM). [3,4]
10 × Café / bar (LA CASAQUE D'OR · SANS PRESSION · L'EDELWEISS). [4]
3 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE JEAN JAURES · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE JULES FERRY · ECOLE MATERNELLE LE TIRET). [3]
4 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE JEAN DE PARIS · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE JULES FERRY · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN JAURES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE STE MARIE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE SAINT-EXUPERY). [3]
31 × GP (médecin généraliste) (PIETER-JAN SCHODTS, MÉDECIN · MAUDE BILLANDON, MÉDECIN · CLAUDE MORAND, MÉDECIN · PAULINE LE CLAINCHE, MÉDECIN · TIPHAINE SCHOLER, MÉDECIN). [3]
3 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LA GARE · PHARMACIE ORSET · NOUVELLE PHARMACIE DU CHAMP DE MARS). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (AMBERIEU GARE RP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE LA GRENETTE). [3]
1 × Cinema (CINE FESTIVAL). [3]
6 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE ST EXUPERY · COMPLEXE SPORTIF BELLIEVRE · GYMNASE PLAINE DE L AIN · PARC DES SPORTS · LYCEE PRO ALEXANDRE BERARD). [3]
10 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE RHONE ALPES · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL AMBERIEU EN BUGEY · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRICOLE MUT CTRE-EST · CAISSE LOCAL CREDIT AGR AMBERIEU · BANQUE POPULAIRE BOURGOGNE FRANCHE-COMTE). [3]
23 × Hairdresser (SARL CHRISTELLE FREY · MICA · COIFFURE BERDONE · 38 TH AVENUE · CHEVEUX D'ANGE'L). [3,4]
4 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (HÔTEL AMBOTEL). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 13 × Restaurant, 1 × Collège, 1 × Pharmacy, 6 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 9 | LA CAGE AUX CHOCOLATS · O CHOCO LA · MIAM · LA BOULANGERIE TATUP.FR | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 5 | AU BOEUF CHAROLLAIS · BOUCHERIE DESPI · AG MORARD · LE SECHOIR DU BUGEY · BOUCHERIE LIEVRE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 5 | BUGEY DESTOCK · AK-SA · LA VIOLETTE · MELINA · LA CROZE MARKET | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 5 | LIDL · JEAN DE PARIS · CARREFOUR MARKET · NETTO · ACTION | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | LA FROMAGERIE DE MARION | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 43 | START KEBAB · BAR'OCC SARL · SEHRAM | INSEE BPE 43 / INSEE SIRENE 57 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 10 | LA CASAQUE D'OR · SANS PRESSION · L'EDELWEISS | INSEE SIRENE 10 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 3 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE JEAN JAURES · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE JULES FERRY · ECOLE MATERNELLE LE TIRET | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 4 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE JEAN DE PARIS · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE JULES FERRY · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN JAURES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE STE MARIE | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE SAINT-EXUPERY | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 31 | PIETER-JAN SCHODTS, MÉDECIN · MAUDE BILLANDON, MÉDECIN · CLAUDE MORAND, MÉDECIN · PAULINE LE CLAINCHE, MÉDECIN · TIPHAINE SCHOLER, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 31 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | PHARMACIE DE LA GARE · PHARMACIE ORSET · NOUVELLE PHARMACIE DU CHAMP DE MARS | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | AMBERIEU GARE RP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE LA GRENETTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | CINE FESTIVAL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 6 | GYMNASE ST EXUPERY · COMPLEXE SPORTIF BELLIEVRE · GYMNASE PLAINE DE L AIN · PARC DES SPORTS · LYCEE PRO ALEXANDRE BERARD | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 10 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE RHONE ALPES · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL AMBERIEU EN BUGEY · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRICOLE MUT CTRE-EST · CAISSE LOCAL CREDIT AGR AMBERIEU · BANQUE POPULAIRE BOURGOGNE FRANCHE-COMTE | INSEE BPE 10 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 23 | SARL CHRISTELLE FREY · MICA · COIFFURE BERDONE · 38 TH AVENUE · CHEVEUX D'ANGE'L | INSEE BPE 23 / INSEE SIRENE 34 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 4 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 1 | HÔTEL AMBOTEL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 14,233 (2012) → 15,934 (2023): 12 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 10,455 (1990) → 15,934 (2023): 52.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 8,132, of which 1.4 % second homes and 9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Ambérieu-en-Bugey): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Ambérieu-en-Bugey): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Ambérieu-en-Bugey): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Ambérieu-en-Bugey): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Ambérieu-en-Bugey): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 27 days a year at or above 30 °C and 64 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the AMBERIEU weather station, 3.1 km away at 250 m; the village itself is at 270 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at AMBERIEU, 3.1 km away at 250 m, over 29 summers. [9]
An average of 1,107 mm of rain a year, spread over 120 days — about 9.2 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at AMBERIEU, 3.1 km away at 250 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01004/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01004/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01004/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01004/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 01004
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Amand-les-Eaux | 59 | 520 km N | 15,974 | 62.5 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Toul | 54 | 305 km N | 15,768 | 64.4 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Domont | 95 | 410 km NW | 16,065 | 57.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 62 % · humidity 71 % |
| Hayange | 57 | 379 km N | 15,806 | 58.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 64 % · winter 95 % |
| Beaucaire | 30 | 246 km S | 15,692 | 65.1 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 23 % · winter 36 % · humidity 36 % |
| Fos-sur-Mer | 13 | 280 km S | 15,862 | 61.7 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 42 % · humidity 21 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaucaire | 30 | 246 km S | 15,692 | 65.1 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 23 % · winter 36 % · humidity 36 % |
| Fos-sur-Mer | 13 | 280 km S | 15,862 | 61.7 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 42 % · humidity 21 % |
| Toul | 54 | 305 km N | 15,768 | 64.4 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Hayange | 57 | 379 km N | 15,806 | 58.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 64 % · winter 95 % |
| Domont | 95 | 410 km NW | 16,065 | 57.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 62 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Amand-les-Eaux | 59 | 520 km N | 15,974 | 62.5 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 76 % · humidity 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 Ambérieu-en-Bugey'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Issoire | 63 | 170 km W | 15,115 | 71.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Firminy | 42 | 105 km SW | 17,060 | 66.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montceau-les-Mines | 71 | 110 km NW | 17,064 | 61.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vesoul | 70 | 194 km N | 15,078 | 67.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Riom | 63 | 174 km W | 18,820 | 64.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Genis-Pouilly | 01 | 60 km NE | 14,432 | 59.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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