Ambléon
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 16.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 62 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Ambléon (INSEE 01006) is in Ain (01), part of CC Bugey Sud. Population 115 (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 16.3/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 62 % of the 11,821 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 | 0.78 | 5 | 3.89 |
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 110 (2012) → 115 (2023): 4.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 76 (1990) → 115 (2023): 51.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 72, of which 11.1 % second homes and 8.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Lhuis): 3.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Lhuis): 5.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Lhuis): 5 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Lhuis): 5 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Germain-les-Paroisses): 3.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 26 days a year at or above 30 °C and 59 days at or below 0 °C, over 23 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the BELLEY weather station, 7.2 km away at 330 m; the village itself is at 400 m. [10]
The village sits 70 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at BELLEY, 7.2 km away at 330 m, over 23 summers. [10]
That station sits 70 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 1,485 mm of rain a year, spread over 127 days — about 11.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at INNIMOND, 4.4 km away at 880 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01006/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01006/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01006/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01006/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 01216
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 01358
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rouvres-les-Vignes | 10 | 284 km N | 115 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Doudeauville | 76 | 516 km NW | 115 | 16.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 56 % · winter 97 % |
| Luzy-Saint-Martin | 55 | 421 km N | 115 | 9.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Paroy | 25 | 146 km N | 116 | 14.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vézaponin | 02 | 449 km N | 113 | 10.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Loison | 55 | 396 km N | 116 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paroy | 25 | 146 km N | 116 | 14.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rouvres-les-Vignes | 10 | 284 km N | 115 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Loison | 55 | 396 km N | 116 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Luzy-Saint-Martin | 55 | 421 km N | 115 | 9.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vézaponin | 02 | 449 km N | 113 | 10.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Doudeauville | 76 | 516 km NW | 115 | 16.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 56 % · winter 97 % |
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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 Ambléon'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bessé | 16 | 428 km W | 120 | 9.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gomméville | 21 | 260 km N | 110 | 7.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Épiais | 41 | 403 km NW | 115 | 13.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Samouillan | 31 | 461 km SW | 110 | 11.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Annéot | 89 | 237 km NW | 112 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Troye-d'Ariège | 09 | 423 km SW | 110 | 13.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
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