Arandas
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 20.5/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 75 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Arandas (INSEE 01013) is in Ain (01), part of CC de la Plaine de l'Ain. Population 138 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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 20.5/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 75 % of the 13,414 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 | 0.48 | 20 | 9.5 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.58 | 10 | 5.78 |
| Housing mix | 0.44 | 5 | 2.18 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (AUBERGE DE LA VIEILLE CURE · AUBERGE A LA VIEILLE CURE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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 | 3 | AUBERGE DE LA VIEILLE CURE · AUBERGE A LA VIEILLE CURE | INSEE SIRENE 3 / INSEE BPE 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 160 (2012) → 138 (2023): -13.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 128 (1990) → 138 (2023): 7.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 117, of which 28.2 % second homes and 9.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Rambert-en-Bugey): 6.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Tenay): 3.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Tenay): 3 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Tenay): 3.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Tenay): 2.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 7 days a year at or above 30 °C and 93 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the BENONCES weather station, 3.8 km away at 944 m; the village itself is at 722 m. [10]
The village sits 222 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ST RAMBERT CG01, 6.3 km away at 296 m, over 13 summers. [10]
That station sits 426 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 1,463 mm of rain a year, spread over 128 days — about 11.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at TENAY, 3.1 km away at 349 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01013/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01013/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01013/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01013/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 01384
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 01416
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Bazeuge | 87 | 341 km W | 142 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 54 % · humidity 86 % |
| Roiville | 61 | 516 km NW | 133 | 15.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 26 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Rirand | 42 | 128 km W | 132 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 68 % · humidity 43 % |
| Perrigny-sur-Loire | 71 | 146 km NW | 141 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 64 % · humidity 86 % |
| Choranche | 38 | 93 km S | 144 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 31 % · winter 61 % · humidity 79 % |
| Sazeret | 03 | 201 km W | 140 | 17.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 45 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Choranche | 38 | 93 km S | 144 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 31 % · winter 61 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Rirand | 42 | 128 km W | 132 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 68 % · humidity 43 % |
| Perrigny-sur-Loire | 71 | 146 km NW | 141 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 64 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sazeret | 03 | 201 km W | 140 | 17.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 45 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Bazeuge | 87 | 341 km W | 142 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 54 % · humidity 86 % |
| Roiville | 61 | 516 km NW | 133 | 15.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 26 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Arandas'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrentès-de-Corcieux | 88 | 271 km N | 169 | 15.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Soulce-Cernay | 25 | 190 km NE | 136 | 14.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Thélis-la-Combe | 42 | 96 km SW | 143 | 14.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Puy-Saint-Gulmier | 63 | 222 km W | 135 | 4.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Soubrebost | 23 | 282 km W | 139 | 9.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Franc | 73 | 49 km SE | 155 | 20.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
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