Armix
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 11.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 72 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Armix (INSEE 01019) is in Ain (01), part of CC Bugey Sud. Population 25 (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 11.8/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 72 % of the 1,434 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 | 5 | 0 |
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 20 (2012) → 25 (2023): 25 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 14 (1990) → 25 (2023): 78.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 28, of which 50 % second homes and 3.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Virieu-le-Grand): 5.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Virieu-le-Grand): 5.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Virieu-le-Grand): 5.3 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Virieu-le-Grand): 5.3 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Virieu-le-Grand): 5 km to the east (straight line). [8]
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. [9]
Measured at the BENONCES weather station, 8 km away at 944 m; the village itself is at 723 m. [9]
The village sits 221 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. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at SUTRIEU, 8.1 km away at 878 m, over 21 summers. [9]
That station sits 155 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 1,485 mm of rain a year, spread over 127 days — about 11.7 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at INNIMOND, 7.5 km away at 880 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 — 01019/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01019/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01019/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01019/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 01452
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grevilly | 71 | 95 km NW | 27 | 1.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 47 % · humidity 93 % |
| Establet | 26 | 150 km S | 27 | 11 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 51 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Poët-en-Percip | 26 | 178 km S | 25 | 11.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 54 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Chaudière | 26 | 138 km S | 25 | 12.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villar-en-Val | 11 | 395 km SW | 23 | 5.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 0 % · humidity 36 % |
| Mont-de-Galié | 31 | 505 km SW | 24 | 1.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 69 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grevilly | 71 | 95 km NW | 27 | 1.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 47 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Chaudière | 26 | 138 km S | 25 | 12.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Establet | 26 | 150 km S | 27 | 11 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 51 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Poët-en-Percip | 26 | 178 km S | 25 | 11.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 54 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villar-en-Val | 11 | 395 km SW | 23 | 5.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 0 % · humidity 36 % |
| Mont-de-Galié | 31 | 505 km SW | 24 | 1.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 69 % · 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 Armix'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varennes-Saint-Honorat | 43 | 169 km SW | 26 | 0.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Laval-le-Prieuré | 25 | 168 km NE | 32 | 4.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Laurent-de-Veyrès | 48 | 227 km SW | 31 | 5.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montjoie-le-Château | 25 | 195 km NE | 23 | 7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cathervielle | 31 | 527 km SW | 28 | 4.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Beissat | 23 | 256 km W | 31 | 3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
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