Bellignat
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 38.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 15 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Bellignat (INSEE 01031) is in Ain (01), part of CA Haut-Bugey Agglomération. Population 3,525 (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/01031-bellignat
Vitality score
Vitality score 38.6/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 15 % of the 6,238 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 | 0.2 | 25 | 5.12 |
| Social | 0.51 | 20 | 10.26 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Public & culture | 0.11 | 5 | 0.55 |
| Population trend | 0.59 | 10 | 5.9 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.83 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (VANDEN STEENE PIERRE · CHEZ TONTON). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LE MEMPHIS). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (BONEL). [3,4]
4 × Restaurant (ECOLE DE PIZZAIOLO · LE REGAL · SOLTANI HIRANN · RESTAURANT COMEDIE). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (LES RENOUILLUS). [4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE PRE DES SAULES · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LES SOURCES). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRE DES SAULES · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LES SOURCES). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (KADDOUR MEKHANCHA, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE BELLIGNAT). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (BELLIGNAT RP). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE DU PRE DES SAULES). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (COIFFURE A DOMICILE LES NUANCES DE JADE · BELL'COUPE · MARTINS PAULA-CHRISTINA · L'HAIR DU TEMPS). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (MELODIE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Fishmonger, 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | VANDEN STEENE PIERRE · CHEZ TONTON | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | LE MEMPHIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | BONEL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Restaurant | 4 | ECOLE DE PIZZAIOLO · LE REGAL · SOLTANI HIRANN · RESTAURANT COMEDIE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | LES RENOUILLUS | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE PRE DES SAULES · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LES SOURCES | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRE DES SAULES · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LES SOURCES | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | KADDOUR MEKHANCHA, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE BELLIGNAT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | BELLIGNAT RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | GYMNASE DU PRE DES SAULES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 4 | COIFFURE A DOMICILE LES NUANCES DE JADE · BELL'COUPE · MARTINS PAULA-CHRISTINA · L'HAIR DU TEMPS | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | MELODIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 3,642 (2012) → 3,525 (2023): -3.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 3,233 (1990) → 3,525 (2023): 9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,887, of which 1.7 % second homes and 10.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bellignat): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Bellignat): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Oyonnax): 1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Bellignat): 1.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Bellignat): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 17 days a year at or above 30 °C and 96 days at or below 0 °C, over 11 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the OYONNAX weather station, 4.1 km away at 535 m; the village itself is at 525 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ARBENT, 5.1 km away at 534 m, over 20 summers. [10]
An average of 1,543 mm of rain a year, spread over 138 days — about 11.2 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at OYONNAX, 4.1 km away at 535 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 — 01031/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01031/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01031/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01031/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 01031
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 01283
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varangéville | 54 | 271 km N | 3,536 | 40.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 53 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pompey | 54 | 283 km N | 4,780 | 43.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 53 % · humidity 93 % |
| Dagneux | 01 | 61 km SW | 4,778 | 46.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 26 % · winter 61 % · humidity 79 % |
| Belleu | 02 | 387 km NW | 3,659 | 34.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 39 % · humidity 93 % |
| Coupvray | 77 | 363 km NW | 3,066 | 43.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 43 % · humidity 93 % |
| Santeny | 94 | 359 km NW | 3,913 | 46.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 30 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dagneux | 01 | 61 km SW | 4,778 | 46.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 26 % · winter 61 % · humidity 79 % |
| Varangéville | 54 | 271 km N | 3,536 | 40.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 53 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pompey | 54 | 283 km N | 4,780 | 43.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 53 % · humidity 93 % |
| Santeny | 94 | 359 km NW | 3,913 | 46.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 30 % · humidity 93 % |
| Coupvray | 77 | 363 km NW | 3,066 | 43.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 43 % · humidity 93 % |
| Belleu | 02 | 387 km NW | 3,659 | 34.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 39 % · 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 Bellignat'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montréal-la-Cluse | 01 | 7.6 km SW | 3,568 | 53.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Grandvillars | 90 | 176 km NE | 2,947 | 61.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bitschwiller-lès-Thann | 68 | 208 km NE | 1,986 | 44.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Delle | 90 | 175 km NE | 5,623 | 52 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Arbent | 01 | 7.2 km NE | 3,555 | 41.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Jeoire | 74 | 65 km E | 3,457 | 45.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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