Valserhône
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 64/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 58 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Valserhône (INSEE 01033) is in Ain (01), part of CC Terre Valserhône (CCTV). Population 16,712 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2019-01-01 from 2 former communes: Châtillon-en-Michaille (01091), Lancrans (01205). [3]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/01033-valserhone
Vitality score
Vitality score 64/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 58 % of the 1,437 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 | 0.55 | 25 | 13.81 |
| Social | 0.81 | 20 | 16.29 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.56 | 10 | 5.55 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.68 | 10 | 6.8 |
| Housing mix | 0.94 | 5 | 4.71 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [4,5]
8 × Bakery (boulangerie) (COP · BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · LE PETIT CHEZERY · LE P'TIT CHEZERY · LE FOURNIL). [4,5]
4 × Butcher (boucherie) (CHARCUTERIE BLONDEL TRAITEUR · BOUCHERIE CHARCUTIERIE R.S. · TAVEL CSX · MAISON LAHLALI). [4,5]
8 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LES PRIMEURS DU CREDO · VIVAL · ANADOLU SUPER MARCHE · SARL AKSOY MARKET · LUOGO E GUSTO). [4,5]
4 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR · LIDL · CARREFOUR MARKET · ALDI MARCHE). [4,5]
1 × Fishmonger (L'AIR DU LARGE). [4,5]
46 × Restaurant (LE PACHA D'ISTAMBUL · SAPNA · ORIENTAL · SARL CHAINE ALI BABA). [4,5]
8 × Café / bar (LE BRIZY · THE CAVE CAFE · CAFE DU VIEUX CRET-DO · RESTAURANT CHEZ LISA · L'ASSIAH LOUNGE). [5]
6 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE ARLOD · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LE GRAND CLOS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LES MONTAGNIERS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE MARIUS PINARD · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LE BOIS DES PESSES). [4]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE SAINT-EXUPERY · COLLEGE LOUIS DUMONT). [4]
7 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JEAN-PAUL CARRON, MÉDECIN · SONG-KI CAO-THIAN, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE PONS, MÉDECIN · GRATIELA DOBRE, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE VIALARD, MÉDECIN). [4]
6 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE MANNIER · PHARMACIE DU CREDO · PHARMACIE DE LA VALSERINE · PHARMACIE DU MORTIER · SELARL PHARMACIE DE LA MICHAILLE). [4,5]
4 × Post office / agence postale (VOUVRAY RP · BELLEGARDE MUSINENS RP · CHATILLON EN MICHAILLE AP · LA POSTE). [4]
4 × Library (BIBLIOTHÉQUE MUNICIPALE DE LANCRANS · BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE CHÂTILLON · MEDIATHEQUE LOUIS MIRAILLET · BIBLIOTHÈQUE (ANTENNE DE LA BDP). [4]
1 × Cinema (VARIETES). [4]
4 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE DE L HOTEL DE VILLE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF ANTOINE JACQUET · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE ETOURNELLES · COMPLEXE SPORTIF MARCEL BERTHET). [4]
10 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE RHONE ALPES · BUREAU 0620 · CAISSE LOCALE CRED AGRIC BELLEGARDE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE BELLEGARDE SUR VALSERINE · SOCIETE GENERALE). [4]
25 × Hairdresser (J.P.L.F · ALLIANCE COIFFURE · C' DANS L'HAIR). [4,5]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [4,5]
6 × Hotel (HOTEL RESTAURANT LE SORGIA · TOURING HOTEL · HÔTEL MARINET VOUVRAY · HÔTEL PIERRE BLANCHE · HÔTEL KYRIAD BELLEGARDE GENÈVE). [4,5]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 3 × Butcher (boucherie), 12 × Restaurant, 2 × Primary school (élémentaire), 4 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 8 | COP · BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · LE PETIT CHEZERY · LE P'TIT CHEZERY · LE FOURNIL | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [4,5] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 4 | CHARCUTERIE BLONDEL TRAITEUR · BOUCHERIE CHARCUTIERIE R.S. · TAVEL CSX · MAISON LAHLALI | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [4,5] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 8 | LES PRIMEURS DU CREDO · VIVAL · ANADOLU SUPER MARCHE · SARL AKSOY MARKET · LUOGO E GUSTO | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [4,5] |
| Supermarket | 4 | CARREFOUR · LIDL · CARREFOUR MARKET · ALDI MARCHE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [4,5] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | L'AIR DU LARGE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Restaurant | 46 | LE PACHA D'ISTAMBUL · SAPNA · ORIENTAL · SARL CHAINE ALI BABA | INSEE BPE 46 / INSEE SIRENE 77 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 8 | LE BRIZY · THE CAVE CAFE · CAFE DU VIEUX CRET-DO · RESTAURANT CHEZ LISA · L'ASSIAH LOUNGE | INSEE SIRENE 8 [5] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 6 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE ARLOD · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LE GRAND CLOS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LES MONTAGNIERS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE MARIUS PINARD · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LE BOIS DES PESSES | INSEE BPE 6 [4] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE SAINT-EXUPERY · COLLEGE LOUIS DUMONT | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 7 | JEAN-PAUL CARRON, MÉDECIN · SONG-KI CAO-THIAN, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE PONS, MÉDECIN · GRATIELA DOBRE, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE VIALARD, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 7 [4] |
| Pharmacy | 6 | PHARMACIE MANNIER · PHARMACIE DU CREDO · PHARMACIE DE LA VALSERINE · PHARMACIE DU MORTIER · SELARL PHARMACIE DE LA MICHAILLE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [4,5] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 4 | VOUVRAY RP · BELLEGARDE MUSINENS RP · CHATILLON EN MICHAILLE AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 4 [4] |
| Library | 4 | BIBLIOTHÉQUE MUNICIPALE DE LANCRANS · BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE CHÂTILLON · MEDIATHEQUE LOUIS MIRAILLET · BIBLIOTHÈQUE (ANTENNE DE LA BDP | INSEE BPE 4 [4] |
| Cinema | 1 | VARIETES | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Gym / sports hall | 4 | GYMNASE DE L HOTEL DE VILLE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF ANTOINE JACQUET · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE ETOURNELLES · COMPLEXE SPORTIF MARCEL BERTHET | INSEE BPE 4 [4] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 10 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE RHONE ALPES · BUREAU 0620 · CAISSE LOCALE CRED AGRIC BELLEGARDE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE BELLEGARDE SUR VALSERINE · SOCIETE GENERALE | INSEE BPE 10 [4] |
| Hairdresser | 25 | J.P.L.F · ALLIANCE COIFFURE · C' DANS L'HAIR | INSEE BPE 25 / INSEE SIRENE 38 [4,5] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Hotel | 6 | HOTEL RESTAURANT LE SORGIA · TOURING HOTEL · HÔTEL MARINET VOUVRAY · HÔTEL PIERRE BLANCHE · HÔTEL KYRIAD BELLEGARDE GENÈVE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [4,5] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [6]
Trajectory
Population 15,764 (2012) → 16,712 (2023): 6 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 14,157 (1990) → 16,712 (2023): 18 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 8,622, of which 2.9 % second homes and 11.1 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Valserhône): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Valserhône): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
GP (Valserhône): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Valserhône): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Valserhône): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 26 days a year at or above 30 °C and 84 days at or below 0 °C, over 27 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the BELLEGARDE weather station, 2.5 km away at 350 m; the village itself is at 349 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at BELLEGARDE, 2.5 km away at 350 m, over 27 summers. [11]
An average of 1,264 mm of rain a year, spread over 124 days — about 10.2 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at BELLEGARDE MAN, 1.6 km away at 500 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01033/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2025-11— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/7683c3fd-9a1a-3a61-8a85-75c66e849743— “Marché de Bellegarde”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01033/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01033/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01033/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 01033
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landerneau | 29 | 803 km NW | 16,363 | 67.7 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Dié-des-Vosges | 88 | 257 km N | 19,251 | 69.9 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Morlaix | 29 | 777 km NW | 15,194 | 65.1 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 27 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pontivy | 56 | 700 km W | 14,640 | 67.9 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 36 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Lô | 50 | 617 km NW | 19,471 | 71.5 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 23 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lisieux | 14 | 538 km NW | 19,645 | 72.9 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 43 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Dié-des-Vosges | 88 | 257 km N | 19,251 | 69.9 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lisieux | 14 | 538 km NW | 19,645 | 72.9 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 43 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Lô | 50 | 617 km NW | 19,471 | 71.5 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 23 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pontivy | 56 | 700 km W | 14,640 | 67.9 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 36 % · humidity 100 % |
| Morlaix | 29 | 777 km NW | 15,194 | 65.1 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 27 % · humidity 93 % |
| Landerneau | 29 | 803 km NW | 16,363 | 67.7 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 0 % · 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 Valserhône'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montbrison | 42 | 147 km W | 16,123 | 69.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rumilly | 74 | 28 km S | 16,442 | 65 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vesoul | 70 | 170 km N | 15,078 | 67.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bonneville | 74 | 45 km E | 13,335 | 61 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Tour-du-Pin | 38 | 68 km SW | 8,111 | 63.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne | 73 | 101 km SE | 7,524 | 68.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
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