La Boisse
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 43.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 31 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Boisse (INSEE 01049) is in Ain (01), part of CC de la Côtière à Montluel. Population 3,449 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [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/01049-la-boisse
Vitality score
Vitality score 43.9/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 31 % of the 6,349 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 | 0.58 | 20 | 11.57 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.37 | 10 | 3.74 |
| Public & culture | 0.11 | 5 | 0.55 |
| Population trend | 0.93 | 10 | 9.26 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.88 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (L'ATELIER DES PAINS · GABRIELLE JOSSERAND CHEFFE PATISSIERE). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LA BOISSE MARKET). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (BOISSE DISTRIBUTION). [3,4]
11 × Restaurant (LA BOISSE RISTORANTE · SARL PIZZ'ALEX · SARL SALCE · PIZZ A JEAN · LACOMBE BERANGERE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE SEVEN). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE L'ENVOL). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE BRUNET). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (KATELL LE SAOUT, MÉDECIN · CAMILLE MAGRO FOUQUE, MÉDECIN · ISABELLE TAVERNIER-LOYER, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LA BOISSE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA BOISSE AP). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (LYCEE DE LA COTIERE). [3]
5 × Hairdresser (ELGER FAUSTINE · NICAUD ROSSEY · BERANG'HAIR). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL LE PETIT CASSET). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
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 | L'ATELIER DES PAINS · GABRIELLE JOSSERAND CHEFFE PATISSIERE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | LA BOISSE MARKET | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | BOISSE DISTRIBUTION | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 11 | LA BOISSE RISTORANTE · SARL PIZZ'ALEX · SARL SALCE · PIZZ A JEAN · LACOMBE BERANGERE | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE SEVEN | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE L'ENVOL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE BRUNET | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | KATELL LE SAOUT, MÉDECIN · CAMILLE MAGRO FOUQUE, MÉDECIN · ISABELLE TAVERNIER-LOYER, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE LA BOISSE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA BOISSE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | LYCEE DE LA COTIERE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 5 | ELGER FAUSTINE · NICAUD ROSSEY · BERANG'HAIR | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL LE PETIT CASSET | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 2,903 (2012) → 3,449 (2023): 18.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 2,419 (1990) → 3,449 (2023): 42.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,408, of which 1.2 % second homes and 4.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Boisse): 1.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (La Boisse): 1.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (La Boisse): 0.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (La Boisse): 0.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (La Boisse): 0.3 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 46 days a year at or above 30 °C and 67 days at or below 0 °C, over 25 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the LOYETTES weather station, 16.4 km away at 198 m; the village itself is at 188 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at BALAN_AERO, 5.8 km away at 196 m, over 10 summers. [9]
An average of 932 mm of rain a year, spread over 112 days — about 8.3 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at BEYNOST, 2.9 km away at 205 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 — 01049/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01049/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01049/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01049/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 01049
- 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 Chapelle-en-Serval | 60 | 411 km NW | 3,084 | 49.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 8 % · winter 78 % · humidity 86 % |
| Oberhoffen-sur-Moder | 67 | 391 km NE | 3,992 | 45.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pérignat-lès-Sarliève | 63 | 147 km W | 2,872 | 55 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 82 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Houlme | 76 | 505 km NW | 4,130 | 42.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 53 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Chaussée-Saint-Victor | 41 | 342 km NW | 4,471 | 49.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 62 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Martin-du-Var | 06 | 282 km SE | 3,431 | 49.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 15 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pérignat-lès-Sarliève | 63 | 147 km W | 2,872 | 55 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 82 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Martin-du-Var | 06 | 282 km SE | 3,431 | 49.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 15 % · humidity 0 % |
| La Chaussée-Saint-Victor | 41 | 342 km NW | 4,471 | 49.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 62 % · humidity 86 % |
| Oberhoffen-sur-Moder | 67 | 391 km NE | 3,992 | 45.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Chapelle-en-Serval | 60 | 411 km NW | 3,084 | 49.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 8 % · winter 78 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Houlme | 76 | 505 km NW | 4,130 | 42.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 53 % · 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 La Boisse'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corenc | 38 | 90 km SE | 4,215 | 48.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Loyettes | 01 | 15 km SE | 3,554 | 44.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ventabren | 13 | 257 km S | 5,839 | 56.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Souillac | 46 | 297 km W | 3,192 | 56.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Maurice-de-Gourdans | 01 | 13 km E | 2,903 | 57.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Dagneux | 01 | 3.5 km E | 4,778 | 46.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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