Bourg-en-Bresse
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Well served 85/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 84 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Bourg-en-Bresse (INSEE 01053) is in Ain (01), part of CA du Bassin de Bourg-en-Bresse. Population 42,372 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/01053-bourg-en-bresse
Vitality score
Vitality score 85/100 — Well served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 84 % of the 534 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 | 0.9 | 25 | 22.38 |
| Social | 1 | 20 | 19.97 |
| Education | 0.91 | 10 | 9.07 |
| Health | 0.86 | 10 | 8.62 |
| Public & culture | 0.43 | 5 | 2.15 |
| Population trend | 0.53 | 10 | 5.34 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.76 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
35 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SARL BENONNIER · REMO · SARL CHAUDPAIN). [3,4]
13 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIES ANDRE · BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE BOZON · LAURENT TRAITEUR GOURMAND · BOUCHERIE DU CENTRE). [3,4]
18 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (STUDIO COMME J'AIME · VIVAL · SARL 2 CETIN · SUPERMARCHE LE BOSPHORE). [3,4]
10 × Supermarket (INTERMARCHE · LIDL · CARREFOUR · CARREFOUR EXPRESS · BRESSE DIS). [3,4]
169 × Restaurant (L'ENVIE · HENG LI · CAFE DES ARTS · MEZIANI ABDELHAKIM). [3,4]
46 × Café / bar (BAR RESTAURANT CHARLES ROBIN · LE BAR DE L'ABBAYE · LE NOIR ET BLANC 2 · KARO CAFE · TABAC CENTRE COMMERCIAL DE BROU). [4]
19 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LES LILAS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUB LAZARE CARNOT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE A DAUDET · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LOUIS PARANT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE SAINT EXUPERY). [3]
7 × Collège (COLLEGE DU REVERMONT · COLLEGE DE BROU · COLLEGE VICTOIRE DAUBIE · COLLEGE THOMAS RIBOUD · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT PIERRE). [3]
30 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ISABELLE DUSSAUGE, MÉDECIN · BRUNO CREPET, MÉDECIN · SOPHIE GILBERT, MÉDECIN · VALERIE MAZILLIER, MÉDECIN · JEAN-FRANCOIS GUICHARD, MÉDECIN). [3]
11 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE CALMELS · PHARMACIE DU MARCHE · PHARMACIE BRESSANE · PHARMACIE DE LA CROIX BLANCHE · PHARMACIE LA REYSSOUZE). [3,4]
5 × Post office / agence postale (BOURG AMEDEE MERCIER AP · BOURG LES VENNES AP · LA POSTE). [3]
4 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE A. CAMUS · MEDIATHEQUE A. CESAIRE · 01 - BIBLIOTHEQUE DEPARTEMENTALE DE PRET DE L'AIN · MEDIATHEQUE E. & R. VAILLAND). [3]
2 × Cinema (AMPHI · LA GRENETTE). [3]
24 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE LA JEUNESSE LAIQUE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE LA CROIX BLANCHE · COLLEGE DU REVERMONT · PARC DES SPORTS DES VENNES · GYMNASE SAINT ROCH). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (PARC DE LOISIRS DE BOUVENT). [3]
19 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE RHONE ALPES · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE RHONE ALPES · BOURG SIEGE 00792 · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRICOLE MUT CTRE-EST · CAISSE LOCAL CRED AGRIC BOURG BRESSE). [3]
72 × Hairdresser (BCJ COIFFURE BOURG · STUDIO ANNIE · LE SALON BY STUDIO 54). [3,4]
6 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
8 × Hotel (HÔTEL DE FRANCE BEST WESTERN · HÔTEL THE ORIGINALS -BOUTIQUE TERMINUS · HÔTEL LE GRIFFON D'OR · IBIS STYLES · HÔTEL IBIS BUDGET BOURG EN BRESSE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 8 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 52 × Restaurant, 1 × Nursery school (maternelle), 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 1 × GP (médecin généraliste), 2 × Pharmacy, 4 × Bank, 16 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 35 | SARL BENONNIER · REMO · SARL CHAUDPAIN | INSEE BPE 35 / INSEE SIRENE 34 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 13 | BOUCHERIES ANDRE · BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE BOZON · LAURENT TRAITEUR GOURMAND · BOUCHERIE DU CENTRE | INSEE BPE 13 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 18 | STUDIO COMME J'AIME · VIVAL · SARL 2 CETIN · SUPERMARCHE LE BOSPHORE | INSEE BPE 18 / INSEE SIRENE 33 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 10 | INTERMARCHE · LIDL · CARREFOUR · CARREFOUR EXPRESS · BRESSE DIS | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Restaurant | 169 | L'ENVIE · HENG LI · CAFE DES ARTS · MEZIANI ABDELHAKIM | INSEE BPE 169 / INSEE SIRENE 272 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 46 | BAR RESTAURANT CHARLES ROBIN · LE BAR DE L'ABBAYE · LE NOIR ET BLANC 2 · KARO CAFE · TABAC CENTRE COMMERCIAL DE BROU | INSEE SIRENE 46 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 19 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LES LILAS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUB LAZARE CARNOT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE A DAUDET · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LOUIS PARANT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE SAINT EXUPERY | INSEE BPE 19 [3] |
| Collège | 7 | COLLEGE DU REVERMONT · COLLEGE DE BROU · COLLEGE VICTOIRE DAUBIE · COLLEGE THOMAS RIBOUD · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT PIERRE | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 30 | ISABELLE DUSSAUGE, MÉDECIN · BRUNO CREPET, MÉDECIN · SOPHIE GILBERT, MÉDECIN · VALERIE MAZILLIER, MÉDECIN · JEAN-FRANCOIS GUICHARD, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 30 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 11 | PHARMACIE CALMELS · PHARMACIE DU MARCHE · PHARMACIE BRESSANE · PHARMACIE DE LA CROIX BLANCHE · PHARMACIE LA REYSSOUZE | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 16 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 5 | BOURG AMEDEE MERCIER AP · BOURG LES VENNES AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Library | 4 | BIBLIOTHEQUE A. CAMUS · MEDIATHEQUE A. CESAIRE · 01 - BIBLIOTHEQUE DEPARTEMENTALE DE PRET DE L'AIN · MEDIATHEQUE E. & R. VAILLAND | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Cinema | 2 | AMPHI · LA GRENETTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 24 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE LA JEUNESSE LAIQUE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE LA CROIX BLANCHE · COLLEGE DU REVERMONT · PARC DES SPORTS DES VENNES · GYMNASE SAINT ROCH | INSEE BPE 24 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 1 | PARC DE LOISIRS DE BOUVENT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 19 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE RHONE ALPES · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE RHONE ALPES · BOURG SIEGE 00792 · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRICOLE MUT CTRE-EST · CAISSE LOCAL CRED AGRIC BOURG BRESSE | INSEE BPE 19 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 72 | BCJ COIFFURE BOURG · STUDIO ANNIE · LE SALON BY STUDIO 54 | INSEE BPE 72 / INSEE SIRENE 102 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 6 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 8 | HÔTEL DE FRANCE BEST WESTERN · HÔTEL THE ORIGINALS -BOUTIQUE TERMINUS · HÔTEL LE GRIFFON D'OR · IBIS STYLES · HÔTEL IBIS BUDGET BOURG EN BRESSE | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 17 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Wednesday, Saturday. [5,6]
Trajectory
Population 40,171 (2012) → 42,372 (2023): 5.5 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 40,972 (1990) → 42,372 (2023): 3.4 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 23,845, of which 2.4 % second homes and 9.6 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bourg-en-Bresse): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Bourg-en-Bresse): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [10]
GP (Bourg-en-Bresse): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Bourg-en-Bresse): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Bourg-en-Bresse): 0.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 21 days a year at or above 30 °C and 64 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the CEYZERIAT_SAPC weather station, 4.8 km away at 260 m; the village itself is at 229 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at CEYZERIAT_SAPC, 4.8 km away at 260 m, over 18 summers. [11]
An average of 1,037 mm of rain a year, spread over 123 days — about 8.4 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at CEYZERIAT_SAPC, 4.8 km away at 260 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5,6]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01053/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-07— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/7c5fba2e-be7d-3ea8-8427-7241aee3a941— “Marché du samedi matin.”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2026-07— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/f3377e1a-c5fd-3918-bc13-129960faedd7— “Marché du mercredi matin.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01053/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01053/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01053/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 01053
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albi | 81 | 350 km SW | 51,290 | 87.7 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Thionville | 57 | 358 km N | 42,658 | 82.8 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 99 % |
| Châlons-en-Champagne | 51 | 313 km N | 42,971 | 81 | Well served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Castres | 81 | 373 km SW | 42,505 | 83.2 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 59 % · humidity 36 % |
| Châteauroux | 36 | 279 km W | 42,963 | 78.6 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 81 % · humidity 86 % |
| Angoulême | 16 | 397 km W | 41,908 | 81.9 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Châteauroux | 36 | 279 km W | 42,963 | 78.6 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 81 % · humidity 86 % |
| Châlons-en-Champagne | 51 | 313 km N | 42,971 | 81 | Well served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Albi | 81 | 350 km SW | 51,290 | 87.7 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Thionville | 57 | 358 km N | 42,658 | 82.8 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 99 % |
| Castres | 81 | 373 km SW | 42,505 | 83.2 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 59 % · humidity 36 % |
| Angoulême | 16 | 397 km W | 41,908 | 81.9 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 69 % · 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 Bourg-en-Bresse'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nevers | 58 | 180 km NW | 33,085 | 77 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Savigny-le-Temple | 77 | 332 km NW | 31,148 | 66.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Étampes | 91 | 339 km NW | 26,857 | 72.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Dizier | 52 | 271 km N | 22,858 | 70.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Creusot | 71 | 90 km NW | 20,509 | 61.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cournon-d'Auvergne | 63 | 165 km W | 19,951 | 57.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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