Cerdon
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 48.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 88 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Cerdon (INSEE 01068) is in Ain (01), part of CC Rives de l'Ain - Pays du Cerdon. Population 747 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [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 48.2/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 88 % of the 16,065 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.81 | 20 | 16.3 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.61 | 10 | 6.12 |
| Housing mix | 0.76 | 5 | 3.79 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LE PANIER SYMPA). [3,4]
6 × Restaurant (RESTAURANT LA VIEILLE COTE · LE PANORAMIQUE · LPC · LE PADDOCK DE PIERRO ET JENNY · O P'TIT LORR'AIN GOURMAND). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (CERDON RP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (CL'HAIR COIFFURE A DOMICILE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [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) | 1 | LE PANIER SYMPA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 6 | RESTAURANT LA VIEILLE COTE · LE PANORAMIQUE · LPC · LE PADDOCK DE PIERRO ET JENNY · O P'TIT LORR'AIN GOURMAND | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | CERDON RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | CL'HAIR COIFFURE A DOMICILE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 734 (2012) → 747 (2023): 1.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 672 (1990) → 747 (2023): 11.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 454, of which 12.1 % second homes and 15.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Poncin): 4.5 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Cerdon): 0 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Poncin): 2.8 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Jujurieux): 6.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Cerdon): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 22 days a year at or above 30 °C and 49 days at or below 0 °C, over 18 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LA BALME SUR CERDON_SAPC weather station, 1.7 km away at 596 m; the village itself is at 327 m. [11]
The village sits 269 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at LA BALME SUR CERDON_SAPC, 1.7 km away at 596 m, over 12 summers. [11]
That station sits 269 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 1,406 mm of rain a year, spread over 129 days — about 10.9 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at CERDON, 0.2 km away at 315 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 — 01068/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01068/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01068/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01068/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 01303
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 01068
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 01199
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hélette | 64 | 613 km SW | 758 | 57 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 81 % · humidity 43 % |
| Roudouallec | 56 | 731 km W | 722 | 47 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 56 % · winter 69 % |
| Le Chaffaut-Saint-Jurson | 04 | 234 km S | 693 | 49.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 31 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Thois | 29 | 744 km W | 703 | 48.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 58 % · humidity 100 % |
| Confort | 01 | 29 km E | 668 | 48.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 24 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cremeaux | 42 | 120 km W | 914 | 42.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 24 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Confort | 01 | 29 km E | 668 | 48.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 24 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cremeaux | 42 | 120 km W | 914 | 42.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 24 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Chaffaut-Saint-Jurson | 04 | 234 km S | 693 | 49.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 31 % · humidity 93 % |
| Hélette | 64 | 613 km SW | 758 | 57 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 81 % · humidity 43 % |
| Roudouallec | 56 | 731 km W | 722 | 47 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 56 % · winter 69 % |
| Saint-Thois | 29 | 744 km W | 703 | 48.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 58 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Cerdon'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierrefitte-sur-Loire | 03 | 135 km W | 506 | 40.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chamelet | 69 | 75 km W | 706 | 46.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Neuillay-les-Bois | 36 | 315 km W | 660 | 39.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cognat-Lyonne | 03 | 167 km W | 706 | 39.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Étroussat | 03 | 174 km W | 649 | 37 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Terrasse-sur-Dorlay | 42 | 98 km SW | 778 | 57.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
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