Chalamont

Ain · CC de la Dombes · INSEE 01074

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.

Served 63.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 95 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Chalamont (INSEE 01074) is in Ain (01), part of CC de la Dombes. Population 2,533 (2023). ^[1]

INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). ^[2]

Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-25 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.

Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/01074-chalamont

Vitality score

Vitality score 63.1/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 95 % of the 8,169 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	0.52	25	13.03
Social	0.7	20	14.09
Education	0.39	10	3.93
Health	0.59	10	5.85
Public & culture	0.39	5	1.97
Population trend	1	10	10
Housing mix	0.95	5	4.76

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 4 of 6

Eating out 1 of 1

Cafés and bars 1 of 1

Schools 1 of 3

Health 2 of 4

Public services 1 of 1

Culture 1 of 2

Sport 0 of 2

Everyday services 3 of 3

Lodging 0 of 2

One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. ^[3,4]

3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AU FOUR BRESSAN · BON ANDRE · IMMERSION SUCREE). ^[3,4]

1 × Butcher (boucherie) (LE VIANDARD). ^[3,4]

1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette). ^[3,4]

1 × Supermarket (GREECE 11). ^[3,4]

3 × Restaurant (KEBAB DES 4 SAISONS · L'ESTRAGON · LA PIZZA DE CHALAMONT). ^[3,4]

2 × Café / bar (LE RELAIS DE LA DOMBES · O'BIS TROT). ^[4]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). ^[3]

3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (FABRICE BERAUD, MÉDECIN · SYLVIE BONO, MÉDECIN · PIERRE BONNIOL, MÉDECIN). ^[3]

1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE CHALAMONT). ^[3,4]

1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). ^[3]

1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). ^[3]

2 × Bank (BUREAU 0161 · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGR CHALAMONT). ^[3]

5 × Hairdresser (SARL BI-COLOR · COIF'STYL · L'ATELIER DE FLORA). ^[3,4]

2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). ^[3,4]

Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.

Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). ^[3]

All 25 service types, with per-source counts

Type	Count	Names	Sources
Bakery (boulangerie)	3	AU FOUR BRESSAN · BON ANDRE · IMMERSION SUCREE	INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4]
Butcher (boucherie)	1	LE VIANDARD	INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)	1		INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4]
Supermarket	1	GREECE 11	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	3	KEBAB DES 4 SAISONS · L'ESTRAGON · LA PIZZA DE CHALAMONT	INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4]
Café / bar	2	LE RELAIS DE LA DOMBES · O'BIS TROT	INSEE SIRENE 2 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)	1	ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Collège	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
GP (médecin généraliste)	3	FABRICE BERAUD, MÉDECIN · SYLVIE BONO, MÉDECIN · PIERRE BONNIOL, MÉDECIN	INSEE BPE 3 [3]
Pharmacy	1	PHARMACIE DE CHALAMONT	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Nurse	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Dentist	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Post office / agence postale	1	LA POSTE	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Library	1	MÉDIATHÈQUE 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	2	BUREAU 0161 · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGR CHALAMONT	INSEE BPE 2 [3]
Hairdresser	5	SARL BI-COLOR · COIF'STYL · L'ATELIER DE FLORA	INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4]
Fuel station	2	STATION SERVICE	INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Hotel	0		INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Campsite	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]

Market and village life

Weekly market (reported, unverified): Friday du 1er avril au 31 octobre : 15h30 à 20h00 du 1er novembre au 31 mars : 15h30 à 19h00 place des écoles 01320 Chalamont (seasonal). ^[5]

Trajectory

1968: 1,199 2023: 2,533 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 2,402 (2012) → 2,533 (2023): 5.5 % over 10 years. ^[6,1]

Population 1,476 (1990) → 2,533 (2023): 71.6 % over 30 years. ^[7,1]

Dwellings (2023): 1,202, of which 2.4 % second homes and 6.3 % vacant. ^[8]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

In the commune Bakery, Primary school, GP, Pharmacy Food shop — 0.5 km NE Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Chalamont): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). ^[9]

Food shop (Chalamont): 0.5 km to the north-east (straight line). ^[9]

GP (Chalamont): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). ^[9]

Pharmacy (Chalamont): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). ^[9]

Primary school (Chalamont): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). ^[9]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Days at or above 30 °C 23.1

Days at or below 0 °C 61.4

Muggy days a summer 1.4

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

An average of 23 days a year at or above 30 °C and 61 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. ^[10]

Measured at the MARLIEUX weather station, 9.3 km away at 271 m; the village itself is at 292 m. ^[10]

Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. ^[10]

Humidity measured at AMBERIEU, 12.5 km away at 250 m, over 29 summers. ^[10]

An average of 1,154 mm of rain a year, spread over 122 days — about 9.5 mm on a day it rains. ^[10]

Rainfall measured at CHATILLON, 6.9 km away at 253 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. ^[10]

Uncertainties

The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. ^[5]

References

INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01074/2023
INSEE density grid 2026
INSEE BPE 2025
INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
Commune website 2026-10— https://mairie-chalamont.fr/vie-economique/le-marche— “Marché hebdomadaire tous les vendredis après-midi”(unverified)
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01074/2012
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01074/1990
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01074/logement/2023
INSEE BPE 2025 — 01074
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
Auxi-le-Château	62	523 km NW	2,547	67	Served	Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 59 % · winter 81 %
Avelin	59	528 km N	2,561	60.6	Served	Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 65 % · humidity 100 %
Pouilly-sous-Charlieu	42	84 km W	2,588	57.5	Partly served	Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 %
Brienne-le-Château	10	271 km N	2,672	66.7	Served	Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 %
Criquetot-l'Esneval	76	546 km NW	2,668	62.6	Served	Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 65 % · humidity 100 %
Châteauneuf-en-Thymerais	28	413 km NW	2,641	68.8	Served	Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 %

Order by distance instead

Commune	Dept	Distance	Population	Score	Band	Climate vs here
Pouilly-sous-Charlieu	42	84 km W	2,588	57.5	Partly served	Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 %
Brienne-le-Château	10	271 km N	2,672	66.7	Served	Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 %
Châteauneuf-en-Thymerais	28	413 km NW	2,641	68.8	Served	Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 %
Auxi-le-Château	62	523 km NW	2,547	67	Served	Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 59 % · winter 81 %
Avelin	59	528 km N	2,561	60.6	Served	Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 65 % · humidity 100 %
Criquetot-l'Esneval	76	546 km NW	2,668	62.6	Served	Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 65 % · 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 Chalamont'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
Montholon	89	250 km NW	2,709	55.4	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 %
Laroque-d'Olmes	09	426 km SW	2,454	64.8	Served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 %
Saint-Étienne-de-Saint-Geoirs	38	74 km S	3,425	56.1	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 %
Aigueperse	63	152 km W	2,665	63.3	Served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 %
Rioz	70	173 km NE	2,398	58.3	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 %
Venarey-les-Laumes	21	181 km N	2,747	64.3	Served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 %

Elsewhere

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