Champagne-en-Valromey
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 67.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 99 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Champagne-en-Valromey (INSEE 01079) is in Ain (01), part of CC Bugey Sud. Population 831 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 67.5/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 99 % of the 15,417 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 | 0.63 | 25 | 15.8 |
| Social | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0.86 | 10 | 8.65 |
| Health | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.75 | 10 | 7.46 |
| Housing mix | 0.68 | 5 | 3.38 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA VALROMEYSANNE). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (EURL BOUCHERIE MONAVON). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LCO). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LA BARQUE EN VALROMEY). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE MONTESSORI). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CRISTINA MONTECCHIO, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU VALROMEY). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (CHAMPAGNE EN VALROMEY AP). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DU VALROMEY). [3]
2 × Bank (BUREAU 0242 · CAISSE LOC CREDIT AGRIC CHAMPAGNE EN VAL). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (TELLE M'HAIR TELLE FILLE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL DE CHAMPAGNE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LA VALROMEYSANNE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | EURL BOUCHERIE MONAVON | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | LCO | 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 | 1 | LA BARQUE EN VALROMEY | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE MONTESSORI | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | CRISTINA MONTECCHIO, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DU VALROMEY | 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 | CHAMPAGNE EN VALROMEY AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE DU VALROMEY | 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 0242 · CAISSE LOC CREDIT AGRIC CHAMPAGNE EN VAL | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 1 | TELLE M'HAIR TELLE FILLE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL DE CHAMPAGNE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 788 (2012) → 831 (2023): 5.5 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 667 (1990) → 831 (2023): 24.6 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 444, of which 16.2 % second homes and 12.2 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Champagne-en-Valromey): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Champagne-en-Valromey): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Champagne-en-Valromey): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Champagne-en-Valromey): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Champagne-en-Valromey): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 14 days a year at or above 30 °C and 62 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the VIRIEU-LE-PETIT weather station, 3.2 km away at 600 m; the village itself is at 536 m. [10]
The village sits 64 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at SUTRIEU, 4.4 km away at 878 m, over 21 summers. [10]
That station sits 342 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 1,369 mm of rain a year, spread over 127 days — about 10.8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at VIRIEU-LE-PETIT, 3.2 km away at 600 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01079/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-07— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/1e5ef9a9-c644-3469-9e27-bb94726c82a9— “Marché de Champagne-en-Valromey”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01079/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01079/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01079/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 01079
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cavillargues | 30 | 219 km SW | 849 | 69.8 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 72 % · humidity 57 % |
| Montsalvy | 15 | 282 km SW | 842 | 70.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 97 % |
| Saignes | 15 | 257 km W | 835 | 60.8 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
| Siaugues-Sainte-Marie | 43 | 183 km SW | 839 | 66.5 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Dompierre-les-Ormes | 71 | 105 km NW | 893 | 63 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Issigeac | 24 | 417 km W | 744 | 75.5 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 89 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dompierre-les-Ormes | 71 | 105 km NW | 893 | 63 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Siaugues-Sainte-Marie | 43 | 183 km SW | 839 | 66.5 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cavillargues | 30 | 219 km SW | 849 | 69.8 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 72 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saignes | 15 | 257 km W | 835 | 60.8 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montsalvy | 15 | 282 km SW | 842 | 70.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 97 % |
| Issigeac | 24 | 417 km W | 744 | 75.5 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 89 % · humidity 79 % |
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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 Champagne-en-Valromey'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dompierre-les-Ormes | 71 | 105 km NW | 893 | 63 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Genouillac | 23 | 288 km W | 721 | 63.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cluis | 36 | 310 km W | 969 | 66 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Châtillon-en-Bazois | 58 | 201 km NW | 795 | 65.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montreuil-l'Argillé | 27 | 516 km NW | 783 | 68.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Neuvy-Sautour | 89 | 277 km NW | 873 | 55.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
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