Cheignieu-la-Balme
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 10.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 22 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Cheignieu-la-Balme (INSEE 01100) is in Ain (01), part of CC Bugey Sud. Population 131 (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 10.4/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 22 % of the 12,956 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 | 25 | 0 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.69 | 10 | 6.91 |
| Housing mix | 0.38 | 5 | 1.9 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [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) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 152 (2012) → 131 (2023): -13.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 110 (1990) → 131 (2023): 19.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 116, of which 31 % second homes and 4.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Contrevoz): 3 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Virieu-le-Grand): 4.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Virieu-le-Grand): 4.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Virieu-le-Grand): 4.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Contrevoz): 2.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 30 days a year at or above 30 °C and 55 days at or below 0 °C, over 23 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the BELLEY weather station, 8.8 km away at 330 m; the village itself is at 341 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at BELLEY, 8.8 km away at 330 m, over 23 summers. [10]
An average of 1,485 mm of rain a year, spread over 127 days — about 11.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at INNIMOND, 5.6 km away at 880 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 — 01100/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01100/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01100/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01100/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 01116
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 01452
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sampigny-lès-Maranges | 71 | 141 km NW | 131 | 6.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Siévoz | 38 | 104 km S | 132 | 11.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 41 % · humidity 86 % |
| Outines | 51 | 312 km N | 130 | 8.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chatel-Chéhéry | 08 | 387 km N | 125 | 4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 59 % · winter 100 % |
| Flez-Cuzy | 58 | 229 km NW | 134 | 10.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pierrefiques | 76 | 587 km NW | 128 | 11.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siévoz | 38 | 104 km S | 132 | 11.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 41 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sampigny-lès-Maranges | 71 | 141 km NW | 131 | 6.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Flez-Cuzy | 58 | 229 km NW | 134 | 10.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Outines | 51 | 312 km N | 130 | 8.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chatel-Chéhéry | 08 | 387 km N | 125 | 4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 59 % · winter 100 % |
| Pierrefiques | 76 | 587 km NW | 128 | 11.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 73 % · 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 Cheignieu-la-Balme'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sampigny-lès-Maranges | 71 | 141 km NW | 131 | 6.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Dissangis | 89 | 233 km NW | 119 | 12.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Burnand | 71 | 114 km NW | 121 | 8.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bray | 71 | 102 km NW | 128 | 7.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Moulinet-sur-Solin | 45 | 319 km NW | 136 | 10.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Conzieu | 01 | 11 km S | 155 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
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