Chevroux
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 40/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 63 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Chevroux (INSEE 01102) is in Ain (01), part of CC Bresse et Saône. Population 990 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/01102-chevroux
Vitality score
Vitality score 40/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 63 % of the 14,401 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.9 | 5 | 4.49 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA PASSION DU PAIN). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (AU RENDEZ-VOUS DES CHASSEURS). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LA PASSION DU PAIN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | AU RENDEZ-VOUS DES CHASSEURS | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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) | 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 | 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 | 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 941 (2012) → 990 (2023): 5.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 586 (1990) → 990 (2023): 68.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 450, of which 5.1 % second homes and 4.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Chevroux): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Manziat): 3.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Manziat): 3.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Manziat): 3.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Chevroux): 0.8 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 32 days a year at or above 30 °C and 63 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the SAINT JULIEN SUR REYSSOUZE weather station, 12.7 km away at 189 m; the village itself is at 205 m. [10]
An average of 945 mm of rain a year, spread over 116 days — about 8.1 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at GORREVOD, 4.3 km away at 188 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
47 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 198,000 € — 1,704 € per m² of built surface. [11]
The median across Ain is 2,288 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [11]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01102/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01102/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01102/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01102/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 01102
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 01231
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Précieux | 42 | 108 km SW | 1,042 | 30 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 79 % · winter 74 % |
| La Merlatière | 85 | 480 km W | 1,009 | 31.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 51 % · winter 59 % |
| Saint-Georges-sur-Fontaine | 76 | 450 km NW | 950 | 39.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 36 % · winter 80 % |
| Souvigné | 79 | 394 km W | 863 | 35.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 77 % · winter 58 % |
| Bernoy-le-Château | 02 | 350 km N | 825 | 34.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 51 % · winter 84 % |
| Faverolles | 28 | 360 km NW | 820 | 38.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 59 % · winter 99 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Précieux | 42 | 108 km SW | 1,042 | 30 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 79 % · winter 74 % |
| Bernoy-le-Château | 02 | 350 km N | 825 | 34.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 51 % · winter 84 % |
| Faverolles | 28 | 360 km NW | 820 | 38.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 59 % · winter 99 % |
| Souvigné | 79 | 394 km W | 863 | 35.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 77 % · winter 58 % |
| Saint-Georges-sur-Fontaine | 76 | 450 km NW | 950 | 39.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 36 % · winter 80 % |
| La Merlatière | 85 | 480 km W | 1,009 | 31.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 51 % · winter 59 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
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