Crans
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 26.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 65 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Crans (INSEE 01129) is in Ain (01), part of CC de la Dombes. Population 326 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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 26.7/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 65 % of the 17,971 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.79 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (MALORIE COIFFURE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [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 | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE 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 | MALORIE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 263 (2012) → 326 (2023): 24 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 209 (1990) → 326 (2023): 56 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 140, of which 2.1 % second homes and 5.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Chalamont): 2.4 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Rignieux-le-Franc): 2.6 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Chalamont): 4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Chalamont): 3.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Rignieux-le-Franc): 2.6 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 27 days a year at or above 30 °C and 64 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the AMBERIEU weather station, 10.6 km away at 250 m; the village itself is at 288 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at AMBERIEU, 10.6 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, 4.6 km away at 253 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 — 01129/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01129/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01129/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01129/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 01074
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 01325
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Rouaudière | 53 | 527 km NW | 320 | 21.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 69 % · winter 89 % |
| Regniowez | 08 | 446 km N | 369 | 20.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cohiniac | 22 | 675 km NW | 402 | 21.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 34 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sabonnères | 31 | 428 km SW | 332 | 33.9 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 73 % · humidity 64 % |
| Noyal-sous-Bazouges | 35 | 582 km NW | 392 | 20.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 55 % · humidity 100 % |
| Juigné-des-Moutiers | 44 | 521 km NW | 334 | 12.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 62 % · winter 70 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sabonnères | 31 | 428 km SW | 332 | 33.9 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 73 % · humidity 64 % |
| Regniowez | 08 | 446 km N | 369 | 20.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Juigné-des-Moutiers | 44 | 521 km NW | 334 | 12.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 62 % · winter 70 % |
| La Rouaudière | 53 | 527 km NW | 320 | 21.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 69 % · winter 89 % |
| Noyal-sous-Bazouges | 35 | 582 km NW | 392 | 20.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 55 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cohiniac | 22 | 675 km NW | 402 | 21.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 34 % · 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 Crans'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avril-sur-Loire | 58 | 170 km NW | 245 | 13.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Artaix | 71 | 96 km W | 353 | 12.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ouzouer-des-Champs | 45 | 285 km NW | 279 | 15.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Aubin-les-Forges | 58 | 201 km NW | 376 | 17.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Curbigny | 71 | 78 km NW | 303 | 9.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Avançon | 05 | 178 km SE | 415 | 23.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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