Échenevex
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 34/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 18 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Échenevex (INSEE 01153) is in Ain (01), part of CA du Pays de Gex. Population 2,328 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/01153-echenevex
Vitality score
Vitality score 34/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 18 % of the 8,646 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 | 0.13 | 25 | 3.28 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.87 | 5 | 4.37 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (GOLF COUNTRY CLUB DE MAISON BLANCHE SARL). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE CLEMENT CHAZALET). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
2 × Hotel (LE CHATEAU D'ECHENEVEX). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, 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 | 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 | 2 | GOLF COUNTRY CLUB DE MAISON BLANCHE SARL | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE CLEMENT CHAZALET | 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 | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 2 | LE CHATEAU D'ECHENEVEX | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Thursday, Friday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 1,813 (2012) → 2,328 (2023): 28.4 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 997 (1990) → 2,328 (2023): 133.5 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,019, of which 6.3 % second homes and 5 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Gex): 2.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Gex): 1.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Gex): 2.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Gex): 2.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Échenevex): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 17 days a year at or above 30 °C and 77 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the CESSY weather station, 3.4 km away at 507 m; the village itself is at 584 m. [11]
The village sits 77 m above 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at CESSY, 3.4 km away at 507 m, over 23 summers. [11]
That station sits 77 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 1,044 mm of rain a year, spread over 112 days — about 9.3 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at CESSY, 3.4 km away at 507 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
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 — 01153/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.echenevex.fr/— “Petit marché du jeudi Food-Trucks du vendredi”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01153/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01153/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01153/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 01173
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 01153
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Léger-les-Vignes | 44 | 599 km W | 2,171 | 38.7 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 34 % · humidity 79 % |
| Maubec | 38 | 102 km SW | 1,930 | 31.7 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sergy | 01 | 6.9 km SW | 2,288 | 33.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Bonnet-les-Oules | 42 | 157 km SW | 1,821 | 38.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lucinges | 74 | 25 km SE | 1,819 | 35.1 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Germain-Nuelles | 69 | 121 km SW | 2,246 | 33.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 62 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sergy | 01 | 6.9 km SW | 2,288 | 33.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lucinges | 74 | 25 km SE | 1,819 | 35.1 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
| Maubec | 38 | 102 km SW | 1,930 | 31.7 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Germain-Nuelles | 69 | 121 km SW | 2,246 | 33.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 62 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Bonnet-les-Oules | 42 | 157 km SW | 1,821 | 38.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Léger-les-Vignes | 44 | 599 km W | 2,171 | 38.7 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 34 % · 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 Échenevex'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sergy | 01 | 6.9 km SW | 2,288 | 33.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Bonnet-les-Oules | 42 | 157 km SW | 1,821 | 38.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rosenau | 68 | 186 km NE | 2,396 | 37.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Crozet | 01 | 3.7 km SW | 2,416 | 42 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fragnes-La Loyère | 71 | 108 km NW | 1,411 | 38.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Versonnex | 01 | 4.8 km E | 2,182 | 36.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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