Fareins
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 47.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 59 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Fareins (INSEE 01157) is in Ain (01), part of CC Dombes Saône Vallée. Population 2,533 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [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/01157-fareins
Vitality score
Vitality score 47.7/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 59 % of the 8,169 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 | 0.26 | 25 | 6.56 |
| Social | 0.63 | 20 | 12.58 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.2 | 10 | 1.97 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.9 | 5 | 4.5 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (QUATRE QUARTS DE COEUR). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LE PANIER DE FAREINS). [3,4]
4 × Restaurant (FLAMINGO PIZZA · LE PETIT PORT · PATISSERIES TARTINES & CHOCOLAT · MELI'ZZA). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ROLAND VITTE). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE FAREINS). [3,4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE FAREINS). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF INTERCOMMUNAL). [3]
5 × Hairdresser (BILLOT MARYVONNE · VAL'HAIR'IE · ATELIER L.HAIR · L'S COIFFURE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie).
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, GP (médecin généraliste), Post office / agence postale. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | QUATRE QUARTS DE COEUR | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | LE PANIER DE FAREINS | 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 | 4 | FLAMINGO PIZZA · LE PETIT PORT · PATISSERIES TARTINES & CHOCOLAT · MELI'ZZA | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ROLAND VITTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE FAREINS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 DE FAREINS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF INTERCOMMUNAL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 5 | BILLOT MARYVONNE · VAL'HAIR'IE · ATELIER L.HAIR · L'S COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 2,196 (2012) → 2,533 (2023): 15.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,545 (1990) → 2,533 (2023): 63.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,149, of which 5 % second homes and 3.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Beauregard): 2.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Fareins): 1.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Arnas): 3.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Fareins): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Fareins): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 24 days a year at or above 30 °C and 69 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the MESSIMY weather station, 3.1 km away at 179 m; the village itself is at 198 m. [11]
An average of 816 mm of rain a year, spread over 110 days — about 7.4 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at MESSIMY, 3.1 km away at 179 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01157/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01157/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01157/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01157/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 01030
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 01157
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 69013
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oissery | 77 | 369 km NW | 2,496 | 42.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 72 % · winter 66 % |
| Montlebon | 25 | 182 km NE | 2,244 | 42.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 54 % · winter 28 % |
| Montardon | 64 | 499 km SW | 2,419 | 48 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 87 % · winter 47 % |
| Alleins | 13 | 260 km S | 2,852 | 59.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 21 % · winter 72 % |
| Les Salles-du-Gardon | 30 | 209 km S | 2,395 | 45.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 31 % · winter 20 % |
| Marcilly-sur-Tille | 21 | 169 km N | 1,744 | 51.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 91 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcilly-sur-Tille | 21 | 169 km N | 1,744 | 51.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 91 % |
| Montlebon | 25 | 182 km NE | 2,244 | 42.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 54 % · winter 28 % |
| Les Salles-du-Gardon | 30 | 209 km S | 2,395 | 45.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 31 % · winter 20 % |
| Alleins | 13 | 260 km S | 2,852 | 59.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 21 % · winter 72 % |
| Oissery | 77 | 369 km NW | 2,496 | 42.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 72 % · winter 66 % |
| Montardon | 64 | 499 km SW | 2,419 | 48 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 87 % · winter 47 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
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