Ferney-Voltaire
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 57.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 43 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Ferney-Voltaire (INSEE 01160) is in Ain (01), part of CA du Pays de Gex. Population 12,094 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-25 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/01160-ferney-voltaire
Vitality score
Vitality score 57.1/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 43 % of the 2,030 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 | 0.5 | 25 | 12.54 |
| Social | 0.69 | 20 | 13.9 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.43 | 10 | 4.27 |
| Public & culture | 0.12 | 5 | 0.59 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.67 | 5 | 3.34 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · CHEZ GIOVANNI ET TONY · LE FOURNIL DE LA FONTAINE). [3,4]
6 × Butcher (boucherie) (ORIENT EXPRESS · ALHAIRAT · GRAND FRAIS · AL MADINA · LE COMPTOIR DE LA VIANDE). [3,4]
6 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (MEKONG MARKET · LA MAMOUNIA · NEW ASIE · L'EPICERIE DE FERNEY · ALZ FRANCE). [3,4]
7 × Supermarket (LIDL · FERNEYDIS · ACTION · CARREFOUR MARKET · CARREFOUR). [3,4]
45 × Restaurant (BUFFALO GRILL · SARL PIZZERIA L'AZZURRA · KARMA · KHATTAK · SARL CAFE VOLTAIRE). [3,4]
4 × Café / bar (S'BEER). [4]
4 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE LES PETITS POLYGLOTTES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE FLORIAN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE JEAN CALAS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ST VINCENT). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE INTERNATIONAL). [3]
8 × GP (médecin généraliste) (HAN-NIEN HSIN, MÉDECIN · MARTIN VANDENHAUTE, MÉDECIN · FRANCOIS GELES, MÉDECIN · GUY NGUYEN QUANG, MÉDECIN · AMEL LAKHDARI, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LA POTERIE · PHARMACIE REVOL). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DU CHÂTELARD). [3]
1 × Cinema (VOLTAIRE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COSEC GYMNASE). [3]
6 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE RHONE ALPES · BUREAU 0480 · SOCIETE GENERALE · BNP PARIBAS · LYONNAISE DE BANQUE). [3]
20 × Hairdresser (DRICI LAKHDAR · SALON DESSANGE · FRANCK PROVOST · FIGARO). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
3 × Hotel (HÔTEL CAMPANILE GENÈVE AÉROPORT PALEXPO · HÔTEL F1 GENÈVE FERNEY AIRPORT · APPART'CITY). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 5 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 1 × Pharmacy, 2 × Bank, 4 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 4 | BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · CHEZ GIOVANNI ET TONY · LE FOURNIL DE LA FONTAINE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 6 | ORIENT EXPRESS · ALHAIRAT · GRAND FRAIS · AL MADINA · LE COMPTOIR DE LA VIANDE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 6 | MEKONG MARKET · LA MAMOUNIA · NEW ASIE · L'EPICERIE DE FERNEY · ALZ FRANCE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 7 | LIDL · FERNEYDIS · ACTION · CARREFOUR MARKET · CARREFOUR | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 45 | BUFFALO GRILL · SARL PIZZERIA L'AZZURRA · KARMA · KHATTAK · SARL CAFE VOLTAIRE | INSEE BPE 45 / INSEE SIRENE 78 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 4 | S'BEER | INSEE SIRENE 4 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 4 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE LES PETITS POLYGLOTTES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE FLORIAN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE JEAN CALAS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ST VINCENT | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE INTERNATIONAL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 8 | HAN-NIEN HSIN, MÉDECIN · MARTIN VANDENHAUTE, MÉDECIN · FRANCOIS GELES, MÉDECIN · GUY NGUYEN QUANG, MÉDECIN · AMEL LAKHDARI, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE DE LA POTERIE · PHARMACIE REVOL | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE DU CHÂTELARD | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | VOLTAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COSEC GYMNASE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 6 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE RHONE ALPES · BUREAU 0480 · SOCIETE GENERALE · BNP PARIBAS · LYONNAISE DE BANQUE | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 20 | DRICI LAKHDAR · SALON DESSANGE · FRANCK PROVOST · FIGARO | INSEE BPE 20 / INSEE SIRENE 29 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 3 | HÔTEL CAMPANILE GENÈVE AÉROPORT PALEXPO · HÔTEL F1 GENÈVE FERNEY AIRPORT · APPART'CITY | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 8,844 (2012) → 12,094 (2023): 36.7 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 6,408 (1990) → 12,094 (2023): 88.7 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 7,224, of which 16.6 % second homes and 3.6 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Ferney-Voltaire): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Ferney-Voltaire): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Ferney-Voltaire): 0.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Ferney-Voltaire): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Ferney-Voltaire): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 23 days a year at or above 30 °C and 63 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the CESSY weather station, 6.4 km away at 507 m; the village itself is at 425 m. [10]
The village sits 82 m below 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at CESSY, 6.4 km away at 507 m, over 23 summers. [10]
That station sits 82 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 1,044 mm of rain a year, spread over 112 days — about 9.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CESSY, 6.4 km away at 507 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 — 01160/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2023-07— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/9966180e-2754-3c4e-ac9e-14886908f92c— “Marché hebdomadaire”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01160/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01160/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01160/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 01160
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cogolin | 83 | 336 km S | 12,301 | 69.1 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 61 % · humidity 57 % |
| Granville | 50 | 645 km NW | 12,510 | 63.9 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 51 % · winter 31 % |
| Bayeux | 14 | 610 km NW | 12,659 | 66.7 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 35 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sablé-sur-Sarthe | 72 | 519 km W | 12,326 | 60.3 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 77 % · winter 69 % |
| Nemours | 77 | 341 km NW | 12,889 | 60 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mèze | 34 | 371 km SW | 12,669 | 58.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 19 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cogolin | 83 | 336 km S | 12,301 | 69.1 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 61 % · humidity 57 % |
| Nemours | 77 | 341 km NW | 12,889 | 60 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mèze | 34 | 371 km SW | 12,669 | 58.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 19 % · humidity 0 % |
| Sablé-sur-Sarthe | 72 | 519 km W | 12,326 | 60.3 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 77 % · winter 69 % |
| Bayeux | 14 | 610 km NW | 12,659 | 66.7 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 35 % · humidity 93 % |
| Granville | 50 | 645 km NW | 12,510 | 63.9 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 51 % · winter 31 % |
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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 Ferney-Voltaire'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrézieux-Bouthéon | 42 | 165 km SW | 10,425 | 66.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Onet-le-Château | 12 | 346 km SW | 12,080 | 58.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Motte-Servolex | 73 | 75 km S | 12,067 | 50.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Moret-Loing-et-Orvanne | 77 | 342 km NW | 12,810 | 57.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Chambon-Feugerolles | 42 | 168 km SW | 12,314 | 46.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Guebwiller | 68 | 202 km NE | 11,243 | 54.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
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