Flaxieu
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 19.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 90 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Flaxieu (INSEE 01162) is in Ain (01), part of CC Bugey Sud. Population 71 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 19.9/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 90 % of the 7,494 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.84 | 10 | 8.4 |
| Housing mix | 0.64 | 5 | 3.22 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (PIZZAS'XAV). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | PIZZAS'XAV | 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 | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 65 (2012) → 71 (2023): 9.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 53 (1990) → 71 (2023): 34 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 45, of which 17.8 % second homes and 17.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Flaxieu): 0.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Ceyzérieu): 2.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Ceyzérieu): 3.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Culoz-Béon): 5.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Ceyzérieu): 3 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 30 days a year at or above 30 °C and 55 days at or below 0 °C, over 23 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the BELLEY weather station, 5.7 km away at 330 m; the village itself is at 284 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at BELLEY, 5.7 km away at 330 m, over 23 summers. [11]
An average of 1,117 mm of rain a year, spread over 116 days — about 9.6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at BELLEY, 5.7 km away at 330 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
No price figures: fewer than five comparable sales were registered here between 2021 and 2025. A median of two sales is not a median. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01162/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01162/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01162/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01162/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 01162
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 01073
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 01138
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landres-et-Saint-Georges | 08 | 398 km N | 72 | 10.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 54 % · winter 92 % |
| Craonne | 02 | 429 km N | 84 | 18.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 49 % · winter 91 % |
| Jailly-les-Moulins | 21 | 203 km NW | 76 | 11 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Brères | 25 | 139 km N | 78 | 22.5 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Thomas | 02 | 434 km N | 71 | 8.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Giriviller | 54 | 299 km N | 71 | 15.6 | No daily shops | no figures |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brères | 25 | 139 km N | 78 | 22.5 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Jailly-les-Moulins | 21 | 203 km NW | 76 | 11 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Giriviller | 54 | 299 km N | 71 | 15.6 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Landres-et-Saint-Georges | 08 | 398 km N | 72 | 10.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 54 % · winter 92 % |
| Craonne | 02 | 429 km N | 84 | 18.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 49 % · winter 91 % |
| Saint-Thomas | 02 | 434 km N | 71 | 8.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Flaxieu'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Escoulis | 31 | 479 km SW | 76 | 7.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bouzin | 31 | 482 km SW | 82 | 15.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Les Bordes | 71 | 132 km NW | 85 | 9.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fustignac | 31 | 469 km SW | 70 | 13.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vongnes | 01 | 0.9 km NW | 75 | 6.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sadillac | 24 | 428 km W | 100 | 8.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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