Frans
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 53.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 76 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Frans (INSEE 01166) is in Ain (01), part of CC Dombes Saône Vallée. Population 2,582 (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/01166-frans
Vitality score
Vitality score 53.4/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 76 % of the 8,044 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 | 0.7 | 20 | 14.09 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.39 | 10 | 3.88 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.99 | 5 | 4.94 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (YUNUS BOULANGERIE). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (AU BON VIEUX TEMPS). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (NONO PIZZA). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (LE FRANS'IS · CHEZ BE). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (NAZLI OZ, MÉDECIN · AYSE OZ, MÉDECIN · VÉRONIQUE BRUNEAU, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (FRANS RP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE FRANS). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (LE STUDIO D'EMILIE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie).
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | YUNUS BOULANGERIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | AU BON VIEUX TEMPS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 2 | NONO PIZZA | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | LE FRANS'IS · CHEZ BE | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | NAZLI OZ, MÉDECIN · AYSE OZ, MÉDECIN · VÉRONIQUE BRUNEAU, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [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 | 1 | FRANS RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE FRANS | 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 | 3 | LE STUDIO D'EMILIE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [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 1,972 (2012) → 2,582 (2023): 30.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,549 (1990) → 2,582 (2023): 66.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,079, of which 0.6 % second homes and 1.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Frans): 0.7 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Frans): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Frans): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Jassans-Riottier): 1.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Frans): 0.4 km to the north (straight line). [8]
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. [10]
Measured at the MESSIMY weather station, 6.3 km away at 179 m; the village itself is at 199 m. [10]
An average of 816 mm of rain a year, spread over 110 days — about 7.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at MESSIMY, 6.3 km away at 179 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 — 01166/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01166/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01166/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01166/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 01166
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 01194
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucenay | 69 | 10 km SW | 2,070 | 50.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 97 % · winter 72 % |
| Arbonne | 64 | 575 km SW | 2,447 | 54.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 72 % · winter 26 % |
| Frelinghien | 59 | 542 km N | 2,609 | 49.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 67 % · winter 55 % |
| Marpent | 59 | 481 km N | 2,653 | 50 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 67 % · winter 74 % |
| Villeneuve-Saint-Germain | 02 | 391 km N | 2,616 | 56.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 79 % · winter 76 % |
| Sathonay-Village | 69 | 20 km SE | 2,412 | 46.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 80 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucenay | 69 | 10 km SW | 2,070 | 50.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 97 % · winter 72 % |
| Sathonay-Village | 69 | 20 km SE | 2,412 | 46.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 80 % |
| Villeneuve-Saint-Germain | 02 | 391 km N | 2,616 | 56.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 79 % · winter 76 % |
| Marpent | 59 | 481 km N | 2,653 | 50 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 67 % · winter 74 % |
| Frelinghien | 59 | 542 km N | 2,609 | 49.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 67 % · winter 55 % |
| Arbonne | 64 | 575 km SW | 2,447 | 54.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 72 % · winter 26 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/01166-frans