Genouilleux
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 31.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 52 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Genouilleux (INSEE 01169) is in Ain (01), part of CC Val de Saône Centre. Population 701 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 31.9/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 52 % of the 16,389 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 | 25 | 0 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.89 | 5 | 4.46 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (CHEZ SANDRINE). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE DE LA LIBERTE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), 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) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 1 | CHEZ SANDRINE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE DE LA LIBERTE | 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 | 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 | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 598 (2012) → 701 (2023): 17.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 320 (1990) → 701 (2023): 119.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 299, of which 5.4 % second homes and 1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Guéreins): 2.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Guéreins): 1.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Belleville-en-Beaujolais): 3 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Belleville-en-Beaujolais): 3 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Genouilleux): 0 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
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, 8.3 km away at 179 m; the village itself is at 186 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, 8.3 km away at 179 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
38 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 287,450 € — 2,791 € per m² of built surface. [12]
The median across Ain is 2,288 € per m², so this commune sits above it. [12]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01169/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01169/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01169/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01169/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 01183
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 69019
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 01169
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hagenthal-le-Haut | 68 | 257 km NE | 766 | 32.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 79 % · winter 86 % |
| Sempigny | 60 | 405 km N | 760 | 26.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 64 % · winter 70 % |
| Saint-Clair-sur-les-Monts | 76 | 489 km NW | 660 | 30.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 56 % · winter 69 % |
| Noyelles-sur-Selle | 59 | 475 km N | 657 | 27 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 59 % · winter 69 % |
| Omissy | 02 | 432 km N | 660 | 25.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 56 % · winter 69 % |
| Cerfontaine | 59 | 464 km N | 646 | 29.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 67 % · winter 74 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hagenthal-le-Haut | 68 | 257 km NE | 766 | 32.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 79 % · winter 86 % |
| Sempigny | 60 | 405 km N | 760 | 26.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 64 % · winter 70 % |
| Omissy | 02 | 432 km N | 660 | 25.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 56 % · winter 69 % |
| Cerfontaine | 59 | 464 km N | 646 | 29.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 67 % · winter 74 % |
| Noyelles-sur-Selle | 59 | 475 km N | 657 | 27 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 59 % · winter 69 % |
| Saint-Clair-sur-les-Monts | 76 | 489 km NW | 660 | 30.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 56 % · winter 69 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
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