Béard-Géovreissiat
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 26.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 21 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Béard-Géovreissiat (INSEE 01170) is in Ain (01), part of CA Haut-Bugey Agglomération. Population 1,048 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 26.8/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 21 % of the 14,052 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 | 0.2 | 20 | 3.93 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.88 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (FRED & VIC). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (SK COIFFURE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 1 | FRED & VIC | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE | 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 | 2 | SK COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 974 (2012) → 1,048 (2023): 7.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 455 (1990) → 1,048 (2023): 130.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 417, of which 1.2 % second homes and 3.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Montréal-la-Cluse): 1.8 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Nurieux-Volognat): 2.3 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Montréal-la-Cluse): 2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Montréal-la-Cluse): 2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Béard-Géovreissiat): 0.6 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 12 days a year at or above 30 °C and 97 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the VIEU weather station, 10.8 km away at 616 m; the village itself is at 533 m. [11]
The village sits 83 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at LA BALME SUR CERDON_SAPC, 12.4 km away at 596 m, over 12 summers. [11]
That station sits 63 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 1,686 mm of rain a year, spread over 146 days — about 11.5 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at NANTUA, 6.1 km away at 483 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 — 01170/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01170/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01170/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01170/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 01265
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 01267
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 01170
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Durrenentzen | 68 | 258 km NE | 1,062 | 26.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 64 % · humidity 86 % |
| Apach | 57 | 369 km N | 1,072 | 24.6 | Few services | no figures |
| Brêmes | 62 | 582 km NW | 1,324 | 24.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 27 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cize | 39 | 66 km NE | 797 | 24.5 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Longèves | 85 | 492 km W | 1,369 | 29.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 9 % · humidity 86 % |
| Marcq | 78 | 408 km NW | 802 | 32.1 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 46 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cize | 39 | 66 km NE | 797 | 24.5 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Durrenentzen | 68 | 258 km NE | 1,062 | 26.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 64 % · humidity 86 % |
| Apach | 57 | 369 km N | 1,072 | 24.6 | Few services | no figures |
| Marcq | 78 | 408 km NW | 802 | 32.1 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 46 % · humidity 86 % |
| Longèves | 85 | 492 km W | 1,369 | 29.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 9 % · humidity 86 % |
| Brêmes | 62 | 582 km NW | 1,324 | 24.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 27 % · 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 Béard-Géovreissiat'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brion | 01 | 2.1 km S | 592 | 26.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Nâves-Parmelan | 74 | 57 km SE | 1,000 | 30.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Géovreisset | 01 | 8.8 km NE | 852 | 27.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Port | 01 | 3.3 km SE | 832 | 53.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Villards-sur-Thônes | 74 | 70 km SE | 1,132 | 38.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Monthion | 73 | 88 km SE | 520 | 34.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
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