Giron
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 13.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 34 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Giron (INSEE 01174) is in Ain (01), part of CC Terre Valserhône (CCTV). Population 174 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/01174-giron
Vitality score
Vitality score 13.5/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 34 % of the 15,155 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.3 | 5 | 1.49 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
2 × Gym / sports hall (RELAIS NORDIQUE · SALLE OMNISPORTS). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (DE MECHE AVEC L). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (LE RELAIS NORDIQUE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), 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) | 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 BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| 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 | 2 | RELAIS NORDIQUE · SALLE OMNISPORTS | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | DE MECHE AVEC L | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | LE RELAIS NORDIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 168 (2012) → 174 (2023): 3.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 88 (1990) → 174 (2023): 97.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 131, of which 35.1 % second homes and 6.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Plagne): 5.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Champfromier): 4.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Champfromier): 4.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Valserhône): 9.3 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Échallon): 3.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 4 days a year at or above 30 °C and 97 days at or below 0 °C, over 24 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the GIRON weather station, 0.6 km away at 1,009 m; the village itself is at 1,006 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at ARBENT, 10 km away at 534 m, over 20 summers. [12]
That station sits 472 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 1,658 mm of rain a year, spread over 141 days — about 11.8 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at GIRON, 0.6 km away at 1,009 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01174/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01174/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01174/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01174/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 01298
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 01081
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 01033
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 01152
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assignan | 34 | 388 km SW | 174 | 9.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 57 % |
| Bénouville | 76 | 565 km NW | 168 | 9.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 0 % |
| Mont-et-Marré | 58 | 189 km NW | 155 | 5.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 64 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ussel-d'Allier | 03 | 199 km W | 166 | 9.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 50 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chaudon-Norante | 04 | 253 km S | 175 | 14.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 21 % · winter 12 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villefavard | 87 | 351 km W | 154 | 5.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 30 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mont-et-Marré | 58 | 189 km NW | 155 | 5.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 64 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ussel-d'Allier | 03 | 199 km W | 166 | 9.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 50 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chaudon-Norante | 04 | 253 km S | 175 | 14.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 21 % · winter 12 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villefavard | 87 | 351 km W | 154 | 5.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 30 % · humidity 86 % |
| Assignan | 34 | 388 km SW | 174 | 9.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 57 % |
| Bénouville | 76 | 565 km NW | 168 | 9.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 0 % |
Sort and compare these on the full list →
…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 Giron'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buissard | 05 | 177 km S | 187 | 14.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ordonnaz | 01 | 47 km SW | 151 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Born | 48 | 253 km SW | 156 | 9.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Freney | 73 | 132 km SE | 116 | 6.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bief-du-Fourg | 39 | 70 km N | 218 | 15.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sainte-Marie-du-Mont | 38 | 92 km S | 243 | 15.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/01174-giron