Izieu
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 22.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 64 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Izieu (INSEE 01193) is in Ain (01), part of CC Bugey Sud. Population 225 (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/01193-izieu
Vitality score
Vitality score 22.1/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 64 % of the 16,694 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.9 | 10 | 8.98 |
| Housing mix | 0.7 | 5 | 3.48 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (AUBERGE DU GRAND THUR). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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 | 1 | AUBERGE DU GRAND THUR | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 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 211 (2012) → 225 (2023): 6.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 161 (1990) → 225 (2023): 39.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 132, of which 15.2 % second homes and 4.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Brégnier-Cordon): 1.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Brégnier-Cordon): 1.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Genix-les-Villages): 5.7 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Genix-les-Villages): 5.9 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Brégnier-Cordon): 1.6 km to the west (straight line). [8]
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. [10]
Measured at the BELLEY weather station, 13.6 km away at 330 m; the village itself is at 371 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at BELLEY, 13.6 km away at 330 m, over 23 summers. [10]
An average of 1,135 mm of rain a year, spread over 112 days — about 10.1 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at BELLEY MAN, 12.2 km away at 286 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 — 01193/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01193/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01193/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01193/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 01058
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 73236
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zittersheim | 67 | 384 km N | 232 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Razines | 37 | 430 km W | 218 | 15.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pierrelongue | 26 | 160 km S | 231 | 26 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mélisey | 89 | 279 km NW | 223 | 12.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Kiffis | 68 | 238 km NE | 238 | 20.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 41 % · winter 81 % |
| Canapville | 14 | 580 km NW | 224 | 22.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 57 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierrelongue | 26 | 160 km S | 231 | 26 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Kiffis | 68 | 238 km NE | 238 | 20.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 41 % · winter 81 % |
| Mélisey | 89 | 279 km NW | 223 | 12.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Zittersheim | 67 | 384 km N | 232 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Razines | 37 | 430 km W | 218 | 15.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Canapville | 14 | 580 km NW | 224 | 22.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 57 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Izieu'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| His | 31 | 470 km SW | 235 | 20.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montoulieu-Saint-Bernard | 31 | 462 km SW | 230 | 23.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vareilles | 71 | 129 km NW | 276 | 18.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Martin-du-Mont | 71 | 110 km N | 174 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Blanzaguet-Saint-Cybard | 16 | 415 km W | 270 | 20.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mouton | 16 | 420 km W | 223 | 11.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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