Lhuis

Identity

Lhuis (INSEE 01216) is in Ain (01), part of CC de la Plaine de l'Ain. Population 886 (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/01216-lhuis

Vitality score

Vitality score 56.2/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 94 % of the 15,047 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.

Services

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. ^[3,4]

2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (FAVIER TRADITION). ^[3,4]

1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (EPICERIE LHUISARDE). ^[3,4]

1 × Café / bar. ^[4]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). ^[3]

1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JEAN-CLAUDE PERROUD, MÉDECIN). ^[3]

1 × Pharmacy (PROPHARMACIE PERROUD JEAN CLAUDE). ^[3]

1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). ^[3]

1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE LHUIS LIRE À LHUIS). ^[3]

1 × Hairdresser (R' COIFF). ^[3,4]

Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle). ^[3,4]

Market and village life

Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.

Trajectory

Population 873 (2012) → 886 (2023): 1.5 % over 10 years. ^[5,1]

Population 587 (1990) → 886 (2023): 50.9 % over 30 years. ^[6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 516, of which 18.4 % second homes and 10.1 % vacant. ^[7]

Access and surroundings

Bakery (Lhuis): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). ^[8]

Food shop (Lhuis): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). ^[8]

GP (Lhuis): 0.6 km to the south (straight line). ^[8]

Pharmacy (Lhuis): 0.6 km to the south (straight line). ^[8]

Primary school (Lhuis): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). ^[8]

Climate

An average of 20 days a year at or above 30 °C and 57 days at or below 0 °C, over 18 complete years in 1995–2024. ^[9]

Measured at the MONTAGNIEU weather station, 7.4 km away at 334 m; the village itself is at 400 m. ^[9]

The village sits 66 m above 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. ^[9]

Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. ^[9]

Humidity measured at BELLEY, 12.2 km away at 330 m, over 23 summers. ^[9]

That station sits 70 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. ^[9]

An average of 1,485 mm of rain a year, spread over 127 days — about 11.7 mm on a day it rains. ^[9]

Rainfall measured at INNIMOND, 5 km away at 880 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. ^[9]

What property sold for

68 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 198,500 € — 1,819 € per m² of built surface. ^[10]

5 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 130,000 € — 1,102 € per m². ^[10]

The median across Ain is 2,288 € per m², so this commune sits below it. ^[10]

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

1. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01216/2023
2. INSEE density grid 2026
3. INSEE BPE 2025
4. INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
5. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01216/2012
6. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01216/1990
7. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01216/logement/2023
8. INSEE BPE 2025 — 01216
9. Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
10. DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025