Marlieux

Ain · CC de la Dombes · INSEE 01235

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.

Partly served 48.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 77 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Marlieux (INSEE 01235) is in Ain (01), part of CC de la Dombes. Population 1,185 (2023). ^[1]

INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). ^[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/01235-marlieux

Vitality score

Vitality score 48.6/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 77 % of the 13,287 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	0.26	25	6.56
Social	0.59	20	11.7
Education	0.63	10	6.32
Health	0	10	0
Public & culture	0.39	5	1.97
Population trend	1	10	10
Housing mix	0.95	5	4.75

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 2 of 6

Eating out 1 of 1

Cafés and bars 1 of 1

Schools 2 of 3

Health 0 of 4

Public services 1 of 1

Culture 1 of 2

Sport 0 of 2

Everyday services 1 of 3

Lodging 0 of 2

One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

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

1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE DE LA GRANDE RUE). ^[3,4]

1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE CHEVILLARD). ^[3,4]

3 × Restaurant (RESTAURANT LA MITAINE · LA GRENOUILLE DE MARLIEUX). ^[3,4]

1 × Café / bar (CHEZ VANI). ^[4]

2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ST JEAN BOSCO). ^[3]

1 × Collège (ECOLE SECONDAIRE PRIVEE SAINT JEAN BOSCO). ^[3]

1 × Post office / agence postale (MARLIEUX AP). ^[3]

1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). ^[3]

4 × Hairdresser (REVELA'TIF · BARBER LOU HAIR). ^[3,4]

Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Hairdresser.

Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. ^[3,4]

All 25 service types, with per-source counts

Type	Count	Names	Sources
Bakery (boulangerie)	1	BOULANGERIE DE LA GRANDE RUE	INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4]
Butcher (boucherie)	1	BOUCHERIE CHEVILLARD	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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	3	RESTAURANT LA MITAINE · LA GRENOUILLE DE MARLIEUX	INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4]
Café / bar	1	CHEZ VANI	INSEE SIRENE 1 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)	2	ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ST JEAN BOSCO	INSEE BPE 2 [3]
Collège	1	ECOLE SECONDAIRE PRIVEE SAINT JEAN BOSCO	INSEE BPE 1 [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	1	MARLIEUX AP	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Library	1	BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE	INSEE BPE 1 [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	4	REVELA'TIF · BARBER LOU HAIR	INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [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

1968: 641 2023: 1,185 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 960 (2012) → 1,185 (2023): 23.4 % over 10 years. ^[5,1]

Population 633 (1990) → 1,185 (2023): 87.2 % over 30 years. ^[6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 550, of which 2.5 % second homes and 7.3 % vacant. ^[7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

In the commune Food shop, Primary school Bakery — 5.9 km NEGP — 7.4 km SWPharmacy — 7.6 km SW Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Saint-Paul-de-Varax): 5.9 km to the north-east (straight line). ^[8]

Food shop (Marlieux): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). ^[9]

GP (Villars-les-Dombes): 7.4 km to the south-west (straight line). ^[10]

Pharmacy (Villars-les-Dombes): 7.6 km to the south-west (straight line). ^[10]

Primary school (Marlieux): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). ^[9]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Days at or above 30 °C 23.1

Days at or below 0 °C 61.4

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

An average of 23 days a year at or above 30 °C and 61 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. ^[11]

Measured at the MARLIEUX weather station, 1.9 km away at 271 m; the village itself is at 270 m. ^[11]

An average of 816 mm of rain a year, spread over 113 days — about 7.2 mm on a day it rains. ^[11]

Rainfall measured at MARLIEUX, 1.9 km away at 271 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 — 01235/2023
INSEE density grid 2026
INSEE BPE 2025
INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01235/2012
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01235/1990
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01235/logement/2023
INSEE BPE 2025 — 01383
INSEE BPE 2025 — 01235
INSEE BPE 2025 — 01443
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
Longecourt-en-Plaine	21	126 km N	1,177	37.3	Few services	Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 99 %
Saint-Félix-de-Lodez	34	296 km SW	1,135	47.7	Partly served	Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 54 %
Fontenay-le-Pesnel	14	546 km NW	1,258	40.1	Partly served	Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 54 % · winter 55 %
Domart-en-Ponthieu	80	497 km NW	1,081	35	Few services	Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 56 % · winter 61 %
Les Rairies	49	438 km NW	1,041	43.4	Partly served	Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 82 % · winter 77 %
Pouilly-lès-Feurs	42	71 km SW	1,231	38.9	Few services	Similar summers, milder winters.summer 90 % · winter 78 %

Order by distance instead

Commune	Dept	Distance	Population	Score	Band	Climate vs here
Pouilly-lès-Feurs	42	71 km SW	1,231	38.9	Few services	Similar summers, milder winters.summer 90 % · winter 78 %
Longecourt-en-Plaine	21	126 km N	1,177	37.3	Few services	Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 99 %
Saint-Félix-de-Lodez	34	296 km SW	1,135	47.7	Partly served	Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 54 %
Les Rairies	49	438 km NW	1,041	43.4	Partly served	Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 82 % · winter 77 %
Domart-en-Ponthieu	80	497 km NW	1,081	35	Few services	Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 56 % · winter 61 %
Fontenay-le-Pesnel	14	546 km NW	1,258	40.1	Partly served	Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 54 % · winter 55 %

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