Montréal-la-Cluse
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 53.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 66 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Montréal-la-Cluse (INSEE 01265) is in Ain (01), part of CA Haut-Bugey Agglomération. Population 3,568 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/01265-montreal-la-cluse
Vitality score
Vitality score 53.8/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 66 % of the 6,192 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 | 0.42 | 25 | 10.39 |
| Social | 0.87 | 20 | 17.38 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.46 | 10 | 4.61 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.52 | 10 | 5.21 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.78 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (PATISSERIE DEBRUYERE · DUMEZ ARTISAN PAIN ET PATISSERIE · SEBSAB · BOULANGERIE NAHIL). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (VAZ DUARTE MOREIRA OLIVIO · TIRE BOUCHON). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (MARKET). [3,4]
13 × Restaurant (PAIN SHOW · ROTISSERIE DU SIGNAL · LA CALABRESE · DURDU SULEYMAN). [3,4]
6 × Café / bar (ATELIER NESS · LE CHALET DU LAC). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE THEODORE ROSSET). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (THIERRY IRLES, MÉDECIN · PIERRE DE HAAS, MÉDECIN · MICHEL YEZNIKIAN, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU QUEBEC · PHARMACIE ZAMBUJO). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COLLEGE THEODORE ROSSET). [3]
5 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE RHONE ALPES · BUREAU 0413 · BANQUE POPULAIRE BOURGOGNE FRANCHE-COMTE · BNP PARIBAS · LYONNAISE DE BANQUE). [3]
6 × Hairdresser (FRANCK COIFFURE · LE COSY · EURL L'HAIR DU LAC · FRANCK COIFFURE BY LAURIE · ELITE COIFFURE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel (LAC'HOTEL). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Restaurant.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 4 | PATISSERIE DEBRUYERE · DUMEZ ARTISAN PAIN ET PATISSERIE · SEBSAB · BOULANGERIE NAHIL | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | VAZ DUARTE MOREIRA OLIVIO · TIRE BOUCHON | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | MARKET | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 13 | PAIN SHOW · ROTISSERIE DU SIGNAL · LA CALABRESE · DURDU SULEYMAN | INSEE BPE 13 / INSEE SIRENE 15 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 6 | ATELIER NESS · LE CHALET DU LAC | INSEE SIRENE 6 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE THEODORE ROSSET | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | THIERRY IRLES, MÉDECIN · PIERRE DE HAAS, MÉDECIN · MICHEL YEZNIKIAN, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE DU QUEBEC · PHARMACIE ZAMBUJO | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COLLEGE THEODORE ROSSET | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 5 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE RHONE ALPES · BUREAU 0413 · BANQUE POPULAIRE BOURGOGNE FRANCHE-COMTE · BNP PARIBAS · LYONNAISE DE BANQUE | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 6 | FRANCK COIFFURE · LE COSY · EURL L'HAIR DU LAC · FRANCK COIFFURE BY LAURIE · ELITE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | LAC'HOTEL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 3,424 (2012) → 3,568 (2023): 4.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 3,496 (1990) → 3,568 (2023): 2.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,755, of which 2.2 % second homes and 6.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Montréal-la-Cluse): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Montréal-la-Cluse): 1.3 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Montréal-la-Cluse): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Montréal-la-Cluse): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Montréal-la-Cluse): 0.6 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 14 days a year at or above 30 °C and 92 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the VIEU weather station, 10.5 km away at 616 m; the village itself is at 484 m. [9]
The village sits 132 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. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at ARBENT, 12.6 km away at 534 m, over 20 summers. [9]
That station sits 50 m above 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 1,686 mm of rain a year, spread over 146 days — about 11.5 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at NANTUA, 4.6 km away at 483 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01265/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01265/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01265/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01265/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 01265
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Pont-de-Beauvoisin | 38 | 73 km S | 3,602 | 64.6 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 38 % · winter 82 % |
| Bergues | 59 | 580 km N | 3,525 | 53 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pleumeleuc | 35 | 608 km NW | 3,543 | 47.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 20 % · humidity 86 % |
| Avesnes-les-Aubert | 59 | 475 km N | 3,562 | 49.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 38 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villeneuve-la-Guyard | 89 | 306 km NW | 3,455 | 47.3 | Partly served | no figures |
| Sainte-Florine | 43 | 195 km SW | 3,283 | 45.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Pont-de-Beauvoisin | 38 | 73 km S | 3,602 | 64.6 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 38 % · winter 82 % |
| Sainte-Florine | 43 | 195 km SW | 3,283 | 45.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villeneuve-la-Guyard | 89 | 306 km NW | 3,455 | 47.3 | Partly served | no figures |
| Avesnes-les-Aubert | 59 | 475 km N | 3,562 | 49.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 38 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bergues | 59 | 580 km N | 3,525 | 53 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pleumeleuc | 35 | 608 km NW | 3,543 | 47.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 20 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Montréal-la-Cluse'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumont | 74 | 42 km E | 3,097 | 41.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Neufchâteau | 88 | 242 km N | 6,732 | 63.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Flour | 15 | 232 km SW | 6,391 | 72.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Thônes | 74 | 67 km SE | 6,654 | 69.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bellignat | 01 | 7.6 km NE | 3,525 | 38.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villaz | 74 | 54 km SE | 3,607 | 51.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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