Murs-et-Gélignieux
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 23.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 66 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Murs-et-Gélignieux (INSEE 01268) is in Ain (01), part of CC Bugey Sud. Population 239 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 23.4/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 66 % of the 17,009 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 | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.77 | 10 | 7.71 |
| Housing mix | 0.71 | 5 | 3.53 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (LE COL VERT · LA VOILE BLANCHE). [3,4]
1 × Swimming pool (ZONE DE LOISIRS). [3]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING L'ILE DE LA COMTESSE). [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 | 2 | LE COL VERT · LA VOILE BLANCHE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 | 1 | ZONE DE LOISIRS | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | CAMPING L'ILE DE LA COMTESSE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 248 (2012) → 239 (2023): -3.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 188 (1990) → 239 (2023): 27.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 136, of which 14.7 % second homes and 5.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Champagneux): 2.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Brégnier-Cordon): 2.6 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Genix-les-Villages): 5.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Saint-Genix-les-Villages): 5.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Champagneux): 1.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 36 days a year at or above 30 °C and 46 days at or below 0 °C, over 23 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the BELLEY weather station, 14.3 km away at 330 m; the village itself is at 223 m. [11]
The village sits 107 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at BELLEY, 14.3 km away at 330 m, over 23 summers. [11]
That station sits 107 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 1,135 mm of rain a year, spread over 112 days — about 10.1 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at BELLEY MAN, 12.8 km away at 286 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 — 01268/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01268/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01268/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01268/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 73070
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joué-du-Plain | 61 | 553 km NW | 233 | 20.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Dinsac | 87 | 357 km W | 242 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bourg-du-Bost | 24 | 424 km W | 247 | 26.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 78 % · humidity 64 % |
| Aroue-Ithorots-Olhaïby | 64 | 582 km SW | 240 | 17 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 88 % · humidity 29 % |
| Montauriol | 47 | 414 km W | 226 | 20.2 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 87 % · winter 73 % |
| Brèches | 37 | 456 km NW | 239 | 17 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dinsac | 87 | 357 km W | 242 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montauriol | 47 | 414 km W | 226 | 20.2 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 87 % · winter 73 % |
| Bourg-du-Bost | 24 | 424 km W | 247 | 26.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 78 % · humidity 64 % |
| Brèches | 37 | 456 km NW | 239 | 17 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Joué-du-Plain | 61 | 553 km NW | 233 | 20.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Aroue-Ithorots-Olhaïby | 64 | 582 km SW | 240 | 17 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 88 % · humidity 29 % |
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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 Murs-et-Gélignieux'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conne-de-Labarde | 24 | 412 km W | 249 | 21.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Quentin-de-Chalais | 16 | 438 km W | 241 | 17 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Issepts | 46 | 312 km W | 266 | 23.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Aigny | 36 | 374 km W | 276 | 18.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Vincent-Lespinasse | 82 | 408 km SW | 284 | 20.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Georges | 82 | 354 km SW | 273 | 23.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
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