Oncieu
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 16.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 79 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Oncieu (INSEE 01279) is in Ain (01), part of CC de la Plaine de l'Ain. Population 72 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 16.8/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 79 % of the 7,639 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 | 0.56 | 10 | 5.59 |
| Housing mix | 0.48 | 5 | 2.4 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (AUBERGE D'ONCIEU). [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 D'ONCIEU | 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 95 (2012) → 72 (2023): -24.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 68 (1990) → 72 (2023): 5.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 73, of which 26 % second homes and 17.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Rambert-en-Bugey): 2.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Rambert-en-Bugey): 2.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Rambert-en-Bugey): 2.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Rambert-en-Bugey): 2.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Évosges): 1.9 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 22 days a year at or above 30 °C and 78 days at or below 0 °C, over 18 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ST RAMBERT CG01 weather station, 1.4 km away at 296 m; the village itself is at 444 m. [10]
The village sits 148 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ST RAMBERT CG01, 1.4 km away at 296 m, over 13 summers. [10]
That station sits 148 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 1,307 mm of rain a year, spread over 122 days — about 10.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ST RAMBERT CG01, 1.4 km away at 296 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 — 01279/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01279/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01279/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01279/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 01384
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 01155
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montsec | 55 | 326 km N | 75 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ambiegna | 2A | 506 km SE | 79 | 21.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 0 % · humidity 71 % |
| Vaux-en-Pré | 71 | 100 km NW | 79 | 18.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 47 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gerberoy | 60 | 481 km NW | 82 | 15.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 73 % · humidity 86 % |
| Talcy | 89 | 209 km NW | 83 | 17.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 65 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fontenu | 39 | 83 km N | 72 | 23.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontenu | 39 | 83 km N | 72 | 23.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vaux-en-Pré | 71 | 100 km NW | 79 | 18.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 47 % · humidity 93 % |
| Talcy | 89 | 209 km NW | 83 | 17.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 65 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montsec | 55 | 326 km N | 75 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gerberoy | 60 | 481 km NW | 82 | 15.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 73 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ambiegna | 2A | 506 km SE | 79 | 21.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 0 % · humidity 71 % |
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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 Oncieu'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontenu | 39 | 83 km N | 72 | 23.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Nesle-la-Reposte | 51 | 331 km NW | 89 | 17.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Broingt-le-Bois | 52 | 197 km N | 72 | 8.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Riel-les-Eaux | 21 | 232 km N | 93 | 16.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Coyron | 39 | 64 km N | 68 | 12.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Semezanges | 21 | 147 km N | 100 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
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