Péron
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 53.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 73 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Péron (INSEE 01288) is in Ain (01), part of CA du Pays de Gex. Population 2,916 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/01288-peron
Vitality score
Vitality score 53.9/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 73 % of the 7,284 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 | 0.34 | 25 | 8.55 |
| Social | 0.66 | 20 | 13.11 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.87 | 5 | 4.35 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (MASSALIA · GRAINE DE P'AIN). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (INTERMARCHE). [3,4]
5 × Restaurant (NAWAB · L'ALAMBIC · HIPPOKAM · LA BARONESSA). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (BAR DE LA FONTAINE). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE LE PARUTHIOL). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CHRISTINE DEMENTHON, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (GRANDE PHARMACIE DE PERON). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (PERON RP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE DE L ANNAZ). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (SARL LOOK S 2000). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
2 × Hotel (AUBERGE COMMUNALE DE LA FRUITIERE · PHIDE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | MASSALIA · GRAINE DE P'AIN | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 1 | INTERMARCHE | 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 | 5 | NAWAB · L'ALAMBIC · HIPPOKAM · LA BARONESSA | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | BAR DE LA FONTAINE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE LE PARUTHIOL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | CHRISTINE DEMENTHON, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | GRANDE PHARMACIE DE PERON | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | PERON RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | GYMNASE DE L ANNAZ | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 2 | SARL LOOK S 2000 | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 2 | AUBERGE COMMUNALE DE LA FRUITIERE · PHIDE | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 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 2,324 (2012) → 2,916 (2023): 25.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,202 (1990) → 2,916 (2023): 142.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,438, of which 6.5 % second homes and 8.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Péron): 0.6 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Péron): 0.6 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Péron): 1.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Péron): 0.5 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Péron): 0.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 11 days a year at or above 30 °C and 57 days at or below 0 °C, over 24 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the GIRON weather station, 12.4 km away at 1,009 m; the village itself is at 533 m. [9]
The village sits 476 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 BELLEGARDE, 14.3 km away at 350 m, over 27 summers. [9]
That station sits 183 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 1,264 mm of rain a year, spread over 124 days — about 10.2 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at BELLEGARDE MAN, 11.4 km away at 500 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 — 01288/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01288/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01288/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01288/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 01288
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labouheyre | 40 | 579 km W | 2,906 | 57.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 78 % · humidity 43 % |
| Ingrandes-le-Fresne-sur-Loire | 49 | 538 km W | 3,071 | 50.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 59 % |
| Martigné-Ferchaud | 35 | 579 km W | 2,688 | 52.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 73 % · humidity 86 % |
| Plerguer | 35 | 640 km NW | 2,895 | 54.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 73 % · humidity 86 % |
| Rieux | 56 | 630 km W | 2,856 | 52.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 66 % · humidity 86 % |
| Dunières | 43 | 164 km SW | 2,670 | 51.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunières | 43 | 164 km SW | 2,670 | 51.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ingrandes-le-Fresne-sur-Loire | 49 | 538 km W | 3,071 | 50.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 59 % |
| Martigné-Ferchaud | 35 | 579 km W | 2,688 | 52.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 73 % · humidity 86 % |
| Labouheyre | 40 | 579 km W | 2,906 | 57.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 78 % · humidity 43 % |
| Rieux | 56 | 630 km W | 2,856 | 52.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 66 % · humidity 86 % |
| Plerguer | 35 | 640 km NW | 2,895 | 54.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 73 % · 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 Péron'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fumay | 08 | 433 km N | 3,086 | 41.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Écouché-les-Vallées | 61 | 534 km NW | 2,193 | 53.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Puttelange-aux-Lacs | 57 | 327 km N | 3,016 | 48.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Georges-du-Bois | 72 | 484 km NW | 2,285 | 53.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Auneuil | 60 | 459 km NW | 2,898 | 55 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Hasnon | 59 | 507 km N | 3,849 | 44.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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