Le Plantay
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 32.1/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 62 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Le Plantay (INSEE 01299) is in Ain (01), part of CC de la Dombes. Population 559 (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 32.1/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 62 % of the 17,438 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.93 | 5 | 4.65 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LA TABLE DE CECILE). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (CO COIFF). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | LA TABLE DE CECILE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | CO COIFF | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 532 (2012) → 559 (2023): 5.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 344 (1990) → 559 (2023): 62.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 228, of which 3.5 % second homes and 4.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Villars-les-Dombes): 4.5 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Villars-les-Dombes): 4 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Villars-les-Dombes): 4.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Villars-les-Dombes): 4.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Le Plantay): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
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. [10]
Measured at the MARLIEUX weather station, 3.1 km away at 271 m; the village itself is at 278 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at AMBERIEU, 19.2 km away at 250 m, over 29 summers. [10]
An average of 816 mm of rain a year, spread over 113 days — about 7.2 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at MARLIEUX, 3.1 km away at 271 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01299/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01299/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01299/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01299/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 01443
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 01299
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monchy-sur-Eu | 76 | 518 km NW | 551 | 28 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 51 % · winter 69 % |
| Caours | 80 | 515 km NW | 548 | 28 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 55 % · humidity 100 % |
| Condécourt | 95 | 411 km NW | 564 | 27 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Beyren-lès-Sierck | 57 | 394 km N | 551 | 29.4 | Few services | no figures |
| Calonges | 47 | 422 km SW | 581 | 28.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 68 % · humidity 50 % |
| Coupelle-Vieille | 62 | 547 km NW | 550 | 30 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 68 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beyren-lès-Sierck | 57 | 394 km N | 551 | 29.4 | Few services | no figures |
| Condécourt | 95 | 411 km NW | 564 | 27 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Calonges | 47 | 422 km SW | 581 | 28.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 68 % · humidity 50 % |
| Caours | 80 | 515 km NW | 548 | 28 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 55 % · humidity 100 % |
| Monchy-sur-Eu | 76 | 518 km NW | 551 | 28 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 51 % · winter 69 % |
| Coupelle-Vieille | 62 | 547 km NW | 550 | 30 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 68 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Le Plantay'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notre-Dame-de-Boisset | 42 | 74 km W | 571 | 31.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Verneix | 03 | 191 km W | 574 | 26.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Crachier | 38 | 54 km S | 600 | 32.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vauchassis | 10 | 260 km N | 502 | 26.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Parigny | 42 | 77 km W | 629 | 29.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Signy-Signets | 77 | 357 km NW | 638 | 27.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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