Poncin
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 61.8/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 94 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Poncin (INSEE 01303) is in Ain (01), part of CC Rives de l'Ain - Pays du Cerdon. Population 1,803 (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 2026-10-25 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/01303-poncin
Vitality score
Vitality score 61.8/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 94 % of the 10,278 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 | 0.39 | 25 | 9.84 |
| Social | 0.85 | 20 | 16.95 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.59 | 10 | 5.85 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.97 | 10 | 9.67 |
| Housing mix | 0.87 | 5 | 4.34 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (L'ATELIER DES GOURMANDISES). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (EURL BDV). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (DISTRIBUTION CASINO FRANCE). [3,4]
5 × Restaurant (LE PONCINOIS · PIZZERIA PP MATTIA · LA VAGUE DES SENS · L'AINTIMISTE · GF COMPAGNIES). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (HOTEL DU CENTRE · BAR DES SPORTS). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE D'APPLICATION DES TERRES D'AIN). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE ROGER VAILLAND). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (AURELIE FONTES, MÉDECIN · ALINE MOUCHETTE, MÉDECIN · ALAIN MERLIN, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy. [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE ANNE DE CHYPRE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [3]
1 × Bank (BUREAU 0171). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (AMAELLE COIFFURE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL DU CENTRE). [3,4]
2 × Campsite (CAMP MUNICIPAL CAMPING · L'AINCONTOURNABLE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Campsite.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | L'ATELIER DES GOURMANDISES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | EURL BDV | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | DISTRIBUTION CASINO FRANCE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 5 | LE PONCINOIS · PIZZERIA PP MATTIA · LA VAGUE DES SENS · L'AINTIMISTE · GF COMPAGNIES | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | HOTEL DU CENTRE · BAR DES SPORTS | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE D'APPLICATION DES TERRES D'AIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE ROGER VAILLAND | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | AURELIE FONTES, MÉDECIN · ALINE MOUCHETTE, MÉDECIN · ALAIN MERLIN, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | BIBLIOTHEQUE ANNE DE CHYPRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | BUREAU 0171 | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 2 | AMAELLE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL DU CENTRE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 2 | CAMP MUNICIPAL CAMPING · L'AINCONTOURNABLE | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 1,687 (2012) → 1,803 (2023): 6.9 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 1,229 (1990) → 1,803 (2023): 46.7 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,053, of which 6.6 % second homes and 10.5 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Poncin): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Poncin): 0 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Poncin): 1.5 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Jujurieux): 5.1 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Poncin): 0.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 36 days a year at or above 30 °C and 68 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the NEUVILLE weather station, 2.6 km away at 291 m; the village itself is at 266 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at LA BALME SUR CERDON_SAPC, 5.8 km away at 596 m, over 12 summers. [11]
That station sits 330 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 1,247 mm of rain a year, spread over 128 days — about 9.7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at NEUVILLE, 2.6 km away at 291 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01303/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2020-08— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/5e40d2d1-56a2-3592-9709-103996ddeba8— “Marché hebdomadaire”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01303/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01303/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01303/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 01303
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 01199
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Amant-Tallende | 63 | 184 km W | 1,866 | 59 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Bauzille-de-Putois | 34 | 277 km SW | 1,766 | 65.6 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 10 % · winter 50 % |
| Villemeux-sur-Eure | 28 | 414 km NW | 1,780 | 55.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 61 % · humidity 93 % |
| Médréac | 35 | 615 km NW | 1,853 | 52 | Partly served | no figures |
| Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire | 45 | 304 km NW | 1,982 | 55.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Maclas | 42 | 98 km SW | 1,868 | 72.7 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maclas | 42 | 98 km SW | 1,868 | 72.7 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Amant-Tallende | 63 | 184 km W | 1,866 | 59 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Bauzille-de-Putois | 34 | 277 km SW | 1,766 | 65.6 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 10 % · winter 50 % |
| Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire | 45 | 304 km NW | 1,982 | 55.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villemeux-sur-Eure | 28 | 414 km NW | 1,780 | 55.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 61 % · humidity 93 % |
| Médréac | 35 | 615 km NW | 1,853 | 52 | Partly served | no figures |
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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 Poncin'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vergongheon | 43 | 181 km SW | 1,797 | 55.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Romans | 38 | 108 km S | 1,897 | 52.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Chambre | 73 | 107 km SE | 1,221 | 58.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ydes | 15 | 245 km W | 1,641 | 52.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Auzat-la-Combelle | 63 | 177 km SW | 1,956 | 47.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Bâtie-Neuve | 05 | 180 km S | 2,628 | 55.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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