Pont-d'Ain
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 64.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 96 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Pont-d'Ain (INSEE 01304) is in Ain (01), part of CC Rives de l'Ain - Pays du Cerdon. Population 2,843 (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/01304-pont-d-ain
Vitality score
Vitality score 64.7/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 96 % of the 7,444 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 | 0.55 | 25 | 13.76 |
| Social | 0.81 | 20 | 16.21 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.69 | 10 | 6.91 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.76 | 10 | 7.59 |
| Housing mix | 0.92 | 5 | 4.6 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA PANIFICATION · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE SOUFFLET · THE PAPATISSIER). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (PONT D AIN VIANDES). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (SUPER U). [3,4]
9 × Restaurant (LE 6 · PIZZBURGER · LE TERMINUS · ISTANBUL KEBAB SPECIALITES TURQUES · YALCIN MUHITTIN). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (BAR DU CHAMP DE FOIRE · LE SAVARIN). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE LOUISE DE SAVOIE). [3]
9 × GP (médecin généraliste) (TAHAR NAGUES, MÉDECIN · THOMAS BRESSAN, MÉDECIN · PAULINE RIVIER, MÉDECIN · JEAN-CLAUDE LAURIN, MÉDECIN · MORGANE FAUCON, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DES BORDS DE L AIN). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE DE PONT D'AIN). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [3]
5 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE RHONE ALPES · BUREAU 0170 · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGR PONT D AIN · BANQUE POPULAIRE BOURGOGNE FRANCHE-COMTE · LYONNAISE DE BANQUE). [3]
6 × Hairdresser (BERTHILLER VIOLETTE · PLAISIR DE PL'HAIR · ALLEVAN). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL DES ALLIES). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel, 1 × Campsite.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 4 | LA PANIFICATION · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE SOUFFLET · THE PAPATISSIER | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | PONT D AIN VIANDES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 1 | SUPER U | 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 | 9 | LE 6 · PIZZBURGER · LE TERMINUS · ISTANBUL KEBAB SPECIALITES TURQUES · YALCIN MUHITTIN | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | BAR DU CHAMP DE FOIRE · LE SAVARIN | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE LOUISE DE SAVOIE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 9 | TAHAR NAGUES, MÉDECIN · THOMAS BRESSAN, MÉDECIN · PAULINE RIVIER, MÉDECIN · JEAN-CLAUDE LAURIN, MÉDECIN · MORGANE FAUCON, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 9 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DES BORDS DE L AIN | 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 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE DE PONT D'AIN | 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 | 5 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE RHONE ALPES · BUREAU 0170 · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGR PONT D AIN · BANQUE POPULAIRE BOURGOGNE FRANCHE-COMTE · LYONNAISE DE BANQUE | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 6 | BERTHILLER VIOLETTE · PLAISIR DE PL'HAIR · ALLEVAN | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL DES ALLIES | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 2,668 (2012) → 2,843 (2023): 6.6 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 2,258 (1990) → 2,843 (2023): 25.9 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,489, of which 4 % second homes and 13.1 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Pont-d'Ain): 0.4 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Pont-d'Ain): 0.4 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Pont-d'Ain): 0.5 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Pont-d'Ain): 0.5 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Pont-d'Ain): 0.1 km to the 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. [10]
Measured at the NEUVILLE weather station, 4.5 km away at 291 m; the village itself is at 253 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at AMBERIEU, 8.2 km away at 250 m, over 29 summers. [10]
An average of 1,247 mm of rain a year, spread over 128 days — about 9.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at NEUVILLE, 4.5 km away at 291 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
154 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 192,500 € — 1,900 € per m² of built surface. [11]
65 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 120,000 € — 1,421 € per m². [11]
The median across Ain is 2,288 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [11]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01304/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2020-08— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/8e2e1aa7-7d97-3257-9070-8ae7af37117a— “Marché hebdomadaire”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01304/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01304/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01304/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 01304
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dormans | 51 | 360 km N | 2,890 | 65.9 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 59 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bruyères | 88 | 262 km NE | 2,923 | 69.9 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sennecey-le-Grand | 71 | 75 km NW | 2,895 | 64.2 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 97 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Calais | 72 | 406 km NW | 2,948 | 62.3 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 44 % · winter 58 % |
| Joinville | 52 | 267 km N | 2,915 | 67 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cany-Barville | 76 | 543 km NW | 2,909 | 66.7 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 13 % · winter 27 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sennecey-le-Grand | 71 | 75 km NW | 2,895 | 64.2 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 97 % · humidity 64 % |
| Bruyères | 88 | 262 km NE | 2,923 | 69.9 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Joinville | 52 | 267 km N | 2,915 | 67 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Dormans | 51 | 360 km N | 2,890 | 65.9 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 59 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Calais | 72 | 406 km NW | 2,948 | 62.3 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 44 % · winter 58 % |
| Cany-Barville | 76 | 543 km NW | 2,909 | 66.7 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 13 % · winter 27 % |
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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 Pont-d'Ain'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentat-sur-Dordogne | 19 | 285 km W | 2,881 | 71.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Germain-Lembron | 63 | 176 km W | 2,031 | 61.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montrevel-en-Bresse | 01 | 36 km NW | 2,743 | 72.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bozouls | 12 | 270 km SW | 3,001 | 57.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Georges-de-Reneins | 69 | 48 km W | 4,677 | 57.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Bâthie | 73 | 98 km SE | 2,176 | 49.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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