Prévessin-Moëns
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 54.1/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 44 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Prévessin-Moëns (INSEE 01313) is in Ain (01), part of CA du Pays de Gex. Population 9,153 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 54.1/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 44 % of the 2,684 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 | 0.22 | 25 | 5.53 |
| Social | 0.66 | 20 | 13.11 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.55 | 10 | 5.53 |
| Public & culture | 0.31 | 5 | 1.54 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.79 | 5 | 3.95 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA PANIERE). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (LA GRANGE DU PAYS DE GEX). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (VIVAL). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (NETTO). [3,4]
10 × Restaurant (MEDICO BERRODIER · PRONTO PIZZA - LA LOCANDA · PIZZA ET SAVEURS). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (BAR TABAC LE FRANC). [4]
4 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE ECOLE ALTERNATIVE DU PAYS DE GEX · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LES GRANDS CHENES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LA BRETONNIERE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE ALICE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE LE JORAN). [3]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ADRIEN DROUET, MÉDECIN · ARNAUD MICHALON, MÉDECIN · ADRIEN PARAVY, MÉDECIN · THIBAULT GOURGUECHON, MÉDECIN · CELSO MUNIZ GUIMARAES, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE CENTRALE DE PREVESSIN). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE ST SIMON). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (ANAEL COIFFURE · BEAUTE BRESIL · OLGA MARCHAL). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (IBIS STYLES PREVESSIN GENEVE AEROPORT). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Restaurant, 2 × Pharmacy.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LA PANIERE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | LA GRANGE DU PAYS DE GEX | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | VIVAL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | NETTO | 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 | 10 | MEDICO BERRODIER · PRONTO PIZZA - LA LOCANDA · PIZZA ET SAVEURS | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 23 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | BAR TABAC LE FRANC | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 4 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE ECOLE ALTERNATIVE DU PAYS DE GEX · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LES GRANDS CHENES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LA BRETONNIERE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE ALICE | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE LE JORAN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 5 | ADRIEN DROUET, MÉDECIN · ARNAUD MICHALON, MÉDECIN · ADRIEN PARAVY, MÉDECIN · THIBAULT GOURGUECHON, MÉDECIN · CELSO MUNIZ GUIMARAES, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE CENTRALE DE PREVESSIN | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | GYMNASE ST SIMON | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 4 | ANAEL COIFFURE · BEAUTE BRESIL · OLGA MARCHAL | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | IBIS STYLES PREVESSIN GENEVE AEROPORT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Sunday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 7,410 (2012) → 9,153 (2023): 23.5 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 3,723 (1990) → 9,153 (2023): 145.9 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 4,773, of which 10.5 % second homes and 7.6 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Prévessin-Moëns): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Prévessin-Moëns): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Prévessin-Moëns): 0.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Ferney-Voltaire): 2.2 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Prévessin-Moëns): 0.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 20 days a year at or above 30 °C and 71 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the CESSY weather station, 6.2 km away at 507 m; the village itself is at 459 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at CESSY, 6.2 km away at 507 m, over 23 summers. [11]
An average of 1,044 mm of rain a year, spread over 112 days — about 9.3 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at CESSY, 6.2 km away at 507 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01313/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-07— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/d8a43f17-01d4-3456-8974-0f735a1917ff— “Tous les dimanches de 8h à 12h sur le Parvis de la mairie”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01313/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01313/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01313/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 01313
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 01160
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Séné | 56 | 686 km W | 9,554 | 74.4 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 41 % · humidity 79 % |
| Le Teich | 33 | 582 km W | 9,180 | 61.4 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 49 % · humidity 50 % |
| Epagny Metz-Tessy | 74 | 35 km S | 8,925 | 70 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Malemort | 19 | 371 km W | 8,239 | 68.5 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 78 % · humidity 71 % |
| Thaon-les-Vosges | 88 | 223 km N | 8,547 | 64.7 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Téteghem-Coudekerque-Village | 59 | 594 km NW | 8,247 | 59.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 24 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Epagny Metz-Tessy | 74 | 35 km S | 8,925 | 70 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Thaon-les-Vosges | 88 | 223 km N | 8,547 | 64.7 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Malemort | 19 | 371 km W | 8,239 | 68.5 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 78 % · humidity 71 % |
| Le Teich | 33 | 582 km W | 9,180 | 61.4 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 49 % · humidity 50 % |
| Téteghem-Coudekerque-Village | 59 | 594 km NW | 8,247 | 59.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 24 % · humidity 86 % |
| Séné | 56 | 686 km W | 9,554 | 74.4 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 41 % · humidity 79 % |
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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 Prévessin-Moëns'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Epagny Metz-Tessy | 74 | 35 km S | 8,925 | 70 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Vallier | 71 | 138 km W | 8,508 | 55.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Wintzenheim | 68 | 222 km NE | 8,059 | 54 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Wittelsheim | 68 | 194 km NE | 10,645 | 43.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Thoiry | 01 | 8.0 km W | 6,569 | 54.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Châtel-Guyon | 63 | 235 km W | 6,299 | 60.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
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