Saint-André-le-Bouchoux
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 32.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 72 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-André-le-Bouchoux (INSEE 01335) is in Ain (01), part of CC de la Dombes. Population 409 (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 32.3/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 72 % of the 17,978 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 | 0.96 | 5 | 4.8 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant. [3,4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE DE SPORT). [3]
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, Primary school (élémentaire), 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 BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 1 | SALLE DE SPORT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 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 340 (2012) → 409 (2023): 20.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 171 (1990) → 409 (2023): 139.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 152, of which 2 % second homes and 5.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Condeissiat): 3.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Paul-de-Varax): 4.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Neuville-les-Dames): 7.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Neuville-les-Dames): 7.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saint-André-le-Bouchoux): 0 km to the west (straight line). [11]
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. [12]
Measured at the MARLIEUX weather station, 7.8 km away at 271 m; the village itself is at 269 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at CEYZERIAT_SAPC, 18.8 km away at 260 m, over 18 summers. [12]
An average of 816 mm of rain a year, spread over 113 days — about 7.2 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at MARLIEUX, 7.8 km away at 271 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01335/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01335/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01335/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01335/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 01113
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 01383
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 01272
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 01335
- 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-Eulien | 51 | 286 km N | 413 | 29.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rouilly-Sacey | 10 | 255 km N | 387 | 27.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Brétigny | 60 | 411 km N | 435 | 31.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pernes-lès-Boulogne | 62 | 572 km NW | 422 | 25.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 41 % · humidity 86 % |
| Anthelupt | 54 | 295 km N | 440 | 27.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 95 % · humidity 79 % |
| Liettres | 62 | 537 km N | 378 | 32.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 68 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rouilly-Sacey | 10 | 255 km N | 387 | 27.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Eulien | 51 | 286 km N | 413 | 29.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Anthelupt | 54 | 295 km N | 440 | 27.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 95 % · humidity 79 % |
| Brétigny | 60 | 411 km N | 435 | 31.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Liettres | 62 | 537 km N | 378 | 32.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 68 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pernes-lès-Boulogne | 62 | 572 km NW | 422 | 25.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 41 % · 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 Saint-André-le-Bouchoux'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Eulien | 51 | 286 km N | 413 | 29.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Maine-de-Boixe | 16 | 380 km W | 473 | 33.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ruvigny | 10 | 249 km N | 501 | 35.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Brinckheim | 68 | 247 km NE | 402 | 23.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Georges-de-Poisieux | 18 | 209 km W | 430 | 20.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Varennes-sur-Morge | 63 | 147 km W | 429 | 24.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
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