Saint-Bénigne

Ain · CC Bresse et Saône · INSEE 01337

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.

Few services 33.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 32 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Saint-Bénigne (INSEE 01337) is in Ain (01), part of CC Bresse et Saône. Population 1,359 (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.

Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/01337-saint-benigne

Vitality score

Vitality score 33.8/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 32 % of the 12,310 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	0.21	25	5.27
Social	0.2	20	3.93
Education	0.39	10	3.93
Health	0	10	0
Public & culture	0.2	5	0.98
Population trend	1	10	10
Housing mix	0.92	5	4.62

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 1 of 6

Eating out 0 of 1

Cafés and bars 1 of 1

Schools 1 of 3

Health 0 of 4

Public services 0 of 1

Culture 1 of 2

Sport 0 of 2

Everyday services 2 of 3

Lodging 0 of 2

One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. ^[3,4]

2 × Supermarket (SUPER U · CHONCHON). ^[3,4]

1 × Café / bar. ^[4]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE DE SAINT-BENIGNE). ^[3]

1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE). ^[3]

5 × Hairdresser (PROST PEGGY · HAIR DU TEMPS · EVAN'ESSENCE BY MELANIE · LAURE COIFF' · COIF'MAY TIFS). ^[3,4]

1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). ^[3,4]

Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. ^[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	2	SUPER U · CHONCHON	INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Cheese shop (fromagerie)	0		INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Fishmonger	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Restaurant	0		INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Café / bar	1		INSEE SIRENE 1 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)	1	ECOLE PRIMAIRE DE SAINT-BENIGNE	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	1	BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE	INSEE BPE 1 [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	5	PROST PEGGY · HAIR DU TEMPS · EVAN'ESSENCE BY MELANIE · LAURE COIFF' · COIF'MAY TIFS	INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4]
Fuel station	1	STATION SERVICE	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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

1968: 663 2023: 1,359 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 1,209 (2012) → 1,359 (2023): 12.4 % over 10 years. ^[5,1]

Population 823 (1990) → 1,359 (2023): 65.1 % over 30 years. ^[6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 637, of which 3.8 % second homes and 6.1 % vacant. ^[7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

In the commune Primary school Food shop — 1.1 km SWGP — 1.9 km SWBakery — 2.1 km SWPharmacy — 2.3 km SW Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Pont-de-Vaux): 2.1 km to the south-west (straight line). ^[8]

Food shop (Saint-Bénigne): 1.1 km to the south-west (straight line). ^[9]

GP (Pont-de-Vaux): 1.9 km to the south-west (straight line). ^[8]

Pharmacy (Pont-de-Vaux): 2.3 km to the south-west (straight line). ^[8]

Primary school (Saint-Bénigne): 0 km to the north (straight line). ^[9]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Days at or above 30 °C 31.7

Days at or below 0 °C 62.8

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

An average of 32 days a year at or above 30 °C and 63 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. ^[10]

Measured at the SAINT JULIEN SUR REYSSOUZE weather station, 12.3 km away at 189 m; the village itself is at 205 m. ^[10]

An average of 945 mm of rain a year, spread over 116 days — about 8.1 mm on a day it rains. ^[10]

Rainfall measured at GORREVOD, 3.4 km away at 188 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. ^[10]

Uncertainties

No specific uncertainties flagged.

References

INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01337/2023
INSEE density grid 2026
INSEE BPE 2025
INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01337/2012
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01337/1990
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01337/logement/2023
INSEE BPE 2025 — 01305
INSEE BPE 2025 — 01337
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
Mernel	35	548 km W	1,021	30.9	Few services	Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 33 % · winter 49 %
Saint-Hilarion	78	342 km NW	999	37.4	Few services	Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 49 % · winter 85 %
Roinville	91	319 km NW	1,319	39.7	Few services	Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 56 % · winter 82 %
Poncins	42	101 km SW	1,318	31.9	Few services	Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 91 %
Saint-Maxire	79	417 km W	1,319	24.9	Few services	Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 85 % · winter 42 %
Ponts sur Seulles	14	515 km NW	1,212	24	Few services	Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 21 % · winter 41 %

Order by distance instead

Commune	Dept	Distance	Population	Score	Band	Climate vs here
Poncins	42	101 km SW	1,318	31.9	Few services	Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 91 %
Roinville	91	319 km NW	1,319	39.7	Few services	Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 56 % · winter 82 %
Saint-Hilarion	78	342 km NW	999	37.4	Few services	Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 49 % · winter 85 %
Saint-Maxire	79	417 km W	1,319	24.9	Few services	Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 85 % · winter 42 %
Ponts sur Seulles	14	515 km NW	1,212	24	Few services	Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 21 % · winter 41 %
Mernel	35	548 km W	1,021	30.9	Few services	Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 33 % · winter 49 %

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Elsewhere

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