Saint-Bernard
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 40.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 49 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Bernard (INSEE 01339) is in Ain (01), part of CC Dombes Saône Vallée. Population 1,590 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/01339-saint-bernard
Vitality score
Vitality score 40.6/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 49 % of the 11,219 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 | 0.26 | 25 | 6.56 |
| Social | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.88 | 5 | 4.39 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (VIEMO). [3,4]
4 × Restaurant (SAVEURS GOURMANDES · AL TINAOUI CAMILLE · PIZZA LUPA · CHEZ BIBET). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE SPINOSA). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT BERNARD AP). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | VIEMO | 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 | 4 | SAVEURS GOURMANDES · AL TINAOUI CAMILLE · PIZZA LUPA · CHEZ BIBET | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE SPINOSA | 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 | 1 | SAINT BERNARD AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 1,396 (2012) → 1,590 (2023): 13.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 872 (1990) → 1,590 (2023): 82.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 687, of which 6.1 % second homes and 5.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Bernard): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Bernard): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Anse): 1.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Anse): 1.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Bernard): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 24 days a year at or above 30 °C and 69 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the MESSIMY weather station, 11.5 km away at 179 m; the village itself is at 182 m. [10]
An average of 816 mm of rain a year, spread over 110 days — about 7.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at MESSIMY, 11.5 km away at 179 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
85 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 455,000 € — 2,851 € per m² of built surface. [11]
6 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 191,500 € — 2,193 € per m². [11]
The median across Ain is 2,288 € per m², so this commune sits above 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 — 01339/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01339/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01339/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01339/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 01339
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 69009
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hérouvillette | 14 | 522 km NW | 1,354 | 31.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 46 % · winter 45 % |
| Still | 67 | 353 km NE | 1,793 | 38.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 72 % · winter 74 % |
| Sainte-Maure | 10 | 272 km N | 1,801 | 40 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 86 % |
| Cambes-en-Plaine | 14 | 530 km NW | 1,830 | 33.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 51 % · winter 45 % |
| Lachassagne | 69 | 4.3 km SW | 1,332 | 37.2 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 80 % |
| Leymen | 68 | 271 km NE | 1,271 | 45.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 91 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lachassagne | 69 | 4.3 km SW | 1,332 | 37.2 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 80 % |
| Leymen | 68 | 271 km NE | 1,271 | 45.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 91 % |
| Sainte-Maure | 10 | 272 km N | 1,801 | 40 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 86 % |
| Still | 67 | 353 km NE | 1,793 | 38.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 72 % · winter 74 % |
| Hérouvillette | 14 | 522 km NW | 1,354 | 31.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 46 % · winter 45 % |
| Cambes-en-Plaine | 14 | 530 km NW | 1,830 | 33.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 51 % · winter 45 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
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