Sainte-Croix
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 42.3/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 85 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Sainte-Croix (INSEE 01342) is in Ain (01), part of CC de la Côtière à Montluel. Population 544 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 42.3/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 85 % of the 17,545 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.86 | 10 | 8.65 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.99 | 10 | 9.9 |
| Housing mix | 0.84 | 5 | 4.21 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (SARL CHARC. DU PILON). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (NOSTRAPIZZA). [3,4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE LES MINI COLIBRIS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (TENDANCE COIFFURE · KAREITH). [3,4]
2 × Hotel (CHEZ NOUS · LE DOMAINE DE SAINTE CROIX). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, 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) | 1 | SARL CHARC. DU PILON | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | NOSTRAPIZZA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE LES MINI COLIBRIS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 2 [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 | 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 | 3 | TENDANCE COIFFURE · KAREITH | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 2 | CHEZ NOUS · LE DOMAINE DE SAINTE CROIX | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Monthly market: Saturday 16h à 19h sous la halle du village. See the source for which week of the month. [5,6]
Confirmed by two independent sources: Commune website and DATAtourisme.
Trajectory
Population 523 (2012) → 544 (2023): 4 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 365 (1990) → 544 (2023): 49 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 229, of which 7.9 % second homes and 3.1 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Pizay): 3 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Sainte-Croix): 1.4 km to the west (straight line). [11]
GP (Montluel): 4.9 km to the south (straight line). [12]
Pharmacy (Montluel): 4.9 km to the south (straight line). [12]
Primary school (Sainte-Croix): 0 km to the south-east (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 31 days a year at or above 30 °C and 54 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [13]
Measured at the MARLIEUX weather station, 16 km away at 277 m; the village itself is at 248 m. [13]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [13]
Humidity measured at BALAN_AERO, 8 km away at 196 m, over 10 summers. [13]
That station sits 52 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [13]
An average of 913 mm of rain a year, spread over 115 days — about 7.9 mm on a day it rains. [13]
Rainfall measured at MONTLUEL, 3.1 km away at 275 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [13]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01342/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— http://www.ville-saintecroix.fr/— “MARCHÉ MENSUEL, tous les premiers samedis, de 16h à 19h sous la halle du village”
- DATAtourisme 2026-04— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/a9ea2f10-d1a8-364d-8687-fa21d62eb54d— “Marché de Sainte-Croix (le 1er samedi du mois).”
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01342/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01342/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01342/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 01297
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 01342
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 01262
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arras-sur-Rhône | 07 | 86 km S | 529 | 44.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 64 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Maugan | 35 | 595 km NW | 505 | 37.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 86 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Thibault | 10 | 266 km N | 551 | 36.3 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Léonard-en-Beauce | 41 | 353 km NW | 634 | 36.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Longchamps | 27 | 463 km NW | 662 | 39.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 59 % · winter 99 % |
| Witternheim | 67 | 331 km NE | 508 | 38.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arras-sur-Rhône | 07 | 86 km S | 529 | 44.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 64 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Thibault | 10 | 266 km N | 551 | 36.3 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Witternheim | 67 | 331 km NE | 508 | 38.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Léonard-en-Beauce | 41 | 353 km NW | 634 | 36.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Longchamps | 27 | 463 km NW | 662 | 39.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 59 % · winter 99 % |
| Saint-Maugan | 35 | 595 km NW | 505 | 37.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 86 % · 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 Sainte-Croix'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trelins | 42 | 83 km W | 682 | 38.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chaintré | 71 | 47 km NW | 569 | 33.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Contigny | 03 | 144 km W | 573 | 28.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Dienné | 86 | 352 km W | 581 | 33.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Julienne | 16 | 410 km W | 560 | 33.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Chapelle-aux-Brocs | 19 | 280 km W | 448 | 29.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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