Saint-Étienne-du-Bois
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 67.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 99 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Étienne-du-Bois (INSEE 01350) is in Ain (01), part of CA du Bassin de Bourg-en-Bresse. Population 2,584 (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 67.9/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 99 % of the 8,041 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 | 0.55 | 25 | 13.76 |
| Social | 0.81 | 20 | 16.25 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.66 | 10 | 6.56 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.8 | 10 | 8.04 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.83 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SARL B2C2M · SARL CHAUDPAIN · BOULANGERIE BLANC · LA MIE BERODIER). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (AUX SAVEURS STEPHANOISES). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (INTERMARCHE). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (FROMAGERIE PERDRIX FRANCOISE ET GILLES). [4]
10 × Restaurant (CAFE DES SPORTS · GLB PIZZAS · LE PICPOUL · LE BOURRU · FAMILIAL KEBAB). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (L'ALLIANCE BAR). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINTE-COLOMBE). [3]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (BARBARA CORNET, MÉDECIN · LOIC BARRAUD, MÉDECIN · CHRISTIAN SAINT-CYR, MÉDECIN · FLORENT CLAPPAZ, MÉDECIN · ELODIE VANDROZ, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHIE GINDRE BERNADAC ET ASSOCIES). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE LA FONTAINE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (FOYER RURAL ET TERRAIN DE SPORT). [3]
1 × Bank (BUREAU 0472). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (STUDIO 587 COIFFURE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING DU SEVRON). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 4 | SARL B2C2M · SARL CHAUDPAIN · BOULANGERIE BLANC · LA MIE BERODIER | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | AUX SAVEURS STEPHANOISES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 1 | INTERMARCHE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | FROMAGERIE PERDRIX FRANCOISE ET GILLES | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 10 | CAFE DES SPORTS · GLB PIZZAS · LE PICPOUL · LE BOURRU · FAMILIAL KEBAB | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | L'ALLIANCE BAR | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINTE-COLOMBE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 5 | BARBARA CORNET, MÉDECIN · LOIC BARRAUD, MÉDECIN · CHRISTIAN SAINT-CYR, MÉDECIN · FLORENT CLAPPAZ, MÉDECIN · ELODIE VANDROZ, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHIE GINDRE BERNADAC ET ASSOCIES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE LA FONTAINE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | FOYER RURAL ET TERRAIN DE SPORT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | BUREAU 0472 | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 4 | STUDIO 587 COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING DU SEVRON | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Sunday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 2,489 (2012) → 2,584 (2023): 3.8 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 1,982 (1990) → 2,584 (2023): 30.4 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,251, of which 1.7 % second homes and 4.2 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Étienne-du-Bois): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Saint-Étienne-du-Bois): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Étienne-du-Bois): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Étienne-du-Bois): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Étienne-du-Bois): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 23 days a year at or above 30 °C and 63 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the SAINT ETIENNE DU BOIS weather station, 1.3 km away at 243 m; the village itself is at 245 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at CEYZERIAT_SAPC, 9.3 km away at 260 m, over 18 summers. [10]
An average of 1,127 mm of rain a year, spread over 129 days — about 8.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at SAINT ETIENNE DU BOIS, 1.3 km away at 243 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01350/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-07— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/6e3293d9-3792-35c3-a23e-4eda4bb13a20— “Marché le dimanche matin à Saint-Etienne-du-Bois de 9h30 à 12h30.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01350/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01350/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01350/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 01350
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oradour-sur-Glane | 87 | 331 km W | 2,550 | 62.5 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Donzenac | 19 | 315 km W | 2,733 | 57.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lafrançaise | 82 | 398 km SW | 2,865 | 62.2 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 61 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Tholonet | 13 | 308 km S | 2,391 | 67.9 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 10 % · winter 81 % · humidity 86 % |
| Perreux | 42 | 94 km W | 2,111 | 62.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Branchs | 37 | 360 km W | 2,637 | 51.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perreux | 42 | 94 km W | 2,111 | 62.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Tholonet | 13 | 308 km S | 2,391 | 67.9 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 10 % · winter 81 % · humidity 86 % |
| Donzenac | 19 | 315 km W | 2,733 | 57.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Oradour-sur-Glane | 87 | 331 km W | 2,550 | 62.5 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Branchs | 37 | 360 km W | 2,637 | 51.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lafrançaise | 82 | 398 km SW | 2,865 | 62.2 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 61 % · 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-Étienne-du-Bois'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perreux | 42 | 94 km W | 2,111 | 62.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Poilly-lez-Gien | 45 | 256 km NW | 2,465 | 49.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Marboz | 01 | 6.6 km NW | 2,264 | 62.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Château-Renard | 45 | 256 km NW | 2,112 | 61 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Germain | 10 | 239 km NW | 2,437 | 50.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Val-Revermont | 01 | 6.1 km E | 2,488 | 49.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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