Saint-Étienne-sur-Chalaronne
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 48.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 71 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Étienne-sur-Chalaronne (INSEE 01351) is in Ain (01), part of CC Val de Saône Centre. Population 1,637 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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/01351-saint-etienne-sur-chalaronne
Vitality score
Vitality score 48.4/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 71 % of the 10,980 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 | 0.7 | 20 | 14.09 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.92 | 5 | 4.6 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE HARMAND). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (EPICERIE STEPHANOISE). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (CHEZ SYLVAIN ET SYLVIE BAR RESTAURANT DU CENTRE · TOM'PIZZ · AU PALAIS GOURMAND). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (MASTRO · O BAR'BAR'L). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT ETIENNE SUR CHALARONNE AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (L'ATELIER CREATIF). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | BOULANGERIE HARMAND | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | EPICERIE STEPHANOISE | 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 | 3 | CHEZ SYLVAIN ET SYLVIE BAR RESTAURANT DU CENTRE · TOM'PIZZ · AU PALAIS GOURMAND | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | MASTRO · O BAR'BAR'L | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | 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 ETIENNE SUR CHALARONNE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 2 | L'ATELIER CREATIF | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 1,490 (2012) → 1,637 (2023): 9.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,037 (1990) → 1,637 (2023): 57.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 727, of which 4 % second homes and 6.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Étienne-sur-Chalaronne): 0 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Étienne-sur-Chalaronne): 0 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Didier-sur-Chalaronne): 5.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Didier-sur-Chalaronne): 5.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Étienne-sur-Chalaronne): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 36 days a year at or above 30 °C and 49 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the BANEINS weather station, 4.1 km away at 242 m; the village itself is at 194 m. [10]
An average of 869 mm of rain a year, spread over 120 days — about 7.2 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at BANEINS, 4.1 km away at 242 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
81 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 258,900 € — 2,271 € per m² of built surface. [11]
11 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 111,340 € — 1,446 € per m². [11]
The median across Ain is 2,288 € per m², so this commune sits about level with 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 — 01351/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01351/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01351/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01351/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 01351
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 01348
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Jean-d'Assé | 72 | 422 km NW | 1,790 | 46.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 33 % · winter 99 % |
| Vendrennes | 85 | 465 km W | 1,799 | 44 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 54 % · winter 92 % |
| Saint-Antoine-du-Rocher | 37 | 356 km NW | 1,824 | 41.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 49 % · winter 95 % |
| Sonzay | 37 | 368 km NW | 1,410 | 41.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 46 % · winter 92 % |
| Brussieu | 69 | 52 km SW | 1,382 | 43.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 59 % · winter 53 % |
| Saint-Germain-des-Prés | 49 | 456 km W | 1,388 | 45.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 44 % · winter 70 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brussieu | 69 | 52 km SW | 1,382 | 43.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 59 % · winter 53 % |
| Saint-Antoine-du-Rocher | 37 | 356 km NW | 1,824 | 41.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 49 % · winter 95 % |
| Sonzay | 37 | 368 km NW | 1,410 | 41.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 46 % · winter 92 % |
| Saint-Jean-d'Assé | 72 | 422 km NW | 1,790 | 46.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 33 % · winter 99 % |
| Saint-Germain-des-Prés | 49 | 456 km W | 1,388 | 45.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 44 % · winter 70 % |
| Vendrennes | 85 | 465 km W | 1,799 | 44 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 54 % · winter 92 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
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