Saint-Germain-de-Joux
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 37/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 77 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Germain-de-Joux (INSEE 01357) is in Ain (01), part of CC Terre Valserhône (CCTV). Population 507 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 37/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 77 % of the 17,761 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 | 25 | 0 |
| Social | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.59 | 10 | 5.9 |
| Housing mix | 0.69 | 5 | 3.47 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (MSH BOREK ET LAHMACUN). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE BAR DES AMIS). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT GERMAIN DE JOUX RP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE AU FIL DES PAGES). [3]
1 × Hotel (HOSTELLERIE REGROBELLET). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | MSH BOREK ET LAHMACUN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE BAR DES AMIS | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 GERMAIN DE JOUX RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE AU FIL DES PAGES | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | HOSTELLERIE REGROBELLET | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 455 (2012) → 507 (2023): 11.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 465 (1990) → 507 (2023): 9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 300, of which 15.3 % second homes and 12.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Plagne): 1.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Le Poizat-Lalleyriat): 4.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Valserhône): 6.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Valserhône): 6.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saint-Germain-de-Joux): 0 km to the west (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 12 days a year at or above 30 °C and 55 days at or below 0 °C, over 24 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the GIRON weather station, 6.5 km away at 1,009 m; the village itself is at 507 m. [12]
The village sits 502 m below the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 6.06 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at BELLEGARDE, 11.8 km away at 350 m, over 27 summers. [12]
That station sits 157 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 1,722 mm of rain a year, spread over 142 days — about 12.1 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at LALLEYRIAT, 3.1 km away at 810 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
What property sold for
25 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 143,000 € — 2,025 € per m² of built surface. [13]
11 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 88,000 € — 1,368 € per m². [13]
The median across Ain is 2,288 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [13]
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 — 01357/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01357/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01357/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01357/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 01298
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 01204
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 01033
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 01357
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daon | 53 | 514 km W | 543 | 40 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 82 % · humidity 86 % |
| Canaules-et-Argentières | 30 | 278 km SW | 475 | 40.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 85 % · humidity 64 % |
| La Tour | 06 | 273 km SE | 540 | 44.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 21 % · winter 91 % · humidity 57 % |
| Mesland | 41 | 381 km NW | 539 | 38.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saints-en-Puisaye | 89 | 247 km NW | 548 | 37.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Les Mayons | 83 | 322 km S | 625 | 43.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 85 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saints-en-Puisaye | 89 | 247 km NW | 548 | 37.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Tour | 06 | 273 km SE | 540 | 44.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 21 % · winter 91 % · humidity 57 % |
| Canaules-et-Argentières | 30 | 278 km SW | 475 | 40.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 85 % · humidity 64 % |
| Les Mayons | 83 | 322 km S | 625 | 43.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 85 % · humidity 79 % |
| Mesland | 41 | 381 km NW | 539 | 38.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Daon | 53 | 514 km W | 543 | 40 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 82 % · 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-Germain-de-Joux'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mesland | 41 | 381 km NW | 539 | 38.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saints-en-Puisaye | 89 | 247 km NW | 548 | 37.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montchal | 42 | 117 km W | 512 | 34.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Coulongé | 72 | 453 km NW | 506 | 29.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Toutencourt | 80 | 493 km NW | 435 | 38.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Eschbourg | 67 | 316 km N | 455 | 27 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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