Saint-Martin-de-Bavel
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 37.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 82 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Martin-de-Bavel (INSEE 01372) is in Ain (01), part of CC Bugey Sud. Population 428 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/01372-saint-martin-de-bavel
Vitality score
Vitality score 37.8/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 82 % of the 17,940 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 | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.81 | 10 | 8.09 |
| Housing mix | 0.7 | 5 | 3.51 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (SOCIETE BERNARD ALEXANDRE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE SAINT-MARTIN-DE-BAVEL). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (L'HAIR O NATUREL). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | SOCIETE BERNARD ALEXANDRE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE SAINT-MARTIN-DE-BAVEL | 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 | 1 | L'HAIR O NATUREL | 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 426 (2012) → 428 (2023): 0.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 327 (1990) → 428 (2023): 30.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 249, of which 14.9 % second homes and 9.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Ceyzérieu): 2.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Artemare): 1.5 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Virieu-le-Grand): 2.1 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Virieu-le-Grand): 2.1 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saint-Martin-de-Bavel): 0 km to the south-east (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 23 days a year at or above 30 °C and 48 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the VIRIEU-LE-PETIT weather station, 7.5 km away at 600 m; the village itself is at 335 m. [12]
The village sits 265 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 2 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at SUTRIEU, 8.6 km away at 878 m, over 21 summers. [12]
That station sits 543 m above 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 1,369 mm of rain a year, spread over 127 days — about 10.8 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at VIRIEU-LE-PETIT, 7.5 km away at 600 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01372/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01372/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01372/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01372/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 01073
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 01022
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 01452
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 01372
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helléan | 56 | 663 km NW | 395 | 45.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Coren | 15 | 218 km W | 445 | 38 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 34 % · humidity 86 % |
| Marols | 42 | 134 km W | 462 | 43.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 62 % · humidity 50 % |
| Veuil | 36 | 348 km NW | 379 | 33.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montgardin | 05 | 151 km S | 481 | 40.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 68 % · humidity 86 % |
| Amponville | 77 | 360 km NW | 349 | 37.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marols | 42 | 134 km W | 462 | 43.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 62 % · humidity 50 % |
| Montgardin | 05 | 151 km S | 481 | 40.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 68 % · humidity 86 % |
| Coren | 15 | 218 km W | 445 | 38 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 34 % · humidity 86 % |
| Veuil | 36 | 348 km NW | 379 | 33.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Amponville | 77 | 360 km NW | 349 | 37.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Helléan | 56 | 663 km NW | 395 | 45.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
Sort and compare these on the full list →
…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-Martin-de-Bavel'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veuil | 36 | 348 km NW | 379 | 33.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Amponville | 77 | 360 km NW | 349 | 37.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Préfontaines | 45 | 339 km NW | 428 | 28.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Taizé-Aizie | 16 | 421 km W | 593 | 35.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bonnencontre | 21 | 143 km N | 432 | 36 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rivarennes | 36 | 342 km W | 482 | 25.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/01372-saint-martin-de-bavel