Saint-Sulpice
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 23.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 64 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Sulpice (INSEE 01387) is in Ain (01), part of CA du Bassin de Bourg-en-Bresse. Population 260 (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/01387-saint-sulpice
Vitality score
Vitality score 23.7/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 64 % of the 17,407 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.9 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LES DELICES DE LEONA). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LES DELICES DE LEONA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 [3,4] | |
| 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 173 (2012) → 260 (2023): 50.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 102 (1990) → 260 (2023): 154.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 103, of which 1 % second homes and 2.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Sulpice): 0.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Marsonnas): 3.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Montrevel-en-Bresse): 6.8 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Montrevel-en-Bresse): 7 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saint-Didier-d'Aussiat): 2.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 32 days a year at or above 30 °C and 63 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the SAINT JULIEN SUR REYSSOUZE weather station, 10.5 km away at 189 m; the village itself is at 212 m. [12]
An average of 918 mm of rain a year, spread over 118 days — about 7.8 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at BAGE, 6.6 km away at 230 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 — 01387/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01387/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01387/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01387/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 01387
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 01236
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 01266
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 01346
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gripport | 54 | 250 km N | 264 | 18.6 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Anderny | 54 | 341 km N | 254 | 20.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 49 % · winter 85 % |
| Magneux | 51 | 346 km N | 266 | 21.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 54 % · winter 99 % |
| Bourdonnay | 57 | 295 km NE | 248 | 19.5 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Vroncourt | 54 | 251 km N | 273 | 23.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 46 % · winter 97 % |
| Sainte-Marie-de-Vatimesnil | 27 | 418 km NW | 262 | 20.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 56 % · winter 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gripport | 54 | 250 km N | 264 | 18.6 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Vroncourt | 54 | 251 km N | 273 | 23.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 46 % · winter 97 % |
| Bourdonnay | 57 | 295 km NE | 248 | 19.5 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Anderny | 54 | 341 km N | 254 | 20.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 49 % · winter 85 % |
| Magneux | 51 | 346 km N | 266 | 21.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 54 % · winter 99 % |
| Sainte-Marie-de-Vatimesnil | 27 | 418 km NW | 262 | 20.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 56 % · winter 86 % |
Elsewhere
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