Sonthonnax-la-Montagne
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 20.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 46 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Sonthonnax-la-Montagne (INSEE 01410) is in Ain (01), part of CA Haut-Bugey Agglomération. Population 293 (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 20.1/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 46 % of the 17,750 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.71 | 10 | 7.11 |
| Housing mix | 0.73 | 5 | 3.67 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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) | 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 | 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) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE 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 | 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 317 (2012) → 293 (2023): -7.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 242 (1990) → 293 (2023): 21.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 158, of which 13.3 % second homes and 3.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Izernore): 2.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Izernore): 2.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Izernore): 2.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Izernore): 2.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Sonthonnax-la-Montagne): 1.5 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 12 days a year at or above 30 °C and 107 days at or below 0 °C, over 11 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the OYONNAX weather station, 11.5 km away at 535 m; the village itself is at 668 m. [10]
The village sits 133 m above 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ARBENT, 12.3 km away at 534 m, over 20 summers. [10]
That station sits 134 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 1,686 mm of rain a year, spread over 146 days — about 11.5 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at NANTUA, 11.2 km away at 483 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01410/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01410/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01410/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01410/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 01192
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 01410
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charonville | 28 | 392 km NW | 293 | 20 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 22 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lépine | 62 | 540 km NW | 291 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 4 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pinay | 42 | 114 km W | 286 | 18 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 24 % · humidity 7 % |
| Saint-Martin-des-Champs | 78 | 410 km NW | 304 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 23 % · humidity 86 % |
| Nuret-le-Ferron | 36 | 317 km W | 294 | 16.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 20 % · humidity 79 % |
| Brouzet-lès-Quissac | 30 | 290 km SW | 301 | 23.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 36 % · humidity 50 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pinay | 42 | 114 km W | 286 | 18 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 24 % · humidity 7 % |
| Brouzet-lès-Quissac | 30 | 290 km SW | 301 | 23.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 36 % · humidity 50 % |
| Nuret-le-Ferron | 36 | 317 km W | 294 | 16.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 20 % · humidity 79 % |
| Charonville | 28 | 392 km NW | 293 | 20 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 22 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Martin-des-Champs | 78 | 410 km NW | 304 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 23 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lépine | 62 | 540 km NW | 291 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 4 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Sonthonnax-la-Montagne'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verthemex | 73 | 70 km S | 244 | 23.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Didier-de-Bizonnes | 38 | 86 km S | 341 | 24 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Mury-Monteymond | 38 | 117 km S | 342 | 22 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Martigna | 39 | 22 km NE | 215 | 21.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pimorin | 39 | 30 km N | 209 | 21.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bugny | 25 | 106 km NE | 257 | 24.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
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