Thoissey
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 58/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 90 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Thoissey (INSEE 01420) is in Ain (01), part of CC Val de Saône Centre. Population 1,626 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-25 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/01420-thoissey
Vitality score
Vitality score 58/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 90 % of the 11,043 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 | 0.39 | 25 | 9.84 |
| Social | 0.81 | 20 | 16.21 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.51 | 10 | 5.13 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.75 | 10 | 7.45 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.76 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (PATISSERIE DELUME). [3]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (SARL LES MERVEILLES DE LA BOUCHE). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (CASE-CO). [3,4]
9 × Restaurant (COTE SAONE · SARL LANTINIER · BURGER'S CAFE). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (KFE CREME). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE BEL AIR). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MARION JEQUIER, MÉDECIN · HELA FRIH, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy. [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE THOISSEY). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE INTERCOMMUNAL SAONESPORT). [3]
1 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE RHONE ALPES). [3]
6 × Hairdresser (AUDACE · LE SALON BY NICOLAS PICARD · PATISSIER JULIE CHARLOTTE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Bank.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | PATISSERIE DELUME | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | SARL LES MERVEILLES DE LA BOUCHE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | CASE-CO | 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 | 9 | COTE SAONE · SARL LANTINIER · BURGER'S CAFE | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | KFE CREME | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE BEL AIR | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | MARION JEQUIER, MÉDECIN · HELA FRIH, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE THOISSEY | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | GYMNASE INTERCOMMUNAL SAONESPORT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE RHONE ALPES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 6 | AUDACE · LE SALON BY NICOLAS PICARD · PATISSIER JULIE CHARLOTTE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 1,589 (2012) → 1,626 (2023): 2.3 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 1,306 (1990) → 1,626 (2023): 24.5 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 971, of which 2.4 % second homes and 13 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Thoissey): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Thoissey): 0 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Thoissey): 0.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Didier-sur-Chalaronne): 1.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Thoissey): 0.3 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 36 days a year at or above 30 °C and 39 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the BANEINS weather station, 9.7 km away at 242 m; the village itself is at 174 m. [11]
The village sits 68 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. [11]
An average of 869 mm of rain a year, spread over 120 days — about 7.2 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at BANEINS, 9.7 km away at 242 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01420/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2024-08— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/1084a22a-3539-3eae-a334-df37b46bd6dd— “Marché régulier”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01420/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01420/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01420/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 01420
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 01348
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guîtres | 33 | 408 km W | 1,631 | 54.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 77 % |
| Void-Vacon | 55 | 286 km N | 1,599 | 53.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 54 % · winter 53 % |
| Oucques La Nouvelle | 41 | 323 km NW | 1,638 | 54.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 62 % · winter 86 % |
| Cernay-la-Ville | 78 | 350 km NW | 1,516 | 61.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 38 % · winter 78 % |
| Soucy | 89 | 257 km NW | 1,536 | 45.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 56 % · winter 91 % |
| La Villedieu-du-Clain | 86 | 342 km W | 1,512 | 50.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 77 % · winter 84 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soucy | 89 | 257 km NW | 1,536 | 45.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 56 % · winter 91 % |
| Void-Vacon | 55 | 286 km N | 1,599 | 53.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 54 % · winter 53 % |
| Oucques La Nouvelle | 41 | 323 km NW | 1,638 | 54.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 62 % · winter 86 % |
| La Villedieu-du-Clain | 86 | 342 km W | 1,512 | 50.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 77 % · winter 84 % |
| Cernay-la-Ville | 78 | 350 km NW | 1,516 | 61.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 38 % · winter 78 % |
| Guîtres | 33 | 408 km W | 1,631 | 54.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 77 % |
Elsewhere
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