Versonnex
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 36.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 26 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Versonnex (INSEE 01435) is in Ain (01), part of CA du Pays de Gex. Population 2,182 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/01435-versonnex
Vitality score
Vitality score 36.6/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 26 % of the 9,043 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 | 0.13 | 25 | 3.28 |
| Social | 0.39 | 20 | 7.77 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 0.67 | 10 | 6.69 |
| Housing mix | 0.9 | 5 | 4.52 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (PRADIER-LANDRECY). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (SUR L'ARDOISE · LA BOHEME · PANAY KUSINA). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE YVES DE TONNAC). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (VERONIQUE BRYS, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LA FORGE). [3,4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE VERSONNEX). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (TERRAIN MULTISPORT). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (JC COIFFURE BY JESSIE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Pharmacy.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Post office / agence postale. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | PRADIER-LANDRECY | 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] | |
| 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 | 3 | SUR L'ARDOISE · LA BOHEME · PANAY KUSINA | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE YVES DE TONNAC | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | VERONIQUE BRYS, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE LA FORGE | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 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 VERSONNEX | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | TERRAIN MULTISPORT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | JC COIFFURE BY JESSIE | 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
Weekly market: Friday 15h30 à 19h30 Parking : Grange à Pont. [5,6]
Confirmed by two independent sources: Commune website and DATAtourisme.
Trajectory
Population 2,143 (2012) → 2,182 (2023): 1.8 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 1,866 (1990) → 2,182 (2023): 16.9 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,000, of which 4.8 % second homes and 6.5 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Versonnex): 0.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Ségny): 1.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [11]
GP (Versonnex): 0.7 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Ségny): 1.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Sauverny): 0.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [12]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 20 days a year at or above 30 °C and 71 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [13]
Measured at the CESSY weather station, 1.5 km away at 507 m; the village itself is at 478 m. [13]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [13]
Humidity measured at CESSY, 1.5 km away at 507 m, over 23 summers. [13]
An average of 1,044 mm of rain a year, spread over 112 days — about 9.3 mm on a day it rains. [13]
Rainfall measured at CESSY, 1.5 km away at 507 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [13]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01435/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.versonnex.fr/commerces-et-artisans/— “le vendredi de 15h30 à 19h30 à Versonnex - Parking : Grange à Pont”
- DATAtourisme 2026-07— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/4c3e0d1d-84de-3a4e-a3c0-cab0d95b2ffc— “Rendez-vous tous les vendredis au marché bio de vos producteurs locaux !”
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01435/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01435/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01435/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 01435
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 01399
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 01397
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mouxy | 73 | 70 km S | 2,311 | 43.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ablain-Saint-Nazaire | 62 | 519 km NW | 1,994 | 34.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Les Auxons | 25 | 111 km N | 2,533 | 41.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 82 % · humidity 86 % |
| Corquilleroy | 45 | 322 km NW | 2,891 | 36.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sergy | 01 | 9.6 km SW | 2,288 | 33.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cénac | 33 | 538 km W | 2,195 | 44.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 45 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sergy | 01 | 9.6 km SW | 2,288 | 33.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mouxy | 73 | 70 km S | 2,311 | 43.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Auxons | 25 | 111 km N | 2,533 | 41.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 82 % · humidity 86 % |
| Corquilleroy | 45 | 322 km NW | 2,891 | 36.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ablain-Saint-Nazaire | 62 | 519 km NW | 1,994 | 34.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cénac | 33 | 538 km W | 2,195 | 44.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 45 % · humidity 57 % |
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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 Versonnex'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sergy | 01 | 9.6 km SW | 2,288 | 33.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Échenevex | 01 | 4.8 km W | 2,328 | 34 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Richardménil | 54 | 255 km N | 2,389 | 35.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Matzenheim | 67 | 259 km NE | 1,494 | 40.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Bonnet-les-Oules | 42 | 161 km SW | 1,821 | 38.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chemaudin et Vaux | 25 | 104 km N | 2,113 | 42 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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