Vesancy
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 23.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 38 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Vesancy (INSEE 01436) is in Ain (01), part of CA du Pays de Gex. Population 520 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 23.9/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 38 % of the 17,720 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 | 0.93 | 10 | 9.33 |
| Housing mix | 0.94 | 5 | 4.68 |
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 PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
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] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 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 | 1 | 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 530 (2012) → 520 (2023): -1.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 363 (1990) → 520 (2023): 43.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 278, of which 3.2 % second homes and 11.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Gex): 1.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Gex): 1.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Gex): 1.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Gex): 1.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Vesancy): 0 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 17 days a year at or above 30 °C and 111 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the DIVONNE ZA weather station, 4 km away at 467 m; the village itself is at 660 m. [10]
The village sits 193 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 CESSY, 4.2 km away at 507 m, over 23 summers. [10]
That station sits 153 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 1,402 mm of rain a year, spread over 130 days — about 10.8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at GEX, 2.1 km away at 618 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 — 01436/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01436/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01436/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01436/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 01173
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 01436
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boussières-sur-Sambre | 59 | 462 km N | 522 | 21.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 18 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chagnon | 42 | 149 km SW | 527 | 24.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 1 % · humidity 79 % |
| Noisy-sur-Oise | 95 | 419 km NW | 549 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 0 % · humidity 57 % |
| Abbécourt | 02 | 421 km NW | 518 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 7 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rouilly | 77 | 326 km NW | 496 | 20.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 9 % · humidity 86 % |
| Giraumont | 60 | 424 km NW | 518 | 19.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 8 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chagnon | 42 | 149 km SW | 527 | 24.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 1 % · humidity 79 % |
| Rouilly | 77 | 326 km NW | 496 | 20.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 9 % · humidity 86 % |
| Noisy-sur-Oise | 95 | 419 km NW | 549 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 0 % · humidity 57 % |
| Abbécourt | 02 | 421 km NW | 518 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 7 % · humidity 93 % |
| Giraumont | 60 | 424 km NW | 518 | 19.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 8 % · humidity 93 % |
| Boussières-sur-Sambre | 59 | 462 km N | 522 | 21.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 18 % · 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 Vesancy'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monthion | 73 | 82 km S | 520 | 34.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Géovreisset | 01 | 38 km W | 852 | 27.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cize | 39 | 44 km N | 797 | 24.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Monteynard | 38 | 155 km S | 502 | 24.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| L'Hôpital-du-Grosbois | 25 | 92 km N | 611 | 24.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ponsonnas | 38 | 164 km S | 288 | 16.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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