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Villereversure

Ain · CA du Bassin de Bourg-en-Bresse · INSEE 01447

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.

Few services 39/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 48 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Villereversure (INSEE 01447) is in Ain (01), part of CA du Bassin de Bourg-en-Bresse. Population 1,420 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.

Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/01447-villereversure

Vitality score

Vitality score 39/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 48 % of the 12,035 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.

ComponentValue (0–1)WeightContribution
Daily food0.13253.28
Social0.2203.93
Education0.39103.93
Health0.63106.29
Public & culture0.3951.97
Population trend0.92109.16
Housing mix0.9154.55

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 1 of 6
Eating out 1 of 1
Cafés and bars 0 of 1
Schools 1 of 3
Health 2 of 4
Public services 1 of 1
Culture 1 of 2
Sport 1 of 2
Everyday services 2 of 3
Lodging 0 of 2
One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]

1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (O'TRADITIONS GOURMANDES). [3,4]

1 × Restaurant (LE YUMMY). [3,4]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]

4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MAUD BINARD, MÉDECIN · LAURE BARTHALON-AUDEBERT, MÉDECIN · MARIANE DECHENAUD, MÉDECIN · JESSICA DUBOIS, MÉDECIN). [3]

1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE GOURRY). [3,4]

1 × Post office / agence postale (VILLEREVERSURE RP). [3]

1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE VILL'KILI). [3]

1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF COMMUNAUTAIRE). [3]

2 × Bank (CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRICOLE MUT CTRE-EST · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGR VILLEREVERSURE). [3]

1 × Hairdresser (K'RE SIMPLE). [3,4]

Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]

All 25 service types, with per-source counts
TypeCountNamesSources
Bakery (boulangerie)1O'TRADITIONS GOURMANDESINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Butcher (boucherie)0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Supermarket0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Cheese shop (fromagerie)0INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Fishmonger0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Restaurant1LE YUMMYINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Café / bar0INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)1ECOLE PRIMAIREINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Collège0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
GP (médecin généraliste)4MAUD BINARD, MÉDECIN · LAURE BARTHALON-AUDEBERT, MÉDECIN · MARIANE DECHENAUD, MÉDECIN · JESSICA DUBOIS, MÉDECININSEE BPE 4 [3]
Pharmacy1PHARMACIE GOURRYINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Nurse0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Dentist0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Post office / agence postale1VILLEREVERSURE RPINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Library1BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE VILL'KILIINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Cinema0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Gym / sports hall1COMPLEXE SPORTIF COMMUNAUTAIREINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Swimming pool0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Bank2CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRICOLE MUT CTRE-EST · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGR VILLEREVERSUREINSEE BPE 2 [3]
Hairdresser1K'RE SIMPLEINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Fuel station0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Hotel0INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Campsite0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]

Market and village life

A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]

Trajectory

1968: 949 2023: 1,420 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 1,212 (2012) → 1,420 (2023): 17.2 % over 10 years. [6,1]

Population 1,003 (1990) → 1,420 (2023): 41.6 % over 30 years. [7,1]

Dwellings (2023): 688, of which 4.5 % second homes and 11.3 % vacant. [8]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

2.5 km5 kmFood shop — 4.1 km NE (Simandre-sur-Suran)
In the commune Bakery, Primary school, GP, Pharmacy Food shop — 4.1 km NE Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Villereversure): 0.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]

Food shop (Simandre-sur-Suran): 4.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]

GP (Villereversure): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]

Pharmacy (Villereversure): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]

Primary school (Villereversure): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

An average of 21 days a year at or above 30 °C and 64 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]

Measured at the CEYZERIAT_SAPC weather station, 8.5 km away at 260 m; the village itself is at 298 m. [11]

Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [11]

Humidity measured at CEYZERIAT_SAPC, 8.5 km away at 260 m, over 18 summers. [11]

An average of 1,336 mm of rain a year, spread over 133 days — about 10 mm on a day it rains. [11]

Rainfall measured at HAUTECOURT, 4.2 km away at 458 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]

Uncertainties

No specific uncertainties flagged.

References

  1. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01447/2023
  2. INSEE density grid 2026
  3. INSEE BPE 2025
  4. INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
  5. DATAtourisme 2026-07— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/0ea1cc4e-0c68-30ea-8936-6ec53437cedd— “Marché de Villereversure”(unverified)
  6. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01447/2012
  7. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01447/1990
  8. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01447/logement/2023
  9. INSEE BPE 2025 — 01447
  10. INSEE BPE 2025 — 01408
  11. Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024

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CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Muron17480 km W1,37840.6Partly servedSimilar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 77 % · humidity 79 %
Saint-Victurnien87340 km W1,77436.6Few servicesSimilar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 %
Saint-Martin-de-Hinx40600 km SW1,80841Partly servedSimilar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 51 % · humidity 0 %
Labatut40582 km SW1,43043.2Partly servedSimilar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 57 % · humidity 7 %
Arzano29696 km W1,44138.1Few servicesCooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 49 % · humidity 93 %
Flavignac87337 km W1,05837.2Few servicesSimilar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 %
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CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Flavignac87337 km W1,05837.2Few servicesSimilar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 %
Saint-Victurnien87340 km W1,77436.6Few servicesSimilar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 %
Muron17480 km W1,37840.6Partly servedSimilar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 77 % · humidity 79 %
Labatut40582 km SW1,43043.2Partly servedSimilar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 57 % · humidity 7 %
Saint-Martin-de-Hinx40600 km SW1,80841Partly servedSimilar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 51 % · humidity 0 %
Arzano29696 km W1,44138.1Few servicesCooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 49 % · 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 Villereversure'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.

CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Villefranche-d'Allier03196 km W1,23836.2Few servicesMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 %
Broût-Vernet03163 km W1,21748.2Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 %
Joze63166 km W1,18345.1Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 %
Saint-Yan71107 km W1,11331Few servicesMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 %
Dracy-le-Fort7183 km NW1,47234Few servicesMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 %
Beaufay72438 km NW1,52238.4Few servicesMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 %