Virieu-le-Grand
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 45.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 72 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Virieu-le-Grand (INSEE 01452) is in Ain (01), part of CC Bugey Sud. Population 1,111 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 45.2/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 72 % of the 13,695 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 | 0.39 | 20 | 7.77 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.7 | 10 | 7.05 |
| Housing mix | 0.79 | 5 | 3.96 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AU PETIT PATON). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE LEGER). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (ARTISANS DE LA REGENERATION). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LES PELANS). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (NICOLAS BOGAERT, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE CHBANI MISERE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE VIRIEU-LE-GRAND). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (PLAN D EAU). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (KARIN' COIFFURE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette).
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | AU PETIT PATON | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE LEGER | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 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 | 3 | ARTISANS DE LA REGENERATION | 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 PUBLIQUE LES PELANS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | NICOLAS BOGAERT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE CHBANI MISERE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 VIRIEU-LE-GRAND | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 1 | PLAN D EAU | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | KARIN' COIFFURE | 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
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 1,141 (2012) → 1,111 (2023): -2.6 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 922 (1990) → 1,111 (2023): 20.5 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 670, of which 10.4 % second homes and 12.2 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Virieu-le-Grand): 0 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Virieu-le-Grand): 0 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Virieu-le-Grand): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Virieu-le-Grand): 0.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Virieu-le-Grand): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 32 days a year at or above 30 °C and 43 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the SUTRIEU weather station, 7.8 km away at 878 m; the village itself is at 268 m. [10]
The village sits 610 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at SUTRIEU, 7.8 km away at 878 m, over 21 summers. [10]
That station sits 610 m above 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 1,431 mm of rain a year, spread over 128 days — about 11.2 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at SUTRIEU, 7.8 km away at 878 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 — 01452/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-07— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/d9e0707b-e854-3708-b5c7-ae004d661025— “Marché de Virieu-le-Grand”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01452/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01452/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01452/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 01452
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villandraut | 33 | 497 km W | 1,112 | 54.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 74 % · humidity 43 % |
| Varennes-Saint-Sauveur | 71 | 77 km NW | 1,108 | 39 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Montsaugeonnais | 52 | 205 km N | 1,140 | 54.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 53 % · humidity 93 % |
| Trie-sur-Baïse | 65 | 504 km SW | 1,006 | 51.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 99 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Broladre | 35 | 630 km NW | 1,153 | 50.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Paul | 87 | 327 km W | 1,235 | 48.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varennes-Saint-Sauveur | 71 | 77 km NW | 1,108 | 39 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Montsaugeonnais | 52 | 205 km N | 1,140 | 54.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 53 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Paul | 87 | 327 km W | 1,235 | 48.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villandraut | 33 | 497 km W | 1,112 | 54.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 74 % · humidity 43 % |
| Trie-sur-Baïse | 65 | 504 km SW | 1,006 | 51.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 99 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Broladre | 35 | 630 km NW | 1,153 | 50.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 92 % · 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 Virieu-le-Grand'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jegun | 32 | 471 km SW | 1,176 | 53.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cahuzac-sur-Vère | 81 | 360 km SW | 1,239 | 41.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Salvagnac | 81 | 380 km SW | 1,237 | 57.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Francescas | 47 | 456 km SW | 750 | 54.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sireuil | 16 | 439 km W | 1,166 | 33.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Verrières | 86 | 395 km W | 921 | 65.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
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