Chonas-l'Amballan
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 47.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 68 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Chonas-l'Amballan (INSEE 38107) is in Isère (38), part of CA Vienne Condrieu. Population 1,729 (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 2026-10-25 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/38107-chonas-l-amballan
Vitality score
Vitality score 47.6/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 68 % of the 10,566 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 | 0.34 | 25 | 8.55 |
| Social | 0.51 | 20 | 10.26 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.2 | 10 | 1.97 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.77 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (MAISON COLOMB). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SAS DU TERROIR A L'ASSIETTE · J2M CHONAS). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (ALDI MARCHE). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (DOMAINE DE CLAIREFONTAINE · RESTAURANT L'AUTHENTIQUE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LA BONNE HEURE). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (BRUNO PAPILLO, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE CHONAS L'AMBALLAN). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
2 × Hotel (LES JARDINS DE CLAIREFONTAINE · HOTEL-RESTAURANT LE COTTAGE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Nursery school (maternelle), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | MAISON COLOMB | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | SAS DU TERROIR A L'ASSIETTE · J2M CHONAS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | ALDI MARCHE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 2 | DOMAINE DE CLAIREFONTAINE · RESTAURANT L'AUTHENTIQUE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | LA BONNE HEURE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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) | 1 | BRUNO PAPILLO, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE CHONAS L'AMBALLAN | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 2 | LES JARDINS DE CLAIREFONTAINE · HOTEL-RESTAURANT LE COTTAGE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Friday à partir de 16h30 la place du village. [5]
Trajectory
Population 1,551 (2012) → 1,729 (2023): 11.5 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 1,005 (1990) → 1,729 (2023): 72 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 772, of which 2.3 % second homes and 6.1 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Chonas-l'Amballan): 1.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Chonas-l'Amballan): 1.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Chonas-l'Amballan): 1.4 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Ampuis): 3.1 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Chonas-l'Amballan): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 35 days a year at or above 30 °C and 38 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the REVENTIN weather station, 2 km away at 295 m; the village itself is at 256 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at REVENTIN, 2 km away at 295 m, over 21 summers. [11]
An average of 785 mm of rain a year, spread over 96 days — about 8.2 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at REVENTIN, 2 km away at 295 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38107/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.mairie-chonaslamballan.fr/marche-et-amap/— “Marché chaque vendredi à partir de 16h30”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38107/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38107/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38107/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38107
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 69007
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chambœuf | 42 | 40 km W | 1,767 | 54.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bessines | 79 | 423 km W | 1,903 | 63.4 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Jouy-aux-Arches | 57 | 412 km N | 1,430 | 54.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chalezeule | 25 | 222 km NE | 1,335 | 59.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 41 % · humidity 100 % |
| Plailly | 60 | 439 km N | 1,786 | 45.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Brasles | 02 | 412 km N | 1,788 | 45.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chambœuf | 42 | 40 km W | 1,767 | 54.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chalezeule | 25 | 222 km NE | 1,335 | 59.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 41 % · humidity 100 % |
| Jouy-aux-Arches | 57 | 412 km N | 1,430 | 54.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Brasles | 02 | 412 km N | 1,788 | 45.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bessines | 79 | 423 km W | 1,903 | 63.4 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Plailly | 60 | 439 km N | 1,786 | 45.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 95 % · 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 Chonas-l'Amballan'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simandres | 69 | 18 km N | 1,918 | 46.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Auberives-sur-Varèze | 38 | 4.2 km S | 1,501 | 39 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Jardin | 38 | 8.6 km NE | 2,178 | 49.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Grenay | 38 | 31 km NE | 1,628 | 45.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Châtillon | 69 | 48 km N | 2,252 | 53.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Châteauneuf | 42 | 16 km NW | 1,724 | 25.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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