Arlay
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 33.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 37 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Arlay (INSEE 39017) is in Jura (39), part of CC Bresse Haute Seille. Population 1,182 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2016-01-01 from 1 former commune: Saint-Germain-lès-Arlay (39482). [3]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/39017-arlay
Vitality score
Vitality score 33.6/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 37 % of the 13,305 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 | 7.87 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.2 | 10 | 1.97 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.55 | 10 | 5.47 |
| Housing mix | 0.82 | 5 | 4.1 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [4,5]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (EPICERIE D'ARLAY). [4,5]
1 × Restaurant (AUTOGRILL COTE FRANCE). [4,5]
1 × Café / bar (LE CABOULOT). [5]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [4]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (DOMINIQUE MARTIN, MÉDECIN). [4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (ARLAY RP). [4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE D'ARLAY). [4]
3 × Hairdresser (BENETIF · MARIE COIFFURE ET BEAUTE). [4,5]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [4,5]
1 × Hotel (HOSTELLERIE SAINT GERMAIN). [4,5]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), Pharmacy. [4,5]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | EPICERIE D'ARLAY | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 1 | AUTOGRILL COTE FRANCE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE CABOULOT | INSEE SIRENE 1 [5] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | DOMINIQUE MARTIN, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | ARLAY RP | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE D'ARLAY | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 3 | BENETIF · MARIE COIFFURE ET BEAUTE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,5] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Hotel | 1 | HOSTELLERIE SAINT GERMAIN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 1,227 (2012) → 1,182 (2023): -3.7 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 1,129 (1990) → 1,182 (2023): 4.7 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 675, of which 9 % second homes and 8.7 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Ruffey-sur-Seille): 3.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Arlay): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [10]
GP (Arlay): 0.7 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Domblans): 5.1 km to the east (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Arlay): 0 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 24 days a year at or above 30 °C and 58 days at or below 0 °C, over 15 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the LOMBARD weather station, 3 km away at 242 m; the village itself is at 220 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at LONS LE SAUNIER, 7.6 km away at 298 m, over 30 summers. [12]
That station sits 78 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.06 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 1,135 mm of rain a year, spread over 136 days — about 8.3 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at LOMBARD, 3 km away at 242 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 39017/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 39017/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 39017/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 39017/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 39471
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 39017
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 39199
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Denis-de-Gastines | 53 | 511 km W | 1,463 | 38.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 73 % · humidity 86 % |
| Beaumont-de-Pertuis | 84 | 337 km S | 1,130 | 44.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 36 % · winter 86 % · humidity 79 % |
| Bazoges-en-Pareds | 85 | 491 km W | 1,184 | 46.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rions | 33 | 513 km SW | 1,470 | 41.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 59 % · humidity 43 % |
| Marsac-sur-Don | 44 | 553 km W | 1,524 | 42.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 69 % · winter 72 % |
| Saint-Simon | 15 | 309 km SW | 1,159 | 46 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 55 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Simon | 15 | 309 km SW | 1,159 | 46 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 55 % · humidity 79 % |
| Beaumont-de-Pertuis | 84 | 337 km S | 1,130 | 44.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 36 % · winter 86 % · humidity 79 % |
| Bazoges-en-Pareds | 85 | 491 km W | 1,184 | 46.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Denis-de-Gastines | 53 | 511 km W | 1,463 | 38.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 73 % · humidity 86 % |
| Rions | 33 | 513 km SW | 1,470 | 41.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 59 % · humidity 43 % |
| Marsac-sur-Don | 44 | 553 km W | 1,524 | 42.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 69 % · winter 72 % |
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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 Arlay'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chambourg-sur-Indre | 37 | 349 km W | 1,265 | 41.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Effiat | 63 | 192 km SW | 1,124 | 37.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saché | 37 | 382 km W | 1,403 | 46.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Velles | 36 | 296 km W | 975 | 55.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villebois | 01 | 102 km S | 1,206 | 34.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vergigny | 89 | 192 km NW | 1,486 | 31.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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