Beaujeu
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 62.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 95 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Beaujeu (INSEE 69018) is in Rhône (69), part of CC Saône-Beaujolais. Population 2,082 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/69018-beaujeu
Vitality score
Vitality score 62.9/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 95 % of the 9,341 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 | 0.6 | 25 | 15.02 |
| Social | 0.78 | 20 | 15.5 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.66 | 10 | 6.56 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.61 | 10 | 6.11 |
| Housing mix | 0.87 | 5 | 4.34 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA BEAUJOLAISE · CHEYENNE ET PAUL). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (JEAN-MICHEL GUILLEMOT ARTISAN TRAITEUR - MAISON-GUILLEMOT TRAITEUR - JEAN-MICHEL GUILLEMOT BOUTIQUES · BOUCHERIE CENTRALE YB). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (VIVAL BY CASINO). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR CONTACT). [3,4]
5 × Restaurant (LE BACCHUS · KEBAB D OR · AUX 3J). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (CLUB CAFE). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINTE ANGELE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE DU VAL D'ARDIERES). [3]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (DOMINIQUE DE LAGREVOL, MÉDECIN · PAULINE RAMAGE, MÉDECIN · CECILE DE BUTTET LACHARME, MÉDECIN · JEROME NOVAT, MÉDECIN · AGATHE BLETON, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE BEAUJOLAISE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE BEAUJEU). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [3]
2 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE RHONE ALPES · BUREAU 0228). [3]
5 × Hairdresser (R J COIFFURE MIXTE · COIFFURE VIVIEN · STAYSS COIFF' · JOLIE MECHE · L'ATELIER D'OPHELIE). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 1 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | LA BEAUJOLAISE · CHEYENNE ET PAUL | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | JEAN-MICHEL GUILLEMOT ARTISAN TRAITEUR - MAISON-GUILLEMOT TRAITEUR - JEAN-MICHEL GUILLEMOT BOUTIQUES · BOUCHERIE CENTRALE YB | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | VIVAL BY CASINO | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | CARREFOUR CONTACT | 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 | 5 | LE BACCHUS · KEBAB D OR · AUX 3J | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | CLUB CAFE | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINTE ANGELE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE DU VAL D'ARDIERES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 5 | DOMINIQUE DE LAGREVOL, MÉDECIN · PAULINE RAMAGE, MÉDECIN · CECILE DE BUTTET LACHARME, MÉDECIN · JEROME NOVAT, MÉDECIN · AGATHE BLETON, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE BEAUJOLAISE | 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 | MÉDIATHÈQUE DE BEAUJEU | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 2 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE RHONE ALPES · BUREAU 0228 | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 5 | R J COIFFURE MIXTE · COIFFURE VIVIEN · STAYSS COIFF' · JOLIE MECHE · L'ATELIER D'OPHELIE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market: Wednesday de 8h à 12h 52 place de l'hôtel de ville 69430 BEAUJEU. [5,6]
Confirmed by two independent sources: Commune website and DATAtourisme.
Trajectory
Population 2,048 (2012) → 2,082 (2023): 1.7 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 1,874 (1990) → 2,082 (2023): 11.1 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,263, of which 6.6 % second homes and 15.9 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Beaujeu): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Beaujeu): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
GP (Beaujeu): 0.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Beaujeu): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Beaujeu): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 25 days a year at or above 30 °C and 69 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST-DIDIER-BEAUJ weather station, 1.9 km away at 345 m; the village itself is at 304 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 5 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at CHIROUBLES, 6.9 km away at 415 m, over 22 summers. [11]
That station sits 111 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 928 mm of rain a year, spread over 120 days — about 7.7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST-DIDIER-BEAUJ, 1.9 km away at 345 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 69018/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— http://www.beaujeu.fr/fr/mk/2143936/marche-8— “Le marché a lieu le mercredi matin, de 8h à 12h”
- DATAtourisme 2025-02— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/705074e4-e113-39ce-b640-1d2f9976f21b— “Le mercredi matin à Beaujeu”
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 69018/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 69018/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 69018/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 69018
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chablis | 89 | 194 km N | 2,139 | 63.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saulieu | 21 | 128 km N | 2,216 | 66.7 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 89 % · humidity 71 % |
| Montmédy | 55 | 379 km N | 2,052 | 63.1 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 91 % · humidity 71 % |
| Biars-sur-Cère | 46 | 253 km SW | 1,957 | 58.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 32 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Porte du Der | 52 | 259 km N | 2,099 | 61 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Tulette | 26 | 209 km S | 1,994 | 63.9 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 10 % · winter 46 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saulieu | 21 | 128 km N | 2,216 | 66.7 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 89 % · humidity 71 % |
| Chablis | 89 | 194 km N | 2,139 | 63.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 71 % |
| Tulette | 26 | 209 km S | 1,994 | 63.9 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 10 % · winter 46 % · humidity 79 % |
| Biars-sur-Cère | 46 | 253 km SW | 1,957 | 58.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 32 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Porte du Der | 52 | 259 km N | 2,099 | 61 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montmédy | 55 | 379 km N | 2,052 | 63.1 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 91 % · humidity 71 % |
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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 Beaujeu'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laroque-d'Olmes | 09 | 414 km SW | 2,454 | 64.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bletterans | 39 | 94 km NE | 1,528 | 65.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Tarascon-sur-Ariège | 09 | 437 km SW | 3,085 | 50 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bonneuil-Matours | 86 | 313 km W | 2,081 | 59.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Polliat | 01 | 43 km E | 2,741 | 64.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Rambert-en-Bugey | 01 | 70 km E | 2,190 | 47.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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