Cours
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 56.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 71 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Cours (INSEE 69066) is in Rhône (69), part of CA de l'Ouest Rhodanien. Population 4,306 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2016-01-01 from 3 former communes: Pont-Trambouze (69158), Thel (69247), La Ville (69262). [3]
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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 56.6/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 71 % of the 5,310 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 | 9.63 |
| Social | 0.89 | 20 | 17.89 |
| Education | 0.71 | 10 | 7.13 |
| Health | 0.46 | 10 | 4.61 |
| Public & culture | 0.31 | 5 | 1.54 |
| Population trend | 0.28 | 10 | 2.85 |
| Housing mix | 0.88 | 5 | 4.42 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [4,5]
5 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA FRIANDISE DES PAINS · PAPILLES & PUPILLES). [4,5]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE GARNIER). [4,5]
1 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR EXPRESS). [4,5]
9 × Restaurant (GERBE GINETTE · LE PETIT CHALET · LE BISTROT GOURMAND · LA CASA DELLA NONNA · COTE COMPTOIR). [4,5]
9 × Café / bar (CHEZ VALENTIM · LA CIGALE · C'BARJOT · L'ESTRELLA). [5]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE JACQUES PREVERT). [4]
5 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE MARCEL PAGNOL · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LEONARD DE VINCI · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LES MARRONNIERS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LA FARANDOLE · ECOLE PRIVEE SAINT CHARLES). [4]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE FRANCOIS BROSSETTE · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINTE MARIE). [4]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JESSICA MURARD, MÉDECIN · OLIVIER LAPRAIS, MÉDECIN · MARINE MOURGUE, MÉDECIN). [4]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE GODDARD · PHARMACIE DE LA PLACE). [4,5]
2 × Post office / agence postale (PONT TRAMBOUZE AP · LA POSTE). [4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE AUGUSTE DEMULSANT). [4]
1 × Cinema (SALLE EMILIEN MICHOUX). [4]
2 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE SETZER SALLE POLYVALENTE DE PONT TRAMBOUZE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF PAUL VALLIER). [4]
4 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE RHONE ALPES · BUREAU 00209 · BANQUE POPULAIRE AUVERGNE RHONE ALPES · BNP PARIBAS). [4]
8 × Hairdresser (SALON CLAUDINE · CREA TIF · LA FEERIE DU CHEVEU · MILLE ET UNE COULEURS). [4,5]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [4]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL DU PAVILLON). [4,5]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 4 × Restaurant, 2 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 5 | LA FRIANDISE DES PAINS · PAPILLES & PUPILLES | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,5] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE GARNIER | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,5] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Supermarket | 1 | CARREFOUR EXPRESS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 9 | GERBE GINETTE · LE PETIT CHALET · LE BISTROT GOURMAND · LA CASA DELLA NONNA · COTE COMPTOIR | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 9 | CHEZ VALENTIM · LA CIGALE · C'BARJOT · L'ESTRELLA | INSEE SIRENE 9 [5] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE JACQUES PREVERT | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 5 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE MARCEL PAGNOL · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LEONARD DE VINCI · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LES MARRONNIERS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LA FARANDOLE · ECOLE PRIVEE SAINT CHARLES | INSEE BPE 5 [4] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE FRANCOIS BROSSETTE · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINTE MARIE | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | JESSICA MURARD, MÉDECIN · OLIVIER LAPRAIS, MÉDECIN · MARINE MOURGUE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [4] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE GODDARD · PHARMACIE DE LA PLACE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,5] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | PONT TRAMBOUZE AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHEQUE AUGUSTE DEMULSANT | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Cinema | 1 | SALLE EMILIEN MICHOUX | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | SALLE SETZER SALLE POLYVALENTE DE PONT TRAMBOUZE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF PAUL VALLIER | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 4 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE RHONE ALPES · BUREAU 00209 · BANQUE POPULAIRE AUVERGNE RHONE ALPES · BNP PARIBAS | INSEE BPE 4 [4] |
| Hairdresser | 8 | SALON CLAUDINE · CREA TIF · LA FEERIE DU CHEVEU · MILLE ET UNE COULEURS | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [4,5] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL DU PAVILLON | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Monday, Wednesday, Saturday. [6]
Trajectory
Population 4,624 (2012) → 4,306 (2023): -6.9 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 5,487 (1990) → 4,306 (2023): -21.5 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,714, of which 5.8 % second homes and 18.6 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Cours): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Cours): 0 km to the north (straight line). [10]
GP (Cours): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Cours): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Cours): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 83 days at or below 0 °C, over 18 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LAMURE-SUR-AZER weather station, 13.8 km away at 456 m; the village itself is at 547 m. [11]
The village sits 91 m above 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at LES SAUVAGES, 18.9 km away at 831 m, over 28 summers. [11]
That station sits 284 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 1,030 mm of rain a year, spread over 129 days — about 8 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at PONT TRAMBOUZE, 4.4 km away at 425 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [6]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 69066/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2022-02— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/6b150be3-4f2a-3b5c-b6bd-2259650a9ff4— “Marchés les lundis, mercredis et samedis de 8h à 12h.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 69066/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 69066/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 69066/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 69066
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niederbronn-les-Bains | 67 | 403 km NE | 4,347 | 48.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Buzançais | 36 | 239 km NW | 4,356 | 45.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 46 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat | 87 | 221 km W | 4,366 | 56.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 70 % · humidity 86 % |
| Selles-sur-Cher | 41 | 248 km NW | 4,184 | 49 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Plœuc-L'Hermitage | 22 | 590 km NW | 4,103 | 50.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 41 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rives de l'Yon | 85 | 436 km W | 4,335 | 48 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 32 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat | 87 | 221 km W | 4,366 | 56.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 70 % · humidity 86 % |
| Buzançais | 36 | 239 km NW | 4,356 | 45.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 46 % · humidity 93 % |
| Selles-sur-Cher | 41 | 248 km NW | 4,184 | 49 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Niederbronn-les-Bains | 67 | 403 km NE | 4,347 | 48.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rives de l'Yon | 85 | 436 km W | 4,335 | 48 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 32 % · humidity 93 % |
| Plœuc-L'Hermitage | 22 | 590 km NW | 4,103 | 50.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 41 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Cours'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anould | 88 | 305 km NE | 3,234 | 45.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Baccarat | 54 | 319 km NE | 4,089 | 46.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Charmes | 88 | 293 km NE | 4,484 | 60.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chauffailles | 71 | 12 km N | 3,638 | 55.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vagney | 88 | 279 km NE | 3,843 | 50.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Héand | 42 | 64 km S | 3,665 | 41.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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