Fontaines-sur-Saône
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 57.2/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 66 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Fontaines-sur-Saône (INSEE 69088) is in Rhône (69), part of Métropole de Lyon. Population 6,957 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 57.2/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 66 % of the 3,460 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 | 0.5 | 25 | 12.38 |
| Social | 0.69 | 20 | 13.79 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.68 | 10 | 6.77 |
| Public & culture | 0.31 | 5 | 1.54 |
| Population trend | 0.53 | 10 | 5.29 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.92 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (MA MIE A DORER · BREST · M2 PATISSERIE). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIES J'M). [3,4]
4 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (PETIT CASINO · LE COMPTOIR DU BRASS'IN · LA CASA MIA · VIVAL). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (SAS NC DISTRIBUTION). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (FROMAGE HEBDO). [4]
17 × Restaurant (FABIOLI · E & W · O GONES DE SAONE · PATCHWORK HOUSE · REGINE). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (BULLES DE SAONE). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE MARRONNIER · ECOLE PRIMAIRE REVES EN SAONE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE JEAN DE TOURNES). [3]
7 × GP (médecin généraliste) (WALID JABRE, MÉDECIN · CHRISTIAN DUC, MÉDECIN · MICHEL LAGNIER, MÉDECIN · MAXIME AJOUX-WAHBI, MÉDECIN · CHRISTELLE THOMAS, MÉDECIN). [3]
3 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DES MARRONNIERS · PHARMACIE DES TROIS FONTAINES · PHARMACIE DU PONT DE FONTAINES). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
2 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DES MARRONNIERS MAISON DES CURIOSITÉS · MÉDIATHÈQUE DU CENTRE MAISON DES CURIOSITÉS). [3]
4 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE DES RONZIERES · GYMNASE DU GROUPE SCOLAIRE DU CENTRE · COMPLEXE DU STADE ROY · ECOLE DES MARRONNIERS). [3]
4 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE RHONE ALPES · BUREAU 00576 · BANQUE POPULAIRE AUVERGNE RHONE ALPES · CREDIT LYONNAIS). [3]
13 × Hairdresser (SALON WELTER · L ATELIER DE CAROLE · NELLY B COIFFURE · S P S COIFFURE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 2 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 4 | MA MIE A DORER · BREST · M2 PATISSERIE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIES J'M | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 4 | PETIT CASINO · LE COMPTOIR DU BRASS'IN · LA CASA MIA · VIVAL | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | SAS NC DISTRIBUTION | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | FROMAGE HEBDO | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 17 | FABIOLI · E & W · O GONES DE SAONE · PATCHWORK HOUSE · REGINE | INSEE BPE 17 / INSEE SIRENE 36 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | BULLES DE SAONE | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE MARRONNIER · ECOLE PRIMAIRE REVES EN SAONE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE JEAN DE TOURNES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 7 | WALID JABRE, MÉDECIN · CHRISTIAN DUC, MÉDECIN · MICHEL LAGNIER, MÉDECIN · MAXIME AJOUX-WAHBI, MÉDECIN · CHRISTELLE THOMAS, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | PHARMACIE DES MARRONNIERS · PHARMACIE DES TROIS FONTAINES · PHARMACIE DU PONT DE FONTAINES | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 | 2 | MÉDIATHÈQUE DES MARRONNIERS MAISON DES CURIOSITÉS · MÉDIATHÈQUE DU CENTRE MAISON DES CURIOSITÉS | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 4 | GYMNASE DES RONZIERES · GYMNASE DU GROUPE SCOLAIRE DU CENTRE · COMPLEXE DU STADE ROY · ECOLE DES MARRONNIERS | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 4 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE RHONE ALPES · BUREAU 00576 · BANQUE POPULAIRE AUVERGNE RHONE ALPES · CREDIT LYONNAIS | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 13 | SALON WELTER · L ATELIER DE CAROLE · NELLY B COIFFURE · S P S COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 13 / INSEE SIRENE 16 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Wednesday, Thursday matin Le mercredi matin au centre-ville (face à l'église Saint-Louis) et le jeudi matin dans le quartier des Marronniers (allée de la Chardonnière). [5]
Trajectory
Population 6,295 (2012) → 6,957 (2023): 10.5 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 6,760 (1990) → 6,957 (2023): 2.9 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 3,548, of which 0.8 % second homes and 5.9 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Fontaines-sur-Saône): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Fontaines-sur-Saône): 0.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Fontaines-sur-Saône): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Fontaines-sur-Saône): 0.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Fontaines-sur-Saône): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 35 days a year at or above 30 °C and 42 days at or below 0 °C, over 11 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the CALUIRE weather station, 3.6 km away at 269 m; the village itself is at 177 m. [10]
The village sits 92 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 9 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at LUCENAY, 14 km away at 255 m, over 20 summers. [10]
That station sits 78 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 820 mm of rain a year, spread over 109 days — about 7.5 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CALUIRE, 3.6 km away at 269 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
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 — 69088/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.fontaines-sur-saone.fr/vie-municipale/decouvrir-la-commune/une-ville-a-taille-humaine/— “Le mercredi matin au centre-ville (face à l'église Saint-Louis) et le jeudi matin dans le quartier des Marronniers (allée de la Chardonnière).”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 69088/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 69088/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 69088/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 69088
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L'Arbresle | 69 | 18 km W | 6,537 | 63 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 58 % · humidity 50 % |
| Guingamp | 22 | 675 km NW | 7,111 | 71.6 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 21 % · winter 86 % · humidity 43 % |
| La Tour-du-Pin | 38 | 56 km SE | 8,111 | 63.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 41 % · humidity 50 % |
| Chessy | 77 | 373 km NW | 7,771 | 61.3 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 84 % · humidity 43 % |
| Vert-Saint-Denis | 77 | 347 km NW | 9,291 | 61.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 68 % · humidity 43 % |
| Sathonay-Camp | 69 | 2.7 km SE | 7,019 | 62 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 84 % · humidity 43 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sathonay-Camp | 69 | 2.7 km SE | 7,019 | 62 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 84 % · humidity 43 % |
| L'Arbresle | 69 | 18 km W | 6,537 | 63 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 58 % · humidity 50 % |
| La Tour-du-Pin | 38 | 56 km SE | 8,111 | 63.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 41 % · humidity 50 % |
| Vert-Saint-Denis | 77 | 347 km NW | 9,291 | 61.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 68 % · humidity 43 % |
| Chessy | 77 | 373 km NW | 7,771 | 61.3 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 84 % · humidity 43 % |
| Guingamp | 22 | 675 km NW | 7,111 | 71.6 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 21 % · winter 86 % · humidity 43 % |
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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 Fontaines-sur-Saône'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Passage | 47 | 380 km SW | 9,326 | 65 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Grigny-sur-Rhône | 69 | 26 km S | 10,030 | 47.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Anse | 69 | 15 km NW | 8,206 | 52.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fonsorbes | 31 | 383 km SW | 12,954 | 50.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Marmande | 47 | 396 km W | 17,328 | 70.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Pierre-du-Mont | 40 | 475 km SW | 10,092 | 54 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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