Rivolet

Identity

Rivolet (INSEE 69167) is in Rhône (69), part of CA Villefranche Beaujolais Saône. Population 585 (2023). ^[1]

INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). ^[2]

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/69167-rivolet

Vitality score

Vitality score 35.1/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 69 % of the 17,248 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.

Services

A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. ^[3,4]

2 × Restaurant (CARA' PIZZ · LA CUISINE DE BAHIJA). ^[3,4]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). ^[3]

1 × Hairdresser. ^[3,4]

Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hairdresser.

Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. ^[3,4]

Market and village life

Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.

Trajectory

Population 564 (2012) → 585 (2023): 3.7 % over 10 years. ^[5,1]

Population 369 (1990) → 585 (2023): 58.5 % over 30 years. ^[6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 261, of which 1.5 % second homes and 6.5 % vacant. ^[7]

Access and surroundings

Bakery (Denicé): 3.5 km to the east (straight line). ^[8]

Food shop (Cogny): 2.7 km to the south-east (straight line). ^[9]

GP (Lacenas): 3.7 km to the south-east (straight line). ^[10]

Pharmacy (Lacenas): 3.7 km to the south-east (straight line). ^[10]

Primary school (Rivolet): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). ^[11]

Climate

An average of 26 days a year at or above 30 °C and 38 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. ^[12]

Measured at the ST-CYR-CHATOUX weather station, 4.3 km away at 695 m; the village itself is at 332 m. ^[12]

The village sits 363 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. ^[12]

Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. ^[12]

Humidity measured at BLACE, 4.4 km away at 340 m, over 21 summers. ^[12]

An average of 948 mm of rain a year, spread over 123 days — about 7.7 mm on a day it rains. ^[12]

Rainfall measured at ST-CYR-CHATOUX, 4.3 km away at 695 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. ^[12]

Uncertainties

No specific uncertainties flagged.

References

1. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 69167/2023
2. INSEE density grid 2026
3. INSEE BPE 2025
4. INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
5. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 69167/2012
6. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 69167/1990
7. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 69167/logement/2023
8. INSEE BPE 2025 — 69074
9. INSEE BPE 2025 — 69061
10. INSEE BPE 2025 — 69105
11. INSEE BPE 2025 — 69167
12. Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024