Communay
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 46.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 30 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Communay (INSEE 69272) is in Rhône (69), part of CC du Pays de l'Ozon. Population 4,540 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/69272-communay
Vitality score
Vitality score 46.4/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 30 % of the 5,052 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 | 0.28 | 25 | 6.97 |
| Social | 0.47 | 20 | 9.35 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.37 | 10 | 3.74 |
| Public & culture | 0.11 | 5 | 0.55 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.91 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (GAILLARD PERE & FILS). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE FLO). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (PETIT CASINO COMMUNAY · LES SAVEURS DE COMMUNAY). [3,4]
5 × Restaurant (PIZZAS SERGIO · IL VILLAGGIO · LA CUISINE DE NENEL). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE DES BONNIERES · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE HECTOR BERLIOZ). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (DOMINIQUE OLAGNON-GERMAIN, MÉDECIN · PAUL RECHATIN, MÉDECIN · FLORENCE CHARBONNIER, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE RAFFIN BOUSSON). [3,4]
1 × Library (MEDIATHEQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE POLYVALENTE · GYMNASE INTERCOMMUNAL COLLEGE HECTOR BERLIOZ). [3]
7 × Hairdresser (CLOLATESS · COMMUN'HAIR COIFFURE · NEHME JOHANA · MDC COIFFURE). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 2 × Restaurant, 2 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), Post office / agence postale. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | GAILLARD PERE & FILS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE FLO | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | PETIT CASINO COMMUNAY · LES SAVEURS DE COMMUNAY | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 5 | PIZZAS SERGIO · IL VILLAGGIO · LA CUISINE DE NENEL | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE DES BONNIERES · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE HECTOR BERLIOZ | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | DOMINIQUE OLAGNON-GERMAIN, MÉDECIN · PAUL RECHATIN, MÉDECIN · FLORENCE CHARBONNIER, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE RAFFIN BOUSSON | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 1 | MEDIATHEQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | SALLE POLYVALENTE · GYMNASE INTERCOMMUNAL COLLEGE HECTOR BERLIOZ | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 7 | CLOLATESS · COMMUN'HAIR COIFFURE · NEHME JOHANA · MDC COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 4,080 (2012) → 4,540 (2023): 11.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 2,918 (1990) → 4,540 (2023): 55.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,919, of which 0.9 % second homes and 3.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Communay): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Communay): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Communay): 0.5 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Communay): 0.5 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Communay): 0.4 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 26 days a year at or above 30 °C and 51 days at or below 0 °C, over 16 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the ST-GENIS - COIN weather station, 7.6 km away at 275 m; the village itself is at 231 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 6 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at SOUCIEU, 12.8 km away at 367 m, over 24 summers. [9]
That station sits 136 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 831 mm of rain a year, spread over 100 days — about 8.3 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at COMMUNAY, 0.5 km away at 230 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 69272/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 69272/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 69272/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 69272/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 69272
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Garennes sur Loire | 49 | 453 km NW | 4,663 | 56.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 54 % · humidity 71 % |
| Aulnat | 63 | 131 km W | 4,139 | 41.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 64 % |
| Porte des Pierres Dorées | 69 | 42 km N | 4,185 | 52.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montsoult | 95 | 430 km NW | 4,023 | 43.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cheval-Blanc | 84 | 202 km S | 4,362 | 51.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 47 % · humidity 71 % |
| Limonest | 69 | 26 km N | 4,012 | 58.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limonest | 69 | 26 km N | 4,012 | 58.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Porte des Pierres Dorées | 69 | 42 km N | 4,185 | 52.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Aulnat | 63 | 131 km W | 4,139 | 41.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 64 % |
| Cheval-Blanc | 84 | 202 km S | 4,362 | 51.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 47 % · humidity 71 % |
| Montsoult | 95 | 430 km NW | 4,023 | 43.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Les Garennes sur Loire | 49 | 453 km NW | 4,663 | 56.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 54 % · 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 Communay'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porte des Pierres Dorées | 69 | 42 km N | 4,185 | 52.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Soucieu-en-Jarrest | 69 | 13 km NW | 4,660 | 54.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vourles | 69 | 7.6 km NW | 3,332 | 53.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chasselay | 69 | 30 km N | 2,973 | 69.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Genay | 69 | 32 km N | 5,585 | 52.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ternay | 69 | 1.8 km W | 5,596 | 52.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/69272-communay