L'Albenc
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 42.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 62 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
L'Albenc (INSEE 38004) is in Isère (38), part of CC Saint-Marcellin Vercors Isère Communauté. Population 1,255 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/38004-l-albenc
Vitality score
Vitality score 42.4/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 62 % of the 12,968 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 | 0.13 | 25 | 3.28 |
| Social | 0.7 | 20 | 14.09 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 0.9 | 10 | 9.02 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.75 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (FERREIRA DOS SANTOS MARIA · SEVEN-7 · DEMORIS MATHYS). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (L'ALBENC RPC RP). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (LIBRE COMME L'HAIR). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 3 | FERREIRA DOS SANTOS MARIA · SEVEN-7 · DEMORIS MATHYS | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | L'ALBENC RPC RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | LIBRE COMME L'HAIR | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 1,104 (2012) → 1,255 (2023): 13.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 895 (1990) → 1,255 (2023): 40.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 571, of which 2.5 % second homes and 9.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (L'Albenc): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Vinay): 3.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Vinay): 2.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Vinay): 3.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (L'Albenc): 0 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 21 days a year at or above 30 °C and 37 days at or below 0 °C, over 23 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the SERRE-NERPOL weather station, 9.6 km away at 630 m; the village itself is at 252 m. [10]
The village sits 378 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 3 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at CHATTE_SAPC, 14.2 km away at 272 m, over 18 summers. [10]
An average of 1,042 mm of rain a year, spread over 106 days — about 9.8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at TULLINS, 9.5 km away at 190 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
56 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 222,750 € — 1,753 € per m² of built surface. [11]
15 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 84,500 € — 1,149 € per m². [11]
The median across Isère is 2,542 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [11]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38004/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38004/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38004/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38004/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38004
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38559
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tacoignières | 78 | 493 km NW | 1,219 | 39.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Espondeilhan | 34 | 264 km SW | 1,268 | 38.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 81 % · humidity 79 % |
| Soulgé-sur-Ouette | 53 | 557 km NW | 1,063 | 32.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Luzancy | 77 | 450 km N | 1,036 | 34.2 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 59 % · humidity 86 % |
| Dom-le-Mesnil | 08 | 499 km N | 1,048 | 38.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 70 % · humidity 79 % |
| Le Breuil-sur-Couze | 63 | 172 km W | 1,028 | 42.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 59 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Breuil-sur-Couze | 63 | 172 km W | 1,028 | 42.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 59 % · humidity 79 % |
| Espondeilhan | 34 | 264 km SW | 1,268 | 38.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 81 % · humidity 79 % |
| Luzancy | 77 | 450 km N | 1,036 | 34.2 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 59 % · humidity 86 % |
| Tacoignières | 78 | 493 km NW | 1,219 | 39.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Dom-le-Mesnil | 08 | 499 km N | 1,048 | 38.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 70 % · humidity 79 % |
| Soulgé-sur-Ouette | 53 | 557 km NW | 1,063 | 32.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 L'Albenc'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noyant-de-Touraine | 37 | 430 km NW | 1,160 | 39.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Huillé-Lézigné | 49 | 515 km NW | 1,298 | 41.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Plaine | 49 | 511 km NW | 1,018 | 37.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Francueil | 37 | 408 km NW | 1,461 | 42.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chabournay | 86 | 434 km NW | 1,274 | 32.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Neuvy-Pailloux | 36 | 332 km NW | 1,159 | 27.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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