Barraux

Isère · CC Le Grésivaudan · INSEE 38027

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.

Partly served 40.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 40 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Barraux (INSEE 38027) is in Isère (38), part of CC Le Grésivaudan. Population 2,016 (2023). ^[1]

INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). ^[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/38027-barraux

Vitality score

Vitality score 40.5/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 40 % of the 9,570 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	0.21	25	5.27
Social	0.43	20	8.65
Education	0.39	10	3.93
Health	0	10	0
Public & culture	0.39	5	1.97
Population trend	1	10	10
Housing mix	0.92	5	4.59

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 1 of 6

Eating out 1 of 1

Cafés and bars 0 of 1

Schools 2 of 3

Health 0 of 4

Public services 1 of 1

Culture 1 of 2

Sport 0 of 2

Everyday services 2 of 3

Lodging 0 of 2

One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. ^[3,4]

2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (TCHOUKAR PRESSION · EPEAUTRE'MENT BON). ^[3,4]

4 × Restaurant (LA GUINGUETTE · LA POPOTE DE DIM · DB-FOUR-TRUCK). ^[3,4]

1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). ^[3]

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

1 × Post office / agence postale (BARRAUX RP). ^[3]

1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE DE BARRAUX). ^[3]

3 × Hairdresser (YED'ELLYNN · LE SALON BY MG). ^[3,4]

1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). ^[3]

Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie).

Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. ^[3,4]

All 25 service types, with per-source counts

Type	Count	Names	Sources
Bakery (boulangerie)	2	TCHOUKAR PRESSION · EPEAUTRE'MENT BON	INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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	4	LA GUINGUETTE · LA POPOTE DE DIM · DB-FOUR-TRUCK	INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4]
Café / bar	0		INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)	1	ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)	1	ECOLE PRIMAIRE	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	BARRAUX RP	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Library	1	BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE DE BARRAUX	INSEE BPE 1 [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	3	YED'ELLYNN · LE SALON BY MG	INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4]
Fuel station	1	STATION SERVICE	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3]
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

1968: 800 2023: 2,016 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 1,897 (2012) → 2,016 (2023): 6.3 % over 10 years. ^[5,1]

Population 1,214 (1990) → 2,016 (2023): 66.1 % over 30 years. ^[6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 902, of which 4.1 % second homes and 6.3 % vacant. ^[7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

In the commune Primary school Bakery — 0.7 km SEFood shop — 2.4 km EGP — 2.8 km EPharmacy — 3.4 km E Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Barraux): 0.7 km to the south-east (straight line). ^[8]

Food shop (Pontcharra): 2.4 km to the east (straight line). ^[9]

GP (Pontcharra): 2.8 km to the east (straight line). ^[9]

Pharmacy (Pontcharra): 3.4 km to the east (straight line). ^[9]

Primary school (Barraux): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). ^[8]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Days at or above 30 °C 17.6

Days at or below 0 °C 51.5

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 52 days at or below 0 °C, over 13 complete years in 1995–2024. ^[10]

Measured at the ST-HILAIRE weather station, 15.8 km away at 970 m; the village itself is at 359 m. ^[10]

The village sits 611 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]

An average of 1,182 mm of rain a year, spread over 115 days — about 10.3 mm on a day it rains. ^[10]

Rainfall measured at CHAPAREILLAN, 3.4 km away at 270 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. ^[10]

Uncertainties

No specific uncertainties flagged.

References

INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38027/2023
INSEE density grid 2026
INSEE BPE 2025
INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38027/2012
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38027/1990
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38027/logement/2023
INSEE BPE 2025 — 38027
INSEE BPE 2025 — 38314
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
Nages-et-Solorgues	30	229 km SW	2,212	32.6	Few services	Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 70 %
Villeblevin	89	389 km NW	1,795	39	Few services	no figures
Fons	30	221 km SW	1,735	45.2	Partly served	Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 0 % · winter 89 %
Mus	30	235 km SW	1,646	32.7	Few services	Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 65 %
Saint-Geniès-de-Comolas	30	182 km SW	2,014	38.6	Few services	Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 54 %
Corneilla-la-Rivière	66	400 km SW	2,004	38.7	Few services	Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 56 % · winter 64 %

Order by distance instead

Commune	Dept	Distance	Population	Score	Band	Climate vs here
Saint-Geniès-de-Comolas	30	182 km SW	2,014	38.6	Few services	Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 54 %
Fons	30	221 km SW	1,735	45.2	Partly served	Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 0 % · winter 89 %
Nages-et-Solorgues	30	229 km SW	2,212	32.6	Few services	Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 70 %
Mus	30	235 km SW	1,646	32.7	Few services	Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 65 %
Villeblevin	89	389 km NW	1,795	39	Few services	no figures
Corneilla-la-Rivière	66	400 km SW	2,004	38.7	Few services	Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 56 % · winter 64 %

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