Bévenais
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 37.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 53 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Bévenais (INSEE 38042) is in Isère (38), part of CC de Bièvre Est. Population 1,049 (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/38042-bevenais
Vitality score
Vitality score 37.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 53 % of the 14,054 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 | 25 | 0 |
| Social | 0.66 | 20 | 13.11 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.92 | 5 | 4.59 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
5 × Restaurant (KOLUNDZIJA SVETLANA · ARANCINI E PIU · LA VILLA · LA MONA VILLA LA VILLA). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 5 | KOLUNDZIJA SVETLANA · ARANCINI E PIU · LA VILLA · LA MONA VILLA LA VILLA | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 954 (2012) → 1,049 (2023): 10 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 628 (1990) → 1,049 (2023): 67 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 468, of which 4.1 % second homes and 6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Frette): 2.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Le Grand-Lemps): 2.5 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Le Grand-Lemps): 2.6 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (La Frette): 2.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Bévenais): 0 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 19 days a year at or above 30 °C and 76 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the GRENOBLE-ST GEOIRS weather station, 6.9 km away at 376 m; the village itself is at 471 m. [11]
The village sits 95 m above 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at GRENOBLE-ST GEOIRS, 6.9 km away at 376 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 95 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 890 mm of rain a year, spread over 103 days — about 8.6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at GRENOBLE-ST GEOIRS, 6.9 km away at 376 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38042/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38042/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38042/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38042/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38174
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38182
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38042
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heiteren | 68 | 330 km NE | 1,069 | 34.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Labastide-de-Lévis | 81 | 313 km SW | 971 | 36.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 18 % · winter 59 % · humidity 71 % |
| Courlans | 39 | 142 km N | 938 | 39.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 58 % · humidity 79 % |
| Château-l'Abbaye | 59 | 583 km N | 917 | 40 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
| Dracé | 69 | 97 km NW | 1,212 | 31.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 53 % · humidity 50 % |
| Montagny-les-Lanches | 74 | 73 km NE | 830 | 39.7 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montagny-les-Lanches | 74 | 73 km NE | 830 | 39.7 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
| Dracé | 69 | 97 km NW | 1,212 | 31.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 53 % · humidity 50 % |
| Courlans | 39 | 142 km N | 938 | 39.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 58 % · humidity 79 % |
| Labastide-de-Lévis | 81 | 313 km SW | 971 | 36.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 18 % · winter 59 % · humidity 71 % |
| Heiteren | 68 | 330 km NE | 1,069 | 34.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Château-l'Abbaye | 59 | 583 km N | 917 | 40 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Bévenais'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heiteren | 68 | 330 km NE | 1,069 | 34.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bruebach | 68 | 297 km NE | 1,042 | 22.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Niffer | 68 | 304 km NE | 985 | 41.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pontpierre | 57 | 416 km N | 735 | 39.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Aspach | 68 | 287 km NE | 1,138 | 27.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sammeron | 77 | 431 km NW | 1,178 | 34.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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