Bilieu
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 37.7/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 39 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Bilieu (INSEE 38043) is in Isère (38), part of CA du Pays Voironnais. Population 1,578 (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/38043-bilieu
Vitality score
Vitality score 37.7/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 39 % of the 11,239 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 | 0.51 | 20 | 10.26 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.72 | 5 | 3.58 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (TOTEM). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (TI AMO · LE CAFE DES EAUX SAUVAGES). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (BILIEU AP). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LES NOISETIERS). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Campsite.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), 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) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | TOTEM | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 2 | TI AMO · LE CAFE DES EAUX SAUVAGES | INSEE BPE 2 / 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 | 1 | BILIEU AP | 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 | 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 | 1 | CAMPING LES NOISETIERS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 1,359 (2012) → 1,578 (2023): 16.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 741 (1990) → 1,578 (2023): 113 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 769, of which 14.2 % second homes and 4.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Charavines): 3.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Bilieu): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Charavines): 3.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Charavines): 3.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Bilieu): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 17 days a year at or above 30 °C and 92 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ST AUPRE_SAPC weather station, 10.5 km away at 450 m; the village itself is at 588 m. [10]
The village sits 138 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at COUBLEVIE, 11.1 km away at 300 m, over 19 summers. [10]
That station sits 288 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 1,154 mm of rain a year, spread over 116 days — about 9.9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CHARAVINES, 3.1 km away at 510 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
99 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 295,000 € — 2,449 € per m² of built surface. [11]
The median across Isère is 2,542 € per m², so this commune sits about level with 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
sources disagree on Restaurant
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38043/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38043/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38043/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38043/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38082
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38043
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumont-sur-Lèze | 31 | 405 km SW | 1,647 | 34.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 27 % · humidity 50 % |
| Herm | 40 | 560 km W | 1,185 | 35.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 22 % · humidity 0 % |
| Périgneux | 42 | 109 km W | 1,621 | 39.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 58 % · humidity 7 % |
| Saint-Martin-de-Sanzay | 79 | 478 km NW | 1,030 | 41.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 79 % · winter 32 % |
| Le Morne-Vert | 972 | 7,038 km W | 1,718 | 36.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 38 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Saturnin | 16 | 429 km W | 1,284 | 38.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 31 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Périgneux | 42 | 109 km W | 1,621 | 39.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 58 % · humidity 7 % |
| Beaumont-sur-Lèze | 31 | 405 km SW | 1,647 | 34.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 27 % · humidity 50 % |
| Saint-Saturnin | 16 | 429 km W | 1,284 | 38.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 31 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Martin-de-Sanzay | 79 | 478 km NW | 1,030 | 41.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 79 % · winter 32 % |
| Herm | 40 | 560 km W | 1,185 | 35.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 22 % · humidity 0 % |
| Le Morne-Vert | 972 | 7,038 km W | 1,718 | 36.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 38 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Bilieu'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grazac | 43 | 111 km W | 1,152 | 44.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Walscheid | 57 | 376 km N | 1,459 | 23.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Quirin | 57 | 370 km N | 692 | 35.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aveize | 69 | 87 km W | 1,110 | 29.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aillevillers-et-Lyaumont | 70 | 281 km N | 1,426 | 43.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Maurice-en-Gourgois | 42 | 107 km W | 1,827 | 54.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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