Blandin
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 19.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 68 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Blandin (INSEE 38047) is in Isère (38), part of CC Les Vals du Dauphiné. Population 158 (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/38047-blandin
Vitality score
Vitality score 19.6/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 68 % of the 14,464 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.69 | 10 | 6.88 |
| Housing mix | 0.9 | 5 | 4.52 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), 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) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 135 (2012) → 158 (2023): 17 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 133 (1990) → 158 (2023): 18.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 84, of which 4.8 % second homes and 16.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Val-de-Virieu): 2.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Val-de-Virieu): 2.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Val-de-Virieu): 2.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Val-de-Virieu): 2.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Val-de-Virieu): 2.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 22 days a year at or above 30 °C and 88 days at or below 0 °C, over 15 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the CESSIEU weather station, 10.9 km away at 304 m; the village itself is at 406 m. [9]
The village sits 102 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. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at GRENOBLE-ST GEOIRS, 15.9 km away at 376 m, over 30 summers. [9]
An average of 1,154 mm of rain a year, spread over 116 days — about 9.9 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at CHARAVINES, 6.8 km away at 510 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 — 38047/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38047/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38047/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38047/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38560
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villers-Tournelle | 80 | 516 km NW | 160 | 23.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 62 % · winter 58 % |
| Malans | 25 | 181 km N | 157 | 19.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Punerot | 88 | 336 km N | 149 | 21.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sachy | 08 | 468 km N | 175 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chichey | 51 | 380 km N | 166 | 18.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 42 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tournières | 14 | 637 km NW | 148 | 14.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 27 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malans | 25 | 181 km N | 157 | 19.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Punerot | 88 | 336 km N | 149 | 21.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chichey | 51 | 380 km N | 166 | 18.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 42 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sachy | 08 | 468 km N | 175 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villers-Tournelle | 80 | 516 km NW | 160 | 23.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 62 % · winter 58 % |
| Tournières | 14 | 637 km NW | 148 | 14.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 27 % · humidity 86 % |
Sort and compare these on the full list →
…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 Blandin'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malans | 25 | 181 km N | 157 | 19.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Velleguindry-et-Levrecey | 70 | 237 km N | 161 | 14.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Varogne | 70 | 256 km N | 155 | 13.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Palise | 25 | 217 km N | 150 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Marvelise | 25 | 245 km N | 147 | 14.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Midrevaux | 88 | 324 km N | 173 | 8.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/38047-blandin