Bossieu
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 21.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 48 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Bossieu (INSEE 38049) is in Isère (38), part of CC Bièvre Isère. Population 326 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 21.7/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 48 % of the 17,971 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.85 | 10 | 8.53 |
| Housing mix | 0.71 | 5 | 3.57 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (L'OREE DU BOIS). [4]
1 × Hairdresser (DES I D COIFFURE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie).
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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] | |
| 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | L'OREE DU BOIS | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | DES I D COIFFURE | 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 266 (2012) → 326 (2023): 22.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 241 (1990) → 326 (2023): 35.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 168, of which 14.3 % second homes and 3.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Faramans): 3 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Pommier-de-Beaurepaire): 2.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Faramans): 3 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Faramans): 3.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Pommier-de-Beaurepaire): 3 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 21 days a year at or above 30 °C and 75 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LA COTE ST ANDRE weather station, 11.3 km away at 346 m; the village itself is at 431 m. [10]
The village sits 85 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 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at GRENOBLE-ST GEOIRS, 14.2 km away at 376 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 55 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 1,013 mm of rain a year, spread over 111 days — about 9.1 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at POMMIER-DE-BEAUREPAIRE, 2 km away at 480 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 — 38049/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38049/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38049/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38049/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38161
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38311
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bertrambois | 54 | 381 km N | 320 | 16.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vincelles | 51 | 424 km N | 333 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 51 % · humidity 93 % |
| Baulay | 70 | 272 km N | 322 | 20 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Michel-de-Plélan | 22 | 653 km NW | 334 | 23 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 47 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Houblonnière | 14 | 561 km NW | 324 | 23.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 41 % · humidity 79 % |
| Les Roches-l'Évêque | 41 | 418 km NW | 300 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 74 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baulay | 70 | 272 km N | 322 | 20 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bertrambois | 54 | 381 km N | 320 | 16.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Les Roches-l'Évêque | 41 | 418 km NW | 300 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 74 % |
| Vincelles | 51 | 424 km N | 333 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 51 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Houblonnière | 14 | 561 km NW | 324 | 23.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 41 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Michel-de-Plélan | 22 | 653 km NW | 334 | 23 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 47 % · 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 Bossieu'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bertrambois | 54 | 381 km N | 320 | 16.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Baulay | 70 | 272 km N | 322 | 20 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-Bassel | 57 | 402 km N | 322 | 18 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Nogna | 39 | 137 km N | 308 | 24.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villars-Saint-Georges | 25 | 197 km N | 283 | 24.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villard-d'Héry | 73 | 78 km E | 270 | 24 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
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