Le Bourg-d'Oisans
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 69/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 99 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Le Bourg-d'Oisans (INSEE 38052) is in Isère (38), part of CC de l'Oisans. Population 2,617 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/38052-le-bourg-d-oisans
Vitality score
Vitality score 69/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 99 % of the 7,969 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 | 0.79 | 25 | 19.82 |
| Social | 0.98 | 20 | 19.69 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.75 | 10 | 7.48 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.4 | 10 | 3.99 |
| Housing mix | 0.36 | 5 | 1.78 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
7 × Bakery (boulangerie) (E.M.G · PAIN BOLOGNE · MAISON JOSSERAND · BOULANGERIE JOSSERAND · AUX PAINS). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (L'UISSAN · TERROIRS DE L'OISANS). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
3 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR EXPRESS · TOM & THIERRY · INTERMARCHE). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (LA FROMAGERIE DU BOURG). [4]
16 × Restaurant (SARL STE HOTELIERE DU HAUT VERDON · BELLA VITA PIZZA · LE RIVE GAUCHE · MAISON SALAZARD · AUX 3 NAINS). [3,4]
7 × Café / bar (LA ROMANCHE). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE LA FARE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LE MARRONNIER). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE DES SIX VALLEES). [3]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ROBERT BOCHATON, MÉDECIN · IRIS BONHOMME, MÉDECIN · JACQUES PINEY, MÉDECIN · FRANCOISE KNIPILER, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE LAGEON · PHARMACIE DU LAUVITEL). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DU BOURG D'OISANS). [3]
1 × Cinema (CINEMA LES ECRINS). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE DU COLLEGE DES SIX VALLEES). [3]
5 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE RHONE ALPES · BOURG D'OISANS · BANQUE POPULAIRE AUVERGNE RHONE ALPES · BNPP · LYONNAISE DE BANQUE). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (HAIR DESIGN · GENEVIEVE COIFFURE · WILLIAM GUAZZONE HAIR ARTIST). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
5 × Hotel (HOTEL DE MILAN · HOTEL BELLEDONNE · HOTEL TERMINUS · HOTEL OBERLAND). [3,4]
7 × Campsite (CAMPIGNE CARAVANING DE LA CASCADE · CAMPING LE CHATEAU · RESTAURANT LA TERRASSE · CAMPING LA PISCINE · CAMPING RCN DE BELLEDONNE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 6 × Restaurant, 2 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 7 | E.M.G · PAIN BOLOGNE · MAISON JOSSERAND · BOULANGERIE JOSSERAND · AUX PAINS | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | L'UISSAN · TERROIRS DE L'OISANS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 3 | CARREFOUR EXPRESS · TOM & THIERRY · INTERMARCHE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | LA FROMAGERIE DU BOURG | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 16 | SARL STE HOTELIERE DU HAUT VERDON · BELLA VITA PIZZA · LE RIVE GAUCHE · MAISON SALAZARD · AUX 3 NAINS | INSEE BPE 16 / INSEE SIRENE 23 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 7 | LA ROMANCHE | INSEE SIRENE 7 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE LA FARE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LE MARRONNIER | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE DES SIX VALLEES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 4 | ROBERT BOCHATON, MÉDECIN · IRIS BONHOMME, MÉDECIN · JACQUES PINEY, MÉDECIN · FRANCOISE KNIPILER, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE LAGEON · PHARMACIE DU LAUVITEL | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DU BOURG D'OISANS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | CINEMA LES ECRINS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | GYMNASE DU COLLEGE DES SIX VALLEES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 5 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE RHONE ALPES · BOURG D'OISANS · BANQUE POPULAIRE AUVERGNE RHONE ALPES · BNPP · LYONNAISE DE BANQUE | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 4 | HAIR DESIGN · GENEVIEVE COIFFURE · WILLIAM GUAZZONE HAIR ARTIST | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 5 | HOTEL DE MILAN · HOTEL BELLEDONNE · HOTEL TERMINUS · HOTEL OBERLAND | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 7 | CAMPIGNE CARAVANING DE LA CASCADE · CAMPING LE CHATEAU · RESTAURANT LA TERRASSE · CAMPING LA PISCINE · CAMPING RCN DE BELLEDONNE | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 3,228 (2012) → 2,617 (2023): -18.9 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 2,911 (1990) → 2,617 (2023): -10.1 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,090, of which 32.2 % second homes and 6.9 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Le Bourg-d'Oisans): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Le Bourg-d'Oisans): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Le Bourg-d'Oisans): 0.4 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Le Bourg-d'Oisans): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Le Bourg-d'Oisans): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 9 days a year at or above 30 °C and 65 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ALPE-D'HUEZ weather station, 5.9 km away at 1,860 m; the village itself is at 723 m. [10]
The village sits 1,137 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]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ALPE-D'HUEZ, 5.9 km away at 1,860 m, over 18 summers. [10]
That station sits 1,137 m above 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 1,245 mm of rain a year, spread over 106 days — about 11.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ORNON, 3.3 km away at 950 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 — 38052/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2022-07— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/43a70d49-d3c7-3aed-95e4-230d0450d24e— “Marché”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38052/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38052/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38052/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38052
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Chambon-sur-Lignon | 43 | 136 km W | 2,501 | 63.6 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Argelès-Gazost | 65 | 540 km SW | 2,761 | 64.1 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 67 % · winter 55 % |
| Bédoin | 84 | 123 km SW | 3,106 | 53.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Les Vans | 07 | 166 km SW | 2,662 | 73.8 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 54 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vallon-Pont-d'Arc | 07 | 148 km SW | 2,403 | 75 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 73 % · humidity 79 % |
| Aups | 83 | 159 km S | 2,192 | 69.5 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 8 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bédoin | 84 | 123 km SW | 3,106 | 53.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Chambon-sur-Lignon | 43 | 136 km W | 2,501 | 63.6 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vallon-Pont-d'Arc | 07 | 148 km SW | 2,403 | 75 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 73 % · humidity 79 % |
| Aups | 83 | 159 km S | 2,192 | 69.5 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 8 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Vans | 07 | 166 km SW | 2,662 | 73.8 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 54 % · humidity 86 % |
| Argelès-Gazost | 65 | 540 km SW | 2,761 | 64.1 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 67 % · winter 55 % |
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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 Le Bourg-d'Oisans'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neuvic | 19 | 297 km W | 1,567 | 56.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lacaune | 81 | 305 km SW | 2,464 | 59.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Senonches | 28 | 545 km NW | 3,045 | 49.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vernoux-en-Vivarais | 07 | 110 km W | 1,982 | 62.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bruyères | 88 | 355 km N | 2,923 | 69.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saulieu | 21 | 284 km NW | 2,216 | 66.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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