Bouvesse-Quirieu
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 39.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 47 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Bouvesse-Quirieu (INSEE 38054) is in Isère (38), part of CC Les Balcons du Dauphiné. Population 1,524 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-25 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/38054-bouvesse-quirieu
Vitality score
Vitality score 39.7/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 47 % of the 11,508 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 | 0.26 | 25 | 6.56 |
| Social | 0.39 | 20 | 7.87 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.88 | 5 | 4.41 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AUX PAINS DE ZAZOU). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (O CANTINHO DE PORTUGAL). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE BOUVESSARD). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE BOUVESSE-QUIRIEU). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (BROCHIER-CENDRE CHRYSTEL). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | AUX PAINS DE ZAZOU | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | O CANTINHO DE PORTUGAL | 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 | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE BOUVESSARD | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE | 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 | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE BOUVESSE-QUIRIEU | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | BROCHIER-CENDRE CHRYSTEL | 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
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 1,458 (2012) → 1,524 (2023): 4.5 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 998 (1990) → 1,524 (2023): 52.7 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 727, of which 5.9 % second homes and 7.3 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bouvesse-Quirieu): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Bouvesse-Quirieu): 0.6 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Montalieu-Vercieu): 2.3 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Montalieu-Vercieu): 2.4 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Bouvesse-Quirieu): 0.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 28 days a year at or above 30 °C and 60 days at or below 0 °C, over 18 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the COURTENAY weather station, 6.7 km away at 315 m; the village itself is at 237 m. [11]
The village sits 78 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. [11]
An average of 1,057 mm of rain a year, spread over 117 days — about 9 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at COURTENAY, 6.7 km away at 315 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
99 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 212,000 € — 2,039 € per m² of built surface. [12]
The median across Isère is 2,542 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [12]
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
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38054/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2023-08— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/b0e6f5f0-f019-3c4c-99f4-349ba6a8649a— “Marché de Bouvesse-Quirieu”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38054/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38054/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38054/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38054
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38247
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevillon-sur-Huillard | 45 | 321 km NW | 1,506 | 46.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 93 % |
| Lunery | 18 | 273 km NW | 1,486 | 34.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 74 % · winter 91 % |
| Québriac | 35 | 617 km NW | 1,588 | 39.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 44 % · winter 61 % |
| Calan | 56 | 703 km W | 1,277 | 44.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 41 % · winter 68 % |
| Maché | 85 | 556 km W | 1,831 | 41.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 72 % · winter 68 % |
| Sommerau | 67 | 351 km NE | 1,523 | 34.3 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 59 % · winter 89 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lunery | 18 | 273 km NW | 1,486 | 34.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 74 % · winter 91 % |
| Chevillon-sur-Huillard | 45 | 321 km NW | 1,506 | 46.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 93 % |
| Sommerau | 67 | 351 km NE | 1,523 | 34.3 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 59 % · winter 89 % |
| Maché | 85 | 556 km W | 1,831 | 41.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 72 % · winter 68 % |
| Québriac | 35 | 617 km NW | 1,588 | 39.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 44 % · winter 61 % |
| Calan | 56 | 703 km W | 1,277 | 44.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 41 % · winter 68 % |
Elsewhere
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