Brion
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 19/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 69 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Brion (INSEE 38060) is in Isère (38), part of CC Bièvre Isère. Population 141 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 19/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 69 % of the 13,583 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.57 | 10 | 5.68 |
| Housing mix | 0.83 | 5 | 4.13 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie).
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| 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) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE 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 | 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 | 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 seasonal market is recorded here: the source last advertised it for a period that has now ended, and gives no weekday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 134 (2012) → 141 (2023): 5.2 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 132 (1990) → 141 (2023): 6.8 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 69, of which 8.7 % second homes and 1.4 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Étienne-de-Saint-Geoirs): 5.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Saint-Étienne-de-Saint-Geoirs): 5.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Étienne-de-Saint-Geoirs): 5.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Étienne-de-Saint-Geoirs): 5.4 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Brion): 0 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 9 days a year at or above 30 °C and 56 days at or below 0 °C, over 23 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the SERRE-NERPOL weather station, 1.5 km away at 630 m; the village itself is at 573 m. [11]
The village sits 57 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]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at GRENOBLE-ST GEOIRS, 8.2 km away at 376 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 197 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 1,054 mm of rain a year, spread over 112 days — about 9.4 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at SERRE-NERPOL, 1.5 km away at 630 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38060/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-07— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/8dd43225-ebac-3f2c-991a-13936d2d27b1— “Marché de producteurs locaux”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38060/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38060/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38060/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38384
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38060
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veilhes | 81 | 336 km SW | 143 | 24.2 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 38 % · winter 93 % · humidity 64 % |
| Orriule | 64 | 535 km W | 140 | 17.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 77 % · humidity 14 % |
| Faverolles-la-Campagne | 27 | 531 km NW | 152 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 95 % |
| Lalanne-Arqué | 32 | 433 km SW | 149 | 16.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 85 % · humidity 57 % |
| Labastide-Paumès | 31 | 412 km SW | 150 | 20.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 84 % · humidity 50 % |
| Hannaches | 60 | 538 km NW | 132 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veilhes | 81 | 336 km SW | 143 | 24.2 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 38 % · winter 93 % · humidity 64 % |
| Labastide-Paumès | 31 | 412 km SW | 150 | 20.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 84 % · humidity 50 % |
| Lalanne-Arqué | 32 | 433 km SW | 149 | 16.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 85 % · humidity 57 % |
| Faverolles-la-Campagne | 27 | 531 km NW | 152 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 95 % |
| Orriule | 64 | 535 km W | 140 | 17.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 77 % · humidity 14 % |
| Hannaches | 60 | 538 km NW | 132 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · 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 Brion'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hannaches | 60 | 538 km NW | 132 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Épizon | 52 | 343 km N | 153 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Murvaux | 55 | 456 km N | 139 | 9.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Beaucoudray | 50 | 637 km NW | 136 | 12.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lignou | 61 | 572 km NW | 136 | 9.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Labathude | 46 | 270 km W | 203 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
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