La Chapelle-de-la-Tour
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 44.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 54 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Chapelle-de-la-Tour (INSEE 38076) is in Isère (38), part of CC Les Vals du Dauphiné. Population 1,992 (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 44.4/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 54 % of the 9,664 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 | 6.47 |
| Social | 0.39 | 20 | 7.87 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.39 | 10 | 3.88 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.93 | 5 | 4.63 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA TOQUEE · AU FOUR ET AU PETRIN). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (L'OVALIE PIZ). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (FREDERIQUE RODET, MÉDECIN · MARIE-HELENE GRAS-GONIN, MÉDECIN · BLANDINE BESNARD-COTTAZ, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Library (MEDIATHEQUE MUNICIPALE DE LA CHAPELLE DE LA TOUR). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE D ANIMATION RURALE). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (CREA'LISS COIFFURE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | LA TOQUEE · AU FOUR ET AU PETRIN | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| 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 | 1 | L'OVALIE PIZ | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | FREDERIQUE RODET, MÉDECIN · MARIE-HELENE GRAS-GONIN, MÉDECIN · BLANDINE BESNARD-COTTAZ, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [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 | MEDIATHEQUE MUNICIPALE DE LA CHAPELLE DE LA TOUR | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | SALLE D ANIMATION RURALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 2 | CREA'LISS COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 1,700 (2012) → 1,992 (2023): 17.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,295 (1990) → 1,992 (2023): 53.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 897, of which 3.7 % second homes and 5.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Chapelle-de-la-Tour): 0.3 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Clair-de-la-Tour): 1.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (La Chapelle-de-la-Tour): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Clair-de-la-Tour): 1.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (La Chapelle-de-la-Tour): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 22 days a year at or above 30 °C and 91 days at or below 0 °C, over 15 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the CESSIEU weather station, 5.3 km away at 304 m; the village itself is at 432 m. [10]
The village sits 128 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 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at BOURGOIN, 12.4 km away at 358 m, over 20 summers. [10]
That station sits 74 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 1,117 mm of rain a year, spread over 120 days — about 9.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at FAVERGES, 5.1 km away at 367 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 — 38076/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38076/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38076/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38076/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38076
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38377
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auchy-lez-Orchies | 59 | 570 km N | 1,599 | 48.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 34 % · humidity 100 % |
| Allan | 26 | 132 km SW | 1,980 | 50.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 35 % · humidity 86 % |
| Neulliac | 56 | 701 km NW | 1,482 | 41.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 27 % · humidity 100 % |
| Beychac-et-Caillau | 33 | 464 km W | 2,625 | 51.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 31 % · humidity 64 % |
| Arenthon | 74 | 89 km NE | 2,097 | 41.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Guengat | 29 | 784 km NW | 1,846 | 40.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 4 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arenthon | 74 | 89 km NE | 2,097 | 41.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Allan | 26 | 132 km SW | 1,980 | 50.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 35 % · humidity 86 % |
| Beychac-et-Caillau | 33 | 464 km W | 2,625 | 51.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 31 % · humidity 64 % |
| Auchy-lez-Orchies | 59 | 570 km N | 1,599 | 48.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 34 % · humidity 100 % |
| Neulliac | 56 | 701 km NW | 1,482 | 41.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 27 % · humidity 100 % |
| Guengat | 29 | 784 km NW | 1,846 | 40.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 4 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 La Chapelle-de-la-Tour'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Didier-de-la-Tour | 38 | 3.6 km SE | 2,143 | 38.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Romain-de-Popey | 69 | 78 km W | 1,725 | 45.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Dingy-Saint-Clair | 74 | 69 km NE | 1,466 | 35 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Hélène-sur-Isère | 73 | 67 km E | 1,248 | 38.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Eclose-Badinières | 38 | 16 km SW | 1,515 | 35.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rochetoirin | 38 | 3.8 km W | 1,090 | 42.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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