Charancieu
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 45.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 85 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Charancieu (INSEE 38080) is in Isère (38), part of CA du Pays Voironnais. Population 738 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/38080-charancieu
Vitality score
Vitality score 45.6/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 85 % of the 16,127 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 | 0.5 | 25 | 12.47 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.92 | 10 | 9.17 |
| Housing mix | 0.9 | 5 | 4.48 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LA CROISEE DES CHEMINS). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (LIDL · ISADORIN). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LE CROCUS). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (SAPIN GINETTE · DAVID & SON · L'ATELIER BY LF). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), 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) | 1 | BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | LA CROISEE DES CHEMINS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | LIDL · ISADORIN | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 1 | LE CROCUS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE 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 | 3 | SAPIN GINETTE · DAVID & SON · L'ATELIER BY LF | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| 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 723 (2012) → 738 (2023): 2.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 521 (1990) → 738 (2023): 41.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 348, of which 5.2 % second homes and 6.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Charancieu): 1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Charancieu): 0.7 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Les Abrets en Dauphiné): 1.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Les Abrets en Dauphiné): 1.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Charancieu): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 30 days a year at or above 30 °C and 89 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the PONT-DE-BEAUVOISIN weather station, 7.2 km away at 284 m; the village itself is at 433 m. [10]
The village sits 149 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 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at COUBLEVIE, 18.8 km away at 300 m, over 19 summers. [10]
That station sits 133 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 1,156 mm of rain a year, spread over 119 days — about 9.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at PONT-DE-BEAUVOISIN, 7.2 km away at 284 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 — 38080/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38080/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38080/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38080/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38080
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38001
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charols | 26 | 115 km SW | 965 | 44 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 19 % · humidity 86 % |
| Landisacq | 61 | 592 km NW | 765 | 41.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 58 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cauneille | 40 | 570 km W | 804 | 44.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 23 % · humidity 0 % |
| Légny | 69 | 88 km NW | 685 | 50.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Moumour | 64 | 558 km SW | 814 | 40.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 26 % · humidity 21 % |
| Merceuil | 21 | 168 km N | 815 | 46.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 39 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Légny | 69 | 88 km NW | 685 | 50.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Charols | 26 | 115 km SW | 965 | 44 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 19 % · humidity 86 % |
| Merceuil | 21 | 168 km N | 815 | 46.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 39 % · humidity 93 % |
| Moumour | 64 | 558 km SW | 814 | 40.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 26 % · humidity 21 % |
| Cauneille | 40 | 570 km W | 804 | 44.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 23 % · humidity 0 % |
| Landisacq | 61 | 592 km NW | 765 | 41.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 58 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Charancieu'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Broc | 63 | 182 km W | 623 | 41.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cohade | 43 | 173 km W | 893 | 53.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bloye | 74 | 44 km NE | 571 | 37 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Freissinouse | 05 | 115 km S | 972 | 40.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Marigny-Saint-Marcel | 74 | 46 km NE | 708 | 28.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Bueil | 38 | 10 km SE | 716 | 28.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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