Charavines
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 66.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 98 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Charavines (INSEE 38082) is in Isère (38), part of CA du Pays Voironnais. Population 2,003 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/38082-charavines
Vitality score
Vitality score 66.5/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 98 % of the 9,619 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 | 0.47 | 25 | 11.83 |
| Social | 0.93 | 20 | 18.54 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.63 | 10 | 6.29 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.79 | 5 | 3.94 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE DU LAC). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE DU LAC). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (EPICES ET NOUS · LE PETIT CASINO). [3,4]
9 × Restaurant (CAFE DES MELEZES · ISOLDI ANTONIETTA · LES DAUPHINS · LE BAHIA · LE ROSSLI). [3,4]
4 × Café / bar (L'ANGELIE · O LAC BLEU · MAMIE'S · BELLE RIVE). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE DE LA FURE). [3]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MATHILDE SIMAND, MÉDECIN · FRANCIS BRAM, MÉDECIN · EMELINE NYS, MÉDECIN · LISA LECKI, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (GRANDE PHARMACIE DU LAC). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE COMMUNAUTAIRE DE CHARAVINES LIROLAC). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE FOYER RURAL D ANIMATION DES CEDRES). [3]
3 × Swimming pool (PLAGE MUNICIPALE · PLAGE DES DAUPHINS · PLAGE BEAU RIVAGE). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (OXYGENE COIFFURE · CISHOME). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel (HÔTEL RESTAURANT BEAU RIVAGE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING ROBERT). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 7 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire).
Not found in the commune: Supermarket. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | BOULANGERIE DU LAC | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE DU LAC | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | EPICES ET NOUS · LE PETIT CASINO | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 9 | CAFE DES MELEZES · ISOLDI ANTONIETTA · LES DAUPHINS · LE BAHIA · LE ROSSLI | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 18 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 4 | L'ANGELIE · O LAC BLEU · MAMIE'S · BELLE RIVE | INSEE SIRENE 4 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE DE LA FURE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 4 | MATHILDE SIMAND, MÉDECIN · FRANCIS BRAM, MÉDECIN · EMELINE NYS, MÉDECIN · LISA LECKI, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | GRANDE PHARMACIE DU LAC | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 COMMUNAUTAIRE DE CHARAVINES LIROLAC | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | GYMNASE FOYER RURAL D ANIMATION DES CEDRES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 3 | PLAGE MUNICIPALE · PLAGE DES DAUPHINS · PLAGE BEAU RIVAGE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 3 | OXYGENE COIFFURE · CISHOME | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | HÔTEL RESTAURANT BEAU RIVAGE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING ROBERT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Sunday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 1,823 (2012) → 2,003 (2023): 9.9 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 1,251 (1990) → 2,003 (2023): 60.1 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,075, of which 10.6 % second homes and 7.5 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Charavines): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Charavines): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Charavines): 0.5 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Charavines): 0.6 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Charavines): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 27 days a year at or above 30 °C and 56 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the COUBLEVIE weather station, 10.3 km away at 300 m; the village itself is at 493 m. [10]
The village sits 193 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 COUBLEVIE, 10.3 km away at 300 m, over 19 summers. [10]
That station sits 193 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 1,154 mm of rain a year, spread over 116 days — about 9.9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CHARAVINES, 0.5 km away at 510 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38082/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-01— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/64c7b2cc-73cc-3f32-aa05-eb628227f3ce— “Tous les dimanches matin, l'avenue du lac s'anime et accueille de nombreux exposants textiles et alimentaires.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38082/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38082/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38082/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38082
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boëge | 74 | 111 km NE | 1,983 | 61.3 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 32 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montréal | 11 | 365 km SW | 2,136 | 58.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 51 % · humidity 14 % |
| Le Pouget | 34 | 258 km SW | 2,122 | 59.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 26 % · winter 65 % · humidity 57 % |
| Charron | 17 | 522 km W | 2,021 | 60.3 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 64 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Chaptes | 30 | 189 km SW | 2,055 | 51.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 10 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vergongheon | 43 | 172 km W | 1,797 | 55.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boëge | 74 | 111 km NE | 1,983 | 61.3 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 32 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vergongheon | 43 | 172 km W | 1,797 | 55.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Chaptes | 30 | 189 km SW | 2,055 | 51.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 10 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Pouget | 34 | 258 km SW | 2,122 | 59.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 26 % · winter 65 % · humidity 57 % |
| Montréal | 11 | 365 km SW | 2,136 | 58.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 51 % · humidity 14 % |
| Charron | 17 | 522 km W | 2,021 | 60.3 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 64 % · humidity 71 % |
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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 Charavines'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Châtillon-Coligny | 45 | 335 km NW | 1,894 | 59.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire | 45 | 361 km NW | 1,982 | 55.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chablis | 89 | 296 km NW | 2,139 | 63.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Valençay | 36 | 359 km NW | 2,228 | 59 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Marcillac-Vallon | 12 | 263 km SW | 1,711 | 63 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Germain-Lembron | 63 | 178 km W | 2,031 | 61.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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