Charette
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 30.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 64 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Charette (INSEE 38083) is in Isère (38), part of CC Les Balcons du Dauphiné. Population 445 (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/38083-charette
Vitality score
Vitality score 30.5/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 64 % of the 17,952 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.87 | 5 | 4.37 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LES DELICES DE ROSALYS). [3]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Primary school (élémentaire), 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 | LES DELICES DE ROSALYS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 469 (2012) → 445 (2023): -5.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 232 (1990) → 445 (2023): 91.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 222, of which 6.3 % second homes and 5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Charette): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Montalieu-Vercieu): 1.9 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Montalieu-Vercieu): 2.7 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Montalieu-Vercieu): 2.6 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Charette): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
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. [10]
Measured at the COURTENAY weather station, 8.1 km away at 315 m; the village itself is at 250 m. [10]
The village sits 65 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. [10]
An average of 1,057 mm of rain a year, spread over 117 days — about 9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at COURTENAY, 8.1 km away at 315 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 — 38083/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38083/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38083/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38083/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38083
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38247
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fleurey-lès-Faverney | 70 | 222 km N | 452 | 26.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 62 % · winter 89 % |
| Canny-sur-Matz | 60 | 463 km NW | 415 | 30.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 54 % · winter 82 % |
| Leuilly-sous-Coucy | 02 | 435 km N | 455 | 26.3 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 56 % · winter 96 % |
| Durstel | 67 | 369 km N | 418 | 27 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 56 % · winter 93 % |
| Sanry-sur-Nied | 57 | 368 km N | 426 | 29.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 62 % · winter 77 % |
| Marnay | 71 | 105 km N | 533 | 26.1 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 97 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marnay | 71 | 105 km N | 533 | 26.1 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 97 % |
| Fleurey-lès-Faverney | 70 | 222 km N | 452 | 26.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 62 % · winter 89 % |
| Sanry-sur-Nied | 57 | 368 km N | 426 | 29.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 62 % · winter 77 % |
| Durstel | 67 | 369 km N | 418 | 27 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 56 % · winter 93 % |
| Leuilly-sous-Coucy | 02 | 435 km N | 455 | 26.3 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 56 % · winter 96 % |
| Canny-sur-Matz | 60 | 463 km NW | 415 | 30.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 54 % · winter 82 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/38083-charette