Château-Bernard
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 30.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 78 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Château-Bernard (INSEE 38090) is in Isère (38), part of CC du Trièves. Population 295 (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 30.4/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 78 % of the 17,814 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 | 0.48 | 20 | 9.5 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (LA SOLDANELLE · LES AGAPES DE L'ARZELIER). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Cinema (GALAXY). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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 [3,4] | |
| 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 | 3 | LA SOLDANELLE · LES AGAPES DE L'ARZELIER | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 | 1 | GALAXY | INSEE BPE 1 [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
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 289 (2012) → 295 (2023): 2.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 134 (1990) → 295 (2023): 120.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 405, of which 61.7 % second homes and 1.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Andéol): 2.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Andéol): 1.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Monestier-de-Clermont): 7.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Monestier-de-Clermont): 7.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Château-Bernard): 0 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 2 days a year at or above 30 °C and 50 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LE GUA-NIVOSE weather station, 4.6 km away at 1,646 m; the village itself is at 903 m. [11]
The village sits 743 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 LE GUA-NIVOSE, 4.6 km away at 1,646 m, over 20 summers. [11]
That station sits 743 m above 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 1,044 mm of rain a year, spread over 109 days — about 9.6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at MONESTIER, 7.6 km away at 806 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 — 38090/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38090/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38090/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38090/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38355
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38242
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38090
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Illiers-la-Ville | 78 | 540 km NW | 350 | 26.6 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Moulinet | 06 | 186 km SE | 268 | 31.3 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 97 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Pancrace | 73 | 67 km NE | 307 | 21.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 42 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villaroger | 73 | 123 km NE | 355 | 23.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 4 % · humidity 100 % |
| Feliceto | 2B | 382 km SE | 232 | 30.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 34 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Côme-de-Fresné | 14 | 673 km NW | 256 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 53 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Pancrace | 73 | 67 km NE | 307 | 21.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 42 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villaroger | 73 | 123 km NE | 355 | 23.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 4 % · humidity 100 % |
| Moulinet | 06 | 186 km SE | 268 | 31.3 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 97 % · humidity 79 % |
| Feliceto | 2B | 382 km SE | 232 | 30.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 34 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Illiers-la-Ville | 78 | 540 km NW | 350 | 26.6 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Côme-de-Fresné | 14 | 673 km NW | 256 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 53 % · 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 Château-Bernard'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caussols | 06 | 173 km SE | 332 | 37.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Jarsy | 73 | 89 km NE | 255 | 11.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Venanson | 06 | 168 km SE | 195 | 22.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gauchin-Légal | 62 | 645 km N | 296 | 26.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fouday | 67 | 402 km N | 333 | 27.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sailly-au-Bois | 62 | 614 km N | 285 | 25.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
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