Choranche
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 16.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 58 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Choranche (INSEE 38108) is in Isère (38), part of CC Saint-Marcellin Vercors Isère Communauté. Population 144 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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/38108-choranche
Vitality score
Vitality score 16.9/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 58 % of the 13,781 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.59 | 10 | 5.91 |
| Housing mix | 0.42 | 5 | 2.1 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LA TERRASSE DU GRAND FRENE). [4,3]
1 × Hotel (LE JORJANE). [4,3]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LES MILLIERES). [4,3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Restaurant | 1 | LA TERRASSE DU GRAND FRENE | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4,3] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Hotel | 1 | LE JORJANE | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4,3] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING LES MILLIERES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,3] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 132 (2012) → 144 (2023): 9.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 132 (1990) → 144 (2023): 9.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 107, of which 29 % second homes and 2.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Pont-en-Royans): 3.7 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Châtelus): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Pont-en-Royans): 4.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Laurent-en-Royans): 6.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Pont-en-Royans): 3.8 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 34 days a year at or above 30 °C and 64 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the CHATTE_SAPC weather station, 10.5 km away at 272 m; the village itself is at 274 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at CHATTE_SAPC, 10.5 km away at 272 m, over 18 summers. [11]
An average of 1,255 mm of rain a year, spread over 114 days — about 11 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST-ROMANS, 5.1 km away at 410 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 — 38108/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38108/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38108/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38108/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38319
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38092
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26311
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Bazeuge | 87 | 359 km NW | 142 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Besse | 24 | 341 km W | 148 | 14.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 58 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montrouveau | 41 | 463 km NW | 143 | 18.8 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Arandas | 01 | 93 km N | 138 | 20.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 31 % · winter 61 % · humidity 79 % |
| Perrigny-sur-Loire | 71 | 203 km NW | 141 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Callen | 40 | 472 km W | 153 | 16.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 64 % · winter 89 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arandas | 01 | 93 km N | 138 | 20.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 31 % · winter 61 % · humidity 79 % |
| Perrigny-sur-Loire | 71 | 203 km NW | 141 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Besse | 24 | 341 km W | 148 | 14.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 58 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Bazeuge | 87 | 359 km NW | 142 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montrouveau | 41 | 463 km NW | 143 | 18.8 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Callen | 40 | 472 km W | 153 | 16.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 64 % · winter 89 % |
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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 Choranche'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-Avit-de-Vialard | 24 | 356 km W | 152 | 21.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Loze | 82 | 297 km W | 118 | 18.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Civran | 36 | 349 km NW | 137 | 6.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lacapelle-Livron | 82 | 299 km W | 220 | 19.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Monsaguel | 24 | 381 km W | 131 | 9.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Coutures | 24 | 393 km W | 199 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
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