Chozeau
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 26.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 22 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Chozeau (INSEE 38109) is in Isère (38), part of CC Les Balcons du Dauphiné. Population 987 (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/38109-chozeau
Vitality score
Vitality score 26.6/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 22 % of the 14,410 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.94 | 5 | 4.69 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE LE P'TIT DAIM). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE DE CHOZEAU). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (MURIELLE DOS SANTOS · MARIE-HELENE FILECCIA). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [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 | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE LE P'TIT DAIM | 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 | 1 | BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE DE CHOZEAU | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 2 | MURIELLE DOS SANTOS · MARIE-HELENE FILECCIA | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Friday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 1,060 (2012) → 987 (2023): -6.9 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 618 (1990) → 987 (2023): 59.7 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 413, of which 3.1 % second homes and 3.1 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Villemoirieu): 3.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Crémieu): 4 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
GP (Chamagnieu): 3.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [11]
Pharmacy (Crémieu): 4.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Chozeau): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [12]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 31 days a year at or above 30 °C and 38 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [13]
Measured at the BOURGOIN weather station, 12.4 km away at 358 m; the village itself is at 236 m. [13]
The village sits 122 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. [13]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [13]
Humidity measured at BOURGOIN, 12.4 km away at 358 m, over 20 summers. [13]
That station sits 122 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [13]
An average of 911 mm of rain a year, spread over 110 days — about 8.3 mm on a day it rains. [13]
Rainfall measured at PONT-DE-CHERUY, 6.7 km away at 202 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [13]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38109/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-04— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/2cd34de0-b6b8-37ce-a615-757e7c24f82f— “Tous les vendredis, marché à la ferme céréalière « Grains de Farines » : vous pourrez y retrouver différents producteurs des alentours.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38109/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38109/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38109/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38554
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38138
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38067
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38109
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Bardon | 45 | 361 km NW | 984 | 23.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 69 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bichancourt | 02 | 457 km N | 979 | 21.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saulx-Marchais | 78 | 432 km NW | 950 | 26.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Fresne-Camilly | 14 | 583 km NW | 951 | 25.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Boissy-Fresnoy | 60 | 424 km NW | 942 | 26.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-Cornies | 34 | 237 km SW | 858 | 26.5 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Jean-de-Cornies | 34 | 237 km SW | 858 | 26.5 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Bardon | 45 | 361 km NW | 984 | 23.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 69 % · humidity 86 % |
| Boissy-Fresnoy | 60 | 424 km NW | 942 | 26.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saulx-Marchais | 78 | 432 km NW | 950 | 26.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bichancourt | 02 | 457 km N | 979 | 21.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Fresne-Camilly | 14 | 583 km NW | 951 | 25.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 86 % · 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 Chozeau'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tartaras | 42 | 45 km W | 958 | 38.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Moissat | 63 | 144 km W | 1,253 | 31.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Beaussais-Vitré | 79 | 419 km W | 923 | 24.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chamblet | 03 | 206 km W | 1,074 | 27.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Hostun | 26 | 73 km S | 1,037 | 38.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Charpey | 26 | 84 km S | 1,547 | 31.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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