Saint-Martin-de-la-Cluze
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 34.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 58 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Martin-de-la-Cluze (INSEE 38115) is in Isère (38), part of CC du Trièves. Population 754 (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 34.3/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 58 % of the 16,012 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 | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.88 | 5 | 4.42 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (CHEZ JEANNE). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT MARTIN LA CLUZE AP). [3]
1 × Library (RELAIS DE ST MARTIN LA CLUZE ATELIER GILIOLI). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (SELON ISABEL). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [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) | 1 | CHEZ JEANNE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 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 | 1 | SAINT MARTIN LA CLUZE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | RELAIS DE ST MARTIN LA CLUZE ATELIER GILIOLI | 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 | 1 | SELON ISABEL | INSEE BPE 1 / 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
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 618 (2012) → 754 (2023): 22 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 462 (1990) → 754 (2023): 63.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 346, of which 5.8 % second homes and 5.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Le Gua): 4.8 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Martin-de-la-Cluze): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Le Gua): 4.8 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Le Gua): 4.8 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Martin-de-la-Cluze): 0 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 3 days a year at or above 30 °C and 42 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LE GUA-NIVOSE weather station, 6.5 km away at 1,646 m; the village itself is at 761 m. [10]
The village sits 885 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]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at LE GUA-NIVOSE, 6.5 km away at 1,646 m, over 20 summers. [10]
That station sits 885 m above 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 1,044 mm of rain a year, spread over 109 days — about 9.6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at MONESTIER, 7 km away at 806 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 — 38115/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38115/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38115/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38115/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38187
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38115
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monferran-Savès | 32 | 403 km W | 790 | 31.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 92 % · humidity 50 % |
| Cudos | 33 | 469 km W | 793 | 34.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 15 % · winter 99 % · humidity 57 % |
| Chemillé-sur-Dême | 37 | 486 km NW | 707 | 30.6 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montvicq | 03 | 266 km NW | 692 | 28 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Champsevraine | 52 | 307 km N | 719 | 28.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 73 % · humidity 79 % |
| Villechenève | 69 | 135 km NW | 922 | 34.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villechenève | 69 | 135 km NW | 922 | 34.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montvicq | 03 | 266 km NW | 692 | 28 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Champsevraine | 52 | 307 km N | 719 | 28.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 73 % · humidity 79 % |
| Monferran-Savès | 32 | 403 km W | 790 | 31.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 92 % · humidity 50 % |
| Cudos | 33 | 469 km W | 793 | 34.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 15 % · winter 99 % · humidity 57 % |
| Chemillé-sur-Dême | 37 | 486 km NW | 707 | 30.6 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 99 % · 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 Saint-Martin-de-la-Cluze'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-Clair-de-Halouze | 61 | 630 km NW | 812 | 27.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Dompierre-sur-Helpe | 59 | 589 km N | 815 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Normanville | 76 | 648 km NW | 651 | 29.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ussy | 14 | 630 km NW | 869 | 29.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Squiffiec | 22 | 783 km NW | 747 | 39 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Parcq | 62 | 656 km NW | 740 | 35.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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