Cognet
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 16.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 89 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Cognet (INSEE 38116) is in Isère (38), part of CC de la Matheysine. Population 35 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 16.3/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 89 % of the 2,719 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 | 0.38 | 10 | 3.75 |
| Housing mix | 0.75 | 5 | 3.75 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (BEER TRUCK DES ALPES). [3,4]
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 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 | 1 | BEER TRUCK DES ALPES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 48 (2012) → 35 (2023): -27.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 40 (1990) → 35 (2023): -12.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 24, of which 12.5 % second homes and 16.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Jean-d'Hérans): 1.5 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (La Mure): 2.7 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (La Mure): 2.8 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (La Mure): 2.9 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Prunières): 1.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 23 days a year at or above 30 °C and 97 days at or below 0 °C, over 23 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LA MURE weather station, 2.8 km away at 881 m; the village itself is at 717 m. [11]
The village sits 164 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 LA MURE- RADOME, 6.1 km away at 885 m, over 21 summers. [11]
That station sits 168 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 934 mm of rain a year, spread over 111 days — about 8.4 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LA MURE, 2.8 km away at 881 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 — 38116/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38116/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38116/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38116/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38403
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38269
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38326
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Escots | 65 | 486 km SW | 39 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 80 % · humidity 79 % |
| Hagedet | 65 | 487 km W | 38 | 15.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 41 % · humidity 29 % |
| Montenils | 77 | 474 km N | 34 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 69 % · winter 54 % |
| Courouvre | 55 | 452 km N | 44 | 18 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 39 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saudron | 52 | 403 km N | 40 | 17.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 55 % · humidity 86 % |
| Charencey | 21 | 295 km N | 35 | 13.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 35 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charencey | 21 | 295 km N | 35 | 13.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 35 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saudron | 52 | 403 km N | 40 | 17.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 55 % · humidity 86 % |
| Courouvre | 55 | 452 km N | 44 | 18 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 39 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montenils | 77 | 474 km N | 34 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 69 % · winter 54 % |
| Escots | 65 | 486 km SW | 39 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 80 % · humidity 79 % |
| Hagedet | 65 | 487 km W | 38 | 15.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 41 % · humidity 29 % |
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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 Cognet'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Girefontaine | 70 | 336 km N | 30 | 7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Dampvalley-Saint-Pancras | 70 | 338 km N | 44 | 16.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Rioms | 26 | 72 km S | 26 | 16 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Betoncourt-Saint-Pancras | 70 | 339 km N | 40 | 6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Berzé-le-Châtel | 71 | 188 km NW | 54 | 7.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ternant-les-Eaux | 63 | 218 km W | 59 | 21.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
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