Creys-Mépieu
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 31.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 20 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Creys-Mépieu (INSEE 38139) is in Isère (38), part of CC Les Balcons du Dauphiné. Population 1,613 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-25 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 31.4/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 20 % of the 11,103 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 | 0.13 | 25 | 3.28 |
| Social | 0.2 | 20 | 3.93 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.91 | 5 | 4.53 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (L ' ATELIER DE LA CREVIGNE). [3]
1 × Restaurant (LA CUISINE DE SAB). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE CREYS- MÉPIEU). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF BRACON). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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) | 1 | L ' ATELIER DE LA CREVIGNE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| 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 | LA CUISINE DE SAB | INSEE BPE 1 / 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 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE CREYS- MÉPIEU | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF BRACON | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 1,512 (2012) → 1,613 (2023): 6.7 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 959 (1990) → 1,613 (2023): 68.2 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 761, of which 4.7 % second homes and 5.5 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Creys-Mépieu): 1.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Lhuis): 4 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
GP (Lhuis): 4 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Lhuis): 4 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Creys-Mépieu): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 28 days a year at or above 30 °C and 60 days at or below 0 °C, over 18 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the COURTENAY weather station, 7.9 km away at 315 m; the village itself is at 258 m. [11]
The village sits 57 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 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at BOURGOIN, 19.3 km away at 358 m, over 20 summers. [11]
That station sits 100 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 1,057 mm of rain a year, spread over 117 days — about 9 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at COURTENAY, 7.9 km away at 315 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 — 38139/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2024-09— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/b0f22f4c-4afe-342c-aa83-cdd9b74363f7— “Petit marché des Jardins de Pompoko”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38139/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38139/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38139/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38139
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 01216
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feigères | 74 | 62 km NE | 1,879 | 31.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 72 % · winter 82 % |
| Copponex | 74 | 58 km NE | 1,340 | 34 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 78 % · humidity 86 % |
| Myans | 73 | 45 km SE | 1,318 | 34.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mercuer | 07 | 151 km SW | 1,325 | 30.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Soulaines-sur-Aubance | 49 | 494 km NW | 1,329 | 29.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 68 % · humidity 100 % |
| Dingy-Saint-Clair | 74 | 60 km E | 1,466 | 35 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 57 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myans | 73 | 45 km SE | 1,318 | 34.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Copponex | 74 | 58 km NE | 1,340 | 34 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 78 % · humidity 86 % |
| Dingy-Saint-Clair | 74 | 60 km E | 1,466 | 35 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 57 % · humidity 86 % |
| Feigères | 74 | 62 km NE | 1,879 | 31.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 72 % · winter 82 % |
| Mercuer | 07 | 151 km SW | 1,325 | 30.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Soulaines-sur-Aubance | 49 | 494 km NW | 1,329 | 29.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 68 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Creys-Mépieu'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malafretaz | 01 | 71 km N | 1,257 | 41.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Berain-sous-Sanvignes | 71 | 142 km NW | 1,102 | 27.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bray-Saint-Aignan | 45 | 333 km NW | 1,803 | 40.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Culhat | 63 | 168 km W | 1,182 | 26.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Calmont | 12 | 286 km SW | 2,192 | 37.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Hoffen | 67 | 401 km NE | 1,160 | 24.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
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