Crolles
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 65.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 88 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Crolles (INSEE 38140) is in Isère (38), part of CC Le Grésivaudan. Population 8,609 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/38140-crolles
Vitality score
Vitality score 65.7/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 88 % of the 2,849 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 | 0.57 | 25 | 14.15 |
| Social | 0.61 | 20 | 12.21 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.73 | 10 | 7.32 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.98 | 10 | 9.77 |
| Housing mix | 0.99 | 5 | 4.93 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
6 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA NOISETTE · LES 2 B · LE PAIN DE SAINT HUGON · LE PAIN SOUS LA DENT · GM CASULA). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (GRAND FRAIS). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (BIOCOOP CROLLES). [3,4]
3 × Supermarket (LIDL · CARREFOUR MARKET · ASUPER 1). [3,4]
33 × Restaurant (DELICES DE SILVA · LE BELLEDONNE · SARL LA DENT DE CROLLES · OHOKKAIDO · LE CHEZ NOUS). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (AU FUT ET A MESURE). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LES CLAPISSES). [3]
4 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE CHARTREUSE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LES SOURCES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LA CASCADE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE BELLEDONNE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE SIMONE DE BEAUVOIR). [3]
11 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CORINNE AMOUROUX-RICHALET, MÉDECIN · LUCILE GAIN, MÉDECIN · PEGGIE HUMANN, MÉDECIN · MARINE DURAND, MÉDECIN · AGNES ARNAUD, MÉDECIN). [3]
3 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE LUU DUC · PHARMACIE BELLE ETOILE · PHARMACIE DE LA DENT DE CROLLES). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE COMMUNAUTAIRE TÊTE DE RÉSEAU DE CROLLES GILBERT DALET). [3]
4 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE GUY BOLES · COMPLEXE LA MARELLE · COMPLEXE LEO LAGRANGE · GYMNASE SIMONE DE BEAUVOIRE). [3]
8 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL DAUPHINE VIVARAIS · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE RHONE ALPES · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL COEUR GRESIVAUDAN · CROLLES · BANQUE POPULAIRE AUVERGNE RHONE ALPES). [3]
10 × Hairdresser (MADEMOIZELLE COIF · UN TEMPS POUR SOA · IMEN FLEURY · MHC (MIX HAIR CUT)). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL DE CROLLES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 7 × Restaurant, 1 × Bank, 2 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 6 | LA NOISETTE · LES 2 B · LE PAIN DE SAINT HUGON · LE PAIN SOUS LA DENT · GM CASULA | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | GRAND FRAIS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | BIOCOOP CROLLES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 3 | LIDL · CARREFOUR MARKET · ASUPER 1 | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 33 | DELICES DE SILVA · LE BELLEDONNE · SARL LA DENT DE CROLLES · OHOKKAIDO · LE CHEZ NOUS | INSEE BPE 33 / INSEE SIRENE 47 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | AU FUT ET A MESURE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LES CLAPISSES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 4 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE CHARTREUSE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LES SOURCES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LA CASCADE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE BELLEDONNE | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE SIMONE DE BEAUVOIR | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 11 | CORINNE AMOUROUX-RICHALET, MÉDECIN · LUCILE GAIN, MÉDECIN · PEGGIE HUMANN, MÉDECIN · MARINE DURAND, MÉDECIN · AGNES ARNAUD, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 11 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | PHARMACIE LUU DUC · PHARMACIE BELLE ETOILE · PHARMACIE DE LA DENT DE CROLLES | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE COMMUNAUTAIRE TÊTE DE RÉSEAU DE CROLLES GILBERT DALET | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 4 | COMPLEXE GUY BOLES · COMPLEXE LA MARELLE · COMPLEXE LEO LAGRANGE · GYMNASE SIMONE DE BEAUVOIRE | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 8 | CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL DAUPHINE VIVARAIS · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE RHONE ALPES · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL COEUR GRESIVAUDAN · CROLLES · BANQUE POPULAIRE AUVERGNE RHONE ALPES | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 10 | MADEMOIZELLE COIF · UN TEMPS POUR SOA · IMEN FLEURY · MHC (MIX HAIR CUT) | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL DE CROLLES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Sunday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 8,237 (2012) → 8,609 (2023): 4.5 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 5,829 (1990) → 8,609 (2023): 47.7 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 3,893, of which 0.7 % second homes and 4 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Crolles): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Crolles): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Crolles): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Crolles): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Crolles): 0 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 24 days a year at or above 30 °C and 48 days at or below 0 °C, over 13 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ST-HILAIRE weather station, 2.6 km away at 970 m; the village itself is at 259 m. [10]
The village sits 711 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]
An average of 1,333 mm of rain a year, spread over 123 days — about 10.8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ST-HILAIRE, 2.6 km away at 970 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38140/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2024-01— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/318c8d72-6f13-37db-9660-f9843c8f454c— “Marché mixte le dimanche matin sur la place de la mairie.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38140/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38140/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38140/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38140
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aulnoye-Aymeries | 59 | 568 km N | 8,612 | 64.4 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 59 % · winter 96 % |
| Artigues-près-Bordeaux | 33 | 503 km W | 8,687 | 62.2 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 65 % |
| Unieux | 42 | 127 km W | 8,514 | 57.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 80 % |
| Lillebonne | 76 | 619 km NW | 8,541 | 71.2 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 62 % · winter 78 % |
| Wingles | 62 | 622 km N | 8,720 | 67.6 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 64 % · winter 93 % |
| Onnaing | 59 | 592 km N | 8,479 | 60.2 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 59 % · winter 97 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unieux | 42 | 127 km W | 8,514 | 57.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 80 % |
| Artigues-près-Bordeaux | 33 | 503 km W | 8,687 | 62.2 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 65 % |
| Aulnoye-Aymeries | 59 | 568 km N | 8,612 | 64.4 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 59 % · winter 96 % |
| Onnaing | 59 | 592 km N | 8,479 | 60.2 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 59 % · winter 97 % |
| Lillebonne | 76 | 619 km NW | 8,541 | 71.2 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 62 % · winter 78 % |
| Wingles | 62 | 622 km N | 8,720 | 67.6 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 64 % · winter 93 % |
Elsewhere
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