Dizimieu
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 24.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 22 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Dizimieu (INSEE 38146) is in Isère (38), part of CC Les Balcons du Dauphiné. Population 835 (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 24.6/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 22 % of the 15,410 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 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.91 | 5 | 4.55 |
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). [4]
1 × Hairdresser. [4,3]
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, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Restaurant | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,3] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] |
Market and village life
Monthly market (reported, unverified): Friday 16h à 19h Clos de Dizimieu. See the source for which week of the month. [5]
Trajectory
Population 704 (2012) → 835 (2023): 18.6 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 398 (1990) → 835 (2023): 109.8 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 382, of which 4.5 % second homes and 8.4 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Crémieu): 3.3 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Crémieu): 3.4 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Crémieu): 3.4 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Crémieu): 3.5 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Dizimieu): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 28 days a year at or above 30 °C and 71 days at or below 0 °C, over 18 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the COURTENAY weather station, 7.5 km away at 315 m; the village itself is at 338 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at BOURGOIN, 12.4 km away at 358 m, over 20 summers. [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, 7.5 km away at 315 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
59 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 272,400 € — 2,287 € per m² of built surface. [12]
The median across Isère is 2,542 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [12]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38146/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE BPE 2025
- Commune website 2026-10— https://dizimieu.com/fr/rb/701456/producteurs-locaux-marches— “Marché mensuel des producteurs et artisans locaux tous les 2ème vendredis du mois au Clos de Dizimieu de 16h à 19h.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38146/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38146/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38146/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38138
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38146
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Escamps | 89 | 263 km NW | 836 | 21.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lachapelle-Saint-Pierre | 60 | 457 km NW | 827 | 17.5 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Varzay | 17 | 468 km W | 845 | 22.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 42 % · humidity 71 % |
| Criquetot-sur-Ouville | 76 | 552 km NW | 817 | 24.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 50 % · humidity 93 % |
| Menthonnex-sous-Clermont | 74 | 56 km NE | 811 | 24.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Menville | 31 | 396 km SW | 805 | 24.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 47 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Menthonnex-sous-Clermont | 74 | 56 km NE | 811 | 24.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Escamps | 89 | 263 km NW | 836 | 21.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Menville | 31 | 396 km SW | 805 | 24.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 47 % · humidity 71 % |
| Lachapelle-Saint-Pierre | 60 | 457 km NW | 827 | 17.5 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Varzay | 17 | 468 km W | 845 | 22.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 42 % · humidity 71 % |
| Criquetot-sur-Ouville | 76 | 552 km NW | 817 | 24.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 50 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Dizimieu'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vouzan | 16 | 384 km W | 818 | 20.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tillenay | 21 | 162 km N | 743 | 24.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Torcieu | 01 | 24 km N | 739 | 21.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rivas | 42 | 83 km W | 747 | 25 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Varenne-Saint-Germain | 71 | 126 km NW | 684 | 23.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Brenat | 63 | 156 km W | 629 | 22.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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