Dolomieu
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 40.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 25 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Dolomieu (INSEE 38148) is in Isère (38), part of CC Les Vals du Dauphiné. Population 3,173 (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 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/38148-dolomieu
Vitality score
Vitality score 40.7/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 25 % of the 6,800 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 | 0.22 | 25 | 5.53 |
| Social | 0.43 | 20 | 8.53 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.11 | 10 | 1.11 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.99 | 10 | 9.86 |
| Housing mix | 0.91 | 5 | 4.55 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AMANDE & UGO). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE BOUVARD). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (VIVAL). [3,4]
4 × Restaurant (JEAN MARC TACHET CREATION · DOMAINE DE BUFFIERES · CHANCHAI THAI FOOD · MATISC). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE C.PERRAULT). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE ELIE CARTAN · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE LES FORGES). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (SELARL PHARMACIE DE DOLOMIEU). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (DOLOMIEU AP). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE DOLOMIEU). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE LE MARC). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (MARIE COIFFURE). [3,4]
2 × Hotel (HOTEL LA MATINIERE · DOMAINE DE BUFFIERES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, GP (médecin généraliste). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | AMANDE & UGO | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE BOUVARD | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | VIVAL | 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 | 4 | JEAN MARC TACHET CREATION · DOMAINE DE BUFFIERES · CHANCHAI THAI FOOD · MATISC | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE C.PERRAULT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE ELIE CARTAN · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE LES FORGES | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 1 | SELARL PHARMACIE DE DOLOMIEU | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | DOLOMIEU AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE DE DOLOMIEU | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | GYMNASE LE MARC | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 4 | MARIE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 2 | HOTEL LA MATINIERE · DOMAINE DE BUFFIERES | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 3,025 (2012) → 3,173 (2023): 4.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 2,135 (1990) → 3,173 (2023): 48.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,479, of which 4.5 % second homes and 4.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Dolomieu): 0 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Dolomieu): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Les Avenières Veyrins-Thuellin): 3.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Dolomieu): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Dolomieu): 0 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 22 days a year at or above 30 °C and 90 days at or below 0 °C, over 15 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the CESSIEU weather station, 9 km away at 304 m; the village itself is at 412 m. [10]
The village sits 108 m above 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 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at BOURGOIN, 14.6 km away at 358 m, over 20 summers. [10]
That station sits 54 m below 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 1,117 mm of rain a year, spread over 120 days — about 9.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at FAVERGES, 3 km away at 367 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 — 38148/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38148/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38148/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38148/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38148
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38022
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cintegabelle | 31 | 405 km SW | 3,006 | 45.3 | Partly served | no figures |
| Signes | 83 | 260 km S | 3,126 | 48.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 9 % · humidity 71 % |
| Erbray | 44 | 568 km NW | 3,072 | 37.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 35 % |
| Athée-sur-Cher | 37 | 399 km NW | 2,855 | 61 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 31 % · humidity 93 % |
| Capesterre-de-Marie-Galante | 971 | 6,951 km W | 3,123 | 55.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Baraqueville | 12 | 283 km SW | 3,173 | 51.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 55 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Signes | 83 | 260 km S | 3,126 | 48.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 9 % · humidity 71 % |
| Baraqueville | 12 | 283 km SW | 3,173 | 51.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 55 % · humidity 93 % |
| Athée-sur-Cher | 37 | 399 km NW | 2,855 | 61 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 31 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cintegabelle | 31 | 405 km SW | 3,006 | 45.3 | Partly served | no figures |
| Erbray | 44 | 568 km NW | 3,072 | 37.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 35 % |
| Capesterre-de-Marie-Galante | 971 | 6,951 km W | 3,123 | 55.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Dolomieu'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Novalaise | 73 | 22 km E | 2,261 | 71.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Féréole | 19 | 309 km W | 2,081 | 49.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cusy | 74 | 45 km NE | 1,842 | 54.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villages du Lac de Paladru | 38 | 16 km S | 2,598 | 54.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Monnetier-Mornex | 74 | 83 km NE | 2,362 | 49 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rupt-sur-Moselle | 88 | 272 km N | 3,419 | 40.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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