Échirolles
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 77.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 70 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Échirolles (INSEE 38151) is in Isère (38), part of Grenoble-Alpes-Métropole. Population 37,491 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Grands centres urbains (level 1). [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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/38151-echirolles
Vitality score
Vitality score 77.5/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 70 % of the 610 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 | 0.81 | 25 | 20.37 |
| Social | 0.9 | 20 | 18.03 |
| Education | 0.75 | 10 | 7.47 |
| Health | 0.76 | 10 | 7.64 |
| Public & culture | 0.31 | 5 | 1.56 |
| Population trend | 0.59 | 10 | 5.89 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.88 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
16 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA TENTATION · L'ANNEXE DU GASTELIER · EPICURIA SUCRE SALE · L'HARMONIE DES SAVEURS · QIWI). [3,4]
13 × Butcher (boucherie) (SARL LE MEKTOUB · GDV GESTION DES VIANDES · CHERIAA RIDHA · SARL SC MIEGE · SARL MOUSSAOUI). [3,4]
12 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (KHALIFA MTIRA · FLGT DISTRIBUTION · ARARAT · DAHRAOUI ABDENOUR · CENTRALE D.). [3,4]
4 × Supermarket (LIDL · DISTRIBUTION CASINO FRANCE · ALDI MARCHE · CARREFOUR CITY). [3,4]
102 × Restaurant (PIZZERIA FELIX · IVAC · BV LE GARDEN · SARL MARCHIOL & JANDA · ECHIMAI). [3,4]
13 × Café / bar (DALLAS · CAFE DE LA PLACE · LE VINCENNES · LE PALLADIO · CAVE A TRINQUER). [4]
11 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PAUL VAILLANT-COUTURIER · ECOLE MATERNELLE JOLIOT-CURIE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE DELAUNE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE E TRIOLET · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE CASANOVA). [3]
10 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE VAILLANT-COUTURIER · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PAUL LANGEVIN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE JEAN JAURES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE MARCEL CACHIN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE MARCEL DAVID). [3]
3 × Collège (COLLEGE LOUIS LUMIERE · COLLEGE JEAN VILAR · COLLEGE PABLO PICASSO). [3]
85 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ANDRÉ GUILLEMAUD, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE CHABOT, MÉDECIN · PIERRICK BOUDARD, MÉDECIN · FREDERIC MAURIS, MÉDECIN · MATTHIAS PONCELET, MÉDECIN). [3]
6 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE MARIE CURIE · PHARMACIE HABAULT · PHARMACIE DES CEDRES · PHARMACIE CHAMP FLEURI · PHARMACIE DU RONDEAU). [3,4]
3 × Post office / agence postale (ECHIROLLES LES GRANGES RPU RP · LA POSTE). [3]
3 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE DE LA PONATIERE · BOUQUINBUS · BIBLIOTHEQUE PABLO NERUDA). [3]
1 × Cinema (PATHE). [3]
7 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE PABLO PICASSO · HALLE DES SPORTS · GYMNASE MARCEL DAVID · COMPLEXE SPORTIF LIONEL TERRAY · GYMNASE JEAN VILAR). [3]
9 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL DAUPHINE VIVARAIS · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL D'ECHIROLLES · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE RHONE ALPES · SG - ECHIROLLES MAIRIE (0100.5) · BANQUE POPULAIRE AUVERGNE RHONE ALPES). [3]
28 × Hairdresser (SEDUCTION · L'AME COIFFURE · SHAMPOO · EURL COST RUMILLAT). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (POMO HOTEL & RESTAURANT). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 6 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 32 × Restaurant, 1 × GP (médecin généraliste), 6 × Pharmacy, 8 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 16 | LA TENTATION · L'ANNEXE DU GASTELIER · EPICURIA SUCRE SALE · L'HARMONIE DES SAVEURS · QIWI | INSEE BPE 16 / INSEE SIRENE 24 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 13 | SARL LE MEKTOUB · GDV GESTION DES VIANDES · CHERIAA RIDHA · SARL SC MIEGE · SARL MOUSSAOUI | INSEE BPE 13 / INSEE SIRENE 20 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 12 | KHALIFA MTIRA · FLGT DISTRIBUTION · ARARAT · DAHRAOUI ABDENOUR · CENTRALE D. | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 17 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 4 | LIDL · DISTRIBUTION CASINO FRANCE · ALDI MARCHE · CARREFOUR CITY | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Restaurant | 102 | PIZZERIA FELIX · IVAC · BV LE GARDEN · SARL MARCHIOL & JANDA · ECHIMAI | INSEE BPE 102 / INSEE SIRENE 173 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 13 | DALLAS · CAFE DE LA PLACE · LE VINCENNES · LE PALLADIO · CAVE A TRINQUER | INSEE SIRENE 13 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 11 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PAUL VAILLANT-COUTURIER · ECOLE MATERNELLE JOLIOT-CURIE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE DELAUNE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE E TRIOLET · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE CASANOVA | INSEE BPE 11 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 10 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE VAILLANT-COUTURIER · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PAUL LANGEVIN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE JEAN JAURES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE MARCEL CACHIN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE MARCEL DAVID | INSEE BPE 10 [3] |
| Collège | 3 | COLLEGE LOUIS LUMIERE · COLLEGE JEAN VILAR · COLLEGE PABLO PICASSO | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 85 | ANDRÉ GUILLEMAUD, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE CHABOT, MÉDECIN · PIERRICK BOUDARD, MÉDECIN · FREDERIC MAURIS, MÉDECIN · MATTHIAS PONCELET, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 85 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 6 | PHARMACIE MARIE CURIE · PHARMACIE HABAULT · PHARMACIE DES CEDRES · PHARMACIE CHAMP FLEURI · PHARMACIE DU RONDEAU | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 3 | ECHIROLLES LES GRANGES RPU RP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Library | 3 | BIBLIOTHEQUE DE LA PONATIERE · BOUQUINBUS · BIBLIOTHEQUE PABLO NERUDA | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | PATHE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 7 | GYMNASE PABLO PICASSO · HALLE DES SPORTS · GYMNASE MARCEL DAVID · COMPLEXE SPORTIF LIONEL TERRAY · GYMNASE JEAN VILAR | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 9 | CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL DAUPHINE VIVARAIS · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL D'ECHIROLLES · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE RHONE ALPES · SG - ECHIROLLES MAIRIE (0100.5) · BANQUE POPULAIRE AUVERGNE RHONE ALPES | INSEE BPE 9 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 28 | SEDUCTION · L'AME COIFFURE · SHAMPOO · EURL COST RUMILLAT | INSEE BPE 28 / INSEE SIRENE 45 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 1 | POMO HOTEL & RESTAURANT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday. [5,6,7]
Trajectory
Population 35,826 (2012) → 37,491 (2023): 4.6 % over 10 years. [8,1]
Population 34,435 (1990) → 37,491 (2023): 8.9 % over 30 years. [9,1]
Dwellings (2023): 17,885, of which 1.2 % second homes and 6.4 % vacant. [10]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Échirolles): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [11]
Food shop (Échirolles): 0.3 km to the east (straight line). [11]
GP (Échirolles): 0.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [11]
Pharmacy (Échirolles): 0.3 km to the west (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Échirolles): 0.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 52 days a year at or above 30 °C and 54 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the ST-M-D'HERES-GALOCHERE weather station, 4.7 km away at 220 m; the village itself is at 229 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at GRENOBLE - LVD, 12.9 km away at 220 m, over 23 summers. [12]
An average of 973 mm of rain a year, spread over 107 days — about 9.1 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at ST-M-D'HERES-GALOCHERE, 4.7 km away at 220 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5,6,7]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38151/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2022-07— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/9e5fdbb1-17f4-32bd-ac4b-9db328ea2164— “Ce marché vous propose des produits alimentaires les mercredis matin et des produits alimentaires, locaux et manufacturés les dimanches matin.”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2022-07— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/83fb5d58-8498-3a67-bfa0-135822a100b1— “Le marché "Le P'tit Floréal" vous accueille avec ses produits locaux et bio tous les mercredis après-midi rue de Lorraine, près du parc des sports.”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2025-03— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/3c699783-95bf-3e8e-ba3d-d83af52ab5e6— “Votre marché Centre Ville vous propose des produits alimentaires et manufacturés, tous les jeudis matins sur le parking du cinéma.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38151/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38151/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38151/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38151
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Martin-d'Hères | 38 | 5.0 km NE | 37,695 | 72.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Savigny-sur-Orge | 91 | 469 km NW | 37,601 | 76.1 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 3 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Franconville | 95 | 502 km NW | 37,754 | 66.1 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 13 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Conflans-Sainte-Honorine | 78 | 508 km NW | 36,958 | 77.3 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 8 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Romainville | 93 | 484 km NW | 37,152 | 78.8 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Athis-Mons | 91 | 470 km NW | 36,613 | 73.6 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 3 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Martin-d'Hères | 38 | 5.0 km NE | 37,695 | 72.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Savigny-sur-Orge | 91 | 469 km NW | 37,601 | 76.1 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 3 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Athis-Mons | 91 | 470 km NW | 36,613 | 73.6 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 3 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Romainville | 93 | 484 km NW | 37,152 | 78.8 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Franconville | 95 | 502 km NW | 37,754 | 66.1 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 13 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Conflans-Sainte-Honorine | 78 | 508 km NW | 36,958 | 77.3 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 8 % · winter 99 % · 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 Échirolles'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Martin-d'Hères | 38 | 5.0 km NE | 37,695 | 72.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fontaine | 38 | 5.3 km NW | 22,020 | 63.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Meylan | 38 | 8.3 km NE | 18,770 | 61.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sorgues | 84 | 143 km SW | 19,006 | 62.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
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