Faverges-de-la-Tour
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 32.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 25 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Faverges-de-la-Tour (INSEE 38162) is in Isère (38), part of CC Les Vals du Dauphiné. Population 1,487 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 32.4/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 25 % of the 11,692 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 | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.99 | 10 | 9.87 |
| 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 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LE COMPTOIR DE FAVERGES). [4,3]
1 × Restaurant (LA CABANE II). [4,3]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE CLAUDE COHEN-TANNOUDJI). [4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (FAVERGES DE LA TOUR AP). [4]
1 × Library (MEDIATHEQUE DE FAVERGES DE LA TOUR). [4]
1 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE). [4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Café / bar, GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [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) | 1 | LE COMPTOIR DE FAVERGES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 1 | LA CABANE II | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,3] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE CLAUDE COHEN-TANNOUDJI | 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 | 1 | FAVERGES DE LA TOUR AP | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 1 | MEDIATHEQUE DE FAVERGES DE LA TOUR | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | GYMNASE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| 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
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 1,252 (2012) → 1,487 (2023): 18.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,000 (1990) → 1,487 (2023): 48.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 683, of which 4.7 % second homes and 5.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Bâtie-Montgascon): 1.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Faverges-de-la-Tour): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (La Bâtie-Montgascon): 1.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (La Bâtie-Montgascon): 1.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Faverges-de-la-Tour): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 23 days a year at or above 30 °C and 86 days at or below 0 °C, over 15 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the CESSIEU weather station, 10 km away at 304 m; the village itself is at 387 m. [10]
The village sits 83 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 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at BOURGOIN, 17.1 km away at 358 m, over 20 summers. [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, 0.5 km away at 367 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
77 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 255,000 € — 1,989 € per m² of built surface. [11]
The median across Isère is 2,542 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [11]
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
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38162/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38162/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38162/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38162/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38029
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38162
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lindry | 89 | 294 km NW | 1,326 | 32.2 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 50 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bierné-les-Villages | 53 | 524 km NW | 1,285 | 30.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 41 % · humidity 93 % |
| Iracoubo | 973 | 7,177 km W | 1,662 | 38.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 0 % |
| La Meilleraie-Tillay | 85 | 507 km W | 1,485 | 32.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 18 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bazougers | 53 | 537 km NW | 1,079 | 32.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 49 % · humidity 93 % |
| Eurre | 26 | 102 km SW | 1,431 | 34 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 49 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eurre | 26 | 102 km SW | 1,431 | 34 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 49 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lindry | 89 | 294 km NW | 1,326 | 32.2 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 50 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Meilleraie-Tillay | 85 | 507 km W | 1,485 | 32.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 18 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bierné-les-Villages | 53 | 524 km NW | 1,285 | 30.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 41 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bazougers | 53 | 537 km NW | 1,079 | 32.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 49 % · humidity 93 % |
| Iracoubo | 973 | 7,177 km W | 1,662 | 38.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 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 Faverges-de-la-Tour'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paslières | 63 | 162 km W | 1,491 | 29.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Briennon | 42 | 128 km NW | 1,710 | 37.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Eclose-Badinières | 38 | 21 km SW | 1,515 | 35.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Quinssaines | 03 | 247 km W | 1,528 | 32.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Arvillard | 73 | 49 km E | 861 | 38.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Beire-le-Châtel | 21 | 204 km N | 921 | 44.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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