La Flachère
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 34.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 76 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Flachère (INSEE 38166) is in Isère (38), part of CC Le Grésivaudan. Population 449 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/38166-la-flachere
Vitality score
Vitality score 34.8/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 76 % of the 17,934 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 | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.99 | 10 | 9.87 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.75 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (LE P'TIT VERGER). [3,4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Primary school (élémentaire), 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 BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 2 | LE P'TIT VERGER | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 453 (2012) → 449 (2023): -0.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 302 (1990) → 449 (2023): 48.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 200, of which 2.5 % second homes and 3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Vincent-de-Mercuze): 2.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Vincent-de-Mercuze): 2.9 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Vincent-de-Mercuze): 2.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Le Cheylas): 3.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (La Flachère): 0.5 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 54 days at or below 0 °C, over 13 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST-HILAIRE weather station, 11.8 km away at 970 m; the village itself is at 422 m. [11]
The village sits 548 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. [11]
An average of 1,182 mm of rain a year, spread over 115 days — about 10.3 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at CHAPAREILLAN, 7.4 km away at 270 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38166/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38166/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38166/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38166/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38466
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38100
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38166
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aubigny | 80 | 564 km NW | 502 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 74 % · winter 85 % |
| Berche | 25 | 238 km N | 534 | 20.2 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 90 % · winter 76 % |
| Bourecq | 62 | 632 km NW | 568 | 32.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 72 % · winter 78 % |
| Mutzenhouse | 67 | 392 km N | 450 | 15.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 88 % |
| Saint-Ail | 54 | 421 km N | 465 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 100 % · winter 82 % |
| Elvange | 57 | 409 km N | 419 | 29.3 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 100 % · winter 81 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berche | 25 | 238 km N | 534 | 20.2 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 90 % · winter 76 % |
| Mutzenhouse | 67 | 392 km N | 450 | 15.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 88 % |
| Elvange | 57 | 409 km N | 419 | 29.3 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 100 % · winter 81 % |
| Saint-Ail | 54 | 421 km N | 465 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 100 % · winter 82 % |
| Aubigny | 80 | 564 km NW | 502 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 74 % · winter 85 % |
| Bourecq | 62 | 632 km NW | 568 | 32.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 72 % · winter 78 % |
Elsewhere
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