Fontaine
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 63.6/100 · confidence: low· Better served than 50 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Fontaine (INSEE 38169) is in Isère (38), part of Grenoble-Alpes-Métropole. Population 22,020 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 63.6/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: low (sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette); sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 50 % of the 1,080 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 | 0.55 | 25 | 13.63 |
| Social | 0.83 | 20 | 16.52 |
| Education | 0.68 | 10 | 6.75 |
| Health | 0.65 | 10 | 6.5 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.08 |
| Population trend | 0.46 | 10 | 4.64 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.9 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
12 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE FOURNIL PATISSIER · DU COTE DES GOURMANDS · MAISON HADDAD · SOCIETE DOIDY LA FEUILLANTINE · LES DELICES DE LA PLACE). [3,4]
4 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE ITALIEN · BOUCHERI DE LA BASTILLE · BOUCHERIE DU TRAM). [3,4]
5 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (RUIZ GOMEZ MANUEL · VIVAL · BEST FRUITS). [3,4]
3 × Supermarket (DISTRIBUTION CASINO FRANCE · CARREFOUR CONTACT · AHYPER 2). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (LES JARDINS DE LA MER). [3,4]
30 × Restaurant (CYRTIB · PIVANO · MANADG BURGER · LE GAVROCHE · COCO GRILL). [3,4]
9 × Café / bar (BISTROT DE LA PLACE · CAFE-THEATRE LA GUINGUETTE · LE PERCE NEIGE · LE RELAIS DES MOTARDS). [4]
7 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE A.FRANCE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE ROBESPIERRE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE AUDIN · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE MARCEL CACHIN · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE PONT DU DRAC). [3]
9 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE ANATOLE FRANCE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ARLETTE BLANC · ECOLE PRIMAIRE JULES FERRY · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PONT DU DRAC · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE J.LABOURBE). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE JULES VALLES · COLLEGE GERARD PHILIPE). [3]
19 × GP (médecin généraliste) (KARIM BEN BARKA, MÉDECIN · JEAN POIZAT, MÉDECIN · AHCENE KERBOUA, MÉDECIN · JEAN-MICHEL BLANC, MÉDECIN · ELMIRA YAZDANFAR, MÉDECIN). [3]
4 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE ROGET PHAM · PHARMACIE DES ALPES · LA PHARMACIE DU DRAC SAVEUIL · PHARMACIE DE LA PLACE MAISON MAISONNAT). [3,4]
3 × Post office / agence postale (FONTAINE BURALISTE 1ER ANGLE RP · FONTAINE BURALISTE TOTEM RP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE FONTAINE PAUL ELUARD). [3]
5 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF MAURICE THOREZ · COMPLEXE SPORTIF MARCEL CACHIN · GYMNASE JULES VALLES · GYMNASE ROBERT VIAL · GYMNASE GERARD PHILIPPE). [3]
5 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL DAUPHINE VIVARAIS · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL FONTAINE · SOCIETE GENERALE · BANQUE POPULAIRE AUVERGNE RHONE ALPES · BNP PARIBAS). [3]
17 × Hairdresser (IMAGIN'HAIR · LE P'TIT SALON). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
8 × Hotel (ASSOCIE SEP LA CLOCHE · HOTEL RESTAURANT LA CLOCHE · TEMPOLOGIS). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Butcher (boucherie), 3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 13 × Restaurant, 1 × GP (médecin généraliste), 3 × Pharmacy, 1 × Bank, 5 × Hairdresser, 2 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 12 | LE FOURNIL PATISSIER · DU COTE DES GOURMANDS · MAISON HADDAD · SOCIETE DOIDY LA FEUILLANTINE · LES DELICES DE LA PLACE | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 17 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 4 | BOUCHERIE ITALIEN · BOUCHERI DE LA BASTILLE · BOUCHERIE DU TRAM | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 5 | RUIZ GOMEZ MANUEL · VIVAL · BEST FRUITS | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 3 | DISTRIBUTION CASINO FRANCE · CARREFOUR CONTACT · AHYPER 2 | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | LES JARDINS DE LA MER | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 30 | CYRTIB · PIVANO · MANADG BURGER · LE GAVROCHE · COCO GRILL | INSEE BPE 30 / INSEE SIRENE 62 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 9 | BISTROT DE LA PLACE · CAFE-THEATRE LA GUINGUETTE · LE PERCE NEIGE · LE RELAIS DES MOTARDS | INSEE SIRENE 9 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 7 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE A.FRANCE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE ROBESPIERRE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE AUDIN · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE MARCEL CACHIN · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE PONT DU DRAC | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 9 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE ANATOLE FRANCE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ARLETTE BLANC · ECOLE PRIMAIRE JULES FERRY · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PONT DU DRAC · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE J.LABOURBE | INSEE BPE 9 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE JULES VALLES · COLLEGE GERARD PHILIPE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 19 | KARIM BEN BARKA, MÉDECIN · JEAN POIZAT, MÉDECIN · AHCENE KERBOUA, MÉDECIN · JEAN-MICHEL BLANC, MÉDECIN · ELMIRA YAZDANFAR, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 19 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 4 | PHARMACIE ROGET PHAM · PHARMACIE DES ALPES · LA PHARMACIE DU DRAC SAVEUIL · PHARMACIE DE LA PLACE MAISON MAISONNAT | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 3 | FONTAINE BURALISTE 1ER ANGLE RP · FONTAINE BURALISTE TOTEM RP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE FONTAINE PAUL ELUARD | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 5 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF MAURICE THOREZ · COMPLEXE SPORTIF MARCEL CACHIN · GYMNASE JULES VALLES · GYMNASE ROBERT VIAL · GYMNASE GERARD PHILIPPE | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 5 | CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL DAUPHINE VIVARAIS · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL FONTAINE · SOCIETE GENERALE · BANQUE POPULAIRE AUVERGNE RHONE ALPES · BNP PARIBAS | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 17 | IMAGIN'HAIR · LE P'TIT SALON | INSEE BPE 17 / INSEE SIRENE 27 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 8 | ASSOCIE SEP LA CLOCHE · HOTEL RESTAURANT LA CLOCHE · TEMPOLOGIS | INSEE SIRENE 8 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5,6,7]
Trajectory
Population 22,050 (2012) → 22,020 (2023): -0.1 % over 10 years. [8,1]
Population 22,853 (1990) → 22,020 (2023): -3.6 % over 30 years. [9,1]
Dwellings (2023): 11,827, of which 1 % second homes and 8.4 % vacant. [10]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Fontaine): 0.3 km to the east (straight line). [11]
Food shop (Fontaine): 0.3 km to the west (straight line). [11]
GP (Fontaine): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [11]
Pharmacy (Fontaine): 0.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Fontaine): 0.2 km to the south (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, 6.8 km away at 220 m; the village itself is at 210 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 1,354 mm of rain a year, spread over 120 days — about 11.3 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at ENGINS, 5.8 km away at 877 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)
sources disagree on Restaurant
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38169/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2025-03— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/4dfcc954-491b-3252-acb8-ef7d42209964— “Marché de Fontaine ( Marcel Cachin)”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2026-05— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/3f1ff1e8-c7aa-3ae1-ad4a-5cad1c7fa7a9— “Marché - Louis Maisonnat”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2026-05— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/2b883ba1-b8eb-3c56-ba90-0d75fa224be4— “Marché de producteurs Louis Maisonnat”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38169/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38169/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38169/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38169
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longjumeau | 91 | 467 km NW | 21,996 | 64.6 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 3 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Petit-Quevilly | 76 | 587 km NW | 22,208 | 66.4 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 10 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
| Nogent-sur-Oise | 60 | 515 km NW | 21,907 | 59.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fleury-les-Aubrais | 45 | 419 km NW | 21,804 | 65 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 10 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Michel-sur-Orge | 91 | 461 km NW | 21,776 | 57.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 5 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montigny-lès-Metz | 57 | 436 km N | 21,718 | 63.9 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 8 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fleury-les-Aubrais | 45 | 419 km NW | 21,804 | 65 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 10 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montigny-lès-Metz | 57 | 436 km N | 21,718 | 63.9 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 8 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Michel-sur-Orge | 91 | 461 km NW | 21,776 | 57.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 5 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Longjumeau | 91 | 467 km NW | 21,996 | 64.6 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 3 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Nogent-sur-Oise | 60 | 515 km NW | 21,907 | 59.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Petit-Quevilly | 76 | 587 km NW | 22,208 | 66.4 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 10 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Fontaine'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meylan | 38 | 7.3 km E | 18,770 | 61.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Échirolles | 38 | 5.3 km SE | 37,491 | 77.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Martin-d'Hères | 38 | 5.3 km E | 37,695 | 72.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Guilherand-Granges | 07 | 70 km SW | 11,235 | 49.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sorgues | 84 | 147 km SW | 19,006 | 62.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Seyssinet-Pariset | 38 | 1.4 km SE | 11,739 | 45.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
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