Gresse-en-Vercors
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 53.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 98 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Gresse-en-Vercors (INSEE 38186) is in Isère (38), part of CC du Trièves. Population 351 (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 53.8/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 98 % of the 18,034 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 | 0.42 | 25 | 10.54 |
| Social | 0.95 | 20 | 19 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.82 | 10 | 8.25 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE-PATISSERIE N. ET C.JULLIEN). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (EPICERIE LES DOLOMITES). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (LE SERPATON · LA CHICHOLIERE · LE ROCHER). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (LE LAUPET · LE SUN VALLEY). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (GRESSE EN VERCORS AP). [3]
1 × Cinema (LE SCIALET). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
1 × Hotel (HÔTEL LE CHALET). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING CAR LES QUATRE SAISONS). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | BOULANGERIE-PATISSERIE N. ET C.JULLIEN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | EPICERIE LES DOLOMITES | 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 | 3 | LE SERPATON · LA CHICHOLIERE · LE ROCHER | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | LE LAUPET · LE SUN VALLEY | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | GRESSE EN VERCORS AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 1 | LE SCIALET | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | HÔTEL LE CHALET | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING CAR LES QUATRE SAISONS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 391 (2012) → 351 (2023): -10.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 265 (1990) → 351 (2023): 32.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,013, of which 80.4 % second homes and 1.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Gresse-en-Vercors): 1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Gresse-en-Vercors): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Monestier-de-Clermont): 5.5 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Monestier-de-Clermont): 6 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Gresse-en-Vercors): 0 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 4 days a year at or above 30 °C and 120 days at or below 0 °C, over 28 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the MONESTIER weather station, 6.1 km away at 806 m; the village itself is at 1,198 m. [10]
The village sits 392 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 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at LE GUA-NIVOSE, 12.8 km away at 1,646 m, over 20 summers. [10]
That station sits 448 m above 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 1,242 mm of rain a year, spread over 118 days — about 10.5 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at GRESSE, 0.2 km away at 1,220 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 — 38186/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38186/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38186/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38186/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38186
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38242
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Névache | 05 | 83 km E | 362 | 56.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Corrençon-en-Vercors | 38 | 15 km N | 374 | 46.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 22 % · humidity 100 % |
| Arvieux | 05 | 94 km E | 340 | 48.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 35 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vielle-Aure | 65 | 479 km SW | 315 | 44 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 49 % · humidity 100 % |
| Algajola | 2B | 368 km SE | 363 | 52.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Bonneval-sur-Arc | 73 | 128 km NE | 285 | 44.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corrençon-en-Vercors | 38 | 15 km N | 374 | 46.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 22 % · humidity 100 % |
| Névache | 05 | 83 km E | 362 | 56.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Arvieux | 05 | 94 km E | 340 | 48.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 35 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bonneval-sur-Arc | 73 | 128 km NE | 285 | 44.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Algajola | 2B | 368 km SE | 363 | 52.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Vielle-Aure | 65 | 479 km SW | 315 | 44 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 49 % · 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 Gresse-en-Vercors'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonneval-sur-Arc | 73 | 128 km NE | 285 | 44.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Giettaz | 73 | 129 km NE | 381 | 39.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fontcouverte-la-Toussuire | 73 | 69 km NE | 473 | 61.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Crest-Voland | 73 | 124 km NE | 346 | 64.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Beuil | 06 | 144 km SE | 483 | 62.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Beauvezer | 04 | 117 km SE | 384 | 34.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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