Izeron
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Partly served 40.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 72 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Izeron (INSEE 38195) is in Isère (38), part of CC Saint-Marcellin Vercors Isère Communauté. Population 809 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/38195-izeron
Vitality score
Vitality score 40.4/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 72 % of the 15,595 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 | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.92 | 10 | 9.19 |
| Housing mix | 0.91 | 5 | 4.57 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (HOTEL DES VOYAGEURS). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (IZERON AP). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (JUSTINE COIFFURE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Fishmonger.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 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) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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] | |
| Restaurant | 1 | HOTEL DES VOYAGEURS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | IZERON AP | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | JUSTINE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 732 (2012) → 809 (2023): 10.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 570 (1990) → 809 (2023): 41.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 369, of which 4.3 % second homes and 3.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Têche): 2.7 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Sauveur): 3.4 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Sauveur): 2.6 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Sauveur): 3.4 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Izeron): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 34 days a year at or above 30 °C and 64 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the CHATTE_SAPC weather station, 5.5 km away at 272 m; the village itself is at 235 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at CHATTE_SAPC, 5.5 km away at 272 m, over 18 summers. [11]
An average of 1,255 mm of rain a year, spread over 114 days — about 11 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST-ROMANS, 5.2 km away at 410 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 — 38195/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38195/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38195/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38195/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38500
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38454
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38195
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courcelles-lès-Gisors | 60 | 533 km NW | 809 | 36.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 80 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Rémy-du-Plain | 35 | 639 km NW | 818 | 39.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 55 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lignan-de-Bordeaux | 33 | 458 km W | 842 | 37.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 54 % · humidity 79 % |
| Fauguerolles | 47 | 412 km W | 822 | 43.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 64 % · humidity 64 % |
| Agris | 16 | 399 km W | 891 | 38 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Neau | 53 | 558 km NW | 750 | 40.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 49 % · winter 78 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agris | 16 | 399 km W | 891 | 38 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fauguerolles | 47 | 412 km W | 822 | 43.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 64 % · humidity 64 % |
| Lignan-de-Bordeaux | 33 | 458 km W | 842 | 37.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 54 % · humidity 79 % |
| Courcelles-lès-Gisors | 60 | 533 km NW | 809 | 36.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 80 % · humidity 86 % |
| Neau | 53 | 558 km NW | 750 | 40.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 49 % · winter 78 % |
| Saint-Rémy-du-Plain | 35 | 639 km NW | 818 | 39.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 55 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Izeron'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tours-en-Savoie | 73 | 100 km NE | 945 | 37.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Nervieux | 42 | 120 km NW | 1,040 | 29.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Bouchage | 38 | 59 km N | 655 | 39.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Beaulieu | 38 | 5.2 km N | 635 | 41.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Sône | 38 | 8.6 km SW | 634 | 29.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Billy | 03 | 194 km NW | 817 | 31.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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