Longechenal
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 40.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 81 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Longechenal (INSEE 38213) is in Isère (38), part of CC Bièvre Isère. Population 593 (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/38213-longechenal
Vitality score
Vitality score 40.8/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 81 % of the 17,106 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.92 | 10 | 9.22 |
| Housing mix | 0.88 | 5 | 4.39 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (AU PANIER GARNI). [4,3]
1 × Restaurant (CHEZ MYMY). [4,3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE DU TILLEUL). [4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LONGECHENAL CHEZ GWEN RP). [4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE DE LONGECHENAL). [4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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 | AU PANIER GARNI | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | CHEZ MYMY | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,3] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE DU TILLEUL | 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 | LONGECHENAL CHEZ GWEN RP | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHEQUE DE LONGECHENAL | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| 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 585 (2012) → 593 (2023): 1.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 417 (1990) → 593 (2023): 42.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 277, of which 6.1 % second homes and 6.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Hilaire-de-la-Côte): 3.4 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Longechenal): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Mottier): 2.8 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (La Frette): 3.6 km to the south (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Longechenal): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 79 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the GRENOBLE-ST GEOIRS weather station, 6.7 km away at 376 m; the village itself is at 502 m. [12]
The village sits 126 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at GRENOBLE-ST GEOIRS, 6.7 km away at 376 m, over 30 summers. [12]
That station sits 126 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 890 mm of rain a year, spread over 103 days — about 8.6 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at GRENOBLE-ST GEOIRS, 6.7 km away at 376 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38213/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38213/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38213/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38213/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38393
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38213
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38267
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38174
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artigat | 09 | 402 km SW | 574 | 42.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 20 % · humidity 50 % |
| Bengy-sur-Craon | 18 | 266 km NW | 628 | 39.7 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 61 % · humidity 86 % |
| Germignac | 17 | 443 km W | 653 | 38.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 47 % · humidity 7 % |
| Saint-Aubin-du-Plain | 79 | 478 km NW | 565 | 37.2 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 53 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sanxay | 86 | 431 km W | 548 | 36.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 51 % · humidity 79 % |
| Cognat-Lyonne | 03 | 176 km NW | 706 | 39.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cognat-Lyonne | 03 | 176 km NW | 706 | 39.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bengy-sur-Craon | 18 | 266 km NW | 628 | 39.7 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 61 % · humidity 86 % |
| Artigat | 09 | 402 km SW | 574 | 42.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 20 % · humidity 50 % |
| Sanxay | 86 | 431 km W | 548 | 36.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 51 % · humidity 79 % |
| Germignac | 17 | 443 km W | 653 | 38.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 47 % · humidity 7 % |
| Saint-Aubin-du-Plain | 79 | 478 km NW | 565 | 37.2 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 53 % · 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 Longechenal'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Julien-sur-Bibost | 69 | 77 km NW | 622 | 35.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ferdrupt | 88 | 296 km N | 738 | 38.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Laurent | 23 | 275 km W | 670 | 38.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Hilbesheim | 57 | 396 km N | 617 | 40.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Laizy | 71 | 188 km NW | 599 | 42.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Clément-les-Places | 69 | 81 km NW | 684 | 35.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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