Massieu
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 28.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 36 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Massieu (INSEE 38222) is in Isère (38), part of CA du Pays Voironnais. Population 773 (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 28.1/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 36 % of the 15,843 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.67 | 10 | 6.68 |
| 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 (ON NEMS CA). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (MTCOIFFURE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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 | 1 | ON NEMS CA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE | 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 | 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 | 1 | MTCOIFFURE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 753 (2012) → 773 (2023): 2.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 662 (1990) → 773 (2023): 16.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 346, of which 4.3 % second homes and 3.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Geoire-en-Valdaine): 3.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Bilieu): 3.6 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Geoire-en-Valdaine): 3.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Geoire-en-Valdaine): 4.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Massieu): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 23 days a year at or above 30 °C and 78 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST AUPRE_SAPC weather station, 7.2 km away at 450 m; the village itself is at 466 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at COUBLEVIE, 9.4 km away at 300 m, over 19 summers. [11]
That station sits 166 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 1,154 mm of rain a year, spread over 116 days — about 9.9 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at CHARAVINES, 6.1 km away at 510 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 — 38222/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38222/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38222/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38222/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38386
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38043
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38222
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gargas | 31 | 377 km SW | 785 | 32 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 65 % · humidity 64 % |
| Lignerolles | 03 | 252 km NW | 760 | 29.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Castéra | 31 | 404 km SW | 802 | 35.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 72 % · winter 45 % |
| Succieu | 38 | 22 km NW | 777 | 31.9 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Combes | 25 | 194 km N | 777 | 32.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 15 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vendeuvre | 14 | 582 km NW | 800 | 30.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 65 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Succieu | 38 | 22 km NW | 777 | 31.9 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Combes | 25 | 194 km N | 777 | 32.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 15 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lignerolles | 03 | 252 km NW | 760 | 29.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gargas | 31 | 377 km SW | 785 | 32 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 65 % · humidity 64 % |
| Le Castéra | 31 | 404 km SW | 802 | 35.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 72 % · winter 45 % |
| Vendeuvre | 14 | 582 km NW | 800 | 30.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 65 % · 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 Massieu'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lignerolles | 03 | 252 km NW | 760 | 29.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Escolives-Sainte-Camille | 89 | 296 km NW | 719 | 31 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Limons | 63 | 177 km W | 721 | 30.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lantéfontaine | 54 | 424 km N | 730 | 27 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Hatrize | 54 | 418 km N | 838 | 31.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ancy | 69 | 95 km NW | 671 | 34.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
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