Meylan
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 61.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 45 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Meylan (INSEE 38229) is in Isère (38), part of Grenoble-Alpes-Métropole. Population 18,770 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/38229-meylan
Vitality score
Vitality score 61.6/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 45 % of the 1,283 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 | 0.48 | 25 | 12.07 |
| Social | 0.75 | 20 | 14.97 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.69 | 10 | 6.88 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.94 |
| Population trend | 0.55 | 10 | 5.51 |
| Housing mix | 0.93 | 5 | 4.67 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
6 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA NOISETTE · JEFF DE BRUGES · LATOUCHE · LES FEES MAISON · CAJU). [3,4]
6 × Butcher (boucherie) (CHARCUTERIE TRAITEUR MAISON MAZET · BOUCHERIE DE LA PLAINE FLEURIE · MATHEYSINE BUCHS · BOUCHERIE PICOTO · LA BOUCHERIE DES MONTS). [3,4]
4 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (PETIT CASINO · CHRISTAL 38 · CHEZ CHLOE - L'EPICERIE FINE · MEYLAN FRUITS). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR · CARREFOUR EXPRESS). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (FROMAGERIE O MEYLAN). [4]
1 × Fishmonger (SARL POISONNERIE MORONI). [3,4]
28 × Restaurant (CHALET MEYLAN · LE CAFE · CHEZ ENZO · SARL VEROMAX · LE SAINT AUGUSTIN). [3,4]
6 × Café / bar (ITALIAN QUEEN · LA TERRAZZA · L'ENTOURLOUPE · L'AFTER · LA MANDIBULE). [4]
4 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LE HAUT · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE GRAND PRE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE MAUPERTUIS · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE MI-PLAINE). [3]
8 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE BELLE ETOILE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE LES VOYELLES COLOREES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LE HAUT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE MI PLAINE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE GRAND PRE - BUCLOS). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE LIONEL TERRAY · COLLEGE LES BUCLOS). [3]
32 × GP (médecin généraliste) (LOLA DAUDEL, MÉDECIN · ELISABETH RACT-MADOUX, MÉDECIN · ESTELLE DELAYE, MÉDECIN · CHRISTINE GUERRY, MÉDECIN · JOHANNA TORRES, MÉDECIN). [3]
4 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DES BEALIERES · PHARMACIE GRISOLLET · PHARMACIE DES BUCLOS · PHARMACIE DU HAUT MEYLAN). [3,4]
3 × Post office / agence postale (MEYLAN AIGUINARDS SPAR RP · MEYLAN CHARTREUSE AP · LA POSTE). [3]
5 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE HAUT-MEYLAN · MAIRIE / SCE BIBLIOTHÈQUES, ARCHIVES ET ACTION CULTURELLE · BIBLIOTHÈQUE PABLO NERUDA / GRAND-PRÉ · BIBLIOTHÈQUE BÉALIÈRES · BIBLIOTHÈQUE SIMONE LAGRANGE / MI-PLAINE). [3]
7 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE LA REVIREE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DES AYGUINARDS · GYMNASE DU CHARLAIX · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DES BUCLOS · MINI GYMNASE DU HAUT MEYLAN). [3]
8 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL DAUPHINE VIVARAIS · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL DE MEYLAN ILE VERTE · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE RHONE ALPES · BANQUE PALATINE · SOCIETE GENERALE). [3]
20 × Hairdresser (DI STEFANO JOSEPHINE · COIFF'PASSION · MARIE PIERRE MAINO · ERIC LETURGIE COIFFURE · CELINE). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
3 × Hotel (COMFORT · LE MOKCA · MERCURE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 12 × Restaurant, 3 × Pharmacy, 2 × Bank, 1 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 6 | LA NOISETTE · JEFF DE BRUGES · LATOUCHE · LES FEES MAISON · CAJU | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 6 | CHARCUTERIE TRAITEUR MAISON MAZET · BOUCHERIE DE LA PLAINE FLEURIE · MATHEYSINE BUCHS · BOUCHERIE PICOTO · LA BOUCHERIE DES MONTS | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 4 | PETIT CASINO · CHRISTAL 38 · CHEZ CHLOE - L'EPICERIE FINE · MEYLAN FRUITS | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | CARREFOUR · CARREFOUR EXPRESS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | FROMAGERIE O MEYLAN | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 1 | SARL POISONNERIE MORONI | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 28 | CHALET MEYLAN · LE CAFE · CHEZ ENZO · SARL VEROMAX · LE SAINT AUGUSTIN | INSEE BPE 28 / INSEE SIRENE 36 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 6 | ITALIAN QUEEN · LA TERRAZZA · L'ENTOURLOUPE · L'AFTER · LA MANDIBULE | INSEE SIRENE 6 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 4 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LE HAUT · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE GRAND PRE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE MAUPERTUIS · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE MI-PLAINE | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 8 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE BELLE ETOILE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE LES VOYELLES COLOREES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LE HAUT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE MI PLAINE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE GRAND PRE - BUCLOS | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE LIONEL TERRAY · COLLEGE LES BUCLOS | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 32 | LOLA DAUDEL, MÉDECIN · ELISABETH RACT-MADOUX, MÉDECIN · ESTELLE DELAYE, MÉDECIN · CHRISTINE GUERRY, MÉDECIN · JOHANNA TORRES, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 32 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 4 | PHARMACIE DES BEALIERES · PHARMACIE GRISOLLET · PHARMACIE DES BUCLOS · PHARMACIE DU HAUT MEYLAN | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 3 | MEYLAN AIGUINARDS SPAR RP · MEYLAN CHARTREUSE AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Library | 5 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE HAUT-MEYLAN · MAIRIE / SCE BIBLIOTHÈQUES, ARCHIVES ET ACTION CULTURELLE · BIBLIOTHÈQUE PABLO NERUDA / GRAND-PRÉ · BIBLIOTHÈQUE BÉALIÈRES · BIBLIOTHÈQUE SIMONE LAGRANGE / MI-PLAINE | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 7 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE LA REVIREE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DES AYGUINARDS · GYMNASE DU CHARLAIX · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DES BUCLOS · MINI GYMNASE DU HAUT MEYLAN | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 8 | CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL DAUPHINE VIVARAIS · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL DE MEYLAN ILE VERTE · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE RHONE ALPES · BANQUE PALATINE · SOCIETE GENERALE | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 20 | DI STEFANO JOSEPHINE · COIFF'PASSION · MARIE PIERRE MAINO · ERIC LETURGIE COIFFURE · CELINE | INSEE BPE 20 / INSEE SIRENE 25 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 3 | COMFORT · LE MOKCA · MERCURE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday 8 h à 13 h Place de la Louisiane. [5,6,7]
Trajectory
Population 17,646 (2012) → 18,770 (2023): 6.4 % over 10 years. [8,1]
Population 17,863 (1990) → 18,770 (2023): 5.1 % over 30 years. [9,1]
Dwellings (2023): 9,916, of which 3.3 % second homes and 6 % vacant. [10]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Meylan): 0.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [11]
Food shop (Meylan): 0.3 km to the north (straight line). [11]
GP (Meylan): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [11]
Pharmacy (Meylan): 0.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Meylan): 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, 4.6 km away at 220 m; the village itself is at 225 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at GRENOBLE - LVD, 5.6 km away at 220 m, over 23 summers. [12]
An average of 973 mm of rain a year, spread over 107 days — about 9.1 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at ST-M-D'HERES-GALOCHERE, 4.6 km away at 220 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
Two sources name market days with none in common. They may be separate markets in the same commune, or one may be out of date — all days are listed and none is treated as confirmed. [5,6,7]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38229/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.meylan.fr/30-marches.htm— “Mardi, jeudi, vendredi, samedi et dimanche de 8 h à 13 h”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2025-03— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/5d94455f-d573-3e4b-9040-ee13e2841fea— “Ce marché de producteurs bio vous accueille tous les mercredis après-midi et également les mercredis matin uniquement en été.”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2021-02— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/2fb050f7-20ec-3527-8c84-7e73863e15fe— “Le marché de producteurs locaux de Meylan "Les Buclos" vous accueille tous les mercredis matins dans l'Avenue du Vercors.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38229/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38229/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38229/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38229
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cesson-Sévigné | 35 | 649 km NW | 18,761 | 62.1 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chennevières-sur-Marne | 94 | 469 km NW | 18,710 | 60.4 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 21 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Mée-sur-Seine | 77 | 441 km NW | 19,527 | 56.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 10 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Écully | 69 | 100 km NW | 17,944 | 53 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bischheim | 67 | 407 km N | 18,558 | 59.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 21 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Juvisy-sur-Orge | 91 | 465 km NW | 19,292 | 69.2 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 3 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Écully | 69 | 100 km NW | 17,944 | 53 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bischheim | 67 | 407 km N | 18,558 | 59.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 21 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Mée-sur-Seine | 77 | 441 km NW | 19,527 | 56.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 10 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Juvisy-sur-Orge | 91 | 465 km NW | 19,292 | 69.2 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 3 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chennevières-sur-Marne | 94 | 469 km NW | 18,710 | 60.4 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 21 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cesson-Sévigné | 35 | 649 km NW | 18,761 | 62.1 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Meylan'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontaine | 38 | 7.3 km W | 22,020 | 63.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Guilherand-Granges | 07 | 78 km SW | 11,235 | 49.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Échirolles | 38 | 8.3 km SW | 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 | 3.4 km SW | 37,695 | 72.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Seyssinet-Pariset | 38 | 7.2 km SW | 11,739 | 45.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sorgues | 84 | 152 km SW | 19,006 | 62.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
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