Morestel
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 67.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 95 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Morestel (INSEE 38261) is in Isère (38), part of CC Les Balcons du Dauphiné. Population 4,340 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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/38261-morestel
Vitality score
Vitality score 67.3/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 95 % of the 5,263 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 | 0.61 | 25 | 15.27 |
| Social | 0.84 | 20 | 16.9 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.55 | 10 | 5.53 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.96 | 10 | 9.6 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.87 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
6 × Bakery (boulangerie) (G GOURMAND · FOURNIL DES SAVEURS COTE BISTROT · AU PAIN DES COULEURS). [3,4]
3 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE GARNIER · PACHAM BOUCHERIE). [3,4]
3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (VIVAL · NIVACO). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (LIDL). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (POISSONNERIE MAILLARD). [3,4]
15 × Restaurant (LA GRILLE · LE GRAND CAFE · MER EGEE). [3,4]
5 × Café / bar (QUAI DES BRUMES · CAFE DE LA PLACE · ELLES LUNCH CAFE). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE SAINT EXUPERY). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUB VICTOR HUGO · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE SAINT JOSEPH). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE FRANCOIS AUGUSTE RAVIER). [3]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JOHANNA MADOZ, MÉDECIN · MOUDAR AMHAZ-AKBAR, MÉDECIN · AURÉLIA TARDY, MÉDECIN · FRÉDÉRIQUE CHAPUIS, MÉDECIN · ÉMILIE MILLIASSEAU, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE RULLIER · PHARMACIE DES HALLES). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE CHRISTIAN RIVAL). [3]
1 × Cinema (LE DAUPHIN). [3]
3 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE RHONE ALPES · BUREAU 172 · LYONNAISE DE BANQUE). [3]
7 × Hairdresser (BOUCLES D'OR · JC CAP'TIF). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Restaurant, 1 × Bank, 4 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 6 | G GOURMAND · FOURNIL DES SAVEURS COTE BISTROT · AU PAIN DES COULEURS | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 3 | BOUCHERIE GARNIER · PACHAM BOUCHERIE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 3 | VIVAL · NIVACO | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | LIDL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | POISSONNERIE MAILLARD | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 15 | LA GRILLE · LE GRAND CAFE · MER EGEE | INSEE BPE 15 / INSEE SIRENE 19 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 5 | QUAI DES BRUMES · CAFE DE LA PLACE · ELLES LUNCH CAFE | INSEE SIRENE 5 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE SAINT EXUPERY | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUB VICTOR HUGO · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE SAINT JOSEPH | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE FRANCOIS AUGUSTE RAVIER | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 5 | JOHANNA MADOZ, MÉDECIN · MOUDAR AMHAZ-AKBAR, MÉDECIN · AURÉLIA TARDY, MÉDECIN · FRÉDÉRIQUE CHAPUIS, MÉDECIN · ÉMILIE MILLIASSEAU, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE RULLIER · PHARMACIE DES HALLES | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE CHRISTIAN RIVAL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | LE DAUPHIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 3 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE RHONE ALPES · BUREAU 172 · LYONNAISE DE BANQUE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 7 | BOUCLES D'OR · JC CAP'TIF | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: Sunday. No source says whether it is weekly or monthly. [5,6]
Confirmed by two independent sources: Commune website and DATAtourisme.
Trajectory
Population 4,261 (2012) → 4,340 (2023): 1.9 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 2,972 (1990) → 4,340 (2023): 46 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,138, of which 1.3 % second homes and 7.4 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Morestel): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Morestel): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [10]
GP (Morestel): 0.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Morestel): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Morestel): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 29 days a year at or above 30 °C and 58 days at or below 0 °C, over 18 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the COURTENAY weather station, 9.2 km away at 315 m; the village itself is at 225 m. [11]
The village sits 90 m below 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at BOURGOIN, 14.7 km away at 358 m, over 20 summers. [11]
That station sits 133 m above 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 1,057 mm of rain a year, spread over 117 days — about 9 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at COURTENAY, 9.2 km away at 315 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 — 38261/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.morestel.fr/— “Marché dominical”
- DATAtourisme 2026-07— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/d9d2823d-cda3-3327-b2cd-7206f22ded89— “Ne manquez pas le traditionnel marché dominical de Morestel !”
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38261/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38261/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38261/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38261
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Brède | 33 | 483 km W | 4,386 | 55.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 65 % · humidity 71 % |
| Montélier | 26 | 89 km SW | 4,323 | 57 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Breteuil | 60 | 500 km NW | 4,222 | 58.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bessières | 31 | 370 km SW | 4,310 | 56.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 59 % · winter 92 % |
| Marckolsheim | 67 | 318 km NE | 4,398 | 59.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Langeais | 37 | 428 km NW | 4,367 | 56 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montélier | 26 | 89 km SW | 4,323 | 57 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Marckolsheim | 67 | 318 km NE | 4,398 | 59.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bessières | 31 | 370 km SW | 4,310 | 56.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 59 % · winter 92 % |
| Langeais | 37 | 428 km NW | 4,367 | 56 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Brède | 33 | 483 km W | 4,386 | 55.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 65 % · humidity 71 % |
| Breteuil | 60 | 500 km NW | 4,222 | 58.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 99 % · 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 Morestel'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-Georges-de-Reneins | 69 | 72 km NW | 4,677 | 57.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule | 03 | 182 km NW | 4,884 | 60.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Villars-les-Dombes | 01 | 50 km NW | 5,163 | 58.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gannat | 03 | 182 km W | 5,610 | 63.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Betschdorf | 67 | 402 km NE | 4,231 | 45.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Commentry | 03 | 221 km W | 6,017 | 59.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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