Murinais
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Partly served 41.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 87 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Murinais (INSEE 38272) is in Isère (38), part of CC Saint-Marcellin Vercors Isère Communauté. Population 412 (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 41.1/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 87 % of the 18,000 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 | 0.32 | 10 | 3.16 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.82 | 10 | 8.25 |
| Housing mix | 0.92 | 5 | 4.58 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (PHOENIX DISTRIBUTION). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (AU 12 SAVEURS). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PROPHARMACIE CHARETIERS). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (CELINE COIFFURE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Campsite.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), 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 | PHOENIX DISTRIBUTION | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | AU 12 SAVEURS | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PROPHARMACIE CHARETIERS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| 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 | CELINE 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] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 379 (2012) → 412 (2023): 8.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 311 (1990) → 412 (2023): 32.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 192, of which 4.2 % second homes and 6.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Varacieux): 2.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Varacieux): 2.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Vérand): 4.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Murinais): 2 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Murinais): 0 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 22 days a year at or above 30 °C and 83 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the CHATTE_SAPC weather station, 8.1 km away at 272 m; the village itself is at 509 m. [11]
The village sits 237 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at CHATTE_SAPC, 8.1 km away at 272 m, over 18 summers. [11]
That station sits 237 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 958 mm of rain a year, spread over 106 days — about 9 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at CHATTE_SAPC, 8.1 km away at 272 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 — 38272/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38272/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38272/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38272/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38523
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38463
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38272
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villefrancœur | 41 | 418 km NW | 416 | 32.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 47 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bellebrune | 62 | 667 km N | 427 | 39.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 24 % · humidity 93 % |
| Remomeix | 88 | 363 km N | 428 | 32.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Espirat | 63 | 165 km W | 416 | 42.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 45 % · humidity 100 % |
| Herrère | 64 | 519 km SW | 397 | 39.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 47 % · humidity 21 % |
| Belmesnil | 76 | 599 km NW | 440 | 34.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 24 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Espirat | 63 | 165 km W | 416 | 42.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 45 % · humidity 100 % |
| Remomeix | 88 | 363 km N | 428 | 32.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villefrancœur | 41 | 418 km NW | 416 | 32.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 47 % · humidity 100 % |
| Herrère | 64 | 519 km SW | 397 | 39.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 47 % · humidity 21 % |
| Belmesnil | 76 | 599 km NW | 440 | 34.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 24 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bellebrune | 62 | 667 km N | 427 | 39.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 24 % · 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 Murinais'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remomeix | 88 | 363 km N | 428 | 32.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montpensier | 63 | 187 km NW | 465 | 38.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ladignac-sur-Rondelles | 19 | 272 km W | 404 | 25.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Burcin | 38 | 26 km N | 430 | 26.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rang | 25 | 264 km N | 389 | 24.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Châtenay | 38 | 14 km NW | 433 | 31.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
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