Notre-Dame-de-l'Osier
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 31.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 61 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Notre-Dame-de-l'Osier (INSEE 38278) is in Isère (38), part of CC Saint-Marcellin Vercors Isère Communauté. Population 535 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 31.4/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 61 % of the 17,604 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 | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.81 | 5 | 4.07 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (RESTAURANT L.OSERAIE). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | RESTAURANT L.OSERAIE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | 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 | 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 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 480 (2012) → 535 (2023): 11.5 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 313 (1990) → 535 (2023): 70.9 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 237, of which 9.3 % second homes and 8.9 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (L'Albenc): 3.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Vinay): 3.3 km to the south (straight line). [10]
GP (Vatilieu): 2 km to the north (straight line). [11]
Pharmacy (Vinay): 3.2 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Notre-Dame-de-l'Osier): 0.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [12]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 14 days a year at or above 30 °C and 44 days at or below 0 °C, over 23 complete years in 1995–2024. [13]
Measured at the SERRE-NERPOL weather station, 6.5 km away at 630 m; the village itself is at 388 m. [13]
The village sits 242 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. [13]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [13]
Humidity measured at CHATTE_SAPC, 13.5 km away at 272 m, over 18 summers. [13]
That station sits 116 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [13]
An average of 1,054 mm of rain a year, spread over 112 days — about 9.4 mm on a day it rains. [13]
Rainfall measured at SERRE-NERPOL, 6.5 km away at 630 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [13]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38278/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-10— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/f6b1fbb2-3c55-38d2-9510-be204233e46d— “Marché de Bon Rencontre”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38278/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38278/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38278/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38004
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38559
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38526
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38278
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
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| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engenville | 45 | 411 km NW | 527 | 30.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 97 % |
| Épaux-Bézu | 02 | 458 km N | 534 | 28.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Hernicourt | 62 | 620 km N | 512 | 28.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 79 % · winter 77 % |
| La Chapelle-Huon | 72 | 460 km NW | 513 | 24.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 100 % · winter 91 % |
| Vironchaux | 80 | 621 km NW | 503 | 27.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montaigu-la-Brisette | 50 | 703 km NW | 495 | 28 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 81 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engenville | 45 | 411 km NW | 527 | 30.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 97 % |
| Épaux-Bézu | 02 | 458 km N | 534 | 28.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Chapelle-Huon | 72 | 460 km NW | 513 | 24.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 100 % · winter 91 % |
| Hernicourt | 62 | 620 km N | 512 | 28.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 79 % · winter 77 % |
| Vironchaux | 80 | 621 km NW | 503 | 27.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montaigu-la-Brisette | 50 | 703 km NW | 495 | 28 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 81 % · 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 Notre-Dame-de-l'Osier'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Épaux-Bézu | 02 | 458 km N | 534 | 28.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Sérotin | 89 | 376 km NW | 596 | 31.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ruillé-Froid-Fonds | 53 | 549 km NW | 583 | 31.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Blennes | 77 | 382 km NW | 546 | 30.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Andelain | 58 | 297 km NW | 583 | 28.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Oroër | 60 | 532 km NW | 537 | 27.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
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