Notre-Dame-de-Vaulx
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 31/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 61 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Notre-Dame-de-Vaulx (INSEE 38280) is in Isère (38), part of CC de la Matheysine. Population 512 (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 31/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 61 % of the 17,733 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 | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.81 | 10 | 8.06 |
| Housing mix | 0.49 | 5 | 2.45 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (NOTRE DAME DE VAULX AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUES INTERCOMMUNALES EN PAYS DE VAULX). [3]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [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] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | NOTRE DAME DE VAULX AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHEQUES INTERCOMMUNALES EN PAYS DE VAULX | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 531 (2012) → 512 (2023): -3.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 392 (1990) → 512 (2023): 30.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 325, of which 25.5 % second homes and 1.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Motte-d'Aveillans): 3.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Pierre-Châtel): 3.8 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Laffrey): 4.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (La Motte-d'Aveillans): 2.9 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Notre-Dame-de-Vaulx): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 11 days a year at or above 30 °C and 142 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the LA MURE- RADOME weather station, 6.5 km away at 885 m; the village itself is at 964 m. [12]
The village sits 79 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at LA MURE- RADOME, 6.5 km away at 885 m, over 21 summers. [12]
That station sits 79 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 952 mm of rain a year, spread over 106 days — about 9 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at LA MURE- RADOME, 6.5 km away at 885 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
What property sold for
26 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 173,700 € — 1,605 € per m² of built surface. [13]
The median across Isère is 2,542 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [13]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38280/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38280/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38280/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38280/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38265
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38304
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38203
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38280
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Front-la-Rivière | 24 | 397 km W | 511 | 26.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 0 % · humidity 64 % |
| Suilly-la-Tour | 58 | 333 km NW | 569 | 26.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montchal | 42 | 146 km NW | 512 | 34.7 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Claveisolles | 69 | 158 km NW | 577 | 31.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 16 % · humidity 86 % |
| Crézancy-en-Sancerre | 18 | 346 km NW | 417 | 25.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 0 % · humidity 64 % |
| Foissac | 12 | 301 km W | 454 | 33.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 36 % · winter 0 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montchal | 42 | 146 km NW | 512 | 34.7 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Claveisolles | 69 | 158 km NW | 577 | 31.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 16 % · humidity 86 % |
| Foissac | 12 | 301 km W | 454 | 33.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 36 % · winter 0 % · humidity 79 % |
| Suilly-la-Tour | 58 | 333 km NW | 569 | 26.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Crézancy-en-Sancerre | 18 | 346 km NW | 417 | 25.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 0 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Front-la-Rivière | 24 | 397 km W | 511 | 26.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 0 % · humidity 64 % |
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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-Vaulx'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Chapelles | 73 | 102 km NE | 568 | 30.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vaux-et-Chantegrue | 25 | 206 km N | 689 | 41 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Nantes-en-Ratier | 38 | 8.3 km SE | 476 | 34.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Théoffrey | 38 | 2.2 km NE | 612 | 39.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-Vaulx | 38 | 2.9 km N | 536 | 23.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villard-Saint-Christophe | 38 | 4.5 km E | 397 | 23.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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