Pajay
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 31.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 35 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Pajay (INSEE 38291) is in Isère (38), part of CC Bièvre Isère. Population 1,036 (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 35 % of the 14,098 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 | 0.39 | 20 | 7.87 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 0.91 | 10 | 9.08 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.82 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (MA PETITE AUBERGE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (BISTROT CHEZ BINOU). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE PAJAY). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [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 | MA PETITE AUBERGE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | BISTROT CHEZ BINOU | 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 | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE PAJAY | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | GYMNASE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 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 1,092 (2012) → 1,036 (2023): -5.1 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 736 (1990) → 1,036 (2023): 40.8 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 487, of which 1.8 % second homes and 8.2 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Faramans): 3.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Faramans): 2.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Faramans): 3.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Faramans): 3.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Pajay): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 27 days a year at or above 30 °C and 73 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LA COTE ST ANDRE weather station, 9.6 km away at 346 m; the village itself is at 366 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at GRENOBLE-ST GEOIRS, 13.5 km away at 376 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 1,013 mm of rain a year, spread over 111 days — about 9.1 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at POMMIER-DE-BEAUREPAIRE, 5 km away at 480 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
72 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 216,500 € — 1,885 € per m² of built surface. [12]
The median across Isère is 2,542 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [12]
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 — 38291/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-04— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/23ee9037-9a94-3b7f-ad4a-8770d7ec9976— “Marché de Pajay”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38291/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38291/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38291/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38161
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38291
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aureville | 31 | 360 km SW | 1,048 | 35.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 38 % · humidity 43 % |
| Rebreuve-Ranchicourt | 62 | 596 km N | 1,071 | 27.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 58 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Germain-du-Pinel | 35 | 564 km NW | 1,018 | 32.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 47 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sainte-Sève | 29 | 770 km NW | 1,077 | 33.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 22 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montagnole | 73 | 63 km E | 1,038 | 32.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Houtkerque | 59 | 641 km N | 978 | 42.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 38 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montagnole | 73 | 63 km E | 1,038 | 32.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Aureville | 31 | 360 km SW | 1,048 | 35.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 38 % · humidity 43 % |
| Saint-Germain-du-Pinel | 35 | 564 km NW | 1,018 | 32.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 47 % · humidity 86 % |
| Rebreuve-Ranchicourt | 62 | 596 km N | 1,071 | 27.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 58 % · humidity 93 % |
| Houtkerque | 59 | 641 km N | 978 | 42.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 38 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Sève | 29 | 770 km NW | 1,077 | 33.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 22 % · 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 Pajay'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-Genis-l'Argentière | 69 | 64 km NW | 986 | 37.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Priest-Bramefant | 63 | 151 km NW | 871 | 42.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chevrières | 38 | 23 km SE | 742 | 40.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Sylvestre-Pragoulin | 63 | 156 km NW | 1,063 | 25.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Ignat | 63 | 158 km NW | 916 | 36.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Noailles | 19 | 285 km W | 945 | 45.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
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