Arandon-Passins
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 55.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 85 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Arandon-Passins (INSEE 38297) is in Isère (38), part of CC Les Balcons du Dauphiné. Population 1,864 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2017-01-01 from 1 former commune: Arandon (38014). [3]
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 55.5/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 85 % of the 10,060 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 | 0.34 | 25 | 8.55 |
| Social | 0.86 | 20 | 17.27 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.2 | 10 | 1.97 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.9 | 5 | 4.49 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [4,5]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie). [4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LA VIE CLAIRE MORESTEL). [4,5]
2 × Supermarket (VACO · NETTO). [4,5]
6 × Restaurant (L'ESCALE 75 · FIORENTINO · MCDONALD'S · LE BISTROT DES SAVEURS · LE P'TIT K FAIT). [4,5]
3 × Café / bar (OH !MOUSS' AILLONS · LE MYL'S). [5]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [4]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (STÉPHANIE CUOMO-ROBERT, MÉDECIN). [4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (ARANDON-PASSINS AP). [4]
4 × Hairdresser (ANJE · SECRETS DE COIFFEUR). [4,5]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Pharmacy, Library. [5,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [5] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | LA VIE CLAIRE MORESTEL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Supermarket | 2 | VACO · NETTO | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 6 | L'ESCALE 75 · FIORENTINO · MCDONALD'S · LE BISTROT DES SAVEURS · LE P'TIT K FAIT | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 3 | OH !MOUSS' AILLONS · LE MYL'S | INSEE SIRENE 3 [5] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | STÉPHANIE CUOMO-ROBERT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | ARANDON-PASSINS AP | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 4 | ANJE · SECRETS DE COIFFEUR | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [4,5] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Tuesday, Thursday. [6,7]
Trajectory
Population 1,729 (2012) → 1,864 (2023): 7.8 % over 10 years. [8,1]
Population 1,006 (1990) → 1,864 (2023): 85.3 % over 30 years. [9,1]
Dwellings (2023): 903, of which 5.1 % second homes and 6.4 % vacant. [10]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Arandon-Passins): 2.9 km to the north (straight line). [11]
Food shop (Arandon-Passins): 1.7 km to the east (straight line). [11]
GP (Arandon-Passins): 1.5 km to the east (straight line). [11]
Pharmacy (Morestel): 3.3 km to the east (straight line). [12]
Primary school (Arandon-Passins): 0 km to the east (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 28 days a year at or above 30 °C and 71 days at or below 0 °C, over 18 complete years in 1995–2024. [13]
Measured at the COURTENAY weather station, 6.6 km away at 315 m; the village itself is at 270 m. [13]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [13]
Humidity measured at BOURGOIN, 12.8 km away at 358 m, over 20 summers. [13]
That station sits 88 m above 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 1,057 mm of rain a year, spread over 117 days — about 9 mm on a day it rains. [13]
Rainfall measured at COURTENAY, 6.6 km away at 315 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [13]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [6,7]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38297/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2024-01— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/18be4e1f-2b49-3d4f-97f8-e6c0f8a6be53— “Tous les jeudis matin, retrouvez le marché de fromagers sur la place du village de Passins.”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2024-01— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/1e656cd9-87df-30c1-af08-b9c972fd1064— “Tous les mardis, retrouvez un marché de maraichers sur la place communale d'Arandon.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38297/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38297/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38297/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38297
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Germain-des-Prés | 45 | 319 km NW | 1,849 | 38.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Cyr-sur-Morin | 77 | 396 km NW | 1,976 | 43.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 92 % · humidity 71 % |
| Jumièges | 76 | 541 km NW | 1,761 | 48.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 53 % · humidity 93 % |
| Burlats | 81 | 335 km SW | 1,998 | 46.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 54 % · humidity 64 % |
| Vigneulles-lès-Hattonchâtel | 55 | 367 km N | 1,579 | 52.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Valérien | 89 | 329 km NW | 1,823 | 49.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Germain-des-Prés | 45 | 319 km NW | 1,849 | 38.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Valérien | 89 | 329 km NW | 1,823 | 49.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 % |
| Burlats | 81 | 335 km SW | 1,998 | 46.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 54 % · humidity 64 % |
| Vigneulles-lès-Hattonchâtel | 55 | 367 km N | 1,579 | 52.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Cyr-sur-Morin | 77 | 396 km NW | 1,976 | 43.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 92 % · humidity 71 % |
| Jumièges | 76 | 541 km NW | 1,761 | 48.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 53 % · 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 Arandon-Passins'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ciry-le-Noble | 71 | 134 km NW | 2,177 | 38.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chaulgnes | 58 | 240 km NW | 1,500 | 32 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chazelles | 16 | 393 km W | 1,543 | 40.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Priay | 01 | 37 km N | 1,842 | 49.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Dampierre-en-Burly | 45 | 320 km NW | 1,466 | 37 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Nizier-sous-Charlieu | 42 | 114 km NW | 1,686 | 40.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
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