Pontcharra
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 61.2/100 · confidence: low· Better served than 80 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Pontcharra (INSEE 38314) is in Isère (38), part of CC Le Grésivaudan. Population 7,350 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 61.2/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: low (sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette); sources disagree on Pharmacy).
Better served than 80 % of the 3,295 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 | 0.52 | 25 | 12.94 |
| Social | 0.75 | 20 | 15.04 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.66 | 10 | 6.56 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.76 | 10 | 7.62 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.82 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA BOULANGERIE DU BREDA · BOULANGERIE TSITOGLOU · PATISSERIE FLORENT CHARRIER). [3,4]
3 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE TRAITEUR GAYE · KOUSSI EL KABIR · BOUCHERIE CASULA). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (BIOCOOP BREDA · FL 500 PONTCHARRA). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (LIDL · SOPODIS). [3,4]
15 × Restaurant (SANDRAZ · CHEZ FRIDEL). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (CHEZ LES 3 JO). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE TERRIER C). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE VILLARD NOIR · ECOLE PRIMAIRE CESAR TERRIER). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE MARCEL CHENE). [3]
10 × GP (médecin généraliste) (KEVIN BRUTIN, MÉDECIN · GUILLAUME CHOPART, MÉDECIN · CECILE CARRIER, MÉDECIN · ROMAIN CROTET, MÉDECIN · PIERRE-VINCENT BOURLIER, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (SELARL BC GESTION · PHARMACIE BOURDARIAT). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MEDIATHEQUE COMMUNAUTAIRE TÊTE DE RÉSEAU DE PONTCHARRA JEAN PELLERIN). [3]
1 × Cinema (JEAN RENOIR). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE · GYMNASE MAURICE CUCOT). [3]
6 × Bank (CREDIT MUTUEL HAUT GRESIVAUDAN · CAISSE D'EPARGNE RHONE ALPES · PONTCHARRA · BNPP · BANQUE DE SAVOIE). [3]
7 × Hairdresser (AU SALON DE MAG · EFFET'M'HAIR · AZUR COIFFURE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 4 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 3 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 4 | LA BOULANGERIE DU BREDA · BOULANGERIE TSITOGLOU · PATISSERIE FLORENT CHARRIER | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 3 | BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE TRAITEUR GAYE · KOUSSI EL KABIR · BOUCHERIE CASULA | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | BIOCOOP BREDA · FL 500 PONTCHARRA | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | LIDL · SOPODIS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 15 | SANDRAZ · CHEZ FRIDEL | INSEE BPE 15 / INSEE SIRENE 24 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | CHEZ LES 3 JO | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE TERRIER C | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE VILLARD NOIR · ECOLE PRIMAIRE CESAR TERRIER | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE MARCEL CHENE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 10 | KEVIN BRUTIN, MÉDECIN · GUILLAUME CHOPART, MÉDECIN · CECILE CARRIER, MÉDECIN · ROMAIN CROTET, MÉDECIN · PIERRE-VINCENT BOURLIER, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 10 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | SELARL BC GESTION · PHARMACIE BOURDARIAT | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MEDIATHEQUE COMMUNAUTAIRE TÊTE DE RÉSEAU DE PONTCHARRA JEAN PELLERIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | JEAN RENOIR | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | GYMNASE · GYMNASE MAURICE CUCOT | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 6 | CREDIT MUTUEL HAUT GRESIVAUDAN · CAISSE D'EPARGNE RHONE ALPES · PONTCHARRA · BNPP · BANQUE DE SAVOIE | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 7 | AU SALON DE MAG · EFFET'M'HAIR · AZUR COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market: Thursday, Saturday matin Le jeudi matin, dans le centre; Le samedi matin, place Bayard. [5,6]
Confirmed by two independent sources: Commune website and DATAtourisme.
Confirmed by two independent sources: Thursday. Reported by one source only: Saturday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 7,203 (2012) → 7,350 (2023): 2 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 5,824 (1990) → 7,350 (2023): 26.2 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 3,710, of which 1.8 % second homes and 10.2 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Pontcharra): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Pontcharra): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
GP (Pontcharra): 0 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Pontcharra): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Pontcharra): 0.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 24 days a year at or above 30 °C and 48 days at or below 0 °C, over 13 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST-HILAIRE weather station, 17.5 km away at 970 m; the village itself is at 266 m. [11]
The village sits 704 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. [11]
An average of 1,182 mm of rain a year, spread over 115 days — about 10.3 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at CHAPAREILLAN, 4.4 km away at 270 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
250 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 257,310 € — 2,843 € per m² of built surface. [12]
248 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 168,750 € — 2,597 € per m². [12]
The median across Isère is 2,542 € per m², so this commune sits above 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
sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)
sources disagree on Pharmacy
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38314/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://pontcharra.fr/648-marches-et-commerces.htm— “Le jeudi matin, dans le centre : marché traditionnel (alimentaire, vêtements...) Le samedi matin, place Bayard : Marché alimentaire”
- DATAtourisme 2024-12— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/2dfdaaf7-844a-39e5-8d5e-71203fd65420— “Marché le jeudi matin dans le Centre.”
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38314/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38314/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38314/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38314
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digoin | 71 | 196 km NW | 7,353 | 62.4 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 97 % · winter 76 % |
| Cournonterral | 34 | 277 km SW | 7,359 | 54.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 10 % · winter 80 % |
| Clisson | 44 | 590 km W | 7,452 | 65 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 79 % · winter 78 % |
| Auxonne | 21 | 202 km N | 7,581 | 70.3 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 100 % · winter 81 % |
| Langon | 33 | 502 km W | 7,674 | 74 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 95 % |
| Langres | 52 | 276 km N | 7,421 | 61.7 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 64 % · winter 80 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digoin | 71 | 196 km NW | 7,353 | 62.4 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 97 % · winter 76 % |
| Auxonne | 21 | 202 km N | 7,581 | 70.3 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 100 % · winter 81 % |
| Langres | 52 | 276 km N | 7,421 | 61.7 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 64 % · winter 80 % |
| Cournonterral | 34 | 277 km SW | 7,359 | 54.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 10 % · winter 80 % |
| Langon | 33 | 502 km W | 7,674 | 74 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 95 % |
| Clisson | 44 | 590 km W | 7,452 | 65 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 79 % · winter 78 % |
Elsewhere
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