Pont-en-Royans
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 67.4/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 99 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Pont-en-Royans (INSEE 38319) is in Isère (38), part of CC Saint-Marcellin Vercors Isère Communauté. Population 805 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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 67.4/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 99 % of the 15,626 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 | 0.6 | 25 | 15.12 |
| Social | 0.97 | 20 | 19.43 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.49 | 10 | 4.91 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.42 | 10 | 4.16 |
| Housing mix | 0.83 | 5 | 4.16 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE PAIN VAGABONDE). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LA ROSE YOUSFI PONT EN ROYANS). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (LE PHOENIX PONTOIS · PIZZ'ADELE · LA FRING'HALLE). [3,4]
5 × Café / bar (BAR LE VERCORS · LA GAZETTE · LE M BARRET). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE RAYMOND GUELEN). [3]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (HÉLÈNE MATHIEU, MÉDECIN · DAISY MANDON ROUMEAS, MÉDECIN · MATHILDE RAVACHOL, MÉDECIN · PAULINE CREUSOT, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MEDIATHEQUE COMMUNAUTAIRE TÊTE DE RÉSEAU À PONT EN ROYANS LA HALLE - JEAN GATTÉGNO). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (CHEZ ANNE CL HAIR). [3,4]
2 × Hotel (HOTEL DU ROYANS · HÔTEL MUSÉE DE L'EAU). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMP MUNICIPAL CAMPING LES SERAINES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | LE PAIN VAGABONDE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | LA ROSE YOUSFI PONT EN ROYANS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [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 | 3 | LE PHOENIX PONTOIS · PIZZ'ADELE · LA FRING'HALLE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 5 | BAR LE VERCORS · LA GAZETTE · LE M BARRET | INSEE SIRENE 5 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE RAYMOND GUELEN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 4 | HÉLÈNE MATHIEU, MÉDECIN · DAISY MANDON ROUMEAS, MÉDECIN · MATHILDE RAVACHOL, MÉDECIN · PAULINE CREUSOT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| 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 À PONT EN ROYANS LA HALLE - JEAN GATTÉGNO | 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 | 1 | CHEZ ANNE CL HAIR | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 2 | HOTEL DU ROYANS · HÔTEL MUSÉE DE L'EAU | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMP MUNICIPAL CAMPING LES SERAINES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 803 (2012) → 805 (2023): 0.2 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 879 (1990) → 805 (2023): -8.4 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 545, of which 8.4 % second homes and 10.3 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Pont-en-Royans): 0 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Pont-en-Royans): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Pont-en-Royans): 0.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Laurent-en-Royans): 3.8 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Pont-en-Royans): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 37 days a year at or above 30 °C and 57 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the CHATTE_SAPC weather station, 9.3 km away at 272 m; the village itself is at 210 m. [11]
The village sits 62 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]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 4 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at CHATTE_SAPC, 9.3 km away at 272 m, over 18 summers. [11]
That station sits 62 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 1,255 mm of rain a year, spread over 114 days — about 11 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST-ROMANS, 4.7 km away at 410 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38319/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2025-12— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/95a9613a-b2c4-367b-8263-b4a9617c0c3f— “Marché alimentaire de Pont en Royans”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38319/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38319/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38319/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38319
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26311
- 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-Désert | 71 | 195 km N | 896 | 56.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Maury | 66 | 333 km SW | 773 | 55.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 39 % · humidity 71 % |
| Ury | 77 | 421 km NW | 882 | 60.9 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 78 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bèze | 21 | 268 km N | 739 | 53.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 86 % · humidity 79 % |
| Bellot | 77 | 449 km N | 777 | 50.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Courson-les-Carrières | 89 | 317 km NW | 900 | 62.3 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 74 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Désert | 71 | 195 km N | 896 | 56.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bèze | 21 | 268 km N | 739 | 53.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 86 % · humidity 79 % |
| Courson-les-Carrières | 89 | 317 km NW | 900 | 62.3 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 74 % · humidity 86 % |
| Maury | 66 | 333 km SW | 773 | 55.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 39 % · humidity 71 % |
| Ury | 77 | 421 km NW | 882 | 60.9 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 78 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bellot | 77 | 449 km N | 777 | 50.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Pont-en-Royans'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasteau | 84 | 97 km S | 813 | 55.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne | 19 | 276 km W | 1,310 | 57.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Meyssac | 19 | 288 km W | 1,310 | 61.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pouydesseaux | 40 | 466 km W | 869 | 57.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chavannes | 26 | 33 km W | 768 | 36 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Brégnier-Cordon | 01 | 69 km N | 804 | 50.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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