Rovon
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 33.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 63 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Rovon (INSEE 38345) is in Isère (38), part of CC Saint-Marcellin Vercors Isère Communauté. Population 605 (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 33.4/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 63 % of the 17,052 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 | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.93 | 10 | 9.27 |
| Housing mix | 0.84 | 5 | 4.19 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (PANE & PIZZA · CHEZ FABIENNE). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (LE MONDE DE VAL · MADDY'N COLOR). [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, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 2 | PANE & PIZZA · CHEZ FABIENNE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 2 | LE MONDE DE VAL · MADDY'N COLOR | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 599 (2012) → 605 (2023): 1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 424 (1990) → 605 (2023): 42.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 285, of which 8.1 % second homes and 2.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (L'Albenc): 3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Vinay): 4.7 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Vinay): 4.3 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Vinay): 4.4 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Rovon): 0 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 28 days a year at or above 30 °C and 63 days at or below 0 °C, over 25 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the AUTRANS weather station, 7.4 km away at 1,069 m; the village itself is at 217 m. [11]
The village sits 852 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, 14 km away at 272 m, over 18 summers. [11]
That station sits 55 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 1,472 mm of rain a year, spread over 121 days — about 12.2 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at AUTRANS, 7.4 km away at 1,069 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38345/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38345/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38345/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38345/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38004
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38559
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38345
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montcarra | 38 | 46 km N | 612 | 31.7 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 69 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Martin-d'Aubigny | 50 | 677 km NW | 606 | 30.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 34 % · humidity 86 % |
| Landelles | 28 | 487 km NW | 628 | 28.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 81 % · humidity 79 % |
| Halsou | 64 | 584 km W | 589 | 29.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 34 % · humidity 14 % |
| Saint-Jean-du-Bois | 72 | 515 km NW | 616 | 29.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 66 % · humidity 79 % |
| Montoldre | 03 | 201 km NW | 590 | 24.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montcarra | 38 | 46 km N | 612 | 31.7 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 69 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montoldre | 03 | 201 km NW | 590 | 24.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Landelles | 28 | 487 km NW | 628 | 28.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 81 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Jean-du-Bois | 72 | 515 km NW | 616 | 29.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 66 % · humidity 79 % |
| Halsou | 64 | 584 km W | 589 | 29.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 34 % · humidity 14 % |
| Saint-Martin-d'Aubigny | 50 | 677 km NW | 606 | 30.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 34 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Rovon'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montoldre | 03 | 201 km NW | 590 | 24.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mons | 63 | 182 km NW | 578 | 31.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Martin-Terressus | 87 | 323 km W | 593 | 28.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Massignieu-de-Rives | 01 | 66 km N | 650 | 31.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Versailleux | 01 | 91 km N | 497 | 31.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Desnes | 39 | 174 km N | 494 | 32.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
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