Ruy-Montceau
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 48.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 36 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Ruy-Montceau (INSEE 38348) is in Isère (38), part of CA Porte de l'Isère (CAPI). Population 4,805 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [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 48.4/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 36 % of the 4,837 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 | 8.4 |
| Social | 0.43 | 20 | 8.53 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.43 | 10 | 4.27 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.9 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (PATISSERIE BERTHET · PAT TIFF). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (MAISON CHARVET). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR MARKET). [3,4]
4 × Restaurant (ACE · COCOTTE · LES SEQUOIAS · CHEZ GILOU). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE CENTRE). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE KIMMERLING · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PAUL DE BELVAL). [3]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (NATHALIE ROQUES, MÉDECIN · GUILLAUME DU MANOIR, MÉDECIN · PIERRE-GODEFROI ROQUES, MÉDECIN · CHRISTOPHE SERRAT, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE RUY). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (RUY RP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE CAPI RUY-MONTCEAU). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (HALLE DES SPORTS). [3]
6 × Hairdresser (MACIEL LEOPOLDINA · VENUS COIFFURE · LAETICIA DANS LES VILLES). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 3 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | PATISSERIE BERTHET · PAT TIFF | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | MAISON CHARVET | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 1 | CARREFOUR MARKET | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 4 | ACE · COCOTTE · LES SEQUOIAS · CHEZ GILOU | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE CENTRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE KIMMERLING · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PAUL DE BELVAL | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 4 | NATHALIE ROQUES, MÉDECIN · GUILLAUME DU MANOIR, MÉDECIN · PIERRE-GODEFROI ROQUES, MÉDECIN · CHRISTOPHE SERRAT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE RUY | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | RUY RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHEQUE CAPI RUY-MONTCEAU | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | HALLE DES SPORTS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 6 | MACIEL LEOPOLDINA · VENUS COIFFURE · LAETICIA DANS LES VILLES | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day (reported, unverified): Wednesday, Friday, Sunday. No source says whether it is weekly or monthly. [5,6,7]
Trajectory
Population 4,282 (2012) → 4,805 (2023): 12.2 % over 10 years. [8,1]
Population 3,143 (1990) → 4,805 (2023): 52.9 % over 30 years. [9,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,193, of which 1 % second homes and 5.6 % vacant. [10]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Ruy-Montceau): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [11]
Food shop (Ruy-Montceau): 1.2 km to the east (straight line). [11]
GP (Ruy-Montceau): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [11]
Pharmacy (Ruy-Montceau): 0.8 km to the west (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Ruy-Montceau): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 29 days a year at or above 30 °C and 42 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the BOURGOIN weather station, 2.4 km away at 358 m; the village itself is at 283 m. [12]
The village sits 75 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at BOURGOIN, 2.4 km away at 358 m, over 20 summers. [12]
That station sits 75 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 853 mm of rain a year, spread over 102 days — about 8.4 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at BOURGOIN, 2.4 km away at 358 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
What property sold for
223 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 324,865 € — 2,457 € per m² of built surface. [13]
23 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 220,000 € — 2,423 € per m². [13]
The median across Isère is 2,542 € per m², so this commune sits about level with it. [13]
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
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5,6,7]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38348/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-02— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/35c14841-dae5-36d6-b4c5-e5b26fc485c3— “Marché de Ruy-Montceau / Dimanche.”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2026-02— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/dc8180f8-8480-35ea-9054-9dbf1e6fd461— “Marché de producteurs de Ruy-Montceau / Vendredi.”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2026-02— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/3a206118-0eec-3f51-933a-30aedfaaa736— “Marché de Ruy-Montceau / Mercredi.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38348/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38348/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38348/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38348
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paron | 89 | 329 km NW | 4,834 | 38.3 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gratentour | 31 | 371 km SW | 4,906 | 49.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 89 % · humidity 71 % |
| Chavagne | 35 | 606 km NW | 4,709 | 52.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Blénod-lès-Pont-à-Mousson | 54 | 370 km N | 4,659 | 44.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 56 % · winter 50 % |
| Biache-Saint-Vaast | 62 | 554 km N | 4,568 | 45.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ferrière-la-Grande | 59 | 528 km N | 5,131 | 47.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paron | 89 | 329 km NW | 4,834 | 38.3 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Blénod-lès-Pont-à-Mousson | 54 | 370 km N | 4,659 | 44.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 56 % · winter 50 % |
| Gratentour | 31 | 371 km SW | 4,906 | 49.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 89 % · humidity 71 % |
| Ferrière-la-Grande | 59 | 528 km N | 5,131 | 47.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Biache-Saint-Vaast | 62 | 554 km N | 4,568 | 45.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chavagne | 35 | 606 km NW | 4,709 | 52.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 84 % · 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 Ruy-Montceau'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-Pierre-de-Chandieu | 69 | 25 km W | 4,616 | 55.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lorette | 42 | 58 km W | 4,983 | 48.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Savournin | 13 | 243 km S | 3,397 | 45.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chaponnay | 69 | 30 km W | 4,548 | 58.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Désertines | 03 | 225 km NW | 4,259 | 34.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mimet | 13 | 242 km S | 4,241 | 44 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
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