Sainte-Agnès
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 40/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 81 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Sainte-Agnès (INSEE 38350) is in Isère (38), part of CC Le Grésivaudan. Population 548 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/38350-sainte-agnes
Vitality score
Vitality score 40/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 81 % of the 17,507 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.85 | 10 | 8.5 |
| Housing mix | 0.73 | 5 | 3.64 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (FORESTIERE DE BELLEDONNE). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (AUBERGE DU GRAND JOLY · LA TAVERNE DES MOUILLES). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE SAINTE AGNÈS). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [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) | 1 | FORESTIERE DE BELLEDONNE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 2 | AUBERGE DU GRAND JOLY · LA TAVERNE DES MOUILLES | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE | 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 | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE SAINTE AGNÈS | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 541 (2012) → 548 (2023): 1.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 406 (1990) → 548 (2023): 35 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 280, of which 13.6 % second homes and 7.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Villard-Bonnot): 2.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Sainte-Agnès): 0.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Villard-Bonnot): 2.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Villard-Bonnot): 3.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Sainte-Agnès): 0 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 13 days a year at or above 30 °C and 105 days at or below 0 °C, over 25 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the GRENOBLE - LVD weather station, 6.2 km away at 220 m; the village itself is at 720 m. [10]
The village sits 500 m above 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at GRENOBLE - LVD, 6.2 km away at 220 m, over 23 summers. [10]
That station sits 500 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 985 mm of rain a year, spread over 107 days — about 9.2 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at GRENOBLE - LVD, 6.2 km away at 220 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38350/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38350/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38350/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38350/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38547
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38350
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aragon | 11 | 359 km SW | 487 | 35.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 0 % · humidity 43 % |
| Saint-Andéol-de-Vals | 07 | 134 km SW | 535 | 35.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 18 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fouchères | 10 | 348 km N | 503 | 38.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 38 % · humidity 79 % |
| Charchigné | 53 | 597 km NW | 459 | 36.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Averton | 53 | 581 km NW | 552 | 26.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 26 % · humidity 93 % |
| Castelnau-Chalosse | 40 | 565 km W | 593 | 40.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 3 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Andéol-de-Vals | 07 | 134 km SW | 535 | 35.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 18 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fouchères | 10 | 348 km N | 503 | 38.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 38 % · humidity 79 % |
| Aragon | 11 | 359 km SW | 487 | 35.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 0 % · humidity 43 % |
| Castelnau-Chalosse | 40 | 565 km W | 593 | 40.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 3 % · humidity 0 % |
| Averton | 53 | 581 km NW | 552 | 26.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 26 % · humidity 93 % |
| Charchigné | 53 | 597 km NW | 459 | 36.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 0 % · 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 Sainte-Agnès'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Houssière | 88 | 336 km N | 507 | 25 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Sylvestre | 74 | 67 km N | 595 | 35.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Angel | 63 | 247 km W | 467 | 30.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chainaz-les-Frasses | 74 | 60 km N | 681 | 36.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vovray-en-Bornes | 74 | 93 km N | 550 | 31.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Combe-de-Lancey | 38 | 2.3 km SW | 745 | 36.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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