Saint-Barthélemy-de-Séchilienne

Isère · Grenoble-Alpes-Métropole · INSEE 38364

A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.

Few services 23.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 43 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Saint-Barthélemy-de-Séchilienne (INSEE 38364) is in Isère (38), part of Grenoble-Alpes-Métropole. Population 423 (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 23.1/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 43 % of the 17,939 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	0.32	20	6.32
Education	0.63	10	6.32
Health	0	10	0
Public & culture	0.32	5	1.58
Population trend	0.17	10	1.66
Housing mix	0.74	5	3.72

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 0 of 6

Eating out 1 of 1

Cafés and bars 0 of 1

Schools 1 of 3

Health 0 of 4

Public services 0 of 1

Culture 1 of 2

Sport 0 of 2

Everyday services 0 of 3

Lodging 0 of 2

One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. ^[3,4]

1 × Restaurant. ^[3,4]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE CENTRE). ^[3]

1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE SAINT BARTHÉLÉMY DE SÉCHILIENNE). ^[3]

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. ^[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 BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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	1		INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Café / bar	0		INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)	1	ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE CENTRE	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 SAINT BARTHÉLÉMY DE SÉCHILIENNE	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

1968: 361 peak 1990: 635 2023: 423 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 487 (2012) → 423 (2023): -13.1 % over 10 years. ^[5,1]

Population 635 (1990) → 423 (2023): -33.4 % over 30 years. ^[6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 235, of which 12.8 % second homes and 13.6 % vacant. ^[7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

In the commune Primary school Bakery — 1.4 km NEFood shop — 1.5 km NEGP — 4.0 km SWPharmacy — 5.5 km NW Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Séchilienne): 1.4 km to the north-east (straight line). ^[8]

Food shop (Séchilienne): 1.5 km to the north-east (straight line). ^[8]

GP (Laffrey): 4 km to the south-west (straight line). ^[9]

Pharmacy (Vizille): 5.5 km to the north-west (straight line). ^[10]

Primary school (Saint-Barthélemy-de-Séchilienne): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). ^[11]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Days at or above 30 °C 31.8

Days at or below 0 °C 71.9

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

An average of 32 days a year at or above 30 °C and 72 days at or below 0 °C, over 18 complete years in 1995–2024. ^[12]

Measured at the LAVALDENS weather station, 7.4 km away at 1,070 m; the village itself is at 474 m. ^[12]

The village sits 596 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]

An average of 1,230 mm of rain a year, spread over 114 days — about 10.8 mm on a day it rains. ^[12]

Rainfall measured at LAVALDENS, 7.4 km away at 1,070 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. ^[12]

Uncertainties

No specific uncertainties flagged.

References

INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38364/2023
INSEE density grid 2026
INSEE BPE 2025
INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38364/2012
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38364/1990
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38364/logement/2023
INSEE BPE 2025 — 38478
INSEE BPE 2025 — 38203
INSEE BPE 2025 — 38562
INSEE BPE 2025 — 38364
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
Préfontaines	45	417 km NW	428	28.3	Few services	Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 64 % · winter 72 %
Vars-sur-Roseix	19	351 km W	415	35.5	Few services	Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 89 %
Argilliers	30	159 km SW	436	36.8	Few services	Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 13 % · winter 66 %
Trébédan	22	714 km NW	441	28.6	Few services	Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 36 % · winter 51 %
Gurs	64	560 km W	418	28.5	Few services	Similar summers, milder winters.summer 87 % · winter 38 %
Mancey	71	186 km NW	392	31.2	Few services	Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 62 % · winter 97 %

Order by distance instead

Commune	Dept	Distance	Population	Score	Band	Climate vs here
Argilliers	30	159 km SW	436	36.8	Few services	Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 13 % · winter 66 %
Mancey	71	186 km NW	392	31.2	Few services	Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 62 % · winter 97 %
Vars-sur-Roseix	19	351 km W	415	35.5	Few services	Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 89 %
Préfontaines	45	417 km NW	428	28.3	Few services	Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 64 % · winter 72 %
Gurs	64	560 km W	418	28.5	Few services	Similar summers, milder winters.summer 87 % · winter 38 %
Trébédan	22	714 km NW	441	28.6	Few services	Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 36 % · winter 51 %

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