Saint-Bonnet-de-Chavagne
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 32/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 55 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Bonnet-de-Chavagne (INSEE 38370) is in Isère (38), part of CC Saint-Marcellin Vercors Isère Communauté. Population 655 (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 32/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 55 % of the 16,732 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 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.9 | 5 | 4.52 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (LES CISEAUX D ANGELE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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 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 | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | LES CISEAUX D ANGELE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 646 (2012) → 655 (2023): 1.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 378 (1990) → 655 (2023): 73.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 312, of which 4.8 % second homes and 8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Chatte): 4.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Chatte): 4.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Chatte): 4.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Chatte): 4.7 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Bonnet-de-Chavagne): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 34 days a year at or above 30 °C and 64 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the CHATTE_SAPC weather station, 6.1 km away at 272 m; the village itself is at 300 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at CHATTE_SAPC, 6.1 km away at 272 m, over 18 summers. [10]
An average of 958 mm of rain a year, spread over 106 days — about 9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CHATTE_SAPC, 6.1 km away at 272 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 — 38370/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38370/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38370/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38370/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38095
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38370
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kernouës | 29 | 823 km NW | 665 | 26.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 13 % · winter 18 % · humidity 79 % |
| Azas | 31 | 322 km SW | 675 | 34.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 90 % · winter 84 % |
| Souligné-Flacé | 72 | 509 km NW | 636 | 25.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 78 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lacrost | 71 | 161 km N | 690 | 28 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 97 % · humidity 79 % |
| Donnemain-Saint-Mamès | 28 | 444 km NW | 654 | 26.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 81 % · humidity 86 % |
| Huchenneville | 80 | 605 km NW | 679 | 26.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 58 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lacrost | 71 | 161 km N | 690 | 28 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 97 % · humidity 79 % |
| Azas | 31 | 322 km SW | 675 | 34.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 90 % · winter 84 % |
| Donnemain-Saint-Mamès | 28 | 444 km NW | 654 | 26.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 81 % · humidity 86 % |
| Souligné-Flacé | 72 | 509 km NW | 636 | 25.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 78 % · humidity 86 % |
| Huchenneville | 80 | 605 km NW | 679 | 26.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 58 % · humidity 86 % |
| Kernouës | 29 | 823 km NW | 665 | 26.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 13 % · winter 18 % · humidity 79 % |
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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 Saint-Bonnet-de-Chavagne'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Bouchage | 38 | 65 km N | 655 | 39.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Beaulieu | 38 | 15 km NE | 635 | 41.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Varambon | 01 | 102 km N | 675 | 24.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vaunaveys-la-Rochette | 26 | 43 km S | 625 | 22.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vendenesse-sur-Arroux | 71 | 190 km NW | 552 | 17.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Arthun | 42 | 118 km NW | 532 | 20.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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