Saint-Geoire-en-Valdaine
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 63.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 96 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Geoire-en-Valdaine (INSEE 38386) is in Isère (38), part of CA du Pays Voironnais. Population 2,392 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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 63.2/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 96 % of the 8,505 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 | 0.39 | 25 | 9.84 |
| Social | 0.82 | 20 | 16.42 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.66 | 10 | 6.56 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.82 | 10 | 8.15 |
| Housing mix | 0.89 | 5 | 4.45 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE POT DE FARINE). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR EXPRESS). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (LA PETITE GUINGUETTE · CHEZ PAPA). [3,4]
4 × Café / bar (CAFE DU BOURG · AU CHALET GOURMAND). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE VAL'JOIE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE PLAMPALAIS). [3]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MARJORIE THIOT, MÉDECIN · CYRIELLE RITTER, MÉDECIN · ÉLISE VADANT, MÉDECIN · JEAN-CHRISTOPHE DUPONT, MÉDECIN · AMÉLIE GENG, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU VAL D AINAN). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE COMMUNAUTAIRE DE SAINT-GEOIRE-EN-VALDAINE HENRI-RENÉE MOREL). [3]
5 × Hairdresser (CHRYS-COIFFURE · EMBELLI'TIF · OCEANE COIFFURE · MELANIE COIFFEUSE A DOMICILE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 4 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LE POT DE FARINE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 1 | CARREFOUR EXPRESS | 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 | 3 | LA PETITE GUINGUETTE · CHEZ PAPA | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 4 | CAFE DU BOURG · AU CHALET GOURMAND | INSEE SIRENE 4 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE VAL'JOIE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE PLAMPALAIS | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 5 | MARJORIE THIOT, MÉDECIN · CYRIELLE RITTER, MÉDECIN · ÉLISE VADANT, MÉDECIN · JEAN-CHRISTOPHE DUPONT, MÉDECIN · AMÉLIE GENG, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DU VAL D AINAN | 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 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE COMMUNAUTAIRE DE SAINT-GEOIRE-EN-VALDAINE HENRI-RENÉE MOREL | 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 | 5 | CHRYS-COIFFURE · EMBELLI'TIF · OCEANE COIFFURE · MELANIE COIFFEUSE A DOMICILE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Tuesday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 2,393 (2012) → 2,392 (2023): 0 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 1,819 (1990) → 2,392 (2023): 31.5 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,056, of which 5.5 % second homes and 7.7 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Geoire-en-Valdaine): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Velanne): 2.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
GP (Saint-Geoire-en-Valdaine): 0.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Geoire-en-Valdaine): 0.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Geoire-en-Valdaine): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 23 days a year at or above 30 °C and 78 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST AUPRE_SAPC weather station, 7.2 km away at 450 m; the village itself is at 441 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at COUBLEVIE, 11.6 km away at 300 m, over 19 summers. [11]
That station sits 141 m below 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 1,381 mm of rain a year, spread over 124 days — about 11.1 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST AUPRE_SAPC, 7.2 km away at 450 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
99 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 200,000 € — 1,740 € per m² of built surface. [12]
23 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 90,000 € — 1,252 € per m². [12]
The median across Isère is 2,542 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [12]
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]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38386/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2024-11— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/af94d891-6981-3bb1-b43a-d7a02b73bf20— “Tous les mardis matins retrouvez le marché alimentaire à proximité de l'église.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38386/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38386/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38386/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38386
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38531
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Sylvestre-sur-Lot | 47 | 398 km W | 2,397 | 60.6 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 36 % · humidity 57 % |
| Gamaches | 80 | 589 km NW | 2,397 | 61.8 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 36 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Germain-du-Plain | 71 | 148 km N | 2,362 | 65.8 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 73 % · humidity 71 % |
| Renazé | 53 | 573 km NW | 2,504 | 50.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 77 % · winter 51 % |
| Andouillé | 53 | 574 km NW | 2,321 | 61.1 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Epfig | 67 | 352 km NE | 2,263 | 57.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Germain-du-Plain | 71 | 148 km N | 2,362 | 65.8 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 73 % · humidity 71 % |
| Epfig | 67 | 352 km NE | 2,263 | 57.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Sylvestre-sur-Lot | 47 | 398 km W | 2,397 | 60.6 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 36 % · humidity 57 % |
| Renazé | 53 | 573 km NW | 2,504 | 50.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 77 % · winter 51 % |
| Andouillé | 53 | 574 km NW | 2,321 | 61.1 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gamaches | 80 | 589 km NW | 2,397 | 61.8 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 36 % · humidity 100 % |
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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-Geoire-en-Valdaine'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salins-les-Bains | 39 | 166 km N | 2,390 | 66.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ennezat | 63 | 194 km W | 2,748 | 60.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Esternay | 51 | 397 km NW | 1,748 | 53.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rioz | 70 | 222 km N | 2,398 | 58.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Coullons | 45 | 340 km NW | 2,231 | 52.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Guérigny | 58 | 261 km NW | 2,505 | 52.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
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