Saint-Georges-d'Espéranche
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 51.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 59 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Georges-d'Espéranche (INSEE 38389) is in Isère (38), part of CC Collines Isère Nord Communauté. Population 3,545 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/38389-saint-georges-d-esperanche
Vitality score
Vitality score 51.7/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 59 % of the 6,215 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 | 0.28 | 25 | 6.97 |
| Social | 0.72 | 20 | 14.46 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Public & culture | 0.31 | 5 | 1.54 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.83 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE FOURNIL DE SAINT GEORGES). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (CHARCUTERIE OLAGNON ALAIN ET MURIEL). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LES SAVEURS DU LAFAYETTE - LAVAGE AUTO LAFAYETTE- · POLEFIIS). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (O DELICE DES FROMAGES). [4]
10 × Restaurant (NATCHAK & CO · LE BRUIT QUI COUR · A CASA). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (BAR PMU AU ON M'A DIT · L'XTREME · L'AMBALLON). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE A. ET M. MOLLIE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE DU CHATEAU). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE DE PERANCHE). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ELISABETH PASTEL, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE SAINT GEORGES). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (ST GEORGES D 'ESPERANCHE CHARMAN RP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE DE SAINT GEORGES D'ESPÉRANCHE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE L ALLIANCE). [3]
1 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE RHONE ALPES). [3]
5 × Hairdresser (1 2 3 STYL' · PLURIFORME COIFFEUR VISAGISTE · AUREL ' COIF · BONITA BONITO). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 2 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LE FOURNIL DE SAINT GEORGES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | CHARCUTERIE OLAGNON ALAIN ET MURIEL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | LES SAVEURS DU LAFAYETTE - LAVAGE AUTO LAFAYETTE- · POLEFIIS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | O DELICE DES FROMAGES | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 10 | NATCHAK & CO · LE BRUIT QUI COUR · A CASA | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | BAR PMU AU ON M'A DIT · L'XTREME · L'AMBALLON | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE A. ET M. MOLLIE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE DU CHATEAU | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE DE PERANCHE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | ELISABETH PASTEL, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE SAINT GEORGES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | ST GEORGES D 'ESPERANCHE CHARMAN RP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE DE SAINT GEORGES D'ESPÉRANCHE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE L ALLIANCE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE RHONE ALPES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 5 | 1 2 3 STYL' · PLURIFORME COIFFEUR VISAGISTE · AUREL ' COIF · BONITA BONITO | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 3,244 (2012) → 3,545 (2023): 9.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 2,221 (1990) → 3,545 (2023): 59.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,645, of which 1.7 % second homes and 5.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Georges-d'Espéranche): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Georges-d'Espéranche): 0 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Georges-d'Espéranche): 0 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Georges-d'Espéranche): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Georges-d'Espéranche): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 25 days a year at or above 30 °C and 50 days at or below 0 °C, over 23 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the LUZINAY weather station, 9.1 km away at 310 m; the village itself is at 398 m. [9]
The village sits 88 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. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at BOURGOIN, 18.9 km away at 358 m, over 20 summers. [9]
An average of 925 mm of rain a year, spread over 106 days — about 8.7 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at ST-JEAN-DE-BOURNAY, 7.9 km away at 369 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38389/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38389/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38389/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38389/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38389
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Messimy | 69 | 35 km NW | 3,546 | 51.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montastruc-la-Conseillère | 31 | 343 km SW | 3,708 | 56 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 74 % · winter 89 % |
| Canet | 34 | 251 km SW | 3,619 | 48.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 21 % · winter 73 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Yvi | 29 | 737 km NW | 3,431 | 44.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Chapelle-Heulin | 44 | 524 km W | 3,467 | 44.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 85 % · winter 81 % |
| Savonnières | 37 | 400 km NW | 3,392 | 50.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Messimy | 69 | 35 km NW | 3,546 | 51.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Canet | 34 | 251 km SW | 3,619 | 48.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 21 % · winter 73 % · humidity 57 % |
| Montastruc-la-Conseillère | 31 | 343 km SW | 3,708 | 56 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 74 % · winter 89 % |
| Savonnières | 37 | 400 km NW | 3,392 | 50.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Chapelle-Heulin | 44 | 524 km W | 3,467 | 44.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 85 % · winter 81 % |
| Saint-Yvi | 29 | 737 km NW | 3,431 | 44.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 78 % · 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-Georges-d'Espéranche'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Messimy | 69 | 35 km NW | 3,546 | 51.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Thurins | 69 | 37 km NW | 3,404 | 49 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bournezeau | 85 | 496 km W | 3,452 | 49.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ruffec | 16 | 382 km W | 3,449 | 56.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Seltz | 67 | 436 km NE | 3,204 | 44.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cléry-Saint-André | 45 | 357 km NW | 3,596 | 49.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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