Saint-Gervais
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Partly served 47/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 91 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Gervais (INSEE 38390) is in Isère (38), part of CC Saint-Marcellin Vercors Isère Communauté. Population 538 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 47/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 91 % of the 17,562 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 | 0.79 | 20 | 15.82 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.92 | 5 | 4.61 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (L'ENCAS MIGNON). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LA CANTINE DU PONT). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT GERVAIS AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE DE SAINT-GERVAIS-ROVON). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [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 | 3 | L'ENCAS MIGNON | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | LA CANTINE DU PONT | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 1 | SAINT GERVAIS AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE DE SAINT-GERVAIS-ROVON | 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 560 (2012) → 538 (2023): -3.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 295 (1990) → 538 (2023): 82.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 257, of which 3.9 % second homes and 6.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (L'Albenc): 4.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Autrans-Méaudre en Vercors): 5.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Vinay): 5.8 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Autrans-Méaudre en Vercors): 5.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Gervais): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 29 days a year at or above 30 °C and 63 days at or below 0 °C, over 25 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the AUTRANS weather station, 5.9 km away at 1,069 m; the village itself is at 212 m. [12]
The village sits 857 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]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at VILLARD-DE-LANS, 15.1 km away at 1,027 m, over 30 summers. [12]
That station sits 815 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 1,472 mm of rain a year, spread over 121 days — about 12.2 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at AUTRANS, 5.9 km away at 1,069 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
What property sold for
27 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 238,000 € — 1,947 € per m² of built surface. [13]
6 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 193,500 € — 2,798 € per m². [13]
The median across Isère is 2,542 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [13]
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
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38390/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38390/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38390/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38390/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38004
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38225
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38559
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38390
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tressan | 34 | 240 km SW | 683 | 42.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 31 % · winter 55 % · humidity 57 % |
| Authezat | 63 | 186 km W | 661 | 36.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Marsaz | 26 | 43 km W | 714 | 36 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gournay-sur-Aronde | 60 | 522 km NW | 515 | 27.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Mollettes | 73 | 53 km NE | 870 | 38.6 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rethondes | 60 | 506 km N | 647 | 41 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marsaz | 26 | 43 km W | 714 | 36 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Les Mollettes | 73 | 53 km NE | 870 | 38.6 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Authezat | 63 | 186 km W | 661 | 36.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tressan | 34 | 240 km SW | 683 | 42.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 31 % · winter 55 % · humidity 57 % |
| Rethondes | 60 | 506 km N | 647 | 41 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gournay-sur-Aronde | 60 | 522 km NW | 515 | 27.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 73 % · 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-Gervais'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pin | 70 | 238 km N | 732 | 35.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Martin | 67 | 376 km N | 374 | 28.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Coulanges-la-Vineuse | 89 | 314 km NW | 783 | 39.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Champdôtre | 21 | 221 km N | 600 | 24.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Flagey-Echézeaux | 21 | 222 km N | 485 | 20.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Corcelles-lès-Cîteaux | 21 | 221 km N | 839 | 47.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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