Saint-Jean-de-Moirans
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 45.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 36 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Jean-de-Moirans (INSEE 38400) is in Isère (38), part of CA du Pays Voironnais. Population 3,620 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [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 45.8/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 36 % of the 6,114 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 | 0.2 | 25 | 5.12 |
| Social | 0.51 | 20 | 10.26 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.37 | 10 | 3.74 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.8 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (FOURNIL DE ST JEAN 38). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR MARKET · SEBISA). [3,4]
4 × Restaurant (PALAIS DE LA GRILLADE · LA PLATINE K7 · CABAROCKA). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (LE BISTROT DE CHARTREUSE · LE PETIT CAFE). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE VENDEMIAIRE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE SACRE COEUR). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE PRIVE SACRE COEUR). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (DAVID LEBRES, MÉDECIN · FLORIAN CHABERT, MÉDECIN · PAULINE SUPPO, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy. [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT JEAN DE MOIRANS AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE COMMUNAUTAIRE DE SAINT-JEAN-DE-MOIRANS PAGES ET PARTAGE). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE GRANDE SURE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (EFFET'MEL · MOTIFS · HJ BEAUTE DU CHEVEUX). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | FOURNIL DE ST JEAN 38 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 2 | CARREFOUR MARKET · SEBISA | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 4 | PALAIS DE LA GRILLADE · LA PLATINE K7 · CABAROCKA | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | LE BISTROT DE CHARTREUSE · LE PETIT CAFE | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE VENDEMIAIRE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE SACRE COEUR | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE PRIVE SACRE COEUR | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | DAVID LEBRES, MÉDECIN · FLORIAN CHABERT, MÉDECIN · PAULINE SUPPO, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | SAINT JEAN DE MOIRANS AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE COMMUNAUTAIRE DE SAINT-JEAN-DE-MOIRANS PAGES ET PARTAGE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | GYMNASE GRANDE SURE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 3 | EFFET'MEL · MOTIFS · HJ BEAUTE DU CHEVEUX | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market: Tuesday, Friday see location en haut de la place du Champ de Mars. [5,6]
Confirmed by two independent sources: Commune website and DATAtourisme.
Trajectory
Population 3,215 (2012) → 3,620 (2023): 12.6 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 2,399 (1990) → 3,620 (2023): 50.9 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,575, of which 2 % second homes and 5 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Jean-de-Moirans): 0.8 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Saint-Jean-de-Moirans): 0.9 km to the south (straight line). [10]
GP (Saint-Jean-de-Moirans): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Moirans): 2 km to the south-west (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Saint-Jean-de-Moirans): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 43 days a year at or above 30 °C and 35 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the COUBLEVIE weather station, 1.9 km away at 300 m; the village itself is at 221 m. [12]
The village sits 79 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 4 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at COUBLEVIE, 1.9 km away at 300 m, over 19 summers. [12]
That station sits 79 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 1,122 mm of rain a year, spread over 113 days — about 9.9 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at COUBLEVIE, 1.9 km away at 300 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 — 38400/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.st-jean-de-moirans.fr/3013-le-marche.htm— “Le marché se tient en haut de la place du Champ de Mars - le mardi une semaine sur deux, de 16h à 19h (traiteur indonésien : "On nems ça") - le vendredi de 7h30 à 12h30 (boucher, primeur, fromagère) - le vendredi de 15h30 à 19h (traiteur italien "Itasia")”
- DATAtourisme 2025-03— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/b88f27b5-6fd9-354d-bd05-c1303d125d12— “Il se tient tous les mardis et les vendredis matins.”
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38400/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38400/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38400/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38400
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38239
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Germain-du-Corbéis | 61 | 541 km NW | 3,636 | 31.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 13 % · winter 89 % · humidity 79 % |
| Verquin | 62 | 614 km N | 3,445 | 31.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 21 % · winter 73 % · humidity 79 % |
| Houplin-Ancoisne | 59 | 611 km N | 3,326 | 34.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 10 % · winter 100 % · humidity 79 % |
| Fourchambault | 58 | 268 km NW | 3,992 | 48.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 36 % · winter 59 % · humidity 79 % |
| Fontoy | 57 | 448 km N | 3,184 | 44.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 15 % · winter 53 % |
| Spicheren | 57 | 441 km N | 3,143 | 40.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 18 % · winter 69 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fourchambault | 58 | 268 km NW | 3,992 | 48.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 36 % · winter 59 % · humidity 79 % |
| Spicheren | 57 | 441 km N | 3,143 | 40.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 18 % · winter 69 % · humidity 79 % |
| Fontoy | 57 | 448 km N | 3,184 | 44.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 15 % · winter 53 % |
| Saint-Germain-du-Corbéis | 61 | 541 km NW | 3,636 | 31.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 13 % · winter 89 % · humidity 79 % |
| Houplin-Ancoisne | 59 | 611 km N | 3,326 | 34.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 10 % · winter 100 % · humidity 79 % |
| Verquin | 62 | 614 km N | 3,445 | 31.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 21 % · winter 73 % · 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-Jean-de-Moirans'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pradines | 46 | 343 km W | 3,617 | 39 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Puygouzon | 81 | 315 km SW | 3,548 | 32.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lespinasse | 31 | 378 km SW | 3,251 | 38.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Buisse | 38 | 3.1 km E | 3,500 | 40.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gratentour | 31 | 375 km SW | 4,906 | 49.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Clair-du-Rhône | 38 | 64 km W | 3,778 | 39.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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