Saint-Jean-de-Vaulx
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 23.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 35 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Jean-de-Vaulx (INSEE 38402) is in Isère (38), part of CC de la Matheysine. Population 536 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 23.4/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 35 % of the 17,581 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.72 | 5 | 3.59 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, 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 BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE | 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 | 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: Friday Saint-Jean (seasonal). No source says whether it is weekly or monthly. [5,6]
Confirmed by two independent sources: Commune website and DATAtourisme.
Trajectory
Population 548 (2012) → 536 (2023): -2.2 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 331 (1990) → 536 (2023): 61.9 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 276, of which 14.1 % second homes and 3.6 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Laffrey): 1.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Vizille): 5 km to the north (straight line). [11]
GP (Laffrey): 2.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Saint-Georges-de-Commiers): 5.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [12]
Primary school (Saint-Jean-de-Vaulx): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [13]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 9 days a year at or above 30 °C and 151 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [14]
Measured at the LA MURE- RADOME weather station, 8.9 km away at 885 m; the village itself is at 1,045 m. [14]
The village sits 160 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. [14]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [14]
Humidity measured at LA MURE- RADOME, 8.9 km away at 885 m, over 21 summers. [14]
That station sits 160 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [14]
An average of 952 mm of rain a year, spread over 106 days — about 9 mm on a day it rains. [14]
Rainfall measured at LA MURE- RADOME, 8.9 km away at 885 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [14]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38402/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.saint-jean-de-vaulx.fr/marche-de-producteurs-et-d-artisans-locaux-a-saint-jean-1— “Les marchés de Saint-Jean sont de retour en 2025 tous les premiers vendredis du mois de mai en octobre.”
- DATAtourisme 2025-07— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/7e3f4fa3-da1d-3442-901b-e543572cd3a1— “Tous les premiers vendredis du mois, venez vous promener au marché de Saint Jean de Vaulx où vous trouverez des producteurs et artisans locaux.”
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38402/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38402/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38402/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38203
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38562
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38388
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38402
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delincourt | 60 | 557 km NW | 537 | 18.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bémécourt | 27 | 565 km NW | 544 | 21.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 85 % · winter 0 % |
| Les Adjots | 16 | 448 km W | 538 | 20.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 0 % · humidity 79 % |
| Drucourt | 27 | 607 km NW | 568 | 17.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Natzwiller | 67 | 398 km N | 521 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Denis-le-Ferment | 27 | 569 km NW | 495 | 20.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 85 % · winter 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natzwiller | 67 | 398 km N | 521 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Les Adjots | 16 | 448 km W | 538 | 20.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 0 % · humidity 79 % |
| Delincourt | 60 | 557 km NW | 537 | 18.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bémécourt | 27 | 565 km NW | 544 | 21.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 85 % · winter 0 % |
| Saint-Denis-le-Ferment | 27 | 569 km NW | 495 | 20.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 85 % · winter 0 % |
| Drucourt | 27 | 607 km NW | 568 | 17.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
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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-Vaulx'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villard-Saint-Christophe | 38 | 5.3 km SE | 397 | 23.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Noël-Cerneux | 25 | 242 km N | 453 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Nantes-en-Ratier | 38 | 10 km SE | 476 | 34.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Combes | 25 | 235 km N | 777 | 32.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Théoffrey | 38 | 2.1 km SE | 612 | 39.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Étival | 39 | 166 km N | 302 | 15.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
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