Saint-Julien-de-l'Herms
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 16.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 52 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Julien-de-l'Herms (INSEE 38406) is in Isère (38), part of CC Entre Bièvre et Rhône. Population 165 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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 16.7/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 52 % of the 14,807 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.85 | 5 | 4.23 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), 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) | 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 | 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: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 140 (2012) → 165 (2023): 17.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 103 (1990) → 165 (2023): 60.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 78, of which 7.7 % second homes and 9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Meyssiez): 5.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Pommier-de-Beaurepaire): 4.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Faramans): 7.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Faramans): 7.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Pommier-de-Beaurepaire): 4.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 20 days a year at or above 30 °C and 81 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LA COTE ST ANDRE weather station, 15.8 km away at 346 m; the village itself is at 488 m. [11]
The village sits 142 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at GRENOBLE-ST GEOIRS, 18.7 km away at 376 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 112 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 1,013 mm of rain a year, spread over 111 days — about 9.1 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at POMMIER-DE-BEAUREPAIRE, 3.8 km away at 480 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38406/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38406/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38406/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38406/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38232
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38311
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38161
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neulles | 17 | 430 km W | 165 | 11.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 30 % · humidity 57 % |
| Châtellenot | 21 | 206 km N | 167 | 12.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lédas-et-Penthiès | 81 | 261 km SW | 163 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 36 % · humidity 86 % |
| Serez | 27 | 481 km NW | 166 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Avreuil | 10 | 302 km N | 167 | 10.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 81 % |
| Le Bouillon | 61 | 514 km NW | 167 | 11.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 65 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Châtellenot | 21 | 206 km N | 167 | 12.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lédas-et-Penthiès | 81 | 261 km SW | 163 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 36 % · humidity 86 % |
| Avreuil | 10 | 302 km N | 167 | 10.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 81 % |
| Neulles | 17 | 430 km W | 165 | 11.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 30 % · humidity 57 % |
| Serez | 27 | 481 km NW | 166 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Bouillon | 61 | 514 km NW | 167 | 11.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 65 % · 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-Julien-de-l'Herms'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Bruyère | 70 | 284 km N | 163 | 7.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mont | 71 | 164 km NW | 173 | 9.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Germigney | 70 | 219 km N | 145 | 9.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Thianges | 58 | 205 km NW | 165 | 6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Maligny | 21 | 189 km N | 171 | 8.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Celle-sous-Gouzon | 23 | 240 km W | 162 | 9.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
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