Saint-Marcel-Bel-Accueil
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 43/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 58 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Marcel-Bel-Accueil (INSEE 38415) is in Isère (38), part of CC Les Balcons du Dauphiné. Population 1,505 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 43/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 58 % of the 11,608 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 | 0.26 | 25 | 6.56 |
| Social | 0.2 | 20 | 3.93 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.39 | 10 | 3.88 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.88 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AU BEL ACCUEIL). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (L'EPICIER). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (OASIS RESTAURATION). [3,4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE SAINTE-PHILOMENE). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JULIE MENDEZ, MÉDECIN · CAROLINE TEILLON, MÉDECIN · JULIE CHAMPELOVIER, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE DE ST MARCEL BEL ACCUEIL). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (DE MECHE AVEC VERO COIFFURE A DOMCILE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | AU BEL ACCUEIL | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | L'EPICIER | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | OASIS RESTAURATION | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE SAINTE-PHILOMENE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | JULIE MENDEZ, MÉDECIN · CAROLINE TEILLON, MÉDECIN · JULIE CHAMPELOVIER, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE DE ST MARCEL BEL ACCUEIL | 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 | 1 | DE MECHE AVEC VERO COIFFURE A DOMCILE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 1,319 (2012) → 1,505 (2023): 14.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 998 (1990) → 1,505 (2023): 50.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 661, of which 1.2 % second homes and 5.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (L'Isle-d'Abeau): 2.8 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Marcel-Bel-Accueil): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Marcel-Bel-Accueil): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (L'Isle-d'Abeau): 4 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Marcel-Bel-Accueil): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 30 days a year at or above 30 °C and 40 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the BOURGOIN weather station, 7.1 km away at 358 m; the village itself is at 257 m. [10]
The village sits 101 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at BOURGOIN, 7.1 km away at 358 m, over 20 summers. [10]
That station sits 101 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 853 mm of rain a year, spread over 102 days — about 8.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at BOURGOIN, 7.1 km away at 358 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38415/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38415/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38415/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38415/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38193
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38415
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nousty | 64 | 507 km SW | 1,572 | 41.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 29 % |
| Saint-Mariens | 33 | 444 km W | 1,639 | 36.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Étienne-de-Chigny | 37 | 409 km NW | 1,579 | 40 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Denicé | 69 | 60 km NW | 1,571 | 44.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villeneuve-lès-Bouloc | 31 | 366 km SW | 1,687 | 38.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 84 % · humidity 71 % |
| Chazey-sur-Ain | 01 | 27 km N | 1,632 | 38.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chazey-sur-Ain | 01 | 27 km N | 1,632 | 38.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Denicé | 69 | 60 km NW | 1,571 | 44.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villeneuve-lès-Bouloc | 31 | 366 km SW | 1,687 | 38.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 84 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Étienne-de-Chigny | 37 | 409 km NW | 1,579 | 40 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Mariens | 33 | 444 km W | 1,639 | 36.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 57 % |
| Nousty | 64 | 507 km SW | 1,572 | 41.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 29 % |
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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-Marcel-Bel-Accueil'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denicé | 69 | 60 km NW | 1,571 | 44.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sireuil | 16 | 406 km W | 1,166 | 33.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Jons | 69 | 21 km NW | 1,647 | 41 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Parize-le-Châtel | 58 | 208 km NW | 1,227 | 30.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Aslonnes | 86 | 388 km W | 1,136 | 31.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Four | 38 | 7.6 km SW | 1,673 | 48.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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