Sainte-Marie-du-Mont
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 15.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 31 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Sainte-Marie-du-Mont (INSEE 38418) is in Isère (38), part of CC Le Grésivaudan. Population 243 (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 15.1/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 31 % of the 17,055 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 | 0.57 | 5 | 2.86 |
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 239 (2012) → 243 (2023): 1.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 116 (1990) → 243 (2023): 109.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 140, of which 21.4 % second homes and 6.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Vincent-de-Mercuze): 2.7 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Vincent-de-Mercuze): 3.4 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Vincent-de-Mercuze): 2.8 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Le Touvet): 4.7 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (La Flachère): 1.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 6 days a year at or above 30 °C and 108 days at or below 0 °C, over 13 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST-HILAIRE weather station, 11.9 km away at 970 m; the village itself is at 931 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ST HILAIRE-NIVOSE, 12.1 km away at 1,756 m, over 28 summers. [11]
That station sits 825 m above 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 1,182 mm of rain a year, spread over 115 days — about 10.3 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at CHAPAREILLAN, 7.1 km away at 270 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 — 38418/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38418/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38418/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38418/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38466
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38511
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38166
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camboulit | 46 | 327 km W | 245 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 23 % · winter 0 % · humidity 79 % |
| Préchac | 65 | 550 km SW | 235 | 10.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 59 % · winter 0 % |
| Ville-Langy | 58 | 255 km NW | 236 | 6.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 55 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cailleville | 76 | 628 km NW | 244 | 11.5 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Prémeyzel | 01 | 39 km NW | 244 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 28 % · humidity 86 % |
| Écuelles | 71 | 184 km N | 252 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 31 % · winter 16 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prémeyzel | 01 | 39 km NW | 244 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 28 % · humidity 86 % |
| Écuelles | 71 | 184 km N | 252 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 31 % · winter 16 % |
| Ville-Langy | 58 | 255 km NW | 236 | 6.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 55 % · humidity 86 % |
| Camboulit | 46 | 327 km W | 245 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 23 % · winter 0 % · humidity 79 % |
| Préchac | 65 | 550 km SW | 235 | 10.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 59 % · winter 0 % |
| Cailleville | 76 | 628 km NW | 244 | 11.5 | No daily shops | no figures |
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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 Sainte-Marie-du-Mont'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chapois | 39 | 159 km N | 219 | 10 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bief-du-Fourg | 39 | 157 km N | 218 | 15.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vers-en-Montagne | 39 | 157 km N | 235 | 10.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lemuy | 39 | 166 km N | 255 | 8.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tanavelle | 15 | 235 km W | 217 | 10 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Arc-sous-Montenot | 25 | 168 km N | 227 | 11.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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