Saint-Martin-d'Hères
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 72.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 54 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Martin-d'Hères (INSEE 38421) is in Isère (38), part of Grenoble-Alpes-Métropole. Population 37,695 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Grands centres urbains (level 1). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-25 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 72.1/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 54 % of the 605 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 | 0.69 | 25 | 17.21 |
| Social | 0.79 | 20 | 15.83 |
| Education | 0.78 | 10 | 7.77 |
| Health | 0.79 | 10 | 7.88 |
| Public & culture | 0.35 | 5 | 1.77 |
| Population trend | 0.6 | 10 | 5.98 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.87 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
18 × Bakery (boulangerie) (DAJILAN · LES PETITS PAINS DE MARION · HARIBO · LE FOURNIL MARTINEROIS · LA MEULE DE PIERRE). [3,4]
4 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE BONTEMPS · BOUCHERIE SALAM · BOUCHERIE 38 TRAITEUR · BOUCHERIE NOUR). [3,4]
12 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (S.M.H DISTRIB · LE CARRE ASIATIQUE · CHEZ COCO · LA VIE CLAIRE). [3,4]
4 × Supermarket (SAINT MARTIN DISTRIBUTION · LIDL · CARREFOUR EXPRESS · SUPERMERCADO BARATO). [3,4]
80 × Restaurant (ALPEXOR · TRAN THI-HUONG · SARL LE PRELUDE · PIZZALI). [3,4]
7 × Café / bar (BRASSERIE ITALIA · RESTAURANT L'INDUS · LE RENARDO · O'SULLIVANS PUB). [4]
8 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE P.BERT · ECOLE MATERNELLE CONDORCET · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE J CURIE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PAUL ELUARD · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUB R. ROLLAND). [3]
12 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PAULINE LEON · ECOLE PRIMAIRE JOLIOT-CURIE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE ROMAIN ROLLAND · ECOLE PRIMAIRE VOLTAIRE). [3]
3 × Collège (COLLEGE HENRI WALLON · COLLEGE EDOUARD VAILLANT · COLLEGE FERNAND LEGER). [3]
40 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MATHILDE FABRE, MÉDECIN · OUMEYMA MOUZALI, MÉDECIN · RICHARD BORNE, MÉDECIN · ANNA BARBAGALLO, MÉDECIN · OLIVIER MATARESE, MÉDECIN). [3]
7 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE BELLEDONNE · PHARMACIE DU CAMPUS · PHARMACIE DE LA PLAINE SMH · PHARMACIE GILLIO · PHARMACIE CROIZAT). [3,4]
3 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT MARTIN D'HERES CAMPUS BUR RP · LA POSTE). [3]
4 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE ANDRE MALRAUX · BIBLIOTHEQUE GABRIEL PÉRI · BIBLIOTHEQUE ROMAIN ROLLAND · BIBLIOTHEQUE PAUL LANGEVIN). [3]
1 × Cinema (MON CINE). [3]
9 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE COLETTE BESSON · COMPLEXE SPORTIF PABLO NERUDA · COMPLEXE SPORTIF HENRI MAURICE · COLLEGE HENRI WALLON). [3]
8 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL DAUPHINE VIVARAIS · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL ST MARTIN D HERES · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE RHONE ALPES · ST MARTIN D'HERES · BANQUE POPULAIRE AUVERGNE RHONE ALPES). [3]
28 × Hairdresser (FRISELY COIFFURE · FALCO JENNYFER). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 7 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Supermarket, 25 × Restaurant, 4 × Pharmacy, 3 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 18 | DAJILAN · LES PETITS PAINS DE MARION · HARIBO · LE FOURNIL MARTINEROIS · LA MEULE DE PIERRE | INSEE BPE 18 / INSEE SIRENE 24 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 4 | BOUCHERIE BONTEMPS · BOUCHERIE SALAM · BOUCHERIE 38 TRAITEUR · BOUCHERIE NOUR | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 12 | S.M.H DISTRIB · LE CARRE ASIATIQUE · CHEZ COCO · LA VIE CLAIRE | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 18 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 4 | SAINT MARTIN DISTRIBUTION · LIDL · CARREFOUR EXPRESS · SUPERMERCADO BARATO | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 80 | ALPEXOR · TRAN THI-HUONG · SARL LE PRELUDE · PIZZALI | INSEE BPE 80 / INSEE SIRENE 135 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 7 | BRASSERIE ITALIA · RESTAURANT L'INDUS · LE RENARDO · O'SULLIVANS PUB | INSEE SIRENE 7 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 8 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE P.BERT · ECOLE MATERNELLE CONDORCET · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE J CURIE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PAUL ELUARD · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUB R. ROLLAND | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 12 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PAULINE LEON · ECOLE PRIMAIRE JOLIOT-CURIE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE ROMAIN ROLLAND · ECOLE PRIMAIRE VOLTAIRE | INSEE BPE 12 [3] |
| Collège | 3 | COLLEGE HENRI WALLON · COLLEGE EDOUARD VAILLANT · COLLEGE FERNAND LEGER | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 40 | MATHILDE FABRE, MÉDECIN · OUMEYMA MOUZALI, MÉDECIN · RICHARD BORNE, MÉDECIN · ANNA BARBAGALLO, MÉDECIN · OLIVIER MATARESE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 40 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 7 | PHARMACIE DE BELLEDONNE · PHARMACIE DU CAMPUS · PHARMACIE DE LA PLAINE SMH · PHARMACIE GILLIO · PHARMACIE CROIZAT | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 3 | SAINT MARTIN D'HERES CAMPUS BUR RP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Library | 4 | BIBLIOTHEQUE ANDRE MALRAUX · BIBLIOTHEQUE GABRIEL PÉRI · BIBLIOTHEQUE ROMAIN ROLLAND · BIBLIOTHEQUE PAUL LANGEVIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | MON CINE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 9 | GYMNASE COLETTE BESSON · COMPLEXE SPORTIF PABLO NERUDA · COMPLEXE SPORTIF HENRI MAURICE · COLLEGE HENRI WALLON | INSEE BPE 9 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 8 | CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL DAUPHINE VIVARAIS · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL ST MARTIN D HERES · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE RHONE ALPES · ST MARTIN D'HERES · BANQUE POPULAIRE AUVERGNE RHONE ALPES | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 28 | FRISELY COIFFURE · FALCO JENNYFER | INSEE BPE 28 / INSEE SIRENE 38 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 6 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5,6,7]
Trajectory
Population 38,105 (2012) → 37,695 (2023): -1.1 % over 10 years. [8,1]
Population 34,341 (1990) → 37,695 (2023): 9.8 % over 30 years. [9,1]
Dwellings (2023): 18,863, of which 1.3 % second homes and 6.5 % vacant. [10]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Martin-d'Hères): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [11]
Food shop (Saint-Martin-d'Hères): 0.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [11]
GP (Saint-Martin-d'Hères): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [11]
Pharmacy (Saint-Martin-d'Hères): 0.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Saint-Martin-d'Hères): 0.3 km to the west (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 52 days a year at or above 30 °C and 54 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the ST-M-D'HERES-GALOCHERE weather station, 1.9 km away at 220 m; the village itself is at 213 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at GRENOBLE - LVD, 8.2 km away at 220 m, over 23 summers. [12]
An average of 973 mm of rain a year, spread over 107 days — about 9.1 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at ST-M-D'HERES-GALOCHERE, 1.9 km away at 220 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
What property sold for
240 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 328,450 € — 3,351 € per m² of built surface. [13]
2,060 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 131,875 € — 2,180 € per m². [13]
The median across Isère is 2,542 € per m², so this commune sits above it. [13]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38421/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2020-01— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/5e32a7c2-83f5-32cd-b472-f07a7504313c— “Marché de St - Martin - d'Hères (P Eluard)”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2025-03— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/a1dbec69-a0d3-3fbf-9ab2-3961be34998e— “Marché de St - Martin - d'Hères (G. Lorca)”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2020-01— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/d1a7c692-4159-354d-8e33-9e8a746b7f70— “Marché de St-Martin-dHères (Croix rouge)”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38421/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38421/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38421/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38421
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Savigny-sur-Orge | 91 | 467 km NW | 37,601 | 76.1 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 3 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Échirolles | 38 | 5.0 km SW | 37,491 | 77.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Franconville | 95 | 500 km NW | 37,754 | 66.1 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 13 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Conflans-Sainte-Honorine | 78 | 506 km NW | 36,958 | 77.3 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 8 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Oullins-Pierre-Bénite | 69 | 95 km NW | 38,168 | 79.2 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Joué-lès-Tours | 37 | 460 km NW | 38,423 | 72.5 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 8 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Échirolles | 38 | 5.0 km SW | 37,491 | 77.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Oullins-Pierre-Bénite | 69 | 95 km NW | 38,168 | 79.2 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Joué-lès-Tours | 37 | 460 km NW | 38,423 | 72.5 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 8 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
| Savigny-sur-Orge | 91 | 467 km NW | 37,601 | 76.1 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 3 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Franconville | 95 | 500 km NW | 37,754 | 66.1 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 13 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Conflans-Sainte-Honorine | 78 | 506 km NW | 36,958 | 77.3 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 8 % · winter 99 % · 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-Martin-d'Hères'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Échirolles | 38 | 5.0 km SW | 37,491 | 77.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fontaine | 38 | 5.3 km W | 22,020 | 63.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Meylan | 38 | 3.4 km NE | 18,770 | 61.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sorgues | 84 | 148 km SW | 19,006 | 62.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
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