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Saint-Martin-d'Uriage

Isère · CC Le Grésivaudan · INSEE 38422

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.

Served 66.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 93 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Saint-Martin-d'Uriage (INSEE 38422) is in Isère (38), part of CC Le Grésivaudan. Population 5,587 (2023). [1]

INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [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.

Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/38422-saint-martin-d-uriage

Vitality score

Vitality score 66.6/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 93 % of the 4,231 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.

ComponentValue (0–1)WeightContribution
Daily food0.522513.06
Social0.822016.5
Education0.53105.28
Health0.59105.85
Public & culture0.3151.54
Population trend11010
Housing mix0.8754.37

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 4 of 6
Eating out 1 of 1
Cafés and bars 1 of 1
Schools 2 of 3
Health 2 of 4
Public services 1 of 1
Culture 1 of 2
Sport 1 of 2
Everyday services 2 of 3
Lodging 2 of 2
One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]

4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LES 3 ELLES · GIGOGNE · WAKANA RYO). [3,4]

1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE D'URIAGE). [3,4]

5 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (PETIT CASINO · LE PETIT CASINO DE ST MARTIN D'URIAGE · LA COMBE GOURMANDE · O'TOUR DU FROMAGE · MANABIO). [3,4]

1 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR CITY). [3,4]

11 × Restaurant (LE CARILLON · BISTROT LAURIS · I MATTI DI ROMA). [3,4]

5 × Café / bar (LE CAFE LA MARINE · L'IMPERIAL · L'ALPHA · RESTAURANT LES SEIGLIERES). [4]

1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE LES PETITES MAISONS). [3]

3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE LES PETITES MAISONS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LE PINET · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE NOTRE DAME). [3]

6 × GP (médecin généraliste) (YSEULT VILLEMIN, MÉDECIN · MARGAUX COURTIADE, MÉDECIN · MARINE VALESCH, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE DRANSART, MÉDECIN · AURÉLIE STAQUET-PENANT, MÉDECIN). [3]

2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE L'ANCOLIE · PHARMACIE DES THERMES). [3,4]

2 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT MARTIN D URIAGE BURALISTE RP · LA POSTE). [3]

1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE ST MARTIN D'URIAGE). [3]

2 × Gym / sports hall (CENTRE SPORTIF PIERRE ALAIN · CITY STADE). [3]

1 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE RHONE ALPES). [3]

5 × Hairdresser (DESIR D'EBLOUIR · BERTHOLET LAURENCE , LAU ET L'HAIR · ATELIER 228). [3,4]

3 × Hotel (AUBERGE SAINT MICHEL · GRAND HÔTEL D'URIAGE · LES MESANGES TOQUEES). [3,4]

1 × Campsite (CAMPING DU BUISSON). [3,4]

Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Hotel.

All 25 service types, with per-source counts
TypeCountNamesSources
Bakery (boulangerie)4LES 3 ELLES · GIGOGNE · WAKANA RYOINSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4]
Butcher (boucherie)1BOUCHERIE D'URIAGEINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)5PETIT CASINO · LE PETIT CASINO DE ST MARTIN D'URIAGE · LA COMBE GOURMANDE · O'TOUR DU FROMAGE · MANABIOINSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4]
Supermarket1CARREFOUR CITYINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Cheese shop (fromagerie)0INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Fishmonger0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Restaurant11LE CARILLON · BISTROT LAURIS · I MATTI DI ROMAINSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4]
Café / bar5LE CAFE LA MARINE · L'IMPERIAL · L'ALPHA · RESTAURANT LES SEIGLIERESINSEE SIRENE 5 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)1ECOLE MATERNELLE LES PETITES MAISONSINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)3ECOLE PRIMAIRE LES PETITES MAISONS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LE PINET · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE NOTRE DAMEINSEE BPE 3 [3]
Collège0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
GP (médecin généraliste)6YSEULT VILLEMIN, MÉDECIN · MARGAUX COURTIADE, MÉDECIN · MARINE VALESCH, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE DRANSART, MÉDECIN · AURÉLIE STAQUET-PENANT, MÉDECININSEE BPE 6 [3]
Pharmacy2PHARMACIE DE L'ANCOLIE · PHARMACIE DES THERMESINSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Nurse0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Dentist0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Post office / agence postale2SAINT MARTIN D URIAGE BURALISTE RP · LA POSTEINSEE BPE 2 [3]
Library1BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE ST MARTIN D'URIAGEINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Cinema0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Gym / sports hall2CENTRE SPORTIF PIERRE ALAIN · CITY STADEINSEE BPE 2 [3]
Swimming pool0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Bank1CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE RHONE ALPESINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Hairdresser5DESIR D'EBLOUIR · BERTHOLET LAURENCE , LAU ET L'HAIR · ATELIER 228INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4]
Fuel station0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Hotel3AUBERGE SAINT MICHEL · GRAND HÔTEL D'URIAGE · LES MESANGES TOQUEESINSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4]
Campsite1CAMPING DU BUISSONINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]

Market and village life

Weekly market (reported, unverified): Monday. [5]

Trajectory

1968: 1,511 2023: 5,587 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 5,440 (2012) → 5,587 (2023): 2.7 % over 10 years. [6,1]

Population 3,678 (1990) → 5,587 (2023): 51.9 % over 30 years. [7,1]

Dwellings (2023): 2,798, of which 6.3 % second homes and 8.3 % vacant. [8]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

2.5 km5 km
In the commune Bakery, Food shop, Primary school, GP, Pharmacy Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Saint-Martin-d'Uriage): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]

Food shop (Saint-Martin-d'Uriage): 0 km to the south (straight line). [9]

GP (Saint-Martin-d'Uriage): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]

Pharmacy (Saint-Martin-d'Uriage): 0 km to the south (straight line). [9]

Primary school (Saint-Martin-d'Uriage): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

An average of 9 days a year at or above 30 °C and 50 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]

Measured at the CHAMROUSSE weather station, 4.1 km away at 1,730 m; the village itself is at 595 m. [10]

The village sits 1,135 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 0 days a summer. [10]

Humidity measured at CHAMROUSSE, 4.1 km away at 1,730 m, over 22 summers. [10]

That station sits 1,135 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 1,220 mm of rain a year, spread over 122 days — about 10 mm on a day it rains. [10]

Rainfall measured at CHAMROUSSE, 4.1 km away at 1,730 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]

What property sold for

165 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 480,000 € — 3,688 € per m² of built surface. [11]

147 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 221,000 € — 3,400 € per m². [11]

The median across Isère is 2,542 € per m², so this commune sits above it. [11]

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

The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]

References

  1. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38422/2023
  2. INSEE density grid 2026
  3. INSEE BPE 2025
  4. INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
  5. DATAtourisme 2026-07— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/fb2479eb-e8ea-39ee-8e97-10954a1e0679— “N'hésitez pas à vous attarder le long du joli Parc d'Uriage et profiter de ce rendez-vous convivial du lundi matin...”(unverified)
  6. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38422/2012
  7. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38422/1990
  8. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38422/logement/2023
  9. INSEE BPE 2025 — 38422
  10. Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
  11. 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.

CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Aimargues30208 km SW5,70562ServedWarmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 68 % · humidity 50 %
Saint-Girons09446 km SW6,00872ServedWarmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 97 % · humidity 64 %
Bléré37444 km NW5,35266.3ServedWarmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 80 % · humidity 86 %
Saint-Zacharie83197 km S5,87947.6Partly servedWarmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 45 % · humidity 93 %
Montmorillon86411 km W5,82162.2ServedWarmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 74 % · humidity 71 %
Delle90277 km N5,62352Partly servedWarmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 41 % · humidity 93 %
Order by distance instead
CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Saint-Zacharie83197 km S5,87947.6Partly servedWarmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 45 % · humidity 93 %
Aimargues30208 km SW5,70562ServedWarmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 68 % · humidity 50 %
Delle90277 km N5,62352Partly servedWarmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 41 % · humidity 93 %
Montmorillon86411 km W5,82162.2ServedWarmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 74 % · humidity 71 %
Bléré37444 km NW5,35266.3ServedWarmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 80 % · humidity 86 %
Saint-Girons09446 km SW6,00872ServedWarmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 97 % · humidity 64 %

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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'Uriage'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.

CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Magny-en-Vexin95540 km NW5,77962.5ServedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 %
Montdidier80557 km NW5,93560.5ServedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 %
Saint-Just-en-Chaussée60548 km NW5,81059.4Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 %
Fontenay-Trésigny77455 km NW5,99462.2ServedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 %
Corbie80585 km NW5,98257.4Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 %
Le Quesnoy59590 km N4,87861ServedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 %