Saint-Michel-de-Saint-Geoirs
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 29/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 76 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Michel-de-Saint-Geoirs (INSEE 38427) is in Isère (38), part of CC Bièvre Isère. Population 281 (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 29/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 76 % of the 17,659 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.77 | 10 | 7.66 |
| Housing mix | 0.86 | 5 | 4.32 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LA TABLE D'AURES). [3,4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, 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 | 1 | LA TABLE D'AURES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 302 (2012) → 281 (2023): -7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 222 (1990) → 281 (2023): 26.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 147, of which 6.8 % second homes and 8.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Étienne-de-Saint-Geoirs): 3.8 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Étienne-de-Saint-Geoirs): 3.9 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Étienne-de-Saint-Geoirs): 3.9 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Étienne-de-Saint-Geoirs): 4 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Michel-de-Saint-Geoirs): 0 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 9 days a year at or above 30 °C and 56 days at or below 0 °C, over 23 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the SERRE-NERPOL weather station, 2.4 km away at 630 m; the village itself is at 574 m. [10]
The village sits 56 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 GRENOBLE-ST GEOIRS, 7.4 km away at 376 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 198 m below 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 1,054 mm of rain a year, spread over 112 days — about 9.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at SERRE-NERPOL, 2.4 km away at 630 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 — 38427/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38427/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38427/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38427/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38384
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38427
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Cécile | 71 | 133 km NW | 283 | 29.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 74 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sarniguet | 65 | 474 km SW | 260 | 27.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 89 % · humidity 29 % |
| Gaja-et-Villedieu | 11 | 354 km SW | 306 | 29.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 10 % · winter 76 % · humidity 0 % |
| Pardines | 63 | 173 km W | 302 | 31.9 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Arbouet-Sussaute | 64 | 549 km W | 313 | 28.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 64 % · humidity 0 % |
| Bonneville-et-Saint-Avit-de-Fumadières | 24 | 417 km W | 299 | 30 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 88 % · humidity 36 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Cécile | 71 | 133 km NW | 283 | 29.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 74 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pardines | 63 | 173 km W | 302 | 31.9 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gaja-et-Villedieu | 11 | 354 km SW | 306 | 29.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 10 % · winter 76 % · humidity 0 % |
| Bonneville-et-Saint-Avit-de-Fumadières | 24 | 417 km W | 299 | 30 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 88 % · humidity 36 % |
| Sarniguet | 65 | 474 km SW | 260 | 27.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 89 % · humidity 29 % |
| Arbouet-Sussaute | 64 | 549 km W | 313 | 28.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 64 % · humidity 0 % |
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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-Michel-de-Saint-Geoirs'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rimsdorf | 67 | 425 km N | 287 | 31.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Baerendorf | 67 | 414 km N | 304 | 26.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Hodent | 95 | 506 km NW | 225 | 29 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Berg | 67 | 422 km N | 347 | 24.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mauquenchy | 76 | 560 km NW | 365 | 30.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Boncourt | 02 | 491 km N | 272 | 20.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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