Saint-Pierre-de-Bressieux
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 23.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 22 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Pierre-de-Bressieux (INSEE 38440) is in Isère (38), part of CC Bièvre Isère. Population 786 (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 23.6/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 22 % of the 15,728 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.77 | 10 | 7.66 |
| Housing mix | 0.9 | 5 | 4.49 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT PIERRE DE BRESSIEUX AP). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE POLYVALENTE · ZONE SPORTIVE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, 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) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | SAINT PIERRE DE BRESSIEUX AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | SALLE POLYVALENTE · ZONE SPORTIVE | INSEE BPE 2 [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 733 (2012) → 786 (2023): 7.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 621 (1990) → 786 (2023): 26.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 396, of which 5.1 % second homes and 8.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Siméon-de-Bressieux): 2.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Brézins): 2.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Siméon-de-Bressieux): 2.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Siméon-de-Bressieux): 2.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Pierre-de-Bressieux): 0 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 20 days a year at or above 30 °C and 78 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LA COTE ST ANDRE weather station, 4.7 km away at 346 m; the village itself is at 464 m. [11]
The village sits 118 m above 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at GRENOBLE-ST GEOIRS, 5.7 km away at 376 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 88 m below 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 883 mm of rain a year, spread over 99 days — about 8.9 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LA COTE ST ANDRE, 4.7 km away at 346 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 — 38440/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38440/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38440/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38440/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38457
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38058
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38440
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Cybardeaux | 16 | 417 km W | 771 | 21.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 41 % · humidity 64 % |
| Cagnotte | 40 | 539 km W | 784 | 26.1 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 38 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Ours | 73 | 73 km NE | 775 | 26.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 61 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Paul-du-Vernay | 14 | 627 km NW | 831 | 24.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 41 % · humidity 86 % |
| Brûlain | 79 | 446 km W | 735 | 24.1 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 69 % · humidity 71 % |
| Montpouillan | 47 | 419 km W | 807 | 24.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 47 % · humidity 43 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Ours | 73 | 73 km NE | 775 | 26.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 61 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Cybardeaux | 16 | 417 km W | 771 | 21.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 41 % · humidity 64 % |
| Montpouillan | 47 | 419 km W | 807 | 24.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 47 % · humidity 43 % |
| Brûlain | 79 | 446 km W | 735 | 24.1 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 69 % · humidity 71 % |
| Cagnotte | 40 | 539 km W | 784 | 26.1 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 38 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Paul-du-Vernay | 14 | 627 km NW | 831 | 24.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 41 % · humidity 86 % |
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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-Pierre-de-Bressieux'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boult | 70 | 236 km N | 703 | 26.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Hartzviller | 57 | 397 km N | 934 | 22.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Val-de-Guéblange | 57 | 427 km N | 789 | 17.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vendrest | 77 | 447 km N | 686 | 26.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Aulde | 77 | 439 km N | 706 | 23.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Charny-sur-Meuse | 55 | 433 km N | 522 | 22.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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