Saint-Pierre-de-Méaroz
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 8.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 13 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Pierre-de-Méaroz (INSEE 38444) is in Isère (38), part of CC de la Matheysine. Population 114 (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 8.5/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 13 % of the 11,753 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 | 0.54 | 10 | 5.36 |
| Housing mix | 0.37 | 5 | 1.87 |
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 135 (2012) → 114 (2023): -15.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 110 (1990) → 114 (2023): 3.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 83, of which 31.3 % second homes and 1.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Jean-d'Hérans): 3.8 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (La Mure): 4.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (La Mure): 4.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (La Mure): 4.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Laurent-en-Beaumont): 2 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 22 days a year at or above 30 °C and 99 days at or below 0 °C, over 23 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LA MURE weather station, 4.7 km away at 881 m; the village itself is at 747 m. [11]
The village sits 134 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at LA MURE- RADOME, 7.4 km away at 885 m, over 21 summers. [11]
That station sits 138 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 934 mm of rain a year, spread over 111 days — about 8.4 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LA MURE, 4.7 km away at 881 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 — 38444/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38444/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38444/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38444/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38403
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38269
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38413
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevroches | 58 | 336 km NW | 113 | 7.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 41 % · humidity 93 % |
| Puget-Rostang | 06 | 133 km SE | 116 | 8.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 78 % · humidity 86 % |
| Solbach | 67 | 409 km N | 111 | 10.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 47 % · humidity 93 % |
| Moulins-en-Tonnerrois | 89 | 346 km NW | 111 | 6.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 68 % · humidity 100 % |
| Thiénans | 70 | 290 km N | 112 | 14.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 64 % · humidity 86 % |
| Nouart | 08 | 511 km N | 114 | 7.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 32 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puget-Rostang | 06 | 133 km SE | 116 | 8.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 78 % · humidity 86 % |
| Thiénans | 70 | 290 km N | 112 | 14.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 64 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chevroches | 58 | 336 km NW | 113 | 7.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 41 % · humidity 93 % |
| Moulins-en-Tonnerrois | 89 | 346 km NW | 111 | 6.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 68 % · humidity 100 % |
| Solbach | 67 | 409 km N | 111 | 10.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 47 % · humidity 93 % |
| Nouart | 08 | 511 km N | 114 | 7.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 32 % |
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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-Méaroz'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marigna-sur-Valouse | 39 | 177 km N | 107 | 11.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Siévoz | 38 | 3.4 km N | 132 | 11.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sainte-Croix-à-Lauze | 04 | 109 km S | 87 | 13.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montsalier | 04 | 97 km S | 167 | 14.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Curtil-sous-Buffières | 71 | 198 km NW | 95 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fahy-lès-Autrey | 70 | 295 km N | 97 | 9.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
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