Saint-Romans

Isère · CC Saint-Marcellin Vercors Isère Communauté · INSEE 38453

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

Partly served 52.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 79 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Saint-Romans (INSEE 38453) is in Isère (38), part of CC Saint-Marcellin Vercors Isère Communauté. Population 1,897 (2023). ^[1]

INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). ^[2]

Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.

Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/38453-saint-romans

Vitality score

Vitality score 52.8/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 79 % of the 9,950 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	0.39	25	9.84
Social	0.59	20	11.7
Education	0.39	10	3.93
Health	0.39	10	3.93
Public & culture	0.39	5	1.97
Population trend	0.89	10	8.88
Housing mix	0.92	5	4.61

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 3 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 0 of 2

Everyday services 1 of 3

Lodging 1 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]

1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (MAISON BOULANGEAT). ^[3,4]

1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE TRAITEUR). ^[3,4]

1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LA ROSE YOUSFI SAINT ROMANS). ^[3,4]

3 × Restaurant (CAFE DE LA MAIRIE · LE CAMION · TRIBU FRITE). ^[3,4]

1 × Café / bar. ^[4]

1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). ^[3]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). ^[3]

1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (SORIN-CODIN CHIRILA, MÉDECIN). ^[3]

1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU LAVOIR). ^[3,4]

1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT ROMANS RP). ^[3]

1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE SAINT ROMANS LE PRÉAU). ^[3]

2 × Hairdresser (D'KOIF). ^[3,4]

1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL DU MARANDAN). ^[3,4]

Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.

Not found in the commune: Supermarket. ^[3,4]

All 25 service types, with per-source counts

Type	Count	Names	Sources
Bakery (boulangerie)	1	MAISON BOULANGEAT	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Butcher (boucherie)	1	BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE TRAITEUR	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)	1	LA ROSE YOUSFI SAINT ROMANS	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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	3	CAFE DE LA MAIRIE · LE CAMION · TRIBU FRITE	INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4]
Café / bar	1		INSEE SIRENE 1 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)	1	ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)	1	ECOLE PRIMAIRE	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Collège	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
GP (médecin généraliste)	1	SORIN-CODIN CHIRILA, MÉDECIN	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Pharmacy	1	PHARMACIE DU LAVOIR	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Nurse	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Dentist	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Post office / agence postale	1	SAINT ROMANS RP	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Library	1	BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE SAINT ROMANS LE PRÉAU	INSEE BPE 1 [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	2	D'KOIF	INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4]
Fuel station	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Hotel	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Campsite	1	CAMPING MUNICIPAL DU MARANDAN	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]

Market and village life

Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.

Trajectory

1968: 1,001 2023: 1,897 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 1,745 (2012) → 1,897 (2023): 8.7 % over 10 years. ^[5,1]

Population 1,367 (1990) → 1,897 (2023): 38.8 % over 30 years. ^[6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 870, of which 3.9 % second homes and 4.4 % vacant. ^[7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

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-Romans): 0.3 km to the north (straight line). ^[8]

Food shop (Saint-Romans): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). ^[8]

GP (Saint-Romans): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). ^[8]

Pharmacy (Saint-Romans): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). ^[8]

Primary school (Saint-Romans): 0.4 km to the south (straight line). ^[8]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Days at or above 30 °C 36.5

Days at or below 0 °C 57.9

Muggy days a summer 3.8

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 37 days a year at or above 30 °C and 58 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. ^[9]

Measured at the CHATTE_SAPC weather station, 3.3 km away at 272 m; the village itself is at 222 m. ^[9]

The village sits 50 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. ^[9]

Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 4 days a summer. ^[9]

Humidity measured at CHATTE_SAPC, 3.3 km away at 272 m, over 18 summers. ^[9]

That station sits 50 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. ^[9]

An average of 1,255 mm of rain a year, spread over 114 days — about 11 mm on a day it rains. ^[9]

Rainfall measured at ST-ROMANS, 2.3 km away at 410 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. ^[9]

Uncertainties

No specific uncertainties flagged.

References

INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38453/2023
INSEE density grid 2026
INSEE BPE 2025
INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38453/2012
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38453/1990
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38453/logement/2023
INSEE BPE 2025 — 38453
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
Cherisy	28	501 km NW	1,842	50.3	Partly served	Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 86 % · humidity 79 %
Saclas	91	436 km NW	1,819	50	Partly served	Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 97 % · humidity 79 %
Serquigny	27	565 km NW	1,754	55	Partly served	Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 36 % · winter 89 % · humidity 79 %
Charron	17	516 km W	2,021	60.3	Served	Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 61 % · humidity 93 %
Saint-Chaptes	30	152 km SW	2,055	51.9	Partly served	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 81 % · humidity 86 %
Vergongheon	43	160 km W	1,797	55.2	Partly served	Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 73 % · humidity 71 %

Order by distance instead

Commune	Dept	Distance	Population	Score	Band	Climate vs here
Saint-Chaptes	30	152 km SW	2,055	51.9	Partly served	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 81 % · humidity 86 %
Vergongheon	43	160 km W	1,797	55.2	Partly served	Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 73 % · humidity 71 %
Saclas	91	436 km NW	1,819	50	Partly served	Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 97 % · humidity 79 %
Cherisy	28	501 km NW	1,842	50.3	Partly served	Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 86 % · humidity 79 %
Charron	17	516 km W	2,021	60.3	Served	Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 61 % · humidity 93 %
Serquigny	27	565 km NW	1,754	55	Partly served	Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 36 % · winter 89 % · humidity 79 %

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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-Romans'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
Saint-Uze	26	37 km W	2,139	50.2	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 %
Saint-Barthélemy-de-Vals	26	36 km W	1,895	53.1	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 %
Saint-Laurent-en-Royans	26	9.6 km S	1,377	51.9	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 %
Poncin	01	108 km N	1,803	61.8	Served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 %
Mézériat	01	126 km N	2,172	51.9	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 %
Clérieux	26	29 km W	1,910	45.8	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 %

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