Saint-Victor-de-Morestel
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 34.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 42 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Victor-de-Morestel (INSEE 38465) is in Isère (38), part of CC Les Balcons du Dauphiné. Population 1,168 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 34.9/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 42 % of the 13,370 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 | 0.13 | 25 | 3.28 |
| Social | 0.39 | 20 | 7.87 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.91 | 5 | 4.56 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AU VIEUX FOUR). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (ICE AND POP). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE PACIFIQUE). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (COIFF ET MERVEILLE · NATURE D'ETRE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), 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) | 1 | AU VIEUX FOUR | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | ICE AND POP | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE PACIFIQUE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 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 | 2 | COIFF ET MERVEILLE · NATURE D'ETRE | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 1,105 (2012) → 1,168 (2023): 5.7 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 768 (1990) → 1,168 (2023): 52.1 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 546, of which 4.4 % second homes and 7 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Victor-de-Morestel): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Morestel): 3.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
GP (Morestel): 3.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Morestel): 3.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saint-Victor-de-Morestel): 1.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 29 days a year at or above 30 °C and 58 days at or below 0 °C, over 18 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the COURTENAY weather station, 10 km away at 315 m; the village itself is at 223 m. [11]
The village sits 92 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 3 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at BOURGOIN, 18.1 km away at 358 m, over 20 summers. [11]
That station sits 135 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 1,057 mm of rain a year, spread over 117 days — about 9 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at COURTENAY, 10 km away at 315 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 — 38465/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2023-11— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/67c20d18-d669-32c5-83d0-462ead2158d3— “Marché de producteurs à Saint-Victor-de-Morestel”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38465/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38465/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38465/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38465
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38261
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Menthonnex-en-Bornes | 74 | 65 km NE | 1,115 | 39.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 45 % · humidity 79 % |
| Cheniménil | 88 | 284 km N | 1,210 | 33 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 89 % · humidity 79 % |
| Uzemain | 88 | 273 km N | 1,046 | 29.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Lyé-la-Forêt | 45 | 374 km NW | 1,257 | 32.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cuigy-en-Bray | 60 | 498 km NW | 987 | 44.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Pierre-de-Bailleul | 27 | 491 km NW | 973 | 45.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Menthonnex-en-Bornes | 74 | 65 km NE | 1,115 | 39.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 45 % · humidity 79 % |
| Uzemain | 88 | 273 km N | 1,046 | 29.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cheniménil | 88 | 284 km N | 1,210 | 33 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 89 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Lyé-la-Forêt | 45 | 374 km NW | 1,257 | 32.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Pierre-de-Bailleul | 27 | 491 km NW | 973 | 45.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cuigy-en-Bray | 60 | 498 km NW | 987 | 44.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 100 % · 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-Victor-de-Morestel'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lantignié | 69 | 85 km NW | 849 | 45.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Agathe-la-Bouteresse | 42 | 113 km W | 1,065 | 38.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Pierre-Bois | 67 | 325 km NE | 804 | 38.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Oyeu | 38 | 31 km S | 1,106 | 32.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montverdun | 42 | 112 km W | 1,283 | 34.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Malafretaz | 01 | 75 km N | 1,257 | 41.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
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