Saint-Vincent-de-Mercuze
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 53.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 84 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Vincent-de-Mercuze (INSEE 38466) is in Isère (38), part of CC Le Grésivaudan. Population 1,532 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [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 53.5/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 84 % of the 11,469 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 | 0.26 | 25 | 6.56 |
| Social | 0.78 | 20 | 15.54 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.43 | 10 | 4.32 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 0.95 | 10 | 9.45 |
| Housing mix | 0.94 | 5 | 4.68 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA FLUTE ENCHANTEE). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LA BOUTIQUE D'AMANDE). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (AUBERGE SAINT VINCENT · CHAMBLAS PIERRE-MARIE · AU P'TIT NOMADE). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (LE CAFE DE LA MAIRIE · CAFE DE LA MAIRIE). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE DOUDARD DE LAGREE). [3]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ALINE BERNARDON, MÉDECIN · CLÉMENTINE MASSON, MÉDECIN · GÉRARD NALLET, MÉDECIN · ALBANE VISENTIN, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE ST VINCENT DE MERCUZE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LA FLUTE ENCHANTEE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | LA BOUTIQUE D'AMANDE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | AUBERGE SAINT VINCENT · CHAMBLAS PIERRE-MARIE · AU P'TIT NOMADE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | LE CAFE DE LA MAIRIE · CAFE DE LA MAIRIE | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE DOUDARD DE LAGREE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 4 | ALINE BERNARDON, MÉDECIN · CLÉMENTINE MASSON, MÉDECIN · GÉRARD NALLET, MÉDECIN · ALBANE VISENTIN, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [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 | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE ST VINCENT DE MERCUZE | 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 | 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 1,375 (2012) → 1,532 (2023): 11.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,060 (1990) → 1,532 (2023): 44.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 683, of which 3.2 % second homes and 4.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Vincent-de-Mercuze): 0.7 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Vincent-de-Mercuze): 0 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Vincent-de-Mercuze): 0.6 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Le Touvet): 1.3 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Vincent-de-Mercuze): 0.3 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 51 days at or below 0 °C, over 13 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ST-HILAIRE weather station, 9 km away at 970 m; the village itself is at 350 m. [10]
The village sits 620 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]
An average of 1,129 mm of rain a year, spread over 111 days — about 10.2 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at TENCIN, 8.3 km away at 233 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 — 38466/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38466/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38466/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38466/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38466
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38511
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saubion | 40 | 609 km W | 1,826 | 45.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 85 % · winter 58 % |
| Andres | 62 | 680 km NW | 1,523 | 29.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 67 % · winter 89 % |
| Clavette | 17 | 548 km W | 1,406 | 39 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 77 % · winter 53 % |
| Sainte-Verge | 79 | 508 km NW | 1,404 | 45.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 77 % · winter 77 % |
| Ayguemorte-les-Graves | 33 | 510 km W | 1,425 | 40.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 82 % · winter 68 % |
| Jouy-sur-Morin | 77 | 431 km NW | 2,230 | 47.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 84 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jouy-sur-Morin | 77 | 431 km NW | 2,230 | 47.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 84 % |
| Sainte-Verge | 79 | 508 km NW | 1,404 | 45.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 77 % · winter 77 % |
| Ayguemorte-les-Graves | 33 | 510 km W | 1,425 | 40.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 82 % · winter 68 % |
| Clavette | 17 | 548 km W | 1,406 | 39 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 77 % · winter 53 % |
| Saubion | 40 | 609 km W | 1,826 | 45.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 85 % · winter 58 % |
| Andres | 62 | 680 km NW | 1,523 | 29.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 67 % · winter 89 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
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