Sarcenas
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 23.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 64 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Sarcenas (INSEE 38472) is in Isère (38), part of Grenoble-Alpes-Métropole. Population 261 (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 64 % of the 17,386 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.74 | 5 | 3.7 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LES 3-SOMMETS). [3,4]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL CARTUSIA). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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 | 1 | LES 3-SOMMETS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL CARTUSIA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 200 (2012) → 261 (2023): 30.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 128 (1990) → 261 (2023): 103.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 123, of which 13 % second homes and 1.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Le Sappey-en-Chartreuse): 2.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Le Sappey-en-Chartreuse): 2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Le Sappey-en-Chartreuse): 2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Ismier): 6.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Le Sappey-en-Chartreuse): 2.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 2 days a year at or above 30 °C and 79 days at or below 0 °C, over 16 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the COL DE PORTE-NIVOSE weather station, 2.4 km away at 1,325 m; the village itself is at 1,069 m. [10]
The village sits 256 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]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at COL DE PORTE-NIVOSE, 2.4 km away at 1,325 m, over 17 summers. [10]
That station sits 256 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 1,592 mm of rain a year, spread over 126 days — about 12.6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at PROVEYSIEUX, 4 km away at 600 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 — 38472/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38472/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38472/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38472/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38471
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38397
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbirey-sur-Ouche | 21 | 233 km N | 259 | 23 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gellin | 25 | 167 km N | 267 | 23.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 7 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vienne-en-Bessin | 14 | 655 km NW | 265 | 21.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 14 % · humidity 86 % |
| Diou | 36 | 348 km NW | 256 | 20 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 55 % · humidity 93 % |
| Longpont | 02 | 484 km N | 249 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 51 % · humidity 86 % |
| Villeneuve-la-Lionne | 51 | 426 km NW | 269 | 22.1 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gellin | 25 | 167 km N | 267 | 23.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 7 % · humidity 100 % |
| Barbirey-sur-Ouche | 21 | 233 km N | 259 | 23 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Diou | 36 | 348 km NW | 256 | 20 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 55 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villeneuve-la-Lionne | 51 | 426 km NW | 269 | 22.1 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Longpont | 02 | 484 km N | 249 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 51 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vienne-en-Bessin | 14 | 655 km NW | 265 | 21.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 14 % · 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 Sarcenas'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winkel | 68 | 269 km NE | 301 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Goldbach-Altenbach | 68 | 307 km N | 261 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fallerans | 25 | 211 km N | 293 | 24.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Reugney | 25 | 196 km N | 268 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rogna | 39 | 117 km N | 234 | 12.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-André-la-Côte | 69 | 99 km NW | 269 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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