Sassenage
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 46.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 10 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Sassenage (INSEE 38474) is in Isère (38), part of Grenoble-Alpes-Métropole. Population 11,646 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/38474-sassenage
Vitality score
Vitality score 46.6/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 10 % of the 2,109 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 | 0.29 | 25 | 7.22 |
| Social | 0.54 | 20 | 10.86 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.53 | 10 | 5.34 |
| Public & culture | 0.12 | 5 | 0.59 |
| Population trend | 0.69 | 10 | 6.9 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.81 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
6 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE FOURNIL SASSENAGE · FANNY PATISSERIE · LA BOULANGERIE DE PIERRE · SUGAR & CO · BOULANGERIE ANNABELLE). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (LA FINE BOUCH'RIE FRANCOIS). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (VIVAL). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (LIDL · CARREFOUR MARKET). [3,4]
16 × Restaurant (SARL COCCINELLE · LA FERME A DEDE · CREP & CO · PIZZA DELICE · HF & FR). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (LE VIE LA JOIE). [4]
3 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE CHATEAU · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUB LES PIES 8). [3]
4 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE LE CHATEAU · ECOLE PRIMAIRE RIVOIRE DE LA DAME · ECOLE PRIMAIRE VERCORS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LES PIES). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE ALEXANDRE FLEMING). [3]
9 × GP (médecin généraliste) (STEPHANE REFUGGI, MÉDECIN · DOMINIQUE GODET, MÉDECIN · JULIEN RAU, MÉDECIN · OLIVIER GUERAIN, MÉDECIN · PIETRO LA MARCA, MÉDECIN). [3]
4 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE AUDINET LUCANO · LA PHARMACIE DE L ARGENTIERE · PHARMACIE DE L'AVENUE · PHARMACIE DU FURON). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MEDIATHEQUE MUNICIPALE DE SASSENAGE L'ELLIPSE). [3]
5 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE ALEXANDRE FLEMING · GYMNASE DES PIES · GYMNASE FLEMING · COMPLEXE SPORTIF JEAN JULIEN SUAPS · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DES ILES). [3]
3 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE RHONE ALPES · SASSENAGE · LCL). [3]
10 × Hairdresser (ALEXIA · ALEX'SANDRA · C'LES CISEAUX D'AURELIE · CL COIFFURE). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL RELAIS DE SASSENAGE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 3 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 6 | LE FOURNIL SASSENAGE · FANNY PATISSERIE · LA BOULANGERIE DE PIERRE · SUGAR & CO · BOULANGERIE ANNABELLE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | LA FINE BOUCH'RIE FRANCOIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | VIVAL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | LIDL · CARREFOUR MARKET | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 16 | SARL COCCINELLE · LA FERME A DEDE · CREP & CO · PIZZA DELICE · HF & FR | INSEE BPE 16 / INSEE SIRENE 31 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | LE VIE LA JOIE | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 3 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE CHATEAU · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUB LES PIES 8 | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 4 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE LE CHATEAU · ECOLE PRIMAIRE RIVOIRE DE LA DAME · ECOLE PRIMAIRE VERCORS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LES PIES | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE ALEXANDRE FLEMING | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 9 | STEPHANE REFUGGI, MÉDECIN · DOMINIQUE GODET, MÉDECIN · JULIEN RAU, MÉDECIN · OLIVIER GUERAIN, MÉDECIN · PIETRO LA MARCA, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 9 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 4 | PHARMACIE AUDINET LUCANO · LA PHARMACIE DE L ARGENTIERE · PHARMACIE DE L'AVENUE · PHARMACIE DU FURON | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MEDIATHEQUE MUNICIPALE DE SASSENAGE L'ELLIPSE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 5 | GYMNASE ALEXANDRE FLEMING · GYMNASE DES PIES · GYMNASE FLEMING · COMPLEXE SPORTIF JEAN JULIEN SUAPS · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DES ILES | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 3 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE RHONE ALPES · SASSENAGE · LCL | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 10 | ALEXIA · ALEX'SANDRA · C'LES CISEAUX D'AURELIE · CL COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL RELAIS DE SASSENAGE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Sunday Dimanches de 8h à 13h30 / Vendredis de 7h à 13h 60 Rue François Gérin, 38360 Sassenage / Place de l'Europe, 38360 Sassenage. [5]
Trajectory
Population 11,473 (2012) → 11,646 (2023): 1.5 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 9,788 (1990) → 11,646 (2023): 19 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 5,641, of which 1.9 % second homes and 5.9 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Sassenage): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Sassenage): 0.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Sassenage): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Sassenage): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Sassenage): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 28 days a year at or above 30 °C and 35 days at or below 0 °C, over 10 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the PROVEYSIEUX weather station, 8.3 km away at 600 m; the village itself is at 207 m. [10]
The village sits 393 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 5 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at COL DE PORTE-NIVOSE, 12.6 km away at 1,325 m, over 17 summers. [10]
That station sits 1,118 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 1,354 mm of rain a year, spread over 120 days — about 11.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ENGINS, 5 km away at 877 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
227 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 346,750 € — 3,594 € per m² of built surface. [11]
557 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 160,000 € — 2,504 € per m². [11]
The median across Isère is 2,542 € per m², so this commune sits above it. [11]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38474/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.sassenage.fr/14522-marches.htm— “Toute l'année, les dimanches de 8h à 13h30, 60 Rue François Gérin, 38360 Sassenage.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38474/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38474/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38474/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38474
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chauny | 02 | 524 km N | 11,596 | 62.6 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 91 % · humidity 71 % |
| Provins | 77 | 414 km NW | 11,632 | 66.1 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pacé | 35 | 654 km NW | 11,703 | 52.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 97 % · humidity 79 % |
| Vauvert | 30 | 201 km SW | 11,671 | 58.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 18 % · winter 81 % · humidity 71 % |
| Biganos | 33 | 526 km W | 11,431 | 58 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Somain | 59 | 600 km N | 11,766 | 48.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 81 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vauvert | 30 | 201 km SW | 11,671 | 58.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 18 % · winter 81 % · humidity 71 % |
| Provins | 77 | 414 km NW | 11,632 | 66.1 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chauny | 02 | 524 km N | 11,596 | 62.6 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 91 % · humidity 71 % |
| Biganos | 33 | 526 km W | 11,431 | 58 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Somain | 59 | 600 km N | 11,766 | 48.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 81 % · humidity 71 % |
| Pacé | 35 | 654 km NW | 11,703 | 52.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 97 % · 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 Sassenage'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biganos | 33 | 526 km W | 11,431 | 58 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Jean | 31 | 372 km SW | 11,261 | 49.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Brignais | 69 | 88 km NW | 12,503 | 59.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-André-de-Cubzac | 33 | 480 km W | 12,626 | 59.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Belleville-en-Beaujolais | 69 | 123 km NW | 14,016 | 64.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lourdes | 65 | 513 km SW | 13,266 | 68.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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