Séchilienne
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 49.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 84 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Séchilienne (INSEE 38478) is in Isère (38), part of Grenoble-Alpes-Métropole. Population 993 (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/38478-sechilienne
Vitality score
Vitality score 49.7/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 84 % of the 14,351 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 | 0.5 | 25 | 12.47 |
| Social | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.98 | 10 | 9.75 |
| Housing mix | 0.69 | 5 | 3.44 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (DELICES DES PORTES DE L OISANS). [3]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (AU COCHON TRANQUILLE · EPISECH). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (O TRIANGLE D'OR). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE SÉCHILIENNE MAIRIE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | DELICES DES PORTES DE L OISANS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | AU COCHON TRANQUILLE · EPISECH | INSEE BPE 2 / 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 | 2 | O TRIANGLE D'OR | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | 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 | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE SÉCHILIENNE MAIRIE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | GYMNASE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / 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
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 963 (2012) → 993 (2023): 3.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 673 (1990) → 993 (2023): 47.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 589, of which 15.6 % second homes and 13.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Séchilienne): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Séchilienne): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Laffrey): 5.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Vizille): 5.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Séchilienne): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 38 days a year at or above 30 °C and 64 days at or below 0 °C, over 18 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LAVALDENS weather station, 8.2 km away at 1,070 m; the village itself is at 366 m. [11]
The village sits 704 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]
An average of 1,230 mm of rain a year, spread over 114 days — about 10.8 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LAVALDENS, 8.2 km away at 1,070 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
50 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 150,000 € — 2,010 € per m² of built surface. [12]
6 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 133,900 € — 1,750 € per m². [12]
The median across Isère is 2,542 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [12]
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
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38478/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38478/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38478/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38478/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38478
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38203
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38562
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prades | 07 | 129 km W | 1,195 | 37.2 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 58 % |
| Belleville-sur-Loire | 18 | 356 km NW | 989 | 45 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 56 % · winter 95 % |
| Villard | 74 | 137 km N | 947 | 42.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 46 % · winter 38 % |
| Chaumousey | 88 | 349 km N | 924 | 38.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 41 % · winter 99 % |
| Les Bréviaires | 78 | 508 km NW | 1,302 | 38.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 33 % · winter 84 % |
| Autheuil-Authouillet | 27 | 566 km NW | 941 | 44.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 31 % · winter 62 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prades | 07 | 129 km W | 1,195 | 37.2 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 58 % |
| Villard | 74 | 137 km N | 947 | 42.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 46 % · winter 38 % |
| Chaumousey | 88 | 349 km N | 924 | 38.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 41 % · winter 99 % |
| Belleville-sur-Loire | 18 | 356 km NW | 989 | 45 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 56 % · winter 95 % |
| Les Bréviaires | 78 | 508 km NW | 1,302 | 38.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 33 % · winter 84 % |
| Autheuil-Authouillet | 27 | 566 km NW | 941 | 44.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 31 % · winter 62 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
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