Siccieu-Saint-Julien-et-Carisieu
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 26/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 39 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Siccieu-Saint-Julien-et-Carisieu (INSEE 38488) is in Isère (38), part of CC Les Balcons du Dauphiné. Population 609 (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 26/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 39 % of the 16,993 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.84 | 5 | 4.22 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE HENRI DES). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE SICCIEU ST JULIEN ET CARIZIEU). [3]
1 × Bank (SP CONSEIL). [3]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING L'ILE AUX PERDRIX). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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) | 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 | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE HENRI DES | 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 | BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE SICCIEU ST JULIEN ET CARIZIEU | 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 | 1 | SP CONSEIL | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | CAMPING L'ILE AUX PERDRIX | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 614 (2012) → 609 (2023): -0.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 377 (1990) → 609 (2023): 61.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 308, of which 7.8 % second homes and 8.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Optevoz): 1.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Soleymieu): 4.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Crémieu): 5.1 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Crémieu): 5.2 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Siccieu-Saint-Julien-et-Carisieu): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 28 days a year at or above 30 °C and 71 days at or below 0 °C, over 18 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the COURTENAY weather station, 5.6 km away at 315 m; the village itself is at 352 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at BOURGOIN, 14.2 km away at 358 m, over 20 summers. [12]
An average of 1,057 mm of rain a year, spread over 117 days — about 9 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at COURTENAY, 5.6 km away at 315 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
What property sold for
30 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 276,510 € — 2,092 € per m² of built surface. [13]
The median across Isère is 2,542 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [13]
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 — 38488/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38488/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38488/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38488/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38282
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38494
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38138
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38488
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vézézoux | 43 | 158 km W | 635 | 26 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lalande-en-Son | 60 | 485 km NW | 606 | 21.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Virigneux | 42 | 75 km W | 618 | 26.3 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 89 % · humidity 29 % |
| Saint-Aubin | 10 | 333 km NW | 580 | 22 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Boussac | 12 | 283 km SW | 611 | 23.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 70 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lornay | 74 | 50 km NE | 588 | 26.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lornay | 74 | 50 km NE | 588 | 26.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Virigneux | 42 | 75 km W | 618 | 26.3 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 89 % · humidity 29 % |
| Vézézoux | 43 | 158 km W | 635 | 26 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Boussac | 12 | 283 km SW | 611 | 23.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 70 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Aubin | 10 | 333 km NW | 580 | 22 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lalande-en-Son | 60 | 485 km NW | 606 | 21.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Siccieu-Saint-Julien-et-Carisieu'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vézézoux | 43 | 158 km W | 635 | 26 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lornay | 74 | 50 km NE | 588 | 26.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Maurice-en-Rivière | 71 | 126 km N | 532 | 23.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bény | 01 | 65 km N | 777 | 24.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Boussy | 74 | 53 km E | 506 | 26.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Ouen-sur-Loire | 58 | 201 km NW | 475 | 20.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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