Sinard
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 25.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 30 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Sinard (INSEE 38492) is in Isère (38), part of CC du Trièves. Population 724 (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 25.3/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 30 % of the 16,258 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 | 0.97 | 10 | 9.66 |
| Housing mix | 0.79 | 5 | 3.93 |
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). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE SINARD-TREFFORT). [3]
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 2 / 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 | 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 SINARD-TREFFORT | 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 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 647 (2012) → 724 (2023): 11.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 494 (1990) → 724 (2023): 46.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 337, of which 10.7 % second homes and 3.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Monestier-de-Clermont): 3.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Monestier-de-Clermont): 2.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Monestier-de-Clermont): 3.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Monestier-de-Clermont): 3.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Sinard): 0 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 12 days a year at or above 30 °C and 88 days at or below 0 °C, over 28 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the MONESTIER weather station, 3.1 km away at 806 m; the village itself is at 804 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at LE GUA-NIVOSE, 9.4 km away at 1,646 m, over 20 summers. [10]
That station sits 842 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 1,044 mm of rain a year, spread over 109 days — about 9.6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at MONESTIER, 3.1 km away at 806 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 — 38492/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38492/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38492/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38492/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38242
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38492
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fleury-la-Montagne | 71 | 184 km NW | 726 | 22.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Firmin-des-Prés | 41 | 474 km NW | 744 | 20.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 57 % · humidity 93 % |
| Soulignonne | 17 | 512 km W | 752 | 25.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 19 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Julien-sur-Cher | 41 | 396 km NW | 742 | 22.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Desingy | 74 | 118 km N | 764 | 25.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 61 % · humidity 93 % |
| Nayemont-les-Fosses | 88 | 387 km N | 778 | 19 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desingy | 74 | 118 km N | 764 | 25.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 61 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fleury-la-Montagne | 71 | 184 km NW | 726 | 22.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Nayemont-les-Fosses | 88 | 387 km N | 778 | 19 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Julien-sur-Cher | 41 | 396 km NW | 742 | 22.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Firmin-des-Prés | 41 | 474 km NW | 744 | 20.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 57 % · humidity 93 % |
| Soulignonne | 17 | 512 km W | 752 | 25.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 19 % · humidity 57 % |
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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 Sinard'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nayemont-les-Fosses | 88 | 387 km N | 778 | 19 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villy-le-Bouveret | 74 | 128 km N | 653 | 26 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Nonglard | 74 | 112 km N | 733 | 26.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Helfrantzkirch | 68 | 325 km NE | 737 | 21.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Flangebouche | 25 | 252 km N | 850 | 26.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Eusèbe | 74 | 112 km N | 633 | 26.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
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