Soleymieu
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 61.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 97 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Soleymieu (INSEE 38494) is in Isère (38), part of CC Les Balcons du Dauphiné. Population 895 (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 61.4/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 97 % of the 14,992 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 | 0.63 | 25 | 15.8 |
| Social | 0.79 | 20 | 15.82 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.85 | 5 | 4.26 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE DE L'ANCIENNE GARE). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (PARENT TRAITEUR JEAN MARIE ET NATHA). [3]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (MAMIE MESURE). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (GUICHARD GABRIELLE · FADO). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LA LOCO MOTIVE). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (CRISTAL R). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), 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) | 1 | BOULANGERIE DE L'ANCIENNE GARE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | PARENT TRAITEUR JEAN MARIE ET NATHA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | MAMIE MESURE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 3 | GUICHARD GABRIELLE · FADO | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | LA LOCO MOTIVE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 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 | CRISTAL R | 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 733 (2012) → 895 (2023): 22.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 434 (1990) → 895 (2023): 106.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 435, of which 7.4 % second homes and 10.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Soleymieu): 3 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Soleymieu): 0.9 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Trept): 3.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Trept): 3.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Soleymieu): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
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. [10]
Measured at the COURTENAY weather station, 4.3 km away at 315 m; the village itself is at 315 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at BOURGOIN, 11.8 km away at 358 m, over 20 summers. [10]
An average of 1,057 mm of rain a year, spread over 117 days — about 9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at COURTENAY, 4.3 km away at 315 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
57 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 273,000 € — 2,493 € per m² of built surface. [11]
The median across Isère is 2,542 € per m², so this commune sits about level with 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
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38494/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38494/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38494/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38494/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38494
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38515
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Roche-en-Brenil | 21 | 206 km NW | 911 | 53.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chemiré-le-Gaudin | 72 | 477 km NW | 998 | 56.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vesly | 50 | 648 km NW | 728 | 52.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 28 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sers | 16 | 391 km W | 896 | 51.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Blaru | 78 | 472 km NW | 907 | 42 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 57 % · humidity 93 % |
| Anglade | 33 | 470 km W | 887 | 52.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 32 % · humidity 43 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Roche-en-Brenil | 21 | 206 km NW | 911 | 53.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sers | 16 | 391 km W | 896 | 51.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Anglade | 33 | 470 km W | 887 | 52.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 32 % · humidity 43 % |
| Blaru | 78 | 472 km NW | 907 | 42 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 57 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chemiré-le-Gaudin | 72 | 477 km NW | 998 | 56.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vesly | 50 | 648 km NW | 728 | 52.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 28 % · 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 Soleymieu'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sers | 16 | 391 km W | 896 | 51.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lantignié | 69 | 74 km NW | 849 | 45.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Charmeil | 03 | 160 km W | 947 | 53.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Aubiat | 63 | 172 km W | 1,023 | 39.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Légny | 69 | 63 km W | 685 | 50.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fontannes | 43 | 157 km W | 875 | 51 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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