Sonnay
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 38.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 52 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Sonnay (INSEE 38496) is in Isère (38), part of CC Entre Bièvre et Rhône. Population 1,234 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/38496-sonnay
Vitality score
Vitality score 38.8/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 52 % of the 13,052 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 | 0.13 | 25 | 3.28 |
| Social | 0.39 | 20 | 7.77 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.2 | 10 | 1.97 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.95 | 10 | 9.47 |
| Housing mix | 0.92 | 5 | 4.6 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE VAUDAINE). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (CHAUTANT MARIE-THERESE · MOUCHEROUD DOLORES · LE PETIT GLACIER). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (AMANDINE GEHIN, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SONNAY AP). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE SONNAY). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE VAUDAINE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 3 | CHAUTANT MARIE-THERESE · MOUCHEROUD DOLORES · LE PETIT GLACIER | INSEE BPE 3 / 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 | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | AMANDINE GEHIN, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | SONNAY AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE SONNAY | 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 | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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
Weekly market: Tuesday 8h à 12h. [5,6]
Confirmed by two independent sources: Commune website and DATAtourisme.
Trajectory
Population 1,268 (2012) → 1,234 (2023): -2.7 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 853 (1990) → 1,234 (2023): 44.7 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 595, of which 4 % second homes and 9.2 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Sonnay): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Bougé-Chambalud): 2.6 km to the south (straight line). [11]
GP (Sonnay): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Jarcieu): 3.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [12]
Primary school (Sonnay): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 45 days a year at or above 30 °C and 60 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [13]
Measured at the SABLONS weather station, 11.1 km away at 136 m; the village itself is at 267 m. [13]
The village sits 131 m above 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. [13]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [13]
Humidity measured at REVENTIN, 15.7 km away at 295 m, over 21 summers. [13]
An average of 908 mm of rain a year, spread over 103 days — about 8.8 mm on a day it rains. [13]
Rainfall measured at BEAUREPAIRE, 10.2 km away at 288 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [13]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38496/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://sonnay.fr/vivre-ensemble/les-marches/— “Un marché hebdomadaire alimentaire tous les mardis matins de 8h à 12h”
- DATAtourisme 2026-02— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/b2a1de71-945a-306b-978b-67789364279f— “Profitez du petit marché du mardi matin !”
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38496/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38496/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38496/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38496
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38051
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38198
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Hélène-sur-Isère | 73 | 114 km E | 1,248 | 38.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 53 % · humidity 93 % |
| Kermaria-Sulard | 22 | 733 km NW | 1,112 | 39.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 39 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cartignies | 59 | 533 km N | 1,209 | 33.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 5 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fougeré | 85 | 496 km W | 1,240 | 35.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Sauveur-en-Rue | 42 | 34 km W | 1,081 | 28.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 15 % · winter 74 % · humidity 57 % |
| Cornillon-Confoux | 13 | 200 km S | 1,667 | 40.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Sauveur-en-Rue | 42 | 34 km W | 1,081 | 28.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 15 % · winter 74 % · humidity 57 % |
| Sainte-Hélène-sur-Isère | 73 | 114 km E | 1,248 | 38.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 53 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cornillon-Confoux | 13 | 200 km S | 1,667 | 40.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fougeré | 85 | 496 km W | 1,240 | 35.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cartignies | 59 | 533 km N | 1,209 | 33.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 5 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Kermaria-Sulard | 22 | 733 km NW | 1,112 | 39.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 39 % · 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 Sonnay'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chazey-sur-Ain | 01 | 66 km NE | 1,632 | 38.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Vulbas | 01 | 61 km NE | 1,247 | 52.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pact | 38 | 6.5 km E | 863 | 53.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bougé-Chambalud | 38 | 2.7 km S | 1,467 | 47.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-Galaure | 26 | 18 km S | 1,250 | 37.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cabrières-d'Aigues | 84 | 181 km S | 946 | 51.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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