Tencin
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 46.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 59 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Tencin (INSEE 38501) is in Isère (38), part of CC Le Grésivaudan. Population 2,180 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/38501-tencin
Vitality score
Vitality score 46.6/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 59 % of the 9,054 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 | 0.26 | 25 | 6.56 |
| Social | 0.39 | 20 | 7.77 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.46 | 10 | 4.59 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.82 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (MAISON SAINT HONORE). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (TENCIN DISTRIBUTION). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (LE TERROIR · LE RUISSEAU GOURMAND · BRASSERIE ARTISANALE DES ALPES). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (DELPHINE MARTIN, MÉDECIN · JENNYFER MALNOU, MÉDECIN · MAGALI CAILLIS, MÉDECIN · FLORIAN ZAHND, MÉDECIN · JEAN-YVES LE CALVEZ, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE DE TENCIN GRANGENEUVE). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (NOUVEL HAIR · SUPPO JUSTNE-ADELAIDE · L'OMBRE HAIR BY EMY). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Nursery school (maternelle), 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Pharmacy. [4,3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | MAISON SAINT HONORE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Supermarket | 1 | TENCIN DISTRIBUTION | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 3 | LE TERROIR · LE RUISSEAU GOURMAND · BRASSERIE ARTISANALE DES ALPES | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [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) | 5 | DELPHINE MARTIN, MÉDECIN · JENNYFER MALNOU, MÉDECIN · MAGALI CAILLIS, MÉDECIN · FLORIAN ZAHND, MÉDECIN · JEAN-YVES LE CALVEZ, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [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 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE DE TENCIN GRANGENEUVE | 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 | 4 | NOUVEL HAIR · SUPPO JUSTNE-ADELAIDE · L'OMBRE HAIR BY EMY | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| 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 (reported, unverified): Friday Pré Sec. No source says whether it is weekly or monthly. [5]
Trajectory
Population 1,622 (2012) → 2,180 (2023): 34.4 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 859 (1990) → 2,180 (2023): 153.8 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,005, of which 1.8 % second homes and 6 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Tencin): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Tencin): 0.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Tencin): 0 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (La Terrasse): 2.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Tencin): 0.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 24 days a year at or above 30 °C and 48 days at or below 0 °C, over 13 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST-HILAIRE weather station, 5.7 km away at 970 m; the village itself is at 248 m. [11]
The village sits 722 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 1,129 mm of rain a year, spread over 111 days — about 10.2 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at TENCIN, 1 km away at 233 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38501/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.tencin.fr/— “Le marché revient à Pré Sec dès ce vendredi !”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38501/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38501/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38501/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38501
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38503
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fessenheim | 68 | 314 km N | 2,345 | 43.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 97 % · winter 70 % |
| Ennery | 57 | 436 km N | 2,322 | 54.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 74 % · winter 97 % |
| Hatten | 67 | 428 km N | 1,912 | 46.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 81 % |
| Saint-Marcel-sur-Aude | 11 | 333 km SW | 2,014 | 55.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 62 % |
| Jonchery-sur-Vesle | 51 | 471 km N | 1,822 | 47.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 67 % · winter 92 % |
| Velars-sur-Ouche | 21 | 238 km N | 1,798 | 48.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 85 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Velars-sur-Ouche | 21 | 238 km N | 1,798 | 48.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 85 % |
| Fessenheim | 68 | 314 km N | 2,345 | 43.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 97 % · winter 70 % |
| Saint-Marcel-sur-Aude | 11 | 333 km SW | 2,014 | 55.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 62 % |
| Hatten | 67 | 428 km N | 1,912 | 46.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 81 % |
| Ennery | 57 | 436 km N | 2,322 | 54.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 74 % · winter 97 % |
| Jonchery-sur-Vesle | 51 | 471 km N | 1,822 | 47.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 67 % · winter 92 % |
Elsewhere
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