Valencin

Isère · CC Collines Isère Nord Communauté · INSEE 38519

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.

Partly served 58.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 86 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Valencin (INSEE 38519) is in Isère (38), part of CC Collines Isère Nord Communauté. Population 2,878 (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.

Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/38519-valencin

Vitality score

Vitality score 58.3/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 86 % of the 7,363 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	0.47	25	11.83
Social	0.75	20	14.97
Education	0.39	10	3.93
Health	0.2	10	1.97
Public & culture	0.39	5	1.97
Population trend	1	10	10
Housing mix	0.98	5	4.91

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 3 of 6

Eating out 1 of 1

Cafés and bars 1 of 1

Schools 2 of 3

Health 1 of 4

Public services 1 of 1

Culture 1 of 2

Sport 1 of 2

Everyday services 1 of 3

Lodging 0 of 2

One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. ^[3,4]

1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE POINT DU JOUR PERE & FILS). ^[3,4]

2 × Butcher (boucherie) (LES FOUS DU COCHON - TRADITION DAUPHINOISE - GINGEMBRE ET CITRONNELLE · MCA MA CHARCUTERIE ARTISANALE). ^[3]

1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (VIVAL). ^[3,4]

4 × Restaurant (OSTERIA LA BUFALA · CHEZ TONY · PIZZ'ADRI). ^[3,4]

2 × Café / bar. ^[4]

1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUB MARIE CURIE). ^[3]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE JEAN MOULIN). ^[3]

1 × Pharmacy (SELARL PHARMACIE DE VALENCIN). ^[3,4]

1 × Post office / agence postale (VALENCIN LA POSTE RELAIS RP). ^[3]

1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE DE VALENCIN). ^[3]

1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE POLYVALENTE). ^[3]

1 × Hairdresser (AC TIF). ^[3,4]

Not found in the commune: Supermarket, GP (médecin généraliste). ^[3,4]

All 25 service types, with per-source counts

Type	Count	Names	Sources
Bakery (boulangerie)	1	LE POINT DU JOUR PERE & FILS	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Butcher (boucherie)	2	LES FOUS DU COCHON - TRADITION DAUPHINOISE - GINGEMBRE ET CITRONNELLE · MCA MA CHARCUTERIE ARTISANALE	INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)	1	VIVAL	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	4	OSTERIA LA BUFALA · CHEZ TONY · PIZZ'ADRI	INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4]
Café / bar	2		INSEE SIRENE 2 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)	1	ECOLE MATERNELLE PUB MARIE CURIE	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)	1	ECOLE PRIMAIRE JEAN MOULIN	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Collège	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
GP (médecin généraliste)	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Pharmacy	1	SELARL PHARMACIE DE VALENCIN	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Nurse	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Dentist	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Post office / agence postale	1	VALENCIN LA POSTE RELAIS RP	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Library	1	BIBLIOTHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE DE VALENCIN	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Cinema	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Gym / sports hall	1	SALLE POLYVALENTE	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Swimming pool	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Bank	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Hairdresser	1	AC TIF	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 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

1968: 575 2023: 2,878 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 2,628 (2012) → 2,878 (2023): 9.5 % over 10 years. ^[5,1]

Population 1,763 (1990) → 2,878 (2023): 63.2 % over 30 years. ^[6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 1,198, of which 0.9 % second homes and 6 % vacant. ^[7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

In the commune Bakery, Food shop, Pharmacy Primary school — 1.9 km EGP — 3.2 km SW Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Valencin): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). ^[8]

Food shop (Valencin): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). ^[8]

GP (Saint-Just-Chaleyssin): 3.2 km to the south-west (straight line). ^[9]

Pharmacy (Valencin): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). ^[8]

Primary school (Valencin): 1.9 km to the east (straight line). ^[8]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Days at or above 30 °C 30.3

Days at or below 0 °C 46

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

An average of 30 days a year at or above 30 °C and 46 days at or below 0 °C, over 23 complete years in 1995–2024. ^[10]

Measured at the LUZINAY weather station, 4.1 km away at 310 m; the village itself is at 348 m. ^[10]

An average of 915 mm of rain a year, spread over 111 days — about 8.2 mm on a day it rains. ^[10]

Rainfall measured at LUZINAY, 4.1 km away at 310 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 — 38519/2023
INSEE density grid 2026
INSEE BPE 2025
INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38519/2012
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38519/1990
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38519/logement/2023
INSEE BPE 2025 — 38519
INSEE BPE 2025 — 38408
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
Palau-del-Vidre	66	376 km SW	3,329	44.9	Partly served	Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 59 % · winter 58 %
Ampuis	69	21 km SW	2,769	70.1	Served	Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 79 % · winter 95 %
Charquemont	25	226 km NE	2,900	61.4	Served	Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 44 % · winter 0 %
Cannes-Écluse	77	343 km NW	2,742	51.3	Partly served	Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 69 % · winter 92 %
Teloché	72	441 km NW	3,067	37.8	Few services	Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 67 % · winter 89 %
Saint-Agnant	17	465 km W	2,780	59.3	Partly served	Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 67 % · winter 68 %

Order by distance instead

Commune	Dept	Distance	Population	Score	Band	Climate vs here
Ampuis	69	21 km SW	2,769	70.1	Served	Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 79 % · winter 95 %
Charquemont	25	226 km NE	2,900	61.4	Served	Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 44 % · winter 0 %
Cannes-Écluse	77	343 km NW	2,742	51.3	Partly served	Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 69 % · winter 92 %
Palau-del-Vidre	66	376 km SW	3,329	44.9	Partly served	Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 59 % · winter 58 %
Teloché	72	441 km NW	3,067	37.8	Few services	Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 67 % · winter 89 %
Saint-Agnant	17	465 km W	2,780	59.3	Partly served	Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 67 % · winter 68 %

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