Varces-Allières-et-Risset
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 56/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 56 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Varces-Allières-et-Risset (INSEE 38524) is in Isère (38), part of Grenoble-Alpes-Métropole. Population 8,542 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 56/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 56 % of the 2,868 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 | 0.32 | 25 | 8.08 |
| Social | 0.69 | 20 | 13.75 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.59 | 10 | 5.85 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.86 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BAUDREY ROZENN · BOULANGERIE PIZZERIA ALEXANDRE · ATELIER GARLAN). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (MAISON CHAMBAZ). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (K.B. DISTRIBUTION). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (SOJAY). [3,4]
16 × Restaurant (JHR · PAPA PIZZA · LA PIGNATELLA · PIZZERIA LA CALECHE · LA POPOTE D'ELO). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE CHARLES MALLERIN). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE CHARLES MALLERIN · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LES POUSSOUS). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE JULES VERNE). [3]
6 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ANNE-CÉCILE PHILIBERT, MÉDECIN · VIRGINIE FERAL, MÉDECIN · MARIE BOUVAIST, MÉDECIN · JULIE TYRANT, MÉDECIN · MATHILDE TRICOT, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DES GENTIANES · SELARL PHARMACIE DU PETIT ROCHEFORT). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE VARCES). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE CHAMP NIGAT · COMPLEXE CHARLES DE GAULLE). [3]
2 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE RHONE ALPES · SOCIETE GENERALE). [3]
15 × Hairdresser (ESSENTIEL · AUDREY MISS COUP' · SABRINA COIFFURE A DOMICILE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (LE MOULIN DE TULETTE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Restaurant.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | BAUDREY ROZENN · BOULANGERIE PIZZERIA ALEXANDRE · ATELIER GARLAN | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | MAISON CHAMBAZ | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | K.B. DISTRIBUTION | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | SOJAY | 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 | 16 | JHR · PAPA PIZZA · LA PIGNATELLA · PIZZERIA LA CALECHE · LA POPOTE D'ELO | INSEE BPE 16 / INSEE SIRENE 24 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE CHARLES MALLERIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE CHARLES MALLERIN · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LES POUSSOUS | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE JULES VERNE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 6 | ANNE-CÉCILE PHILIBERT, MÉDECIN · VIRGINIE FERAL, MÉDECIN · MARIE BOUVAIST, MÉDECIN · JULIE TYRANT, MÉDECIN · MATHILDE TRICOT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE DES GENTIANES · SELARL PHARMACIE DU PETIT ROCHEFORT | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE VARCES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | GYMNASE CHAMP NIGAT · COMPLEXE CHARLES DE GAULLE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 2 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE RHONE ALPES · SOCIETE GENERALE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 15 | ESSENTIEL · AUDREY MISS COUP' · SABRINA COIFFURE A DOMICILE | INSEE BPE 15 / INSEE SIRENE 19 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | LE MOULIN DE TULETTE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Saturday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 6,583 (2012) → 8,542 (2023): 29.8 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 4,592 (1990) → 8,542 (2023): 86 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 3,252, of which 1.4 % second homes and 6.1 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Varces-Allières-et-Risset): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Varces-Allières-et-Risset): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Varces-Allières-et-Risset): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Varces-Allières-et-Risset): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Varces-Allières-et-Risset): 0.3 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 33 days a year at or above 30 °C and 67 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the VILLARD-DE-LANS weather station, 9.5 km away at 1,027 m; the village itself is at 274 m. [10]
The village sits 753 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at VILLARD-DE-LANS, 9.5 km away at 1,027 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 753 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 944 mm of rain a year, spread over 101 days — about 9.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at VARCES, 2 km away at 253 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
179 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 371,950 € — 3,609 € per m² of built surface. [11]
168 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 236,750 € — 3,367 € per m². [11]
The median across Isère is 2,542 € per m², so this commune sits above 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
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38524/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2020-01— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/f5236920-1722-3b59-8ab6-c2cade1aee12— “Tous les samedis matin, votre marché de produits alimentaires et manufacturés vous attend Place de la République.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38524/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38524/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38524/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38524
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Vallier | 71 | 200 km NW | 8,508 | 55.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ballan-Miré | 37 | 464 km NW | 8,477 | 54.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 55 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Chamas | 13 | 178 km S | 8,676 | 70.6 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 55 % · humidity 71 % |
| Lempdes | 63 | 208 km W | 8,709 | 63.7 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Velaux | 13 | 176 km S | 8,941 | 56.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 41 % · humidity 79 % |
| Guilers | 29 | 863 km NW | 8,268 | 57.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 28 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Velaux | 13 | 176 km S | 8,941 | 56.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 41 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Chamas | 13 | 178 km S | 8,676 | 70.6 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 55 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Vallier | 71 | 200 km NW | 8,508 | 55.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lempdes | 63 | 208 km W | 8,709 | 63.7 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ballan-Miré | 37 | 464 km NW | 8,477 | 54.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 55 % · humidity 86 % |
| Guilers | 29 | 863 km NW | 8,268 | 57.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · 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 Varces-Allières-et-Risset'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villard-Bonnot | 38 | 23 km NE | 7,509 | 59.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Ismier | 38 | 21 km NE | 7,165 | 59.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Domène | 38 | 18 km NE | 6,835 | 56 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lentilly | 69 | 114 km NW | 6,623 | 47.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Domérat | 03 | 282 km NW | 8,622 | 60.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Marcel | 71 | 198 km N | 6,211 | 60.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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