Vénérieu
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 34.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 48 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Vénérieu (INSEE 38532) is in Isère (38), part of CC Les Balcons du Dauphiné. Population 968 (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/38532-venerieu
Vitality score
Vitality score 34.6/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 48 % of the 14,497 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 | 25 | 0 |
| Social | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.89 | 5 | 4.47 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (PRES DU LAC · MAKOWSKI VIOLETTE). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (BASE DE LOISIRS). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (BELLISSI'MAG). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie).
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, 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) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 2 | PRES DU LAC · MAKOWSKI VIOLETTE | INSEE BPE 2 / 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) | 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 | 1 | BASE DE LOISIRS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | BELLISSI'MAG | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Thursday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 667 (2012) → 968 (2023): 45.1 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 338 (1990) → 968 (2023): 186.4 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 376, of which 5.3 % second homes and 3.5 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Moras): 2.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Saint-Hilaire-de-Brens): 1.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
GP (Saint-Marcel-Bel-Accueil): 3.4 km to the west (straight line). [11]
Pharmacy (Saint-Savin): 4.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [12]
Primary school (Vénérieu): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [13]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 31 days a year at or above 30 °C and 39 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [14]
Measured at the BOURGOIN weather station, 6.3 km away at 358 m; the village itself is at 240 m. [14]
The village sits 118 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. [14]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [14]
Humidity measured at BOURGOIN, 6.3 km away at 358 m, over 20 summers. [14]
That station sits 118 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [14]
An average of 853 mm of rain a year, spread over 102 days — about 8.4 mm on a day it rains. [14]
Rainfall measured at BOURGOIN, 6.3 km away at 358 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [14]
What property sold for
45 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 280,000 € — 2,735 € per m² of built surface. [15]
The median across Isère is 2,542 € per m², so this commune sits about level with it. [15]
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 — 38532/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2023-08— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/cf859f76-ef5e-3700-b4f3-fd2a073f9563— “Le marché de Vénérieu a lieu tous les jeudis matin de 8h à 12h route de Moras.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38532/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38532/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38532/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38260
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38392
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38415
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38455
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38532
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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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-Denis-lès-Rebais | 77 | 386 km NW | 966 | 29.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Nantheuil | 24 | 339 km W | 989 | 26.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Apremont | 73 | 56 km E | 979 | 33.1 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 49 % · humidity 93 % |
| Trégomeur | 22 | 697 km NW | 945 | 34.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 68 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Sulpice-d'Arnoult | 17 | 476 km W | 924 | 32 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 77 % · humidity 64 % |
| Château-Larcher | 86 | 392 km W | 1,034 | 23.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apremont | 73 | 56 km E | 979 | 33.1 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 49 % · humidity 93 % |
| Nantheuil | 24 | 339 km W | 989 | 26.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Denis-lès-Rebais | 77 | 386 km NW | 966 | 29.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Château-Larcher | 86 | 392 km W | 1,034 | 23.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Sulpice-d'Arnoult | 17 | 476 km W | 924 | 32 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 77 % · humidity 64 % |
| Trégomeur | 22 | 697 km NW | 945 | 34.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 68 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Vénérieu'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chassors | 16 | 426 km W | 1,123 | 20.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Fiac | 81 | 344 km SW | 930 | 35.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Michel-sur-Rhône | 42 | 48 km SW | 888 | 36.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Beauregard-Baret | 26 | 72 km S | 905 | 45 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Poueyferré | 65 | 511 km SW | 827 | 38.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fauch | 81 | 314 km SW | 619 | 32 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
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