La Verpillière
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 63/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 84 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Verpillière (INSEE 38537) is in Isère (38), part of CA Porte de l'Isère (CAPI). Population 7,786 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/38537-la-verpilliere
Vitality score
Vitality score 63/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 84 % of the 3,131 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 | 0.61 | 25 | 15.27 |
| Social | 0.7 | 20 | 13.92 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.55 | 10 | 5.53 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.89 | 10 | 8.92 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.88 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
6 × Bakery (boulangerie) (PANIF 4 · LE PAIN D'OR · LINDT MAITRE CHOCOLATIER · CO PAINS). [3,4]
3 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE SULTANAHMET). [3,4]
3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (MARCHE FRAIS · VILLAGE · ORIGINAL G33 MARKET). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (LIDL · ALDI MARCHE). [3,4]
25 × Restaurant (MARIAN · BRASSERIE DU CHAPEAU ROUGE · AMERICAIN SANDWICH). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (CAFE DES AMIS CHEZ VINCENT · LE SALOON). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JAURES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUB JEAN MOULIN). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE ANNE FRANK). [3]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CHRISTOPHE DE GRIEVE, MÉDECIN · ROLAND BOUCHER, MÉDECIN · ANNICK BOUCHER, MÉDECIN · JOEL MALLET, MÉDECIN · NADIA AGAD, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (GRANDE PHARMACIE DE LA VERPILLIERE · PHARMACIE DU CENTRE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MEDIATHÈQUE CAPI ANDRÉ MALRAUX). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE POLYVALENTE · STADE GALLOIS). [3]
5 × Bank (CAISSE LOCALE CAM CTRE EST VERPILLIERE · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE RHONE ALPES · SOCIETE GENERALE · BANQUE POPULAIRE AUVERGNE RHONE ALPES · CREDIT LYONNAIS). [3]
14 × Hairdresser (LA BOITE A COUPES · JP COIFFURE · BULLE D'HAIR · THE INSTITUT). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Butcher (boucherie), 5 × Restaurant, 1 × Bank, 2 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 6 | PANIF 4 · LE PAIN D'OR · LINDT MAITRE CHOCOLATIER · CO PAINS | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 3 | BOUCHERIE SULTANAHMET | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 3 | MARCHE FRAIS · VILLAGE · ORIGINAL G33 MARKET | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | LIDL · ALDI MARCHE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 25 | MARIAN · BRASSERIE DU CHAPEAU ROUGE · AMERICAIN SANDWICH | INSEE BPE 25 / INSEE SIRENE 44 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | CAFE DES AMIS CHEZ VINCENT · LE SALOON | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JAURES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUB JEAN MOULIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE ANNE FRANK | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 5 | CHRISTOPHE DE GRIEVE, MÉDECIN · ROLAND BOUCHER, MÉDECIN · ANNICK BOUCHER, MÉDECIN · JOEL MALLET, MÉDECIN · NADIA AGAD, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | GRANDE PHARMACIE DE LA VERPILLIERE · PHARMACIE DU CENTRE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | MEDIATHÈQUE CAPI ANDRÉ MALRAUX | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | SALLE POLYVALENTE · STADE GALLOIS | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 5 | CAISSE LOCALE CAM CTRE EST VERPILLIERE · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE RHONE ALPES · SOCIETE GENERALE · BANQUE POPULAIRE AUVERGNE RHONE ALPES · CREDIT LYONNAIS | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 14 | LA BOITE A COUPES · JP COIFFURE · BULLE D'HAIR · THE INSTITUT | INSEE BPE 14 / INSEE SIRENE 19 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day (reported, unverified): Tuesday, Sunday. No source says whether it is weekly or monthly. [5,6]
Trajectory
Population 6,528 (2012) → 7,786 (2023): 19.3 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 5,595 (1990) → 7,786 (2023): 39.2 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 3,471, of which 1.2 % second homes and 6.4 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Verpillière): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Food shop (La Verpillière): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
GP (La Verpillière): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (La Verpillière): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Primary school (La Verpillière): 0.5 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 32 days a year at or above 30 °C and 37 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the BOURGOIN weather station, 12.9 km away at 358 m; the village itself is at 216 m. [11]
The village sits 142 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]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at BOURGOIN, 12.9 km away at 358 m, over 20 summers. [11]
That station sits 142 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 853 mm of rain a year, spread over 102 days — about 8.4 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at BOURGOIN, 12.9 km away at 358 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5,6]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38537/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-02— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/266b6735-6444-31f1-8999-c58b28b19be7— “Marché de La Verpillière / Dimanche.”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2026-02— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/b8c83eff-39f8-3e56-971a-3da8e5d07234— “Marché de La Verpillière / Mardi.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38537/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38537/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38537/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38537
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terville | 57 | 419 km N | 7,801 | 60.4 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 54 % · winter 62 % |
| Aussonne | 31 | 372 km SW | 7,997 | 50.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 84 % · humidity 79 % |
| Ustaritz | 64 | 579 km SW | 7,897 | 65.7 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 69 % · humidity 0 % |
| Téteghem-Coudekerque-Village | 59 | 632 km N | 8,247 | 59.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Thaon-les-Vosges | 88 | 307 km N | 8,547 | 64.7 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 49 % · humidity 86 % |
| Malemort | 19 | 284 km W | 8,239 | 68.5 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malemort | 19 | 284 km W | 8,239 | 68.5 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Thaon-les-Vosges | 88 | 307 km N | 8,547 | 64.7 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 49 % · humidity 86 % |
| Aussonne | 31 | 372 km SW | 7,997 | 50.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 84 % · humidity 79 % |
| Terville | 57 | 419 km N | 7,801 | 60.4 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 54 % · winter 62 % |
| Ustaritz | 64 | 579 km SW | 7,897 | 65.7 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 69 % · humidity 0 % |
| Téteghem-Coudekerque-Village | 59 | 632 km N | 8,247 | 59.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 70 % · 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 La Verpillière'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Couronne | 16 | 392 km W | 7,765 | 55.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rives | 38 | 42 km SE | 6,549 | 62.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Rémy | 71 | 129 km N | 6,410 | 54 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chaponost | 69 | 33 km W | 9,382 | 61.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bellerive-sur-Allier | 03 | 146 km W | 8,943 | 62.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Symphorien-d'Ozon | 69 | 23 km W | 6,186 | 55.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
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