Villard-Bonnot
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 59.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 75 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Villard-Bonnot (INSEE 38547) is in Isère (38), part of CC Le Grésivaudan. Population 7,509 (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/38547-villard-bonnot
Vitality score
Vitality score 59.4/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 75 % of the 3,244 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 | 0.49 | 25 | 12.19 |
| Social | 0.69 | 20 | 13.75 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.57 | 10 | 5.7 |
| Public & culture | 0.37 | 5 | 1.87 |
| Population trend | 0.68 | 10 | 6.77 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.9 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
5 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE FONTAINE · LA GOURMANDISE · ALISSA). [3,4]
3 × Butcher (boucherie) (GROS PERE ET FILS · BOUCHERIE LA CASA). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR EXPRESS). [3,4]
16 × Restaurant (CHAPPELET RENEE · EKYNOX · L'ILE AU POULET · STATION HOUSE). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (O MOUTON A 5 PATTES). [4]
3 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LANCEY · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE PASTEUR · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE VICTOR HUGO). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE LIBERATION · ECOLE PRIMAIRE JULES FERRY). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE BELLEDONNE). [3]
10 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CLAIRE PAYEN-GIRARD, MÉDECIN · MOHAMED STA-M RAD, MÉDECIN · SOPHIE LEROUVILLOIS, MÉDECIN · JEAN-MICHEL BOUVARD, MÉDECIN · GILBERT AYMOZ, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE L'ORCHIDEE). [3,4]
3 × Post office / agence postale (BRIGNOUD LIBERATION RP · LANCEY AP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE DE LANCEY MÉDIATHÈQUES INTERCO DE FROGES VILLARD-BONNOT). [3]
1 × Cinema (ESPACE ARAGON). [3]
3 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE LIONEL TERRAY · GYMNASE JEAN JAURES · GYMNASE ROGER FRISON ROCHE). [3]
2 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE RHONE ALPES · SOCIETE GENERALE). [3]
7 × Hairdresser (OLYMPE 2 · BOH'M COIFFURE · L'ATELIER CREATION). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 6 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 2 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 5 | BOULANGERIE FONTAINE · LA GOURMANDISE · ALISSA | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 3 | GROS PERE ET FILS · BOUCHERIE LA CASA | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 1 | CARREFOUR EXPRESS | 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 | CHAPPELET RENEE · EKYNOX · L'ILE AU POULET · STATION HOUSE | INSEE BPE 16 / INSEE SIRENE 27 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | O MOUTON A 5 PATTES | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 3 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LANCEY · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE PASTEUR · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE VICTOR HUGO | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE LIBERATION · ECOLE PRIMAIRE JULES FERRY | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE BELLEDONNE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 10 | CLAIRE PAYEN-GIRARD, MÉDECIN · MOHAMED STA-M RAD, MÉDECIN · SOPHIE LEROUVILLOIS, MÉDECIN · JEAN-MICHEL BOUVARD, MÉDECIN · GILBERT AYMOZ, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 10 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE L'ORCHIDEE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 3 | BRIGNOUD LIBERATION RP · LANCEY AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE DE LANCEY MÉDIATHÈQUES INTERCO DE FROGES VILLARD-BONNOT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | ESPACE ARAGON | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 3 | GYMNASE LIONEL TERRAY · GYMNASE JEAN JAURES · GYMNASE ROGER FRISON ROCHE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 2 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE RHONE ALPES · SOCIETE GENERALE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 7 | OLYMPE 2 · BOH'M COIFFURE · L'ATELIER CREATION | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [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 (reported, unverified): Tuesday, Saturday. No source says whether it is weekly or monthly. [5,6]
Trajectory
Population 7,325 (2012) → 7,509 (2023): 2.5 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 6,382 (1990) → 7,509 (2023): 17.7 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 3,600, of which 1 % second homes and 6.1 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Villard-Bonnot): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Villard-Bonnot): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
GP (Villard-Bonnot): 0.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Villard-Bonnot): 0.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Villard-Bonnot): 0 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 38 days a year at or above 30 °C and 65 days at or below 0 °C, over 25 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the GRENOBLE - LVD weather station, 3.9 km away at 220 m; the village itself is at 229 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at GRENOBLE - LVD, 3.9 km away at 220 m, over 23 summers. [11]
An average of 985 mm of rain a year, spread over 107 days — about 9.2 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at GRENOBLE - LVD, 3.9 km away at 220 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 — 38547/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2025-04— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/5df560d2-8cb7-3de4-80f0-5bb96cf659a8— “Marché alimentaire samedi matin sur la Place du Marché.”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2025-04— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/8b44c8eb-e17a-385b-8448-f3a42c6b608b— “Marché alimentaire mardi matin & samedi matin sur la Place du 24 août.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38547/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38547/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38547/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38547
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melesse | 35 | 666 km NW | 7,541 | 60.3 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 57 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Berthevin | 53 | 601 km NW | 7,479 | 68.6 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 47 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ruelle-sur-Touvre | 16 | 444 km W | 7,408 | 56.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 45 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Péray | 07 | 89 km W | 7,580 | 73.1 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 42 % · humidity 93 % |
| Biguglia | 2B | 407 km SE | 7,642 | 73.6 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 14 % · humidity 0 % |
| Ensisheim | 68 | 313 km N | 7,306 | 56.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Péray | 07 | 89 km W | 7,580 | 73.1 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 42 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ensisheim | 68 | 313 km N | 7,306 | 56.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Biguglia | 2B | 407 km SE | 7,642 | 73.6 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 14 % · humidity 0 % |
| Ruelle-sur-Touvre | 16 | 444 km W | 7,408 | 56.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 45 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Berthevin | 53 | 601 km NW | 7,479 | 68.6 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 47 % · humidity 100 % |
| Melesse | 35 | 666 km NW | 7,541 | 60.3 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 57 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Villard-Bonnot'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domène | 38 | 5.6 km SW | 6,835 | 56 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Varces-Allières-et-Risset | 38 | 23 km SW | 8,542 | 56 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Malemort | 19 | 339 km W | 8,239 | 68.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Marcel | 71 | 188 km NW | 6,211 | 60.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Marcellin | 38 | 46 km W | 7,700 | 70 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montbonnot-Saint-Martin | 38 | 6.9 km W | 5,698 | 53.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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