Villard-de-Lans
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 62.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 86 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Villard-de-Lans (INSEE 38548) is in Isère (38), part of CC du Massif du Vercors. Population 4,328 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/38548-villard-de-lans
Vitality score
Vitality score 62.4/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 86 % of the 5,281 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 | 0.63 | 25 | 15.77 |
| Social | 0.98 | 20 | 19.7 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.63 | 10 | 6.29 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.79 | 10 | 7.93 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
6 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE VALENTIN · LA BOULE D'ANTAN · LE FOURNIL DES 4 MONTAGNES · BOULANGERIE DES GEYMONDS · LES PAINS DU BALCONS). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (ETABLISSEMENTS MAZZOLENI). [3,4]
9 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (PROXI · CASINO SHOP · LE MONT CHOCOLAT · MILLE ET UNE SAVEURS). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (VILLANS). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (POISSONNERIE DU VERCORS). [3,4]
35 × Restaurant (RESTAURANT LA TAVERNE · LE PETIT PAYSAN · LA BERGERIE · SARL LE RANCH). [3,4]
14 × Café / bar (CAFE DE LA BASCULE · LE COUNTRY · ELEGANCE DISCOTHEQUE · AUX BONS VIVANTS · LE NO COMMENT). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LES LECHES). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE LES LECHES). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE JEAN PREVOST). [3]
8 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MÉLIA BOURDEL, MÉDECIN · CHRISTELLE PAVADAY, MÉDECIN · ALICE GUYON, MÉDECIN · MONIKA BICHON, MÉDECIN · JEAN-PAUL ROUGNY, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE VILLARD DE LANS · PHARMACIE DU PARC). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE VILLARD DE LANS GEORGES PEREC). [3]
1 × Cinema (REX I). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE LYCEE). [3]
3 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE RHONE ALPES · BANQUE POPULAIRE AUVERGNE RHONE ALPES · LYONNAISE DE BANQUE). [3]
5 × Hairdresser (VIVI BIGOUDI · BULLE D'HAIR BEAUTE · L'HAIR DU TEMPS · LES CISEAUX DE LORENE · LE STUDIO BY CHLOE). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
5 × Hotel (BEST WESTERN GRAND HOTEL DE PARIS · RESTAURANT · RESTAURANT LA DOLINE · LE CHRISTIANIA-LE TETRAS · LE VAL LACHARD). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (L' OURSIERE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 12 × Restaurant, 6 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 6 | BOULANGERIE VALENTIN · LA BOULE D'ANTAN · LE FOURNIL DES 4 MONTAGNES · BOULANGERIE DES GEYMONDS · LES PAINS DU BALCONS | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | ETABLISSEMENTS MAZZOLENI | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 9 | PROXI · CASINO SHOP · LE MONT CHOCOLAT · MILLE ET UNE SAVEURS | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | VILLANS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | POISSONNERIE DU VERCORS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 35 | RESTAURANT LA TAVERNE · LE PETIT PAYSAN · LA BERGERIE · SARL LE RANCH | INSEE BPE 35 / INSEE SIRENE 64 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 14 | CAFE DE LA BASCULE · LE COUNTRY · ELEGANCE DISCOTHEQUE · AUX BONS VIVANTS · LE NO COMMENT | INSEE SIRENE 14 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LES LECHES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE LES LECHES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE JEAN PREVOST | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 8 | MÉLIA BOURDEL, MÉDECIN · CHRISTELLE PAVADAY, MÉDECIN · ALICE GUYON, MÉDECIN · MONIKA BICHON, MÉDECIN · JEAN-PAUL ROUGNY, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE DE VILLARD DE LANS · PHARMACIE DU PARC | 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 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE VILLARD DE LANS GEORGES PEREC | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | REX I | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | GYMNASE LYCEE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 3 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE RHONE ALPES · BANQUE POPULAIRE AUVERGNE RHONE ALPES · LYONNAISE DE BANQUE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 5 | VIVI BIGOUDI · BULLE D'HAIR BEAUTE · L'HAIR DU TEMPS · LES CISEAUX DE LORENE · LE STUDIO BY CHLOE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 5 | BEST WESTERN GRAND HOTEL DE PARIS · RESTAURANT · RESTAURANT LA DOLINE · LE CHRISTIANIA-LE TETRAS · LE VAL LACHARD | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 17 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | L' OURSIERE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 4,051 (2012) → 4,328 (2023): 6.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 3,346 (1990) → 4,328 (2023): 29.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 6,564, of which 64.4 % second homes and 1.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Villard-de-Lans): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Villard-de-Lans): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Villard-de-Lans): 0 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Villard-de-Lans): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Villard-de-Lans): 0.3 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 6 days a year at or above 30 °C and 135 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the VILLARD-DE-LANS weather station, 1.1 km away at 1,027 m; the village itself is at 1,023 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at VILLARD-DE-LANS, 1.1 km away at 1,027 m, over 30 summers. [9]
An average of 1,244 mm of rain a year, spread over 119 days — about 10.5 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at VILLARD-DE-LANS, 1.1 km away at 1,027 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38548/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38548/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38548/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38548/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38548
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Croix-Valmer | 83 | 222 km S | 3,855 | 54.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Tropez | 83 | 218 km SE | 3,582 | 61.5 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Banyuls-sur-Mer | 66 | 348 km SW | 4,496 | 56.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Neufchâtel-Hardelot | 62 | 682 km NW | 4,115 | 56.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Aime-la-Plagne | 73 | 102 km NE | 4,385 | 64.9 | Served | no figures |
| La Turballe | 44 | 670 km NW | 4,850 | 56.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 0 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aime-la-Plagne | 73 | 102 km NE | 4,385 | 64.9 | Served | no figures |
| Saint-Tropez | 83 | 218 km SE | 3,582 | 61.5 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| La Croix-Valmer | 83 | 222 km S | 3,855 | 54.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 64 % |
| Banyuls-sur-Mer | 66 | 348 km SW | 4,496 | 56.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| La Turballe | 44 | 670 km NW | 4,850 | 56.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 0 % · humidity 79 % |
| Neufchâtel-Hardelot | 62 | 682 km NW | 4,115 | 56.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 0 % · 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 Villard-de-Lans'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Rousses | 39 | 162 km N | 3,740 | 48.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Megève | 74 | 121 km NE | 2,893 | 69.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Chély-d'Apcher | 48 | 182 km W | 3,955 | 58 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Autrans-Méaudre en Vercors | 38 | 6.6 km N | 2,936 | 73.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lans-en-Vercors | 38 | 7.0 km NE | 2,751 | 54.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Houches | 74 | 133 km NE | 3,515 | 48.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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