Villard-Notre-Dame
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 16.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 91 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Villard-Notre-Dame (INSEE 38549) is in Isère (38), part of CC de l'Oisans. Population 25 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 16.4/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 91 % of the 1,434 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.46 | 10 | 4.62 |
| Housing mix | 0.13 | 5 | 0.63 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
2 × Restaurant. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), 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 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| 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 | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 26 (2012) → 25 (2023): -3.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 26 (1990) → 25 (2023): -3.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 48, of which 43.8 % second homes and 22.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Le Bourg-d'Oisans): 2.3 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Le Bourg-d'Oisans): 4 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Le Bourg-d'Oisans): 4.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Le Bourg-d'Oisans): 4 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Le Bourg-d'Oisans): 3.7 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 0 days a year at or above 30 °C and 138 days at or below 0 °C, over 16 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the LES DEUX-ALPES weather station, 6.6 km away at 1,670 m; the village itself is at 1,539 m. [9]
The village sits 131 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. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at ALPE-D'HUEZ, 8.3 km away at 1,860 m, over 18 summers. [9]
That station sits 321 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 1,245 mm of rain a year, spread over 106 days — about 11.7 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at ORNON, 5.7 km away at 950 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 — 38549/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38549/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38549/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38549/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38052
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucelle | 68 | 283 km N | 29 | 7.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 85 % · winter 22 % |
| Seignalens | 11 | 389 km SW | 30 | 20.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 0 % · humidity 21 % |
| Saint-Benoit-en-Diois | 26 | 73 km SW | 31 | 15 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Didier | 58 | 319 km NW | 30 | 13.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Chaudière | 26 | 78 km SW | 25 | 12.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 27 % · humidity 100 % |
| Betoncourt-sur-Mance | 70 | 314 km N | 25 | 0.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 4 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Benoit-en-Diois | 26 | 73 km SW | 31 | 15 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Chaudière | 26 | 78 km SW | 25 | 12.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 27 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lucelle | 68 | 283 km N | 29 | 7.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 85 % · winter 22 % |
| Betoncourt-sur-Mance | 70 | 314 km N | 25 | 0.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 4 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Didier | 58 | 319 km NW | 30 | 13.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Seignalens | 11 | 389 km SW | 30 | 20.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 0 % · humidity 21 % |
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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-Notre-Dame'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lançon | 65 | 513 km SW | 34 | 7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Artigue | 31 | 498 km SW | 36 | 18.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Vernet | 43 | 186 km W | 22 | 7.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sansa | 66 | 411 km SW | 31 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Auvers | 43 | 208 km W | 48 | 8.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Plénisette | 39 | 198 km N | 20 | 9.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
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