Villefontaine
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 55.4/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 24 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Villefontaine (INSEE 38553) is in Isère (38), part of CA Porte de l'Isère (CAPI). Population 19,445 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [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/38553-villefontaine
Vitality score
Vitality score 55.4/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)).
Better served than 24 % of the 1,239 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 | 0.39 | 25 | 9.72 |
| Social | 0.55 | 20 | 10.97 |
| Education | 0.68 | 10 | 6.75 |
| Health | 0.6 | 10 | 6.04 |
| Public & culture | 0.34 | 5 | 1.71 |
| Population trend | 0.7 | 10 | 7.02 |
| 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]
8 × Bakery (boulangerie) (DELICE BAGUETTE · HARIBO RICQLES ZAN · LE FOURNIL DES ROCHES K.A · GOURMANDISES SUCREES · LE MAP). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE SALEM · BOUCHERIE TRADITIONNELLE). [3,4]
3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (CHEZ DONDON · AFGHAN MARKET). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (DALORENZO · ASUPER 2). [3,4]
31 × Restaurant (STARBUCKS COFFEE · MARMARA · EAG · RESTAURANT JULES · SAGETAUZIA). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (ALBA EVENT). [4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LES 4 VENTS · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE JULES FERRY). [3]
9 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE GALILEE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LES ARMIERES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE MAS DE RAZ · ECOLE PRIMAIRE L'ETANG · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PASTEUR). [3]
3 × Collège (COLLEGE LOUIS ARAGON · COLLEGE SONIA DELAUNAY · COLLEGE RENE CASSIN). [3]
18 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JEAN-MARIE DE MASSON D'AUTUME, MÉDECIN · MARYLINE PONCIN, MÉDECIN · JEAN-MARC GEREY, MÉDECIN · KAMEL OUARDA, MÉDECIN · FLORA BLANCHARD, MÉDECIN). [3]
3 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DES FOUGERES · PHARMACIE DE SERVENOBLE · PHARMACIE DES ROCHES). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (VILLEFONTAINE LES FOUGERES AP · LA POSTE). [3]
5 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE DE BONNEFAMILLE · BIBLIOTHEQUE CAPI DE VAULX MILIEU · MEDIATHEQUE CAPI VILLEFONTAINE CENTRE S. SIGNORET · BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE DES ROCHES, VILLEFONTAINE · BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE DES FOUGERES, VILLEFONTAINE). [3]
1 × Cinema (FELLINI). [3]
4 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE ALAIN COLAS · GYMNASE BERNARD JEU · GYMNASE DIDIER PIRONI · GYMNASE JACQUES ANQUETIL). [3]
2 × Bank (VILLEFONTAINE ENT · BNP PARIBAS). [3]
9 × Hairdresser (BLON BRUNE COIFFURE · FASHION COIF · DE CONDINGUY MARIE CHRISTINE · BEAUTY BY RUVEYDA · ALADIN COIFFURE). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
2 × Hotel (HÔTEL MERCURE LYON L'ISLE D'ABEAU · LEMAND HOTEL). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 4 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 5 × Restaurant, 1 × Nursery school (maternelle), 1 × Pharmacy, 5 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 8 | DELICE BAGUETTE · HARIBO RICQLES ZAN · LE FOURNIL DES ROCHES K.A · GOURMANDISES SUCREES · LE MAP | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | BOUCHERIE SALEM · BOUCHERIE TRADITIONNELLE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 3 | CHEZ DONDON · AFGHAN MARKET | INSEE SIRENE 3 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | DALORENZO · ASUPER 2 | 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 | 31 | STARBUCKS COFFEE · MARMARA · EAG · RESTAURANT JULES · SAGETAUZIA | INSEE BPE 31 / INSEE SIRENE 47 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | ALBA EVENT | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LES 4 VENTS · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE JULES FERRY | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 9 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE GALILEE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LES ARMIERES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE MAS DE RAZ · ECOLE PRIMAIRE L'ETANG · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PASTEUR | INSEE BPE 9 [3] |
| Collège | 3 | COLLEGE LOUIS ARAGON · COLLEGE SONIA DELAUNAY · COLLEGE RENE CASSIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 18 | JEAN-MARIE DE MASSON D'AUTUME, MÉDECIN · MARYLINE PONCIN, MÉDECIN · JEAN-MARC GEREY, MÉDECIN · KAMEL OUARDA, MÉDECIN · FLORA BLANCHARD, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 18 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | PHARMACIE DES FOUGERES · PHARMACIE DE SERVENOBLE · PHARMACIE DES ROCHES | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | VILLEFONTAINE LES FOUGERES AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 5 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE DE BONNEFAMILLE · BIBLIOTHEQUE CAPI DE VAULX MILIEU · MEDIATHEQUE CAPI VILLEFONTAINE CENTRE S. SIGNORET · BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE DES ROCHES, VILLEFONTAINE · BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE DES FOUGERES, VILLEFONTAINE | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | FELLINI | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 4 | GYMNASE ALAIN COLAS · GYMNASE BERNARD JEU · GYMNASE DIDIER PIRONI · GYMNASE JACQUES ANQUETIL | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 2 | VILLEFONTAINE ENT · BNP PARIBAS | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 9 | BLON BRUNE COIFFURE · FASHION COIF · DE CONDINGUY MARIE CHRISTINE · BEAUTY BY RUVEYDA · ALADIN COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 17 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 2 | HÔTEL MERCURE LYON L'ISLE D'ABEAU · LEMAND HOTEL | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: Wednesday, Saturday matin. No source says whether it is weekly or monthly. [5,6,7]
Confirmed by two independent sources: Commune website and DATAtourisme.
Confirmed by two independent sources: Wednesday. Reported by one source only: Saturday. [7]
Trajectory
Population 18,009 (2012) → 19,445 (2023): 8 % over 10 years. [8,1]
Population 16,171 (1990) → 19,445 (2023): 20.2 % over 30 years. [9,1]
Dwellings (2023): 7,907, of which 1 % second homes and 5.2 % vacant. [10]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Villefontaine): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [11]
Food shop (Villefontaine): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [11]
GP (Villefontaine): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [11]
Pharmacy (Villefontaine): 0.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Villefontaine): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 30 days a year at or above 30 °C and 40 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the BOURGOIN weather station, 11.8 km away at 358 m; the village itself is at 272 m. [12]
The village sits 86 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at BOURGOIN, 11.8 km away at 358 m, over 20 summers. [12]
That station sits 86 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 853 mm of rain a year, spread over 102 days — about 8.4 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at BOURGOIN, 11.8 km away at 358 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38553/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://villefontaine.fr/services-et-commerces/les-marches/— “Le marché du centre-ville, mercredi matin – place de la République”
- DATAtourisme 2026-06— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/adc1d4c4-b8d5-3901-8479-7d9a21b0a4b3— “Marché de Villefontaine / Mercredi.”
- DATAtourisme 2026-06— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/b35644e9-b53c-326d-afe4-f695d24904a2— “Marché de Villefontaine / Samedi.”
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38553/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38553/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38553/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38553
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sélestat | 67 | 342 km NE | 19,589 | 68.6 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sorgues | 84 | 180 km S | 19,006 | 62.9 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cournon-d'Auvergne | 63 | 153 km W | 19,951 | 57.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Brie-Comte-Robert | 77 | 393 km NW | 19,003 | 66.9 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pertuis | 84 | 215 km S | 19,548 | 70.1 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 55 % · humidity 93 % |
| Moissy-Cramayel | 77 | 388 km NW | 18,511 | 58.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cournon-d'Auvergne | 63 | 153 km W | 19,951 | 57.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sorgues | 84 | 180 km S | 19,006 | 62.9 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pertuis | 84 | 215 km S | 19,548 | 70.1 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 55 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sélestat | 67 | 342 km NE | 19,589 | 68.6 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
| Moissy-Cramayel | 77 | 388 km NW | 18,511 | 58.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Brie-Comte-Robert | 77 | 393 km NW | 19,003 | 66.9 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 85 % · 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 Villefontaine'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cognac | 16 | 426 km W | 18,532 | 67.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| L'Isle-d'Abeau | 38 | 5.8 km E | 17,515 | 56.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cusset | 03 | 144 km NW | 13,316 | 58.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vichy | 03 | 146 km NW | 25,115 | 76.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bourgoin-Jallieu | 38 | 9.4 km E | 30,151 | 84.5 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montluçon | 03 | 213 km NW | 33,147 | 79.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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