Vinay
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 54.7/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 63 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Vinay (INSEE 38559) is in Isère (38), part of CC Saint-Marcellin Vercors Isère Communauté. Population 4,438 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 54.7/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 63 % of the 5,151 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 | 0.36 | 25 | 8.95 |
| Social | 0.73 | 20 | 14.58 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.51 | 10 | 5.13 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.8 | 10 | 8.01 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.79 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA FINE PATISSERIE · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE GERMAIN · MAISON CUNHA). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (LES FINS GOURMETS). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (RIM). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket. [3,4]
4 × Restaurant (VENDEMIA · SANDWICHERIE DE LA GARE · PIZZA VINAY · O'TAKE). [3,4]
7 × Café / bar (SABEN · CAFE DES HALLES · BAR LE RETOUR · CAFE CHAMPS DE MARS · BAR DE L'OVALE). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LA MAYETTE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE DE LA PROVIDENCE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE JOSEPH CHASSIGNEUX). [3]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (SEVERINE FACCHINETTI, MÉDECIN · CHARLENE COUX, MÉDECIN · AGNÈS GOUNON, MÉDECIN · ISABELLE DARGAISSE-DEREU, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DES ALPES · PHARMACIE VINAY CHAMP DE MARS). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHEQUE COMMUNAUTAIRE TÊTE DE RÉSEAU DE VINAY). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE MUNICIPAL). [3]
1 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE RHONE ALPES). [3]
7 × Hairdresser (C COIFF · AENNA · LE SALON D ANOUK). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (AUBERGE DE LA NOYERAIE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Supermarket, 5 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser, 1 × Campsite.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 4 | LA FINE PATISSERIE · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE GERMAIN · MAISON CUNHA | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | LES FINS GOURMETS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | RIM | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 4 | VENDEMIA · SANDWICHERIE DE LA GARE · PIZZA VINAY · O'TAKE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 15 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 7 | SABEN · CAFE DES HALLES · BAR LE RETOUR · CAFE CHAMPS DE MARS · BAR DE L'OVALE | INSEE SIRENE 7 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LA MAYETTE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE DE LA PROVIDENCE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE JOSEPH CHASSIGNEUX | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 4 | SEVERINE FACCHINETTI, MÉDECIN · CHARLENE COUX, MÉDECIN · AGNÈS GOUNON, MÉDECIN · ISABELLE DARGAISSE-DEREU, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE DES ALPES · PHARMACIE VINAY CHAMP DE MARS | 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 | MÉDIATHEQUE COMMUNAUTAIRE TÊTE DE RÉSEAU DE VINAY | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | GYMNASE MUNICIPAL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE RHONE ALPES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 7 | C COIFF · AENNA · LE SALON D ANOUK | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 1 | AUBERGE DE LA NOYERAIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 3,987 (2012) → 4,438 (2023): 11.3 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 3,410 (1990) → 4,438 (2023): 30.1 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,245, of which 2.1 % second homes and 9.3 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Vinay): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Vinay): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Vinay): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Vinay): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Vinay): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 19 days a year at or above 30 °C and 39 days at or below 0 °C, over 23 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the SERRE-NERPOL weather station, 9.1 km away at 630 m; the village itself is at 287 m. [10]
The village sits 343 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at CHATTE_SAPC, 11 km away at 272 m, over 18 summers. [10]
An average of 1,054 mm of rain a year, spread over 112 days — about 9.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at SERRE-NERPOL, 9.1 km away at 630 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38559/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-04— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/7f2b6704-1e03-3aee-b95f-06b49f0642fb— “Marché de producteurs”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38559/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38559/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38559/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38559
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marckolsheim | 67 | 367 km NE | 4,398 | 59.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Angerville | 91 | 431 km NW | 4,428 | 55.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 100 % · winter 72 % |
| Langeais | 37 | 450 km NW | 4,367 | 56 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bessières | 31 | 340 km SW | 4,310 | 56.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 33 % · winter 82 % |
| La Brède | 33 | 470 km W | 4,386 | 55.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 91 % · humidity 71 % |
| Guise | 02 | 538 km N | 4,490 | 63.5 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 77 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bessières | 31 | 340 km SW | 4,310 | 56.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 33 % · winter 82 % |
| Marckolsheim | 67 | 367 km NE | 4,398 | 59.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Angerville | 91 | 431 km NW | 4,428 | 55.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 100 % · winter 72 % |
| Langeais | 37 | 450 km NW | 4,367 | 56 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Brède | 33 | 470 km W | 4,386 | 55.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 91 % · humidity 71 % |
| Guise | 02 | 538 km N | 4,490 | 63.5 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 77 % · 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 Vinay'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiercé | 49 | 523 km NW | 4,589 | 58.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vivonne | 86 | 421 km W | 4,550 | 58.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rouffach | 68 | 338 km NE | 4,238 | 44.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tonnerre | 89 | 314 km N | 4,261 | 56.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine | 37 | 425 km NW | 4,092 | 56.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cerizay | 79 | 502 km NW | 4,793 | 45.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
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