Val-de-Virieu

Isère · CC Les Vals du Dauphiné · INSEE 38560

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.

Partly served 47.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 69 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Val-de-Virieu (INSEE 38560) is in Isère (38), part of CC Les Vals du Dauphiné. Population 1,528 (2023). ^[1]

INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). ^[2]

Commune nouvelle formed on 2019-01-01 from 1 former commune: Panissage (38293). ^[3]

Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.

Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/38560-val-de-virieu

Vitality score

Vitality score 47.1/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 69 % of the 11,473 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	9.84
Social	0.39	20	7.77
Education	0.39	10	3.93
Health	0.51	10	5.13
Public & culture	0.39	5	1.97
Population trend	0.69	10	6.85
Housing mix	0.91	5	4.55

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 3 of 6

Eating out 1 of 1

Cafés and bars 0 of 1

Schools 1 of 3

Health 2 of 4

Public services 1 of 1

Culture 1 of 2

Sport 1 of 2

Everyday services 1 of 3

Lodging 0 of 2

One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. ^[4,5]

1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LES DELICES D'ALYSSA). ^[4,5]

1 × Butcher (boucherie) (SARL MAXIME BIDAUD). ^[4,5]

1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SPAR). ^[4,5]

3 × Restaurant (LA GUINGUETTE RPCJ · RENDEZ-VOUS COMTE · MMT). ^[4,5]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE DE LA VALLEE). ^[4]

2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CLAIRE COLLET-BEILLON, MÉDECIN · MARIANNE VASSEUR, MÉDECIN). ^[4]

1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE VIRIEU SUR BOURBRE). ^[4,5]

1 × Post office / agence postale (VAL DE VIRIEU BURALISTE LPR RP). ^[4]

1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE DE VIRIEU LIRENVAL). ^[4]

1 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE HALLE DES SPORTS). ^[4]

2 × Hairdresser (ART & TIFS · DANIELA PIRES). ^[4,5]

Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.

Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle). ^[4,5]

All 25 service types, with per-source counts

Type	Count	Names	Sources
Bakery (boulangerie)	1	LES DELICES D'ALYSSA	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5]
Butcher (boucherie)	1	SARL MAXIME BIDAUD	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)	1	SPAR	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5]
Supermarket	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5]
Cheese shop (fromagerie)	0		INSEE SIRENE 0 [5]
Fishmonger	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5]
Restaurant	3	LA GUINGUETTE RPCJ · RENDEZ-VOUS COMTE · MMT	INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [4,5]
Café / bar	0		INSEE SIRENE 0 [5]
Nursery school (maternelle)	0		INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Primary school (élémentaire)	1	ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE DE LA VALLEE	INSEE BPE 1 [4]
Collège	0		INSEE BPE 0 [4]
GP (médecin généraliste)	2	CLAIRE COLLET-BEILLON, MÉDECIN · MARIANNE VASSEUR, MÉDECIN	INSEE BPE 2 [4]
Pharmacy	1	PHARMACIE DE VIRIEU SUR BOURBRE	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5]
Nurse	0		INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Dentist	0		INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Post office / agence postale	1	VAL DE VIRIEU BURALISTE LPR RP	INSEE BPE 1 [4]
Library	1	BIBLIOTHEQUE DE VIRIEU LIRENVAL	INSEE BPE 1 [4]
Cinema	0		INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Gym / sports hall	1	GYMNASE HALLE DES SPORTS	INSEE BPE 1 [4]
Swimming pool	0		INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Bank	0		INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Hairdresser	2	ART & TIFS · DANIELA PIRES	INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,5]
Fuel station	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5]
Hotel	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Campsite	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5]

Market and village life

A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. ^[6]

Trajectory

1968: 1,014 peak 2012: 1,565 2023: 1,528 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 1,565 (2012) → 1,528 (2023): -2.4 % over 10 years. ^[7,1]

Population 1,289 (1990) → 1,528 (2023): 18.5 % over 30 years. ^[8,1]

Dwellings (2023): 752, of which 4.5 % second homes and 6.3 % vacant. ^[9]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

In the commune Bakery, Food shop, GP, Pharmacy Primary school — 0.7 km SW Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Val-de-Virieu): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). ^[10]

Food shop (Val-de-Virieu): 0.3 km to the south-west (straight line). ^[10]

GP (Val-de-Virieu): 0.4 km to the south-west (straight line). ^[10]

Pharmacy (Val-de-Virieu): 0.3 km to the south-west (straight line). ^[10]

Primary school (Val-de-Virieu): 0.7 km to the south-west (straight line). ^[10]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Days at or above 30 °C 21.7

Days at or below 0 °C 88.4

Muggy days a summer 1.8

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

An average of 22 days a year at or above 30 °C and 88 days at or below 0 °C, over 15 complete years in 1995–2024. ^[11]

Measured at the CESSIEU weather station, 10.4 km away at 304 m; the village itself is at 406 m. ^[11]

The village sits 102 m above 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. ^[11]

Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. ^[11]

Humidity measured at COUBLEVIE, 17.2 km away at 300 m, over 19 summers. ^[11]

That station sits 106 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. ^[11]

An average of 1,154 mm of rain a year, spread over 116 days — about 9.9 mm on a day it rains. ^[11]

Rainfall measured at CHARAVINES, 6.7 km away at 510 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. ^[11]

Uncertainties

No specific uncertainties flagged.

References

INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38560/2023
INSEE density grid 2026
INSEE COG 2026
INSEE BPE 2025
INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
DATAtourisme 2026-10— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/9c64fac4-cc2d-33c1-8ad0-67f079bef61a— “Marché hebdomadaire de Val-de-Virieu”(unverified)
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38560/2012
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38560/1990
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38560/logement/2023
INSEE BPE 2025 — 38560
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
Hérépian	34	282 km SW	1,594	52.3	Partly served	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 38 % · winter 38 % · humidity 79 %
Menetou-Salon	18	301 km NW	1,626	47.9	Partly served	Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 54 % · humidity 100 %
Saint-Hilaire-la-Palud	79	487 km W	1,498	45	Partly served	Similar summers, milder winters.summer 90 % · winter 31 %
Clères	76	563 km NW	1,381	54.8	Partly served	Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 64 % · winter 31 %
Aspiran	34	267 km SW	1,672	48.7	Partly served	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 13 % · winter 22 % · humidity 64 %
Villé	67	347 km NE	1,799	57.6	Partly served	Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 %

Order by distance instead

Commune	Dept	Distance	Population	Score	Band	Climate vs here
Aspiran	34	267 km SW	1,672	48.7	Partly served	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 13 % · winter 22 % · humidity 64 %
Hérépian	34	282 km SW	1,594	52.3	Partly served	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 38 % · winter 38 % · humidity 79 %
Menetou-Salon	18	301 km NW	1,626	47.9	Partly served	Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 54 % · humidity 100 %
Villé	67	347 km NE	1,799	57.6	Partly served	Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 %
Saint-Hilaire-la-Palud	79	487 km W	1,498	45	Partly served	Similar summers, milder winters.summer 90 % · winter 31 %
Clères	76	563 km NW	1,381	54.8	Partly served	Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 64 % · winter 31 %

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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 Val-de-Virieu'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
Roulans	25	212 km N	1,125	43.6	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 %
Saint-Victor-de-Cessieu	38	9.1 km NW	2,148	53.5	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 %
Chanac	48	203 km SW	1,404	43.7	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 %
Saint-Laurent-de-Chamousset	69	84 km W	2,017	62.7	Served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 %
La Bâtie-Montgascon	38	11 km N	2,035	54.3	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 %
Champier	38	15 km W	1,582	54.7	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 %

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