Saint-Paul-sur-Isère
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 20.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 25 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Paul-sur-Isère (INSEE 73268) is in Savoie (73), part of CA Arlysère. Population 543 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [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 20.5/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 25 % of the 17,521 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.77 | 10 | 7.69 |
| Housing mix | 0.36 | 5 | 1.82 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT PAUL). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE MAIRIE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COLLEGE PRIVE FONDATION D AUTEUIL). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [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 | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT PAUL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE MAIRIE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COLLEGE PRIVE FONDATION D AUTEUIL | INSEE BPE 1 [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 523 (2012) → 543 (2023): 3.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 428 (1990) → 543 (2023): 26.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 425, of which 31.8 % second homes and 8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Cevins): 1.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Cevins): 2.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (La Bâthie): 3.9 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (La Bâthie): 3.7 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Paul-sur-Isère): 0.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 26 days a year at or above 30 °C and 76 days at or below 0 °C, over 25 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ALBERTVILLE JO weather station, 8.8 km away at 332 m; the village itself is at 438 m. [11]
The village sits 106 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 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ALBERTVILLE JO, 8.8 km away at 332 m, over 25 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 1,207 mm of rain a year, spread over 120 days — about 10.1 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LA LECHERE_SAPC, 7.3 km away at 1,195 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 — 73268/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73268/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73268/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73268/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 73063
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 73032
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 73268
- 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 Motte-en-Bauges | 73 | 27 km NW | 539 | 16.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 30 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sainte-Thorette | 18 | 365 km NW | 473 | 20.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 76 % · humidity 86 % |
| Recques-sur-Hem | 62 | 666 km NW | 675 | 30.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 55 % · humidity 93 % |
| Oulches | 36 | 412 km W | 424 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 58 % · humidity 79 % |
| Bransat | 03 | 261 km W | 530 | 21.2 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Poterie-Cap-d'Antifer | 76 | 651 km NW | 454 | 25.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 45 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Motte-en-Bauges | 73 | 27 km NW | 539 | 16.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 30 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bransat | 03 | 261 km W | 530 | 21.2 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Thorette | 18 | 365 km NW | 473 | 20.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 76 % · humidity 86 % |
| Oulches | 36 | 412 km W | 424 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 58 % · humidity 79 % |
| La Poterie-Cap-d'Antifer | 76 | 651 km NW | 454 | 25.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 45 % · humidity 93 % |
| Recques-sur-Hem | 62 | 666 km NW | 675 | 30.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 55 % · 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 Saint-Paul-sur-Isère'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manteyer | 05 | 124 km S | 500 | 14.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bussières-et-Pruns | 63 | 253 km W | 512 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Jouhe | 39 | 186 km NW | 531 | 18.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Breitenau | 67 | 310 km N | 341 | 22.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Yronde-et-Buron | 63 | 248 km W | 642 | 15 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Esclanèdes | 48 | 272 km SW | 427 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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