Chorges
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 52.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 67 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Chorges (INSEE 05040) is in Hautes-Alpes (05), part of CC Serre-Ponçon. Population 3,146 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-25 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/05040-chorges
Vitality score
Vitality score 52.8/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 67 % of the 6,849 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 | 0.34 | 25 | 8.55 |
| Social | 0.8 | 20 | 16.02 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.47 | 10 | 4.67 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.47 | 5 | 2.35 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE NAVARRO · NAVARRO FILLES · SARL AMAT-CARTASSO). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (VIVAL BY CASINO). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (JONAVA). [3,4]
14 × Restaurant (L'ECURIE · SNACK DE LA PLAGE · BRASSERIE DES ALPES · L'AMARINA · LA TARENTELLA). [3,4]
4 × Café / bar (CHEZ MIMI ET NONO · LE FRANCE · CAFE DE L EUROPE). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE CHORGES). [3]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (OLIVIER OULD HOCINE, MÉDECIN · RÉMI FRANCILLARD, MÉDECIN · VERONIQUE RICHOUX, MÉDECIN · EMMA VINCENT, MÉDECIN · VINCENT FERREZ, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DES ALPES). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE CHORGES). [3]
4 × Swimming pool (BAIE SAINT MICHEL BNPA · AMICALE DU ROUSSILLON · PRO BTP · L ECRIN DU LAC). [3]
1 × Bank (AGENCE DE CHORGES). [3]
6 × Hairdresser (REYNAUD ODILE · COIFF'EMOI · AQUATIFS LA BAIE · FLOR ISA · STEPHY COIFF'). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (EXCELLENCE SPA BALNEO - MASSAGE - BIEN ETRE - ESTHETIQUE - FITNESS - AX'HOTEL). [3,4]
5 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL DE LA BAIE ST MICHEL · CAMPING LE SERRE DU LAC · CAMPING BAIE DE LA CHAPELLE · CAMPING LA CLE DES CHAMPS · LA VALIERE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 5 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 4 | BOULANGERIE NAVARRO · NAVARRO FILLES · SARL AMAT-CARTASSO | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | VIVAL BY CASINO | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | JONAVA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 14 | L'ECURIE · SNACK DE LA PLAGE · BRASSERIE DES ALPES · L'AMARINA · LA TARENTELLA | INSEE BPE 14 / INSEE SIRENE 22 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 4 | CHEZ MIMI ET NONO · LE FRANCE · CAFE DE L EUROPE | INSEE SIRENE 4 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE CHORGES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 5 | OLIVIER OULD HOCINE, MÉDECIN · RÉMI FRANCILLARD, MÉDECIN · VERONIQUE RICHOUX, MÉDECIN · EMMA VINCENT, MÉDECIN · VINCENT FERREZ, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DES ALPES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | MÉDIATHÈQUE DE CHORGES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 4 | BAIE SAINT MICHEL BNPA · AMICALE DU ROUSSILLON · PRO BTP · L ECRIN DU LAC | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Bank | 1 | AGENCE DE CHORGES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 6 | REYNAUD ODILE · COIFF'EMOI · AQUATIFS LA BAIE · FLOR ISA · STEPHY COIFF' | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 1 | EXCELLENCE SPA BALNEO - MASSAGE - BIEN ETRE - ESTHETIQUE - FITNESS - AX'HOTEL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 5 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL DE LA BAIE ST MICHEL · CAMPING LE SERRE DU LAC · CAMPING BAIE DE LA CHAPELLE · CAMPING LA CLE DES CHAMPS · LA VALIERE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 2,714 (2012) → 3,146 (2023): 15.9 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 1,561 (1990) → 3,146 (2023): 101.5 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,306, of which 26.5 % second homes and 5.7 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Chorges): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Chorges): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Chorges): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Chorges): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Chorges): 0.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 11 days a year at or above 30 °C and 80 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ST JEAN-ST-NICOLAS weather station, 14.8 km away at 1,210 m; the village itself is at 867 m. [10]
The village sits 343 m below the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.21 °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 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ST JEAN-ST-NICOLAS, 14.8 km away at 1,210 m, over 21 summers. [10]
That station sits 343 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.57 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 1,047 mm of rain a year, spread over 89 days — about 11.8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ANCELLE, 10.2 km away at 1,354 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05040/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2025-08— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/af7a0958-39dc-3c10-a710-f1f885a50730— “Marché hebdomadaire de Chorges”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05040/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05040/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05040/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 05040
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plobannalec-Lesconil | 29 | 886 km NW | 3,718 | 47.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 19 % · humidity 86 % |
| Plouhinec | 29 | 912 km NW | 3,919 | 40.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 19 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pont-Aven | 29 | 854 km NW | 2,777 | 63.3 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 16 % · humidity 93 % |
| Châteauneuf-du-Faou | 29 | 873 km NW | 3,651 | 46.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 30 % · humidity 93 % |
| Plouescat | 29 | 919 km NW | 3,554 | 48.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 3 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois | 18 | 372 km NW | 3,151 | 42.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 43 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois | 18 | 372 km NW | 3,151 | 42.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 43 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pont-Aven | 29 | 854 km NW | 2,777 | 63.3 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 16 % · humidity 93 % |
| Châteauneuf-du-Faou | 29 | 873 km NW | 3,651 | 46.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 30 % · humidity 93 % |
| Plobannalec-Lesconil | 29 | 886 km NW | 3,718 | 47.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 19 % · humidity 86 % |
| Plouhinec | 29 | 912 km NW | 3,919 | 40.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 19 % · humidity 93 % |
| Plouescat | 29 | 919 km NW | 3,554 | 48.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 3 % · 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 Chorges'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orcines | 63 | 291 km NW | 3,609 | 48.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Dunières | 43 | 170 km NW | 2,670 | 51.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Meymac | 19 | 343 km W | 2,389 | 53.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Mihiel | 55 | 486 km N | 3,772 | 57.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Carignan | 08 | 572 km N | 2,680 | 66.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Just-Malmont | 43 | 178 km NW | 4,239 | 48.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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