Saint-Michel-de-Chaillol
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 29.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 68 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Michel-de-Chaillol (INSEE 05153) is in Hautes-Alpes (05), part of CC Champsaur-Valgaudemar. Population 373 (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 29.9/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 68 % of the 18,034 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 | 0.49 | 20 | 9.82 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.61 | 10 | 6.1 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
4 × Restaurant (LA BAGATELLE · PIZZA DES CIMES · LA CASETTA). [3,4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE LES MARRONS). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE ST MICHEL DE CHAILLOL). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT MICHEL DE CHAILLOL AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SAINT-MICHEL-DE-CHAILLOL). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (COIFF'ZEN). [3,4]
2 × Hotel (HOTEL LA BAGATELLE · LE VIEUX CHAILLOL). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 4 | LA BAGATELLE · PIZZA DES CIMES · LA CASETTA | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE LES MARRONS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE ST MICHEL DE CHAILLOL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | SAINT MICHEL DE CHAILLOL AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SAINT-MICHEL-DE-CHAILLOL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | COIFF'ZEN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 2 | HOTEL LA BAGATELLE · LE VIEUX CHAILLOL | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 321 (2012) → 373 (2023): 16.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 336 (1990) → 373 (2023): 11 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 916, of which 77.7 % second homes and 1.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Léger-les-Mélèzes): 4 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Chabottes): 4.4 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Jean-Saint-Nicolas): 5 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Saint-Jean-Saint-Nicolas): 5 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saint-Michel-de-Chaillol): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 1 day a year at or above 30 °C and 136 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the ST JEAN-ST-NICOLAS weather station, 3.6 km away at 1,210 m; the village itself is at 1,449 m. [12]
The village sits 239 m above 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at ST JEAN-ST-NICOLAS, 3.6 km away at 1,210 m, over 21 summers. [12]
That station sits 239 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.57 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 969 mm of rain a year, spread over 90 days — about 10.8 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at ST JEAN-ST-NICOLAS, 3.6 km away at 1,210 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05153/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05153/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05153/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05153/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 05149
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 05029
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 05145
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 05153
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estavar | 66 | 416 km SW | 443 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 20 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Giettaz | 73 | 134 km N | 381 | 39.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 65 % · humidity 100 % |
| Morton | 86 | 549 km NW | 370 | 22.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Limeuil | 24 | 417 km W | 342 | 29.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 26 % · winter 0 % · humidity 29 % |
| Lanuéjols | 30 | 229 km W | 341 | 36.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 22 % · humidity 100 % |
| Joucas | 84 | 111 km SW | 348 | 29.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joucas | 84 | 111 km SW | 348 | 29.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Giettaz | 73 | 134 km N | 381 | 39.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 65 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lanuéjols | 30 | 229 km W | 341 | 36.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 22 % · humidity 100 % |
| Estavar | 66 | 416 km SW | 443 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 20 % · humidity 100 % |
| Limeuil | 24 | 417 km W | 342 | 29.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 26 % · winter 0 % · humidity 29 % |
| Morton | 86 | 549 km NW | 370 | 22.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 0 % · 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 Saint-Michel-de-Chaillol'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andon | 06 | 112 km SE | 665 | 35.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Molines-en-Queyras | 05 | 54 km E | 307 | 46.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bonneval-sur-Arc | 73 | 104 km NE | 285 | 44.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vallorcine | 74 | 162 km N | 453 | 50.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Targasonne | 66 | 414 km SW | 201 | 28.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Jean-d'Arves | 73 | 59 km N | 273 | 58.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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