Lachapelle-sous-Aubenas
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 53.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 81 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Lachapelle-sous-Aubenas (INSEE 07122) is in Ardèche (07), part of CC du Bassin d'Aubenas. Population 1,911 (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 53.5/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 81 % of the 9,892 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 | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.88 | 5 | 4.42 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LAURE DES PLAISIRS GOURMANDS). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (JL DIFFUSION). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (LA PASTOURELLE · PIZZA BY MAK). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (QG). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JEAN VERZI, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LA CHAPELLE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LACHAPELLE SOUS AUBENAS AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (BRIN DE BEAUTE · GISOU'COIF). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | LAURE DES PLAISIRS GOURMANDS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | JL DIFFUSION | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 2 | LA PASTOURELLE · PIZZA BY MAK | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | QG | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | JEAN VERZI, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE LA CHAPELLE | 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 | LACHAPELLE SOUS AUBENAS AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | 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 | 2 | BRIN DE BEAUTE · GISOU'COIF | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 1,504 (2012) → 1,911 (2023): 27.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,107 (1990) → 1,911 (2023): 72.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 939, of which 5.8 % second homes and 10.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Lachapelle-sous-Aubenas): 0 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Lachapelle-sous-Aubenas): 1.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Lachapelle-sous-Aubenas): 0.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Lachapelle-sous-Aubenas): 0.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Lachapelle-sous-Aubenas): 0.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 46 days a year at or above 30 °C and 34 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the LANAS SYN weather station, 3 km away at 265 m; the village itself is at 208 m. [9]
The village sits 57 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. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at LANAS SYN, 3 km away at 265 m, over 29 summers. [9]
That station sits 57 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 1,056 mm of rain a year, spread over 80 days — about 13.2 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at LANAS SYN, 3 km away at 265 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07122/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07122/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07122/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07122/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 07122
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milly-sur-Thérain | 60 | 578 km N | 1,922 | 48.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 5 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Plouasne | 22 | 641 km NW | 1,798 | 51 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 3 % · winter 97 % |
| Lasseube | 64 | 416 km W | 1,735 | 52 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 99 % · humidity 0 % |
| Ladoix-Serrigny | 21 | 281 km N | 1,770 | 46 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montournais | 85 | 466 km NW | 1,630 | 47.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Orléat | 63 | 162 km NW | 2,242 | 52 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 46 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orléat | 63 | 162 km NW | 2,242 | 52 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 46 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ladoix-Serrigny | 21 | 281 km N | 1,770 | 46 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lasseube | 64 | 416 km W | 1,735 | 52 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 99 % · humidity 0 % |
| Montournais | 85 | 466 km NW | 1,630 | 47.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Milly-sur-Thérain | 60 | 578 km N | 1,922 | 48.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 5 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Plouasne | 22 | 641 km NW | 1,798 | 51 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 3 % · winter 97 % |
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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 Lachapelle-sous-Aubenas'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castelnau-de-Lévis | 81 | 195 km W | 1,603 | 39.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Allan | 26 | 34 km E | 1,980 | 50.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lalbenque | 46 | 225 km W | 1,899 | 64 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Taulignan | 26 | 51 km E | 1,627 | 54.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Bégude-de-Mazenc | 26 | 45 km E | 1,779 | 61.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mercurol-Veaunes | 26 | 71 km NE | 2,816 | 43.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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