Chambain
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 8.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 34 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Chambain (INSEE 21129) is in Côte-d'Or (21), part of CC du Pays Châtillonnais. Population 36 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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 8.5/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 34 % of the 2,868 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.5 | 10 | 5 |
| Housing mix | 0.45 | 5 | 2.24 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [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 BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 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 37 (2012) → 36 (2023): -2.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 36 (1990) → 36 (2023): 0 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 29, of which 27.6 % second homes and 10.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Recey-sur-Ource): 4.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Rouvres-sur-Aube): 8.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Recey-sur-Ource): 4.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Auberive): 10.7 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Recey-sur-Ource): 5.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 14 days a year at or above 30 °C and 48 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the BURE LES TEMPLIERS_SAPC weather station, 8.9 km away at 461 m; the village itself is at 388 m. [11]
The village sits 73 m below the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.55 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [11]
An average of 987 mm of rain a year, spread over 140 days — about 7.1 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at RECEY SUR OURCE, 4.6 km away at 326 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 — 21129/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21129/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21129/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21129/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 21519
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 52439
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 52023
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grandham | 08 | 167 km N | 36 | 7.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 100 % · winter 91 % |
| Fravaux | 10 | 53 km NW | 36 | 5.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 86 % |
| Verdon | 24 | 468 km SW | 35 | 7.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 67 % · winter 86 % |
| Malegoude | 09 | 571 km SW | 36 | 2.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 46 % · winter 92 % |
| Les Mujouls | 06 | 460 km S | 37 | 13 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 36 % · winter 45 % |
| Corpoyer-la-Chapelle | 21 | 37 km SW | 38 | 12.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 81 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corpoyer-la-Chapelle | 21 | 37 km SW | 38 | 12.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 81 % |
| Fravaux | 10 | 53 km NW | 36 | 5.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 86 % |
| Grandham | 08 | 167 km N | 36 | 7.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 100 % · winter 91 % |
| Les Mujouls | 06 | 460 km S | 37 | 13 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 36 % · winter 45 % |
| Verdon | 24 | 468 km SW | 35 | 7.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 67 % · winter 86 % |
| Malegoude | 09 | 571 km SW | 36 | 2.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 46 % · winter 92 % |
Elsewhere
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