Lechâtelet
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 19.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 54 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Lechâtelet (INSEE 21344) is in Côte-d'Or (21), part of CC Rives de Saône. Population 228 (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 19.5/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 54 % of the 16,725 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.04 | 5 | 0.22 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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 | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 210 (2012) → 228 (2023): 8.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 125 (1990) → 228 (2023): 82.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 228, of which 47.8 % second homes and 3.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Seurre): 6.6 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Pagny-la-Ville): 2.9 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Seurre): 6.8 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Seurre): 6.8 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Bonnencontre): 2.8 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 22 days a year at or above 30 °C and 56 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the PAGNY-LE-CHATEAU weather station, 4.1 km away at 182 m; the village itself is at 180 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at PAGNY-LE-CHATEAU, 4.1 km away at 182 m, over 29 summers. [11]
An average of 796 mm of rain a year, spread over 115 days — about 6.9 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at PAGNY-LE-CHATEAU, 4.1 km away at 182 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
22 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 135,000 € — 1,398 € per m² of built surface. [12]
The median across Côte-d'Or is 1,892 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [12]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21344/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21344/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21344/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21344/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 21607
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 21474
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 21089
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cier-de-Luchon | 31 | 588 km SW | 235 | 16.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Faucon-de-Barcelonnette | 04 | 320 km S | 295 | 19.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montézic | 12 | 325 km SW | 226 | 21.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Branville | 14 | 452 km NW | 238 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Poggio-d'Oletta | 2B | 593 km SE | 215 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 31 % · humidity 43 % |
| Le Housseau-Brétignolles | 53 | 451 km W | 231 | 8.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 61 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faucon-de-Barcelonnette | 04 | 320 km S | 295 | 19.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montézic | 12 | 325 km SW | 226 | 21.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Housseau-Brétignolles | 53 | 451 km W | 231 | 8.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 61 % · humidity 93 % |
| Branville | 14 | 452 km NW | 238 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cier-de-Luchon | 31 | 588 km SW | 235 | 16.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Poggio-d'Oletta | 2B | 593 km SE | 215 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 31 % · humidity 43 % |
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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 Lechâtelet'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dompierre-sur-Nièvre | 58 | 144 km W | 180 | 15.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bessy-sur-Cure | 89 | 123 km NW | 184 | 12.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Trucy-l'Orgueilleux | 58 | 137 km W | 217 | 14.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Dehault | 72 | 366 km W | 241 | 17.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Colognac | 30 | 352 km S | 190 | 18.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Aubin-sur-Loire | 71 | 120 km SW | 262 | 14.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
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