Châtelus-Malvaleix
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 49.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 93 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Châtelus-Malvaleix (INSEE 23057) is in Creuse (23), part of CC Portes de la Creuse en Marche. Population 545 (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 49.7/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 93 % of the 17,551 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 | 0.5 | 25 | 12.47 |
| Social | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.32 | 10 | 3.16 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.48 | 10 | 4.77 |
| Housing mix | 0.74 | 5 | 3.71 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AU P'TIT BONHEUR). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (VIVAL). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (AUBERGE DES VOYAGEURS · LE RELAIS DE LA FONTAINE). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE FRANCOISE DOLTO). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE MATHIEU). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE MICHEL MALLY). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (COLLEGE FRANCOISE DOLTO · GYMNASE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (APHRODITE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (AUBERGE DES VOYAGEURS). [3]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL LA ROUSILLE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | AU P'TIT BONHEUR | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | VIVAL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | AUBERGE DES VOYAGEURS · LE RELAIS DE LA FONTAINE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE FRANCOISE DOLTO | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE MATHIEU | 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 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE MICHEL MALLY | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | COLLEGE FRANCOISE DOLTO · GYMNASE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | APHRODITE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | AUBERGE DES VOYAGEURS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL LA ROUSILLE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 582 (2012) → 545 (2023): -6.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 558 (1990) → 545 (2023): -2.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 411, of which 12.9 % second homes and 20.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Clugnat): 5.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Châtelus-Malvaleix): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Genouillac): 5.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Châtelus-Malvaleix): 0 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Châtelus-Malvaleix): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 15 days a year at or above 30 °C and 76 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the GENOUILLAC weather station, 6.1 km away at 306 m; the village itself is at 420 m. [11]
The village sits 114 m above the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 4.94 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at GENOUILLAC, 6.1 km away at 306 m, over 21 summers. [11]
That station sits 114 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 5.46 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 914 mm of rain a year, spread over 131 days — about 7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ROCHES-BOURSOLLES, 2.3 km away at 398 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 — 23057/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23057/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23057/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23057/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23064
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23057
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23089
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orbais-l'Abbaye | 51 | 320 km NE | 505 | 45.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 57 % |
| Montbozon | 70 | 347 km NE | 553 | 50.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tombebœuf | 47 | 235 km SW | 443 | 44.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 50 % · humidity 57 % |
| Sauzet | 46 | 218 km S | 531 | 56 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 72 % · humidity 50 % |
| Chapelle-Viviers | 86 | 102 km W | 551 | 45 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 78 % · humidity 79 % |
| Baron | 60 | 323 km N | 729 | 45.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 54 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chapelle-Viviers | 86 | 102 km W | 551 | 45 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 78 % · humidity 79 % |
| Sauzet | 46 | 218 km S | 531 | 56 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 72 % · humidity 50 % |
| Tombebœuf | 47 | 235 km SW | 443 | 44.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 50 % · humidity 57 % |
| Orbais-l'Abbaye | 51 | 320 km NE | 505 | 45.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 57 % |
| Baron | 60 | 323 km N | 729 | 45.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 54 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montbozon | 70 | 347 km NE | 553 | 50.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 89 % · 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 Châtelus-Malvaleix'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laizy | 71 | 179 km NE | 599 | 42.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fénétrange | 57 | 469 km NE | 639 | 52.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Corveissiat | 01 | 266 km E | 601 | 42.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pontarion | 23 | 37 km S | 357 | 51.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vauvillers | 70 | 357 km NE | 602 | 55.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Vaudoué | 77 | 231 km N | 731 | 42 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
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