Chastel-Arnaud
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 12/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 60 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Chastel-Arnaud (INSEE 26080) is in Drôme (26), part of CC du Crestois et de Pays de Saillans Coeur de Drôme. Population 48 (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 12/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 60 % of the 4,535 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 | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.05 | 5 | 0.24 |
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 43 (2012) → 48 (2023): 11.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 16 (1990) → 48 (2023): 200 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 42, of which 47.6 % second homes and 2.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saillans): 4 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saillans): 3.9 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Saillans): 4.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saillans): 4 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Vercheny): 6.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 35 days a year at or above 30 °C and 52 days at or below 0 °C, over 11 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ST SAUVEUR EN DIOIS weather station, 4.9 km away at 338 m; the village itself is at 486 m. [10]
The village sits 148 m above 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at BOURDEAUX, 10.7 km away at 432 m, over 22 summers. [10]
That station sits 54 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 961 mm of rain a year, spread over 91 days — about 10.6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at SAILLANS, 4 km away at 272 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26080/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26080/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26080/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26080/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26289
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26368
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salsein | 09 | 390 km SW | 47 | 12.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Giocatojo | 2B | 415 km SE | 46 | 11.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Just-et-le-Bézu | 11 | 309 km SW | 50 | 5.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-André-de-Buèges | 34 | 153 km SW | 47 | 4.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 51 % · winter 100 % |
| Rochebrune | 26 | 36 km S | 49 | 6.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bousseraucourt | 70 | 371 km N | 46 | 2.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rochebrune | 26 | 36 km S | 49 | 6.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-André-de-Buèges | 34 | 153 km SW | 47 | 4.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 51 % · winter 100 % |
| Saint-Just-et-le-Bézu | 11 | 309 km SW | 50 | 5.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bousseraucourt | 70 | 371 km N | 46 | 2.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Salsein | 09 | 390 km SW | 47 | 12.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Giocatojo | 2B | 415 km SE | 46 | 11.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 68 % · 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 Chastel-Arnaud'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vissec | 30 | 163 km SW | 68 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Arpavon | 26 | 33 km S | 73 | 12.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montaulieu | 26 | 34 km S | 89 | 13.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Nadillac | 46 | 293 km W | 75 | 11.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mouillac | 82 | 285 km W | 90 | 13.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cras | 46 | 291 km W | 97 | 19.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
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