Chartres
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 79.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 74 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Chartres (INSEE 28085) is in Eure-et-Loir (28), part of CA Chartres Métropole. Population 38,324 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Grands centres urbains (level 1). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 79.8/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 74 % of the 595 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 | 0.82 | 25 | 20.6 |
| Social | 1 | 20 | 19.93 |
| Education | 0.86 | 10 | 8.65 |
| Health | 0.8 | 10 | 8.01 |
| Public & culture | 0.27 | 5 | 1.33 |
| Population trend | 0.47 | 10 | 4.68 |
| Housing mix | 0.92 | 5 | 4.6 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
32 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA FOURNEE · BOULANGERIE SAINT MAURICE · LANG-MONN). [3,4]
7 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE DYNAMIQUE · CHARCUTERIE MANOURY · BOUCHERIE DES GOURMETS). [3,4]
19 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SOUSSI MBARK · BAYINE IJJOU · EPICERIE DE LA GARE · E.D.C). [3,4]
7 × Supermarket (INTERMARCHE · SODICHAR · ALDI MARCHE · CARREFOUR · NATUREO). [3,4]
164 × Restaurant (LES QUATRES SAISONS · LA CROISSANTIERE CENTRE ET LOIRE NORD · SOFEG · LE GRAND MONARQUE). [3,4]
40 × Café / bar (VICTORIA · ALBA · LE JURA · LE CHRISTIE'S · LE MARYLAND). [4]
7 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOL MATE PAUL FORT · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE EMILE ZOLA · ECOLE MATERNELLE ANNIE FOURNIER · ECOL MATE LES CYTISES · ECOL MATE PAULINE KERGOMARD). [3]
16 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE FRANCOIS VILLON · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE MAURICE DE VLAMINCK · ECOLE PRIMAIRE FARMAN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE FRANCINE COURSAGET-LA BRECHE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE MAURICE CAREME). [3]
6 × Collège (COLLEGE MATHURIN REGNIER · COLLEGE HELENE BOUCHER · COLLEGE JEAN MOULIN · COLLEGE VICTOR HUGO · INSTITUTION NOTRE DAME - COLLEGE - LYCEES - ESCC). [3]
21 × GP (médecin généraliste) (GREGORY BRAMI, MÉDECIN · PIERRE-YVES TIANO, MÉDECIN · EMMANUEL CHASTAN, MÉDECIN · LEONARDO WOLFRUM, MÉDECIN · ANNICK FONTAINE-GODMET, MÉDECIN). [3]
9 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE MEDDEB DEBBAGH · PHARMACIE BORDEAU · PHARMACIE LE GOFF · PHARMACIE DU MAIL · PHARMACIE DE LA MADELEINE). [3,4]
3 × Post office / agence postale (CHARTRES PETIT CLOS RPU RP · LA POSTE). [3]
2 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE L'APOSTROPHE · BIBLIOTHÈQUE LOUIS-ARAGON). [3]
1 × Cinema (LES ENFANTS DU PARADIS). [3]
10 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE DU CRJS · COMPLEXE ROSSKOPF · GYMNASE FULBERT · LYCEE JEHAN DE BEAUCE · LYCEE MARCEAU). [3]
28 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DU CENTRE · CCF · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUT AGRIC DU CTRE · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL CHARTRES · AGENCE CHARTRES LA MADELEINE). [3]
58 × Hairdresser (SARL STYL'28 · SARL BERTI). [3,4]
6 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
18 × Hotel (HOTEL NOVOTEL CHARTRES · CAMPANILE CHARTRES CENTRE CATHEDRALE · HOTEL BEST WESTERN LE GRAND MONARQUE · MARMOTTE · HOTEL DE CHARTRES). [3,4]
1 × Campsite. [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Fishmonger, 24 × Restaurant, 3 × Pharmacy, 1 × Bank, 11 × Hairdresser, 1 × Campsite.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 32 | LA FOURNEE · BOULANGERIE SAINT MAURICE · LANG-MONN | INSEE BPE 32 / INSEE SIRENE 33 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 7 | BOUCHERIE DYNAMIQUE · CHARCUTERIE MANOURY · BOUCHERIE DES GOURMETS | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 19 | SOUSSI MBARK · BAYINE IJJOU · EPICERIE DE LA GARE · E.D.C | INSEE BPE 19 / INSEE SIRENE 29 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 7 | INTERMARCHE · SODICHAR · ALDI MARCHE · CARREFOUR · NATUREO | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Restaurant | 164 | LES QUATRES SAISONS · LA CROISSANTIERE CENTRE ET LOIRE NORD · SOFEG · LE GRAND MONARQUE | INSEE BPE 164 / INSEE SIRENE 244 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 40 | VICTORIA · ALBA · LE JURA · LE CHRISTIE'S · LE MARYLAND | INSEE SIRENE 40 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 7 | ECOL MATE PAUL FORT · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE EMILE ZOLA · ECOLE MATERNELLE ANNIE FOURNIER · ECOL MATE LES CYTISES · ECOL MATE PAULINE KERGOMARD | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 16 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE FRANCOIS VILLON · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE MAURICE DE VLAMINCK · ECOLE PRIMAIRE FARMAN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE FRANCINE COURSAGET-LA BRECHE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE MAURICE CAREME | INSEE BPE 16 [3] |
| Collège | 6 | COLLEGE MATHURIN REGNIER · COLLEGE HELENE BOUCHER · COLLEGE JEAN MOULIN · COLLEGE VICTOR HUGO · INSTITUTION NOTRE DAME - COLLEGE - LYCEES - ESCC | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 21 | GREGORY BRAMI, MÉDECIN · PIERRE-YVES TIANO, MÉDECIN · EMMANUEL CHASTAN, MÉDECIN · LEONARDO WOLFRUM, MÉDECIN · ANNICK FONTAINE-GODMET, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 21 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 9 | PHARMACIE MEDDEB DEBBAGH · PHARMACIE BORDEAU · PHARMACIE LE GOFF · PHARMACIE DU MAIL · PHARMACIE DE LA MADELEINE | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 3 | CHARTRES PETIT CLOS RPU RP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Library | 2 | MÉDIATHÈQUE L'APOSTROPHE · BIBLIOTHÈQUE LOUIS-ARAGON | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | LES ENFANTS DU PARADIS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 10 | GYMNASE DU CRJS · COMPLEXE ROSSKOPF · GYMNASE FULBERT · LYCEE JEHAN DE BEAUCE · LYCEE MARCEAU | INSEE BPE 10 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 28 | CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DU CENTRE · CCF · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUT AGRIC DU CTRE · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL CHARTRES · AGENCE CHARTRES LA MADELEINE | INSEE BPE 28 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 58 | SARL STYL'28 · SARL BERTI | INSEE BPE 58 / INSEE SIRENE 78 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 6 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 18 | HOTEL NOVOTEL CHARTRES · CAMPANILE CHARTRES CENTRE CATHEDRALE · HOTEL BEST WESTERN LE GRAND MONARQUE · MARMOTTE · HOTEL DE CHARTRES | INSEE BPE 18 / INSEE SIRENE 23 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market: Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday 8h à 13h or 8h à 14h boulevard Chasles, place Billard, place de la Poissonnerie, mail des Clos, parking de la rue des Éparges. [5,6]
Confirmed by two independent sources: Commune website and DATAtourisme.
Confirmed by two independent sources: Saturday. Reported by one source only: Wednesday, Sunday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 38,889 (2012) → 38,324 (2023): -1.5 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 39,595 (1990) → 38,324 (2023): -3.2 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 23,576, of which 4 % second homes and 10.9 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Chartres): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Chartres): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
GP (Chartres): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Chartres): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Chartres): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 13 days a year at or above 30 °C and 44 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the CHARTRES weather station, 2 km away at 155 m; the village itself is at 154 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at CHARTRES, 2 km away at 155 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 622 mm of rain a year, spread over 110 days — about 5.7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at CHARTRES, 2 km away at 155 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 — 28085/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.chartres.fr/marches-a-chartres— “Les marchés ont lieu : tous les mercredis de 8h à 13h sur le boulevard Chasles (alimentation, présence de produits bio) ; tous les samedis de 8h à 14h sur la place Billard et la place de la Poissonnerie (alimentation, présence de produits bio). L'accès des exposants au marché de la place Billard se fait via les bornes d'accès situées place des Épars et rue Saint-Michel. tous les mercredis de 8h à 13h sur le mail des Clos (alimentation et confection) ; tous les dimanches de 8h à 13h sur le mail des Clos (alimentation et confection). Le marché a lieu : à partir du 8 novembre 2026 : tous les dimanches de 8h à 13h sur le parking de la rue des Éparges (vêtements, maroquinerie, bijoux et articles de Paris et de bazar).”
- DATAtourisme 2026-02— https://data.datatourisme.fr/15/d49daf41-cb22-3452-959c-0803571c1ab9— “Marché du samedi matin.”
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 28085/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 28085/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 28085/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 28085
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annemasse | 74 | 436 km SE | 37,628 | 83.9 | Well served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 55 % · humidity 93 % |
| Palaiseau | 91 | 63 km NE | 37,471 | 75.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Oullins-Pierre-Bénite | 69 | 394 km SE | 38,168 | 79.2 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Boulogne-sur-Mer | 62 | 254 km N | 40,539 | 81 | Well served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
| Châtillon | 92 | 71 km NE | 36,705 | 70.8 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Joué-lès-Tours | 37 | 136 km SW | 38,423 | 72.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palaiseau | 91 | 63 km NE | 37,471 | 75.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Châtillon | 92 | 71 km NE | 36,705 | 70.8 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Joué-lès-Tours | 37 | 136 km SW | 38,423 | 72.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Boulogne-sur-Mer | 62 | 254 km N | 40,539 | 81 | Well served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
| Oullins-Pierre-Bénite | 69 | 394 km SE | 38,168 | 79.2 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Annemasse | 74 | 436 km SE | 37,628 | 83.9 | Well served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 55 % · 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 Chartres'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palaiseau | 91 | 63 km NE | 37,471 | 75.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Joué-lès-Tours | 37 | 136 km SW | 38,423 | 72.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tremblay-en-France | 93 | 97 km NE | 38,348 | 74.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Savigny-sur-Orge | 91 | 68 km NE | 37,601 | 76.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pontault-Combault | 77 | 91 km NE | 39,096 | 78.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Conflans-Sainte-Honorine | 78 | 76 km NE | 36,958 | 77.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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