Chazelet
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 7.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 7 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Chazelet (INSEE 36049) is in Indre (36), part of CC Brenne - Val de Creuse. Population 124 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/36049-chazelet
Vitality score
Vitality score 7.2/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 7 % of the 12,501 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 | 0.44 | 10 | 4.39 |
| Housing mix | 0.35 | 5 | 1.74 |
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 118 (2012) → 124 (2023): 5.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 132 (1990) → 124 (2023): -6.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 95, of which 32.6 % second homes and 0 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Prissac): 10.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Benoît-du-Sault): 7.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Benoît-du-Sault): 7.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Benoît-du-Sault): 8.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Vigoux): 3.3 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 20 days a year at or above 30 °C and 45 days at or below 0 °C, over 14 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ARGENTON weather station, 8.6 km away at 178 m; the village itself is at 214 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ARGENTON, 8.6 km away at 178 m, over 14 summers. [11]
An average of 861 mm of rain a year, spread over 127 days — about 6.8 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LUZERET, 4.7 km away at 150 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 — 36049/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36049/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36049/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36049/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 36168
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 36182
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 36239
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casabianca | 2B | 773 km SE | 123 | 13.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Canville-la-Rocque | 50 | 390 km NW | 125 | 6.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 51 % · winter 64 % |
| Lagarde | 32 | 291 km S | 123 | 5.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 81 % · humidity 29 % |
| Corsaint | 21 | 238 km NE | 129 | 9.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Azolette | 69 | 231 km E | 120 | 13.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montignac-le-Coq | 16 | 161 km SW | 130 | 5.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 96 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montignac-le-Coq | 16 | 161 km SW | 130 | 5.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 96 % · humidity 57 % |
| Azolette | 69 | 231 km E | 120 | 13.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 % |
| Corsaint | 21 | 238 km NE | 129 | 9.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lagarde | 32 | 291 km S | 123 | 5.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 81 % · humidity 29 % |
| Canville-la-Rocque | 50 | 390 km NW | 125 | 6.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 51 % · winter 64 % |
| Casabianca | 2B | 773 km SE | 123 | 13.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 81 % · 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 Chazelet'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lanty | 58 | 186 km E | 126 | 9.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lignerolles | 36 | 54 km E | 117 | 6.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lalande | 89 | 193 km NE | 123 | 10.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chirat-l'Église | 03 | 126 km E | 129 | 8.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aize | 36 | 69 km N | 114 | 6.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bretagne | 36 | 58 km N | 125 | 12.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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