Châtenay
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 31.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 68 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Châtenay (INSEE 38093) is in Isère (38), part of CC Bièvre Isère. Population 433 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/38093-chatenay
Vitality score
Vitality score 31.6/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 68 % of the 17,915 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 | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.85 | 5 | 4.24 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (L'ENTR'POTES). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (BAR DU MONT JOYEUX). [4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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 | 1 | L'ENTR'POTES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | BAR DU MONT JOYEUX | 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 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 437 (2012) → 433 (2023): -0.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 281 (1990) → 433 (2023): 54.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 223, of which 7.6 % second homes and 9.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Viriville): 2.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Viriville): 2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Viriville): 2.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Viriville): 2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Viriville): 2.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 27 days a year at or above 30 °C and 73 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the LA COTE ST ANDRE weather station, 4.5 km away at 346 m; the village itself is at 368 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at GRENOBLE-ST GEOIRS, 8.1 km away at 376 m, over 30 summers. [9]
An average of 883 mm of rain a year, spread over 99 days — about 8.9 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at LA COTE ST ANDRE, 4.5 km away at 346 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38093/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38093/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38093/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38093/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38561
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Yrieix-sous-Aixe | 87 | 329 km W | 449 | 31.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 34 % · humidity 71 % |
| Bonnevaux | 25 | 181 km NE | 410 | 34.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 18 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Péran | 35 | 633 km NW | 407 | 34.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 61 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Sauveur-la-Pommeraye | 50 | 639 km NW | 397 | 31 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 38 % · winter 55 % |
| Grémonville | 76 | 586 km NW | 446 | 26.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 47 % · humidity 93 % |
| Aubigné | 35 | 618 km NW | 453 | 32.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 57 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonnevaux | 25 | 181 km NE | 410 | 34.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 18 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Yrieix-sous-Aixe | 87 | 329 km W | 449 | 31.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 34 % · humidity 71 % |
| Grémonville | 76 | 586 km NW | 446 | 26.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 47 % · humidity 93 % |
| Aubigné | 35 | 618 km NW | 453 | 32.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 57 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Péran | 35 | 633 km NW | 407 | 34.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 61 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Sauveur-la-Pommeraye | 50 | 639 km NW | 397 | 31 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 38 % · winter 55 % |
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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 Châtenay'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caloire | 42 | 78 km W | 330 | 33.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Varennes-sur-Morge | 63 | 173 km NW | 429 | 24.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Champdivers | 39 | 188 km N | 445 | 20.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Gerland | 21 | 198 km N | 443 | 23.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montpensier | 63 | 175 km NW | 465 | 38.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Devay | 58 | 210 km NW | 460 | 33.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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