Châtel-en-Trièves
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 32.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 66 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Châtel-en-Trièves (INSEE 38456) is in Isère (38), part of CC du Trièves. Population 491 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2017-01-01 from 1 former commune: Cordéac (38125). [3]
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 32.1/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 66 % of the 17,795 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 | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.97 | 10 | 9.7 |
| Housing mix | 0.52 | 5 | 2.6 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [4,5]
2 × Restaurant (RESTAURANT AU CHATEL · LA PIZZ'A BOIS). [5,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE). [5]
1 × Hairdresser (AU P'TIT STUDIO). [5,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [4,5]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [5,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [5,4] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [5,4] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [5,4] | |
| Restaurant | 2 | RESTAURANT AU CHATEL · LA PIZZ'A BOIS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [5,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [5] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [5] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [5] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [5] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [5,4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [5] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [5] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [5] | |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [5] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [5] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [5] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [5] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [5] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | AU P'TIT STUDIO | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [5,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [5,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [5,4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 468 (2012) → 491 (2023): 4.9 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 334 (1990) → 491 (2023): 47 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 341, of which 24 % second homes and 10 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Jean-d'Hérans): 2.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Mens): 5 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
GP (Mens): 5.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Mens): 5.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saint-Jean-d'Hérans): 3 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 19 days a year at or above 30 °C and 101 days at or below 0 °C, over 13 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the MENS weather station, 5 km away at 780 m; the village itself is at 863 m. [11]
The village sits 83 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at LA MURE- RADOME, 9.7 km away at 885 m, over 21 summers. [11]
An average of 857 mm of rain a year, spread over 99 days — about 8.7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at MENS, 5 km away at 780 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 — 38456/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38456/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38456/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38456/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38403
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38226
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taussac | 12 | 249 km W | 504 | 22.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 46 % · humidity 100 % |
| Locarn | 22 | 803 km NW | 434 | 21.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 16 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bertric-Burée | 24 | 430 km W | 445 | 30.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 0 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Symphorien-des-Bruyères | 61 | 591 km NW | 494 | 24.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 39 % · humidity 100 % |
| Grande-Rivière Château | 39 | 189 km N | 644 | 27.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 32 % · humidity 100 % |
| Uxeau | 71 | 244 km NW | 486 | 21.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 51 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grande-Rivière Château | 39 | 189 km N | 644 | 27.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 32 % · humidity 100 % |
| Uxeau | 71 | 244 km NW | 486 | 21.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 51 % · humidity 93 % |
| Taussac | 12 | 249 km W | 504 | 22.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 46 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bertric-Burée | 24 | 430 km W | 445 | 30.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 0 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Symphorien-des-Bruyères | 61 | 591 km NW | 494 | 24.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 39 % · humidity 100 % |
| Locarn | 22 | 803 km NW | 434 | 21.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 16 % · 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 Châtel-en-Trièves'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Hilaire-la-Croix | 63 | 253 km NW | 374 | 30.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Merlas | 38 | 67 km N | 465 | 23.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Servant | 63 | 266 km NW | 558 | 34.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Moureuille | 63 | 269 km NW | 371 | 20.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mussy-sous-Dun | 71 | 192 km NW | 327 | 26.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Salle-en-Beaumont | 38 | 5.5 km E | 355 | 32.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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