La Châtelaine
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 20.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 72 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Châtelaine (INSEE 39116) is in Jura (39), part of CC Arbois, Poligny, Salins, Coeur du Jura. Population 151 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 20.4/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 72 % of the 14,120 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.76 | 10 | 7.58 |
| Housing mix | 0.69 | 5 | 3.46 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LE FER A CHEVAL). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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 | 1 | LE FER A CHEVAL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 129 (2012) → 151 (2023): 17.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 120 (1990) → 151 (2023): 25.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 91, of which 15.4 % second homes and 6.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Mesnay): 2.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Arbois): 4.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Arbois): 4.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Arbois): 4.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Mesnay): 3.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 9 days a year at or above 30 °C and 70 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ARBOIS_SAPC weather station, 6.3 km away at 313 m; the village itself is at 567 m. [10]
The village sits 254 m above the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.55 °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 ARBOIS_SAPC, 6.3 km away at 313 m, over 21 summers. [10]
That station sits 254 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.06 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 1,200 mm of rain a year, spread over 135 days — about 8.9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ARBOIS_SAPC, 6.3 km away at 313 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
10 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 161,500 € — 1,458 € per m² of built surface. [11]
The median across Jura is 1,428 € per m², so this commune sits about level with it. [11]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 39116/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 39116/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 39116/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 39116/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 39325
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 39013
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courchamp | 77 | 272 km NW | 151 | 21.9 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 65 % · humidity 93 % |
| Curlu | 80 | 409 km NW | 152 | 20.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aillianville | 52 | 165 km N | 148 | 14.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fourbanne | 25 | 63 km NE | 155 | 26.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 54 % · winter 72 % |
| Longepierre | 71 | 47 km W | 161 | 16 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 38 % · winter 68 % |
| Collan | 89 | 182 km NW | 155 | 15.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longepierre | 71 | 47 km W | 161 | 16 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 38 % · winter 68 % |
| Fourbanne | 25 | 63 km NE | 155 | 26.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 54 % · winter 72 % |
| Aillianville | 52 | 165 km N | 148 | 14.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Collan | 89 | 182 km NW | 155 | 15.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Courchamp | 77 | 272 km NW | 151 | 21.9 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 65 % · humidity 93 % |
| Curlu | 80 | 409 km NW | 152 | 20.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 La Châtelaine'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aillianville | 52 | 165 km N | 148 | 14.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bligny | 10 | 170 km NW | 160 | 14.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Laffaux | 02 | 337 km NW | 149 | 18.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fouchères-aux-Bois | 55 | 199 km N | 138 | 18 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Xaffévillers | 88 | 181 km N | 131 | 16.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Burthecourt-aux-Chênes | 54 | 193 km N | 151 | 22.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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