Grande-Rivière Château
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 27.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 42 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Grande-Rivière Château (INSEE 39258) is in Jura (39), part of CC la Grandvallière. Population 644 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2019-01-01 from 1 former commune: Château-des-Prés (39115). [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 27.7/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 42 % of the 16,766 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 | 0.59 | 10 | 5.9 |
| Housing mix | 0.54 | 5 | 2.68 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [4,5]
2 × Restaurant (LE TOUR DU LAC · CENTRE DE VACANCES LES CERNOIS). [4,5]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE L'ABBAYE). [4]
1 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE DES CHAUMIERS). [4]
2 × Hotel (HOTEL DE L'ABBAYE). [4,5]
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 BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 2 | LE TOUR DU LAC · CENTRE DE VACANCES LES CERNOIS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE L'ABBAYE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | GYMNASE DES CHAUMIERS | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Hotel | 2 | HOTEL DE L'ABBAYE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [5] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 615 (2012) → 644 (2023): 4.7 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 591 (1990) → 644 (2023): 9 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 422, of which 23.2 % second homes and 8.5 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Laurent-en-Grandvaux): 5.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Saint-Laurent-en-Grandvaux): 4.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Laurent-en-Grandvaux): 5.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Laurent-en-Grandvaux): 5.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Grande-Rivière Château): 0.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 6 days a year at or above 30 °C and 151 days at or below 0 °C, over 10 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the CHAUX-DES-PRES-INRAE weather station, 5.1 km away at 854 m; the village itself is at 890 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at CHAUX-DES-PRES-INRAE, 5.1 km away at 854 m, over 10 summers. [11]
An average of 1,834 mm of rain a year, spread over 152 days — about 12.1 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST LAURENT - MF, 5 km away at 916 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 — 39258/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 39258/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 39258/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 39258/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 39487
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 39258
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montchenu | 26 | 164 km SW | 605 | 30.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Taussac | 12 | 318 km SW | 504 | 22.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Châtel-en-Trièves | 38 | 189 km S | 491 | 32.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 32 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cuzance | 46 | 382 km SW | 653 | 31.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 33 % · winter 0 % |
| Hastingues | 40 | 647 km SW | 609 | 28.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Blandouet-Saint Jean | 53 | 503 km W | 554 | 24.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montchenu | 26 | 164 km SW | 605 | 30.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Châtel-en-Trièves | 38 | 189 km S | 491 | 32.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 32 % · humidity 100 % |
| Taussac | 12 | 318 km SW | 504 | 22.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cuzance | 46 | 382 km SW | 653 | 31.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 33 % · winter 0 % |
| Blandouet-Saint Jean | 53 | 503 km W | 554 | 24.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Hastingues | 40 | 647 km SW | 609 | 28.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Grande-Rivière Château'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lac-des-Rouges-Truites | 39 | 9.9 km NE | 397 | 23.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sauvessanges | 63 | 203 km SW | 531 | 25 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Combes | 25 | 75 km NE | 777 | 32.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-Vaulx | 38 | 170 km S | 536 | 23.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Chaumusse | 39 | 6.7 km NE | 389 | 30.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chaux-Neuve | 25 | 23 km NE | 338 | 29 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
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