Chitenay

Loir-et-Cher · CA de Blois ''Agglopolys'' · INSEE 41052

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.

Few services 29.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 26 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Chitenay (INSEE 41052) is in Loir-et-Cher (41), part of CA de Blois ''Agglopolys''. Population 1,132 (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/41052-chitenay

Vitality score

Vitality score 29.7/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 26 % of the 13,593 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	0.13	25	3.28
Social	0.2	20	3.93
Education	0.39	10	3.93
Health	0	10	0
Public & culture	0.39	5	1.97
Population trend	0.77	10	7.75
Housing mix	0.87	5	4.35

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 1 of 6

Eating out 0 of 1

Cafés and bars 1 of 1

Schools 2 of 3

Health 0 of 4

Public services 1 of 1

Culture 1 of 2

Sport 1 of 2

Everyday services 1 of 3

Lodging 1 of 2

One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. ^[3,4]

1 × Bakery (boulangerie). ^[3,4]

1 × Café / bar. ^[4]

1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). ^[3]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE NOTRE DAME). ^[3]

1 × Post office / agence postale (CHITENAY AP). ^[3]

1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE LIRE À CHITENAY). ^[3]

1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF INTERCOMMUNAL VAL DU BEUVRON). ^[3]

1 × Hairdresser (L'AGORA DE L'HAIR). ^[3,4]

1 × Hotel (L'AUBERGE DU CENTRE). ^[3,4]

Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hairdresser.

Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. ^[3,4]

All 25 service types, with per-source counts

Type	Count	Names	Sources
Bakery (boulangerie)	1		INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Café / bar	1		INSEE SIRENE 1 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)	1	ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)	1	ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE NOTRE DAME	INSEE BPE 1 [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	1	CHITENAY AP	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Library	1	BIBLIOTHÈQUE LIRE À CHITENAY	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Cinema	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Gym / sports hall	1	COMPLEXE SPORTIF INTERCOMMUNAL VAL DU BEUVRON	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Swimming pool	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Bank	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Hairdresser	1	L'AGORA DE L'HAIR	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4]
Fuel station	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Hotel	1	L'AUBERGE DU CENTRE	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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

1968: 655 2023: 1,132 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 1,037 (2012) → 1,132 (2023): 9.2 % over 10 years. ^[5,1]

Population 888 (1990) → 1,132 (2023): 27.5 % over 30 years. ^[6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 567, of which 6.5 % second homes and 5.6 % vacant. ^[7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

In the commune Bakery, Primary school GP — 3.0 km NFood shop — 3.3 km NPharmacy — 3.3 km N Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Chitenay): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). ^[8]

Food shop (Cellettes): 3.3 km to the north (straight line). ^[9]

GP (Cellettes): 3 km to the north (straight line). ^[9]

Pharmacy (Cellettes): 3.3 km to the north (straight line). ^[9]

Primary school (Chitenay): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). ^[8]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Days at or above 30 °C 19.2

Days at or below 0 °C 55.9

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

An average of 19 days a year at or above 30 °C and 56 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. ^[10]

Measured at the CHEVERNY weather station, 4.9 km away at 99 m; the village itself is at 88 m. ^[10]

An average of 692 mm of rain a year, spread over 111 days — about 6.2 mm on a day it rains. ^[10]

Rainfall measured at LES MONTILS, 3.3 km away at 87 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. ^[10]

Uncertainties

No specific uncertainties flagged.

References

INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 41052/2023
INSEE density grid 2026
INSEE BPE 2025
INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 41052/2012
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 41052/1990
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 41052/logement/2023
INSEE BPE 2025 — 41052
INSEE BPE 2025 — 41031
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
Chevrières	42	314 km SE	1,150	34.6	Few services	Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 99 %
Teillay	35	221 km W	1,117	34.1	Few services	Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 82 % · winter 59 %
La Bazouge-du-Désert	35	212 km NW	1,095	26.8	Few services	Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 64 % · winter 72 %
Montrem	24	268 km S	1,208	30.8	Few services	Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 55 %
Hombleux	80	276 km NE	1,111	26.7	Few services	Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 72 % · winter 82 %
Pouldergat	29	430 km W	1,213	25.8	Few services	Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 62 % · winter 51 %

Order by distance instead

Commune	Dept	Distance	Population	Score	Band	Climate vs here
La Bazouge-du-Désert	35	212 km NW	1,095	26.8	Few services	Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 64 % · winter 72 %
Teillay	35	221 km W	1,117	34.1	Few services	Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 82 % · winter 59 %
Montrem	24	268 km S	1,208	30.8	Few services	Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 55 %
Hombleux	80	276 km NE	1,111	26.7	Few services	Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 72 % · winter 82 %
Chevrières	42	314 km SE	1,150	34.6	Few services	Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 99 %
Pouldergat	29	430 km W	1,213	25.8	Few services	Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 62 % · winter 51 %

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Elsewhere

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