Châlons-en-Champagne
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Well served 81/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 73 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Châlons-en-Champagne (INSEE 51108) is in Marne (51), part of CA de Châlons-en-Champagne. Population 42,971 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/51108-chalons-en-champagne
Vitality score
Vitality score 81/100 — Well served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 73 % of the 530 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 | 0.86 | 25 | 21.5 |
| Social | 0.96 | 20 | 19.28 |
| Education | 0.83 | 10 | 8.26 |
| Health | 0.91 | 10 | 9.06 |
| Public & culture | 0.43 | 5 | 2.15 |
| Population trend | 0.39 | 10 | 3.87 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.75 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
26 × Bakery (boulangerie) (ETS BROISSON CHOCOLATERIE DU VAL D'ORNEL · BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE). [3,4]
9 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE ROGER · DEPORT TRAITEUR PERE ET FILS · BOUCHERIE VACHET · AJ VIANDES HALLAL · BOUCHERIE SLITI). [3,4]
23 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (MESSAOUD · ASIA SHOP · PROXI · SITIS · JAMAL). [3,4]
9 × Supermarket (ANNELAURE · LIDL · CARREFOUR · ALDI MARCHE · SUPERMARCHE MATCH). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (SARL BECCARELLI). [3,4]
93 × Restaurant (LE DIPLOMATE · DIVALONS · L'ESCARGOTE · LES CAUDALIES · AU CARILLON GOURMAND). [3,4]
21 × Café / bar (THE RED FISH · LE BAROCK · LE BISTROT DES URSULINES · LE BASS · LE 360). [4]
9 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE VALLEE ST PIERRE · ECOLE MATERNELLE LE VERBEAU · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE BRANLY · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE VICTOR HUGO · ECOLE MATERNELLE GERARD MOULIN). [3]
14 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE LA PUPASCHOOL MONTESSORI · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE MONT ST MICHEL · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE PIERRE CURIE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE D'APPLICATION JULES FERRY · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LAPIE VERBEAU). [3]
5 × Collège (COLLEGE VICTOR DURUY · COLLEGE PERROT D ABLANCOURT · COLLEGE NICOLAS APPERT · COLLEGE PRIVE NOTRE-DAME · COLLEGE PRIVE COURS SAINT FRANCOIS D'ASSISE). [3]
27 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CORALIE HUGNY, MÉDECIN · DJAZILA HADDADI, MÉDECIN · ARMELLE FAUVET, MÉDECIN · ANTHONY ROGEZ, MÉDECIN · GILLES DHAYNAUT, MÉDECIN). [3]
15 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU VERBEAU · SELARL PHARMACIE SAINT JACQUES · PHARMACIE POTISEK TIMMERMANS · PHARMACIE BILLIOT · SELARL PHARMACIE NOTRE DAME). [3,4]
5 × Post office / agence postale (CHALONS EN CHAMPAGNE LE VERBEAU RP · CHALONS VALLEE ST PIERRE RP · CHALONS EN CHAMPAGNE MONT HERY RP · LA POSTE). [3]
4 × Library (51 - BIBLIOTHEQUE DEPARTEMENTALE DE PRET DE LA MARNE DE LA MARNE · MÉDIATHÉQUE GULLIVER · MÉDIATHÈQUE DENIS DIDEROT · BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE À VOCATION RÉGIONALE GEORGES POMPIDOU). [3]
2 × Cinema (MEGA CGR · LA COMETE). [3]
21 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE PIERRE CURIE · GYMNASE VALLEE SAINT PIERRE · GYMNASE DU VERBEAU · COLLEGE NICOLAS APPERT · PALAIS DES SPORTS PIERRE DE COUBERTIN). [3]
16 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL NORD EUROPE · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · BANQUE POPULAIRE ALSACE LORRAINE CHAMPAGNE · BANQUE POPULAIRE · AGENCE CHALONS REPUBLIQUE). [3]
60 × Hairdresser (SOC CHALONNAISE DE COIFFURE · ROUSSEL SYLVAINE · GBC COIFFURE · L'ATELIER DE ROSALIE). [3,4]
5 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
7 × Hotel (HOTEL DU POT D'ETAIN · LE MONTREAL · IBIS STYLES · B&B HOTELS · HOTEL D'ANGLETERRE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING DE CHALONS EN CHAMPAGNE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 6 × Bakery (boulangerie), 3 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Supermarket, 17 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Bank, 9 × Hairdresser, 3 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 26 | ETS BROISSON CHOCOLATERIE DU VAL D'ORNEL · BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE | INSEE BPE 26 / INSEE SIRENE 32 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 9 | BOUCHERIE ROGER · DEPORT TRAITEUR PERE ET FILS · BOUCHERIE VACHET · AJ VIANDES HALLAL · BOUCHERIE SLITI | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 23 | MESSAOUD · ASIA SHOP · PROXI · SITIS · JAMAL | INSEE BPE 23 / INSEE SIRENE 37 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 9 | ANNELAURE · LIDL · CARREFOUR · ALDI MARCHE · SUPERMARCHE MATCH | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | SARL BECCARELLI | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 93 | LE DIPLOMATE · DIVALONS · L'ESCARGOTE · LES CAUDALIES · AU CARILLON GOURMAND | INSEE BPE 93 / INSEE SIRENE 147 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 21 | THE RED FISH · LE BAROCK · LE BISTROT DES URSULINES · LE BASS · LE 360 | INSEE SIRENE 21 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 9 | ECOLE MATERNELLE VALLEE ST PIERRE · ECOLE MATERNELLE LE VERBEAU · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE BRANLY · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE VICTOR HUGO · ECOLE MATERNELLE GERARD MOULIN | INSEE BPE 9 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 14 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE LA PUPASCHOOL MONTESSORI · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE MONT ST MICHEL · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE PIERRE CURIE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE D'APPLICATION JULES FERRY · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LAPIE VERBEAU | INSEE BPE 14 [3] |
| Collège | 5 | COLLEGE VICTOR DURUY · COLLEGE PERROT D ABLANCOURT · COLLEGE NICOLAS APPERT · COLLEGE PRIVE NOTRE-DAME · COLLEGE PRIVE COURS SAINT FRANCOIS D'ASSISE | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 27 | CORALIE HUGNY, MÉDECIN · DJAZILA HADDADI, MÉDECIN · ARMELLE FAUVET, MÉDECIN · ANTHONY ROGEZ, MÉDECIN · GILLES DHAYNAUT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 27 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 15 | PHARMACIE DU VERBEAU · SELARL PHARMACIE SAINT JACQUES · PHARMACIE POTISEK TIMMERMANS · PHARMACIE BILLIOT · SELARL PHARMACIE NOTRE DAME | INSEE BPE 15 / INSEE SIRENE 16 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 5 | CHALONS EN CHAMPAGNE LE VERBEAU RP · CHALONS VALLEE ST PIERRE RP · CHALONS EN CHAMPAGNE MONT HERY RP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Library | 4 | 51 - BIBLIOTHEQUE DEPARTEMENTALE DE PRET DE LA MARNE DE LA MARNE · MÉDIATHÉQUE GULLIVER · MÉDIATHÈQUE DENIS DIDEROT · BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE À VOCATION RÉGIONALE GEORGES POMPIDOU | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Cinema | 2 | MEGA CGR · LA COMETE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 21 | GYMNASE PIERRE CURIE · GYMNASE VALLEE SAINT PIERRE · GYMNASE DU VERBEAU · COLLEGE NICOLAS APPERT · PALAIS DES SPORTS PIERRE DE COUBERTIN | INSEE BPE 21 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 16 | CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL NORD EUROPE · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · BANQUE POPULAIRE ALSACE LORRAINE CHAMPAGNE · BANQUE POPULAIRE · AGENCE CHALONS REPUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 16 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 60 | SOC CHALONNAISE DE COIFFURE · ROUSSEL SYLVAINE · GBC COIFFURE · L'ATELIER DE ROSALIE | INSEE BPE 60 / INSEE SIRENE 86 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 5 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 7 | HOTEL DU POT D'ETAIN · LE MONTREAL · IBIS STYLES · B&B HOTELS · HOTEL D'ANGLETERRE | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 15 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING DE CHALONS EN CHAMPAGNE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 45,225 (2012) → 42,971 (2023): -5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 48,423 (1990) → 42,971 (2023): -11.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 24,113, of which 2.5 % second homes and 7.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Châlons-en-Champagne): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Châlons-en-Champagne): 0 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Châlons-en-Champagne): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Châlons-en-Champagne): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Châlons-en-Champagne): 0.3 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 15 days a year at or above 30 °C and 52 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the FAGNIERES-INRAE weather station, 4.4 km away at 105 m; the village itself is at 84 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at FAGNIERES-INRAE, 4.4 km away at 105 m, over 30 summers. [9]
An average of 652 mm of rain a year, spread over 117 days — about 5.6 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at FAGNIERES-INRAE, 4.4 km away at 105 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 — 51108/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 51108/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 51108/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 51108/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 51108
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Châteauroux | 36 | 311 km SW | 42,963 | 78.6 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Thionville | 57 | 139 km E | 42,658 | 82.8 | Well served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 97 % · winter 82 % |
| Castres | 81 | 617 km S | 42,505 | 83.2 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 13 % · winter 76 % · humidity 29 % |
| Angoulême | 16 | 486 km SW | 41,908 | 81.9 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Istres | 13 | 607 km S | 44,292 | 80.6 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 3 % · winter 50 % · humidity 50 % |
| Draguignan | 83 | 624 km S | 40,826 | 84.2 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 74 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thionville | 57 | 139 km E | 42,658 | 82.8 | Well served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 97 % · winter 82 % |
| Châteauroux | 36 | 311 km SW | 42,963 | 78.6 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Angoulême | 16 | 486 km SW | 41,908 | 81.9 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Istres | 13 | 607 km S | 44,292 | 80.6 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 3 % · winter 50 % · humidity 50 % |
| Castres | 81 | 617 km S | 42,505 | 83.2 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 13 % · winter 76 % · humidity 29 % |
| Draguignan | 83 | 624 km S | 40,826 | 84.2 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 74 % · humidity 71 % |
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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 Châlons-en-Champagne'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charleville-Mézières | 08 | 93 km N | 45,560 | 83.9 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Évreux | 27 | 234 km W | 49,360 | 88.2 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Auxerre | 89 | 142 km SW | 35,097 | 78.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Mureaux | 78 | 179 km W | 34,632 | 75.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Dreux | 28 | 220 km W | 31,543 | 76.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Maubeuge | 59 | 150 km N | 28,767 | 71.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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