Châteauvillain
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 52.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 82 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Châteauvillain (INSEE 52114) is in Haute-Marne (52), part of CC des Trois Forêts. Population 1,482 (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/52114-chateauvillain
Vitality score
Vitality score 52.3/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 82 % of the 11,733 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 | 0.52 | 25 | 13.03 |
| Social | 0.66 | 20 | 13.11 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.51 | 10 | 5.13 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.34 | 10 | 3.42 |
| Housing mix | 0.77 | 5 | 3.87 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (CASTEL BOULANGERIE · BOULANGERIE PELLETIER). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (VACHEMENT BON). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (INTERMARCHE). [3,4]
5 × Restaurant (GRILL CAFE RTE DE CHATEAUVILLAIN · LA FAMIGLIA · RAHAN 2 · BAR - RESTAURANT L'AUJON). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE CLAUDE MONET). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE AMIRAL DENIS DECRES). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (VIORICA MOGLAN, MÉDECIN · FELICIA AXLER, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (SELARL PHARMACIE DU MAIL). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE CHATEAUVILLAIN). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [3]
1 × Bank (CAISSE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (L'AS DE COUPE). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | CASTEL BOULANGERIE · BOULANGERIE PELLETIER | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | VACHEMENT BON | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 1 | INTERMARCHE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 5 | GRILL CAFE RTE DE CHATEAUVILLAIN · LA FAMIGLIA · RAHAN 2 · BAR - RESTAURANT L'AUJON | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE CLAUDE MONET | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE AMIRAL DENIS DECRES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | VIORICA MOGLAN, MÉDECIN · FELICIA AXLER, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | SELARL PHARMACIE DU MAIL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE DE CHATEAUVILLAIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | CAISSE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 2 | L'AS DE COUPE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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
Population 1,641 (2012) → 1,482 (2023): -9.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,760 (1990) → 1,482 (2023): -15.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 861, of which 11.3 % second homes and 12 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Châteauvillain): 0.3 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Châteauvillain): 0.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Châteauvillain): 0.6 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Châteauvillain): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Châteauvillain): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 70 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the CHAUMONT-SEMOUTIERS weather station, 11.4 km away at 294 m; the village itself is at 235 m. [9]
The village sits 59 m below the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.89 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at CHAUMONT-SEMOUTIERS, 11.4 km away at 294 m, over 15 summers. [9]
That station sits 59 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.63 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 878 mm of rain a year, spread over 133 days — about 6.6 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at CHATEAUVILLAIN, 1.5 km away at 227 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 — 52114/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 52114/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 52114/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 52114/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 52114
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brioux-sur-Boutonne | 79 | 442 km SW | 1,440 | 46.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 65 % · humidity 79 % |
| Le Gua | 17 | 514 km SW | 2,129 | 63.2 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 36 % · humidity 64 % |
| Le Fousseret | 31 | 607 km SW | 1,863 | 57.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 65 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Laurent-sur-Gorre | 87 | 392 km SW | 1,378 | 43.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 76 % · humidity 71 % |
| Aigre | 16 | 442 km SW | 1,594 | 55.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 74 % · humidity 64 % |
| Aigurande | 36 | 293 km SW | 1,321 | 55.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aigurande | 36 | 293 km SW | 1,321 | 55.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Laurent-sur-Gorre | 87 | 392 km SW | 1,378 | 43.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 76 % · humidity 71 % |
| Aigre | 16 | 442 km SW | 1,594 | 55.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 74 % · humidity 64 % |
| Brioux-sur-Boutonne | 79 | 442 km SW | 1,440 | 46.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 65 % · humidity 79 % |
| Le Gua | 17 | 514 km SW | 2,129 | 63.2 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 36 % · humidity 64 % |
| Le Fousseret | 31 | 607 km SW | 1,863 | 57.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 65 % · 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 Châteauvillain'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aigurande | 36 | 293 km SW | 1,321 | 55.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cercy-la-Tour | 58 | 161 km SW | 1,653 | 52.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Boussac | 23 | 277 km SW | 1,236 | 54.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Arinthod | 39 | 189 km S | 1,149 | 38 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Toulon-sur-Arroux | 71 | 160 km S | 1,433 | 42 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cérilly | 03 | 223 km SW | 1,316 | 47 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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