Le Châtelet-sur-Meuse
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 7.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 7 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Le Châtelet-sur-Meuse (INSEE 52400) is in Haute-Marne (52), part of CC des Savoir-Faire. Population 155 (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 7.8/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 7 % of the 14,382 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.5 | 10 | 5 |
| Housing mix | 0.33 | 5 | 1.67 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 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 161 (2012) → 155 (2023): -3.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 155 (1990) → 155 (2023): 0 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 117, of which 33.3 % second homes and 6.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bourbonne-les-Bains): 9.5 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Bourbonne-les-Bains): 8.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Bourbonne-les-Bains): 9.4 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Val-de-Meuse): 10.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Parnoy-en-Bassigny): 2.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 11 days a year at or above 30 °C and 81 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the VAL-DE-MEUSE weather station, 5.2 km away at 380 m; the village itself is at 398 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at IS-EN-BASSIGNY, 13.5 km away at 403 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 938 mm of rain a year, spread over 134 days — about 7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at VAL-DE-MEUSE, 5.2 km away at 380 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 — 52400/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 52400/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 52400/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 52400/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 52060
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 52332
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 52377
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frontenay | 39 | 133 km S | 155 | 7.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Arthonnay | 89 | 104 km W | 150 | 5.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mont-et-Marré | 58 | 179 km SW | 155 | 5.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Molosmes | 89 | 118 km W | 155 | 7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villefavard | 87 | 391 km SW | 154 | 5.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 51 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bénouville | 76 | 438 km NW | 168 | 9.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 77 % · winter 15 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthonnay | 89 | 104 km W | 150 | 5.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
| Molosmes | 89 | 118 km W | 155 | 7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
| Frontenay | 39 | 133 km S | 155 | 7.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mont-et-Marré | 58 | 179 km SW | 155 | 5.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villefavard | 87 | 391 km SW | 154 | 5.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 51 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bénouville | 76 | 438 km NW | 168 | 9.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 77 % · winter 15 % |
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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 Le Châtelet-sur-Meuse'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mont-et-Marré | 58 | 179 km SW | 155 | 5.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Barbey-Seroux | 88 | 92 km E | 143 | 11.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bonvillaret | 73 | 274 km S | 154 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Xamontarupt | 88 | 78 km E | 152 | 10 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chérence | 95 | 316 km NW | 137 | 8.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Roche-et-Raucourt | 70 | 41 km S | 153 | 13.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
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