Chalaines
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 11.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 13 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Chalaines (INSEE 55097) is in Meuse (55), part of CC de Commercy - Void - Vaucouleurs. Population 299 (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 11.6/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 13 % of the 17,839 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 | 0.53 | 10 | 5.27 |
| Housing mix | 0.92 | 5 | 4.59 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Hairdresser (CARRE D'AS). [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 | 1 | CARRE D'AS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 326 (2012) → 299 (2023): -8.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 291 (1990) → 299 (2023): 2.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 170, of which 4.1 % second homes and 11.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Vaucouleurs): 1.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Vaucouleurs): 1.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Vaucouleurs): 1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Vaucouleurs): 1.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Vaucouleurs): 0.9 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 82 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the VAUCOULEURS weather station, 1.3 km away at 294 m; the village itself is at 257 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at HOUDELAINCOURT, 13.6 km away at 390 m, over 14 summers. [9]
That station sits 133 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 943 mm of rain a year, spread over 139 days — about 6.8 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at VAUCOULEURS, 1.3 km away at 294 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 — 55097/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55097/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55097/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 55097/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 55533
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Condé-sur-Seulles | 14 | 467 km W | 302 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 9 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mervilla | 31 | 653 km SW | 303 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 34 % · humidity 71 % |
| Amplier | 62 | 293 km NW | 297 | 12.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 30 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Neuvelle-lès-Lure | 70 | 118 km SE | 302 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sommeval | 10 | 136 km W | 298 | 14.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ville-sur-Yron | 54 | 59 km N | 293 | 11.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ville-sur-Yron | 54 | 59 km N | 293 | 11.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Neuvelle-lès-Lure | 70 | 118 km SE | 302 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sommeval | 10 | 136 km W | 298 | 14.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Amplier | 62 | 293 km NW | 297 | 12.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 30 % · humidity 100 % |
| Condé-sur-Seulles | 14 | 467 km W | 302 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 9 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mervilla | 31 | 653 km SW | 303 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 34 % · 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 Chalaines'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambacourt | 88 | 44 km SE | 300 | 12.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Petit-Croix | 90 | 146 km SE | 308 | 11.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pompierre-sur-Doubs | 25 | 146 km SE | 300 | 13.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Novillard | 90 | 147 km SE | 300 | 17.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ailloncourt | 70 | 108 km SE | 305 | 15.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Abbans-Dessus | 25 | 166 km S | 282 | 13.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
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