Châtel-Saint-Germain
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 40.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 41 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Châtel-Saint-Germain (INSEE 57134) is in Moselle (57), part of Metz Métropole. Population 1,880 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [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 40.1/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 41 % of the 10,019 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 | 0.63 | 20 | 12.58 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.2 | 10 | 1.97 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.55 | 10 | 5.45 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.9 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie). [3,4]
4 × Restaurant (PIZZERIA FONTANELLA · MY KEBAB · BAR RESTO'ZEN DE LA POSTE · CHEZ DELPHINE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUB LA SOURIS VERTE). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ERIC PLONCARD, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (CHATEL ST GERMAIN AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE DE SPORTS). [3]
2 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Primary school (élémentaire).
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Primary school (élémentaire), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 4 | PIZZERIA FONTANELLA · MY KEBAB · BAR RESTO'ZEN DE LA POSTE · CHEZ DELPHINE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUB LA SOURIS VERTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | ERIC PLONCARD, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | CHATEL ST GERMAIN AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | SALLE DE SPORTS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 2 | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 2,134 (2012) → 1,880 (2023): -11.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,799 (1990) → 1,880 (2023): 4.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 913, of which 1 % second homes and 5.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Châtel-Saint-Germain): 0.3 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Sainte-Ruffine): 1.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Châtel-Saint-Germain): 0.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Rozérieulles): 1.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Châtel-Saint-Germain): 0.8 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 59 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the METZ-FRESCATY weather station, 6.7 km away at 192 m; the village itself is at 200 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at METZ-FRESCATY, 6.7 km away at 192 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 721 mm of rain a year, spread over 119 days — about 6.1 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at METZ-FRESCATY, 6.7 km away at 192 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 — 57134/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57134/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57134/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57134/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 57134
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 57624
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 57601
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biard | 86 | 515 km SW | 1,910 | 54.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Hangenbieten | 67 | 128 km SE | 1,822 | 40.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Marennes | 69 | 399 km S | 1,992 | 48.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Allonne | 60 | 290 km W | 1,767 | 53.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Savigny | 69 | 385 km S | 1,995 | 43.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Givenchy-en-Gohelle | 62 | 276 km NW | 2,072 | 39.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hangenbieten | 67 | 128 km SE | 1,822 | 40.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Givenchy-en-Gohelle | 62 | 276 km NW | 2,072 | 39.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Allonne | 60 | 290 km W | 1,767 | 53.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Savigny | 69 | 385 km S | 1,995 | 43.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Marennes | 69 | 399 km S | 1,992 | 48.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Biard | 86 | 515 km SW | 1,910 | 54.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Châtel-Saint-Germain'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hangenbieten | 67 | 128 km SE | 1,822 | 40.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Corny-sur-Moselle | 57 | 9.9 km S | 2,168 | 46.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Alizay | 27 | 357 km W | 1,567 | 47.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Dinsheim-sur-Bruche | 67 | 118 km SE | 1,472 | 43.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Novéant-sur-Moselle | 57 | 11 km S | 1,844 | 42.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ernolsheim-Bruche | 67 | 125 km SE | 1,936 | 37.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
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