Château-Chinon (Ville)
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 60.5/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 93 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Château-Chinon (Ville) (INSEE 58062) is in Nièvre (58), part of CC Morvan Sommets et Grands Lacs. Population 1,770 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 60.5/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Bakery (boulangerie)).
Better served than 93 % of the 10,429 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 | 0.6 | 25 | 15.02 |
| Social | 0.86 | 20 | 17.27 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.7 | 10 | 6.96 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.21 | 10 | 2.07 |
| Housing mix | 0.84 | 5 | 4.21 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SARL BOULANGERIE GUILLOTIN). [3,4]
3 × Butcher (boucherie) (TERRINES DU MORVAN · BOLLE MICHELINE · BOUCHERIE SAINT CHRISTOPHE). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (DISTRIBUTION CASINO FRANCE). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (LIDL · SUPER U). [3,4]
6 × Restaurant (LE RELAIS DU MORVAN · LES DELICES DE MARRAKECH · CAFE DE L'AGRICULTURE · ANGIE'S BURGER · TOUT LE MONDE EN PARLE). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (LE MONTANA · BAR KEBAB CHEZ UNAL · MESOPOTAMIE). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE JACQUES PREVERT). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE BIBRACTE). [3]
13 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MICHEL KHOURI, MÉDECIN · SYLVIE DUCRET, MÉDECIN · REMI BONNIN, MÉDECIN · ISABELLE FERBUS, MÉDECIN · REDA ZERKAOUI, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU MORVAN). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE CENTRE CULTUREL CONDORCET). [3]
1 × Cinema (ETOILE CINEMA). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (MAIRIE). [3]
4 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE BOURGOGNE FRANCHE-COMTE · CHATEAU CHINON · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · BANQUE POPULAIRE BOURGOGNE FRANCHE-COMTE). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (MIJO · CREATION COIFFURE · A LA POINTE DE MES CISEAUX). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
3 × Hotel (AU VIEUX MORVAN · HOTEL DU LION D'OR · HOTEL DU PARC). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | SARL BOULANGERIE GUILLOTIN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 3 | TERRINES DU MORVAN · BOLLE MICHELINE · BOUCHERIE SAINT CHRISTOPHE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | DISTRIBUTION CASINO FRANCE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | LIDL · SUPER U | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 6 | LE RELAIS DU MORVAN · LES DELICES DE MARRAKECH · CAFE DE L'AGRICULTURE · ANGIE'S BURGER · TOUT LE MONDE EN PARLE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | LE MONTANA · BAR KEBAB CHEZ UNAL · MESOPOTAMIE | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE JACQUES PREVERT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE BIBRACTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 13 | MICHEL KHOURI, MÉDECIN · SYLVIE DUCRET, MÉDECIN · REMI BONNIN, MÉDECIN · ISABELLE FERBUS, MÉDECIN · REDA ZERKAOUI, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 13 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DU MORVAN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE CENTRE CULTUREL CONDORCET | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | ETOILE CINEMA | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | MAIRIE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 4 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE BOURGOGNE FRANCHE-COMTE · CHATEAU CHINON · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · BANQUE POPULAIRE BOURGOGNE FRANCHE-COMTE | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 4 | MIJO · CREATION COIFFURE · A LA POINTE DE MES CISEAUX | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 3 | AU VIEUX MORVAN · HOTEL DU LION D'OR · HOTEL DU PARC | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5,6]
Trajectory
Population 2,092 (2012) → 1,770 (2023): -15.4 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 2,502 (1990) → 1,770 (2023): -29.3 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,207, of which 7.9 % second homes and 26.2 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Château-Chinon (Ville)): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Château-Chinon (Ville)): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
GP (Château-Chinon (Ville)): 0.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Château-Chinon (Ville)): 0.3 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Château-Chinon (Ville)): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 10 days a year at or above 30 °C and 51 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the CHATEAU CHINON weather station, 0.7 km away at 598 m; the village itself is at 542 m. [11]
The village sits 56 m below the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.55 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at CHATEAU CHINON, 0.7 km away at 598 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 56 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.06 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 1,241 mm of rain a year, spread over 146 days — about 8.5 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at CHATEAU CHINON, 0.7 km away at 598 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Bakery (boulangerie)
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58062/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-10— https://data.datatourisme.fr/6/f0884a85-6927-35d7-86d2-437d52985376— “Le P'tit marché bio”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2026-01— https://data.datatourisme.fr/6/0df0e7a4-b465-3492-8757-cfb1466a2446— “Marché hebdomadaire de Château-Chinon”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58062/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58062/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 58062/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 58062
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Pierre-Église | 50 | 489 km NW | 1,765 | 58.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 43 % · humidity 100 % |
| Prémery | 58 | 47 km W | 1,734 | 50.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Olonzac | 34 | 431 km S | 1,693 | 64 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 59 % · humidity 43 % |
| Thiberville | 27 | 346 km NW | 1,752 | 67.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Châtillon-Coligny | 45 | 118 km NW | 1,894 | 59.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Chinian | 34 | 412 km S | 1,811 | 64.3 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 3 % · winter 45 % · humidity 50 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prémery | 58 | 47 km W | 1,734 | 50.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Châtillon-Coligny | 45 | 118 km NW | 1,894 | 59.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Thiberville | 27 | 346 km NW | 1,752 | 67.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Chinian | 34 | 412 km S | 1,811 | 64.3 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 3 % · winter 45 % · humidity 50 % |
| Olonzac | 34 | 431 km S | 1,693 | 64 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 59 % · humidity 43 % |
| Saint-Pierre-Église | 50 | 489 km NW | 1,765 | 58.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 43 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Château-Chinon (Ville)'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thiberville | 27 | 346 km NW | 1,752 | 67.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montmédy | 55 | 293 km N | 2,052 | 63.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vernoux-en-Vivarais | 07 | 247 km S | 1,982 | 62.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Roisel | 80 | 326 km N | 1,626 | 48.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saulieu | 21 | 33 km NE | 2,216 | 66.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Felletin | 23 | 188 km SW | 1,577 | 56.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
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