La Chapelle-Viel
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 14.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 22 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Chapelle-Viel (INSEE 61100) is in Orne (61), part of CC des Pays de L'Aigle. Population 289 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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 14.1/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 22 % of the 17,765 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 | 0.86 | 10 | 8.57 |
| Housing mix | 0.68 | 5 | 3.42 |
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 292 (2012) → 289 (2023): -1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 213 (1990) → 289 (2023): 35.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 146, of which 15.8 % second homes and 5.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Les Aspres): 1.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Les Aspres): 1.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Les Aspres): 1.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Rai): 6 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Les Aspres): 1.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 7 days a year at or above 30 °C and 49 days at or below 0 °C, over 28 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the L AIGLE weather station, 6.9 km away at 232 m; the village itself is at 239 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at L AIGLE, 6.9 km away at 232 m, over 28 summers. [10]
An average of 722 mm of rain a year, spread over 125 days — about 5.8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at L AIGLE, 6.9 km away at 232 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 61100/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 61100/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 61100/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 61100/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 61422
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 61342
- 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-Vigor-des-Monts | 50 | 127 km W | 284 | 10.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Nohant-en-Graçay | 18 | 199 km SE | 289 | 9.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 92 % · humidity 57 % |
| Brion | 71 | 335 km SE | 303 | 8.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pré-Saint-Évroult | 28 | 85 km SE | 283 | 9.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gimbrède | 32 | 519 km S | 295 | 10.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 21 % · winter 76 % · humidity 29 % |
| Montabot | 50 | 130 km W | 271 | 9.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pré-Saint-Évroult | 28 | 85 km SE | 283 | 9.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Vigor-des-Monts | 50 | 127 km W | 284 | 10.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montabot | 50 | 130 km W | 271 | 9.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Nohant-en-Graçay | 18 | 199 km SE | 289 | 9.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 92 % · humidity 57 % |
| Brion | 71 | 335 km SE | 303 | 8.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gimbrède | 32 | 519 km S | 295 | 10.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 21 % · winter 76 % · humidity 29 % |
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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 La Chapelle-Viel'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Loup-du-Gast | 53 | 95 km W | 313 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Mesnillard | 50 | 124 km W | 257 | 8.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Durcet | 61 | 77 km W | 286 | 13.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lannoy-Cuillère | 60 | 138 km NE | 278 | 13 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Ellier-les-Bois | 61 | 56 km W | 254 | 9.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sorbais | 02 | 273 km NE | 266 | 9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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