Charentay
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 36.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 44 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Charentay (INSEE 69045) is in Rhône (69), part of CC Saône-Beaujolais. Population 1,273 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 36.8/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 44 % of the 12,846 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 | 0.39 | 20 | 7.87 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.96 | 10 | 9.65 |
| Housing mix | 0.92 | 5 | 4.61 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (AU PALAIS DE JASON). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (L'ADDITION). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (BAR RESTAURANT DU CENTRE). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (CHARENTAY AU PALAIS DE JASON LPR RP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE LES AMIS DE CHARENTAY). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (ARTS ET NUANCES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [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) | 1 | AU PALAIS DE JASON | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | L'ADDITION | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | BAR RESTAURANT DU CENTRE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | CHARENTAY AU PALAIS DE JASON LPR RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE LES AMIS DE CHARENTAY | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | ARTS ET NUANCES | 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 1,198 (2012) → 1,273 (2023): 6.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 869 (1990) → 1,273 (2023): 46.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 594, of which 3.9 % second homes and 5.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Odenas): 2.6 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Charentay): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Étienne-des-Oullières): 3.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Saint-Étienne-des-Oullières): 3.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Charentay): 0 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 25 days a year at or above 30 °C and 46 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST-JEAN-D ARDIE weather station, 3.7 km away at 240 m; the village itself is at 206 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 6 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ST-JEAN-D ARDIE, 3.7 km away at 240 m, over 11 summers. [11]
An average of 820 mm of rain a year, spread over 108 days — about 7.6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST-JEAN-D ARDIE, 3.7 km away at 240 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 — 69045/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 69045/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 69045/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 69045/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 69145
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 69045
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 69197
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corbère-les-Cabanes | 66 | 413 km SW | 1,213 | 39.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 72 % · humidity 57 % |
| Cormeilles-en-Vexin | 95 | 391 km NW | 1,297 | 40.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 92 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Médard-sur-Ille | 35 | 537 km NW | 1,377 | 39.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 93 % · humidity 64 % |
| Villeneuve-les-Sablons | 60 | 401 km NW | 1,196 | 36.3 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 96 % · humidity 64 % |
| Toutlemonde | 49 | 430 km W | 1,305 | 38.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 82 % · humidity 71 % |
| Bazainville | 78 | 378 km NW | 1,469 | 35 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 95 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bazainville | 78 | 378 km NW | 1,469 | 35 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 95 % · humidity 71 % |
| Cormeilles-en-Vexin | 95 | 391 km NW | 1,297 | 40.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 92 % · humidity 64 % |
| Villeneuve-les-Sablons | 60 | 401 km NW | 1,196 | 36.3 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 96 % · humidity 64 % |
| Corbère-les-Cabanes | 66 | 413 km SW | 1,213 | 39.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 72 % · humidity 57 % |
| Toutlemonde | 49 | 430 km W | 1,305 | 38.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 82 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Médard-sur-Ille | 35 | 537 km NW | 1,377 | 39.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 93 % · humidity 64 % |
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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 Charentay'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salaunes | 33 | 448 km W | 1,260 | 39.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Forges | 17 | 430 km W | 1,308 | 28.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Latillé | 86 | 358 km W | 1,494 | 43.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vasselay | 18 | 212 km NW | 1,579 | 34.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Corcelles-en-Beaujolais | 69 | 8.2 km NE | 1,001 | 37.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Availles-en-Châtellerault | 86 | 323 km W | 1,730 | 45.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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