Chénas
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 35.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 74 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Chénas (INSEE 69053) is in Rhône (69), part of CC Saône-Beaujolais. Population 533 (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 35.8/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 74 % of the 17,580 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 | 0.48 | 20 | 9.5 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.93 | 10 | 9.33 |
| Housing mix | 0.74 | 5 | 3.71 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (SARL LES PLATANES DE CHENAS · LES HAUTS DE CHENAS · ENTRE NOUS). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (CHENAS RP). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (S' HAIR). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, 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 | 3 | SARL LES PLATANES DE CHENAS · LES HAUTS DE CHENAS · ENTRE NOUS | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | CHENAS RP | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | S' HAIR | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 539 (2012) → 533 (2023): -1.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 372 (1990) → 533 (2023): 43.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 287, of which 12.9 % second homes and 8.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Juliénas): 2.5 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Fleurie): 2.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Juliénas): 2.7 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Fleurie): 2.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Chénas): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 22 days a year at or above 30 °C and 35 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the CHIROUBLES weather station, 5.2 km away at 415 m; the village itself is at 268 m. [11]
The village sits 147 m below the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 6.06 °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 6 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at CHIROUBLES, 5.2 km away at 415 m, over 22 summers. [11]
That station sits 147 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 777 mm of rain a year, spread over 107 days — about 7.3 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LANCIE, 4.4 km away at 180 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 — 69053/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 69053/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 69053/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 69053/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 69103
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 69084
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 69053
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beussent | 62 | 528 km NW | 546 | 29.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 88 % · humidity 71 % |
| Myennes | 58 | 193 km NW | 535 | 30 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 76 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Martin-de-Bienfaite-la-Cressonnière | 14 | 454 km NW | 536 | 31.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 67 % · winter 91 % |
| Nieul-le-Virouil | 17 | 417 km W | 573 | 27.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Voisines | 89 | 248 km NW | 523 | 32.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 77 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Séglin | 35 | 541 km W | 610 | 36.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 86 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myennes | 58 | 193 km NW | 535 | 30 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 76 % · humidity 71 % |
| Voisines | 89 | 248 km NW | 523 | 32.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 77 % · humidity 64 % |
| Nieul-le-Virouil | 17 | 417 km W | 573 | 27.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Martin-de-Bienfaite-la-Cressonnière | 14 | 454 km NW | 536 | 31.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 67 % · winter 91 % |
| Beussent | 62 | 528 km NW | 546 | 29.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 88 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Séglin | 35 | 541 km W | 610 | 36.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 86 % · 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 Chénas'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nieul-le-Virouil | 17 | 417 km W | 573 | 27.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Jouhet | 86 | 300 km W | 502 | 29.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Valeyrac | 33 | 445 km W | 552 | 37.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Secondin | 86 | 325 km W | 531 | 29.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Moulidars | 16 | 373 km W | 662 | 30.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Marnay | 86 | 337 km W | 713 | 32.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
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