Chénelette
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 36.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 83 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Chénelette (INSEE 69054) is in Rhône (69), part of CA de l'Ouest Rhodanien. Population 369 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/69054-chenelette
Vitality score
Vitality score 36.1/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 83 % of the 18,051 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.8 | 10 | 7.99 |
| Housing mix | 0.48 | 5 | 2.42 |
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]
2 × Restaurant (PIZZAYEZ VOUS · L'AUBERGE DE LAURA). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 2 | PIZZAYEZ VOUS · L'AUBERGE DE LAURA | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE | 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 | 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
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Sunday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 317 (2012) → 369 (2023): 16.4 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 284 (1990) → 369 (2023): 29.9 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 248, of which 25.8 % second homes and 7.7 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Chénelette): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Poule-les-Écharmeaux): 3.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
GP (Poule-les-Écharmeaux): 2.8 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Poule-les-Écharmeaux): 3.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Chénelette): 0 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 12 days a year at or above 30 °C and 95 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST-DIDIER-BEAUJ weather station, 5.8 km away at 345 m; the village itself is at 657 m. [11]
The village sits 312 m above 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 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at VAUXRENARD, 12 km away at 740 m, over 21 summers. [11]
That station sits 83 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 1,218 mm of rain a year, spread over 144 days — about 8.5 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at AZOLETTE, 5.4 km away at 669 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 69054/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2022-02— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/481b37cb-50a5-395e-be88-076f1b078201— “Tous les dimanches matins de 8h à 12h, ce petit marché de producteurs locaux vous accueille et vous propose des produits alimentaires de qualité.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 69054/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 69054/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 69054/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 69054
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 69160
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quetteville | 14 | 471 km NW | 397 | 39.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 12 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montoulieu | 09 | 427 km SW | 415 | 35.1 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 80 % · humidity 86 % |
| Labroquère | 31 | 465 km SW | 324 | 32.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 53 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Père | 89 | 154 km N | 289 | 30.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 41 % · humidity 93 % |
| Hultehouse | 57 | 352 km NE | 360 | 32.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 57 % · humidity 93 % |
| Houssay | 41 | 322 km NW | 365 | 31.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 82 % · winter 47 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Père | 89 | 154 km N | 289 | 30.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 41 % · humidity 93 % |
| Houssay | 41 | 322 km NW | 365 | 31.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 82 % · winter 47 % |
| Hultehouse | 57 | 352 km NE | 360 | 32.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 57 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montoulieu | 09 | 427 km SW | 415 | 35.1 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 80 % · humidity 86 % |
| Labroquère | 31 | 465 km SW | 324 | 32.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 53 % · humidity 71 % |
| Quetteville | 14 | 471 km NW | 397 | 39.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 12 % · 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 Chénelette'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-Bonnet-le-Troncy | 69 | 10 km SW | 307 | 25.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Geneys-près-Saint-Paulien | 43 | 123 km SW | 313 | 28.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Marc-à-Frongier | 23 | 185 km W | 428 | 17 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Presle | 73 | 150 km SE | 424 | 21.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villards-d'Héria | 39 | 99 km E | 397 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Florémont | 88 | 279 km NE | 467 | 33.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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