Villechenève
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 34.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 49 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Villechenève (INSEE 69263) is in Rhône (69), part of CC des Monts du Lyonnais. Population 922 (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/69263-villecheneve
Vitality score
Vitality score 34.1/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 49 % of the 14,843 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.85 | 5 | 4.25 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (FAZLIJA SEID). [4,3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (VILLECHENEVE AP). [4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE). [4]
1 × Hairdresser. [4,3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | FAZLIJA SEID | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,3] |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Restaurant | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | VILLECHENEVE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,3] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] |
Market and village life
Weekly market: Wednesday 7h à 12h30 place du Marché. [5,6]
Confirmed by two independent sources: Commune website and DATAtourisme.
Trajectory
Population 884 (2012) → 922 (2023): 4.3 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 570 (1990) → 922 (2023): 61.8 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 479, of which 7.5 % second homes and 10 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Longessaigne): 2.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Villechenève): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [11]
GP (Montrottier): 5.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [12]
Pharmacy (Montrottier): 5.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [12]
Primary school (Villechenève): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 9 days a year at or above 30 °C and 62 days at or below 0 °C, over 27 complete years in 1995–2024. [13]
Measured at the LES SAUVAGES weather station, 13.8 km away at 831 m; the village itself is at 711 m. [13]
The village sits 120 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. [13]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [13]
Humidity measured at LES SAUVAGES, 13.8 km away at 831 m, over 28 summers. [13]
That station sits 120 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [13]
An average of 876 mm of rain a year, spread over 117 days — about 7.5 mm on a day it rains. [13]
Rainfall measured at MONTROTTIER, 5.8 km away at 630 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [13]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 69263/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE BPE 2025
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.villecheneve.com/marche-des-producteurs/— “le marché se tient chaque mercredi matin de 7h à 12h30 sur la place du Marché”
- DATAtourisme 2026-06— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/76ac1a05-475d-3eb8-9054-a41937875833— “Le marché de plein vent se tient chaque mercredi matin de 7h à 12h30 sur la place du Marché.”
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 69263/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 69263/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 69263/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 69120
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 69263
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 69139
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blancafort | 18 | 239 km NW | 998 | 28.2 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Prailles-La Couarde | 79 | 361 km W | 929 | 28.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 82 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vérac | 33 | 382 km W | 883 | 33 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 59 % · humidity 0 % |
| Monferran-Savès | 32 | 366 km SW | 790 | 31.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 15 % · winter 81 % · humidity 57 % |
| La Gresle | 42 | 31 km N | 857 | 29.6 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cudos | 33 | 396 km W | 793 | 34.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 31 % · winter 74 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Gresle | 42 | 31 km N | 857 | 29.6 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Blancafort | 18 | 239 km NW | 998 | 28.2 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Prailles-La Couarde | 79 | 361 km W | 929 | 28.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 82 % · humidity 86 % |
| Monferran-Savès | 32 | 366 km SW | 790 | 31.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 15 % · winter 81 % · humidity 57 % |
| Vérac | 33 | 382 km W | 883 | 33 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 59 % · humidity 0 % |
| Cudos | 33 | 396 km W | 793 | 34.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 31 % · winter 74 % · 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 Villechenève'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champsevraine | 52 | 232 km N | 719 | 28.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Étienne-Lardeyrol | 43 | 88 km S | 771 | 31.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chavignon | 02 | 413 km N | 859 | 28.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Laval-en-Belledonne | 38 | 134 km SE | 1,029 | 31.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Hermeray | 78 | 376 km NW | 1,007 | 28.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Dompierre-sur-Helpe | 59 | 483 km N | 815 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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