Chalmoux
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 25/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 34 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Chalmoux (INSEE 71075) is in Saône-et-Loire (71), part of CC Entre Arroux, Loire et Somme. Population 639 (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 25/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 34 % of the 16,791 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.31 | 10 | 3.1 |
| Housing mix | 0.78 | 5 | 3.92 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (L'ECU-REUIL). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (AUDREY - COIFFURE). [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 | 1 | L'ECU-REUIL | INSEE BPE 1 / 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 | 1 | LA POSTE | 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 | AUDREY - COIFFURE | 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 695 (2012) → 639 (2023): -8.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 789 (1990) → 639 (2023): -19 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 418, of which 10.8 % second homes and 17.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bourbon-Lancy): 6.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Bourbon-Lancy): 6.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Bourbon-Lancy): 6.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Bourbon-Lancy): 6.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Chalmoux): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 20 days a year at or above 30 °C and 73 days at or below 0 °C, over 13 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the BOURBON-LANCY weather station, 8.5 km away at 210 m; the village itself is at 307 m. [10]
The village sits 97 m above the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.55 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at BOURBON-LANCY, 8.5 km away at 210 m, over 14 summers. [10]
That station sits 97 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.06 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 883 mm of rain a year, spread over 127 days — about 7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at BOURBON LANCY, 7.2 km away at 260 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 — 71075/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71075/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71075/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71075/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71047
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71075
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neuf-Marché | 76 | 352 km NW | 639 | 28.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 77 % · winter 72 % |
| Loisy | 71 | 90 km E | 693 | 32.2 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 80 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Séglin | 35 | 464 km W | 610 | 36.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 35 % · humidity 100 % |
| Nieul-le-Virouil | 17 | 363 km W | 573 | 27.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 41 % · humidity 64 % |
| Chandai | 61 | 334 km NW | 672 | 28.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Sône | 38 | 199 km SE | 634 | 29.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 77 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loisy | 71 | 90 km E | 693 | 32.2 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 80 % · humidity 64 % |
| La Sône | 38 | 199 km SE | 634 | 29.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 77 % · humidity 79 % |
| Chandai | 61 | 334 km NW | 672 | 28.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Neuf-Marché | 76 | 352 km NW | 639 | 28.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 77 % · winter 72 % |
| Nieul-le-Virouil | 17 | 363 km W | 573 | 27.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 41 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Séglin | 35 | 464 km W | 610 | 36.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 35 % · 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 Chalmoux'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primarette | 38 | 161 km SE | 686 | 33.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Balsièges | 48 | 237 km S | 608 | 31 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cleebourg | 67 | 403 km NE | 626 | 29 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Lothain | 39 | 139 km E | 463 | 28.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sevelinges | 42 | 66 km SE | 646 | 30.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Breitenbach | 67 | 325 km NE | 686 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
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