Chalon-sur-Saône
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Well served 82.9/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 77 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Chalon-sur-Saône (INSEE 71076) is in Saône-et-Loire (71), part of CA Le Grand Chalon. Population 45,102 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [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 82.9/100 — Well served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)).
Better served than 77 % of the 500 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 | 0.88 | 25 | 21.93 |
| Social | 1 | 20 | 19.98 |
| Education | 0.89 | 10 | 8.95 |
| Health | 0.9 | 10 | 9 |
| Public & culture | 0.55 | 5 | 2.74 |
| Population trend | 0.33 | 10 | 3.26 |
| Housing mix | 0.92 | 5 | 4.6 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
32 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA MEULIERE · PATISSERIE L'AMBROISIE · DUFOUX CHOCOLATS · CHALONIE). [3,4]
13 × Butcher (boucherie) (O SOLE MIO · ASIA · VOLAILLERIE SAINT VINCENT · HARROUS AISSA · A LA RENOMMEE). [3,4]
15 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LA VIE SAINE · STUDIO COMME J'AIME · PANIER SYMPA · NIGHTSTORE). [3,4]
10 × Supermarket (INTERMARCHE · LIDL · ALDI MARCHE · CARREFOUR · CHALONDIS). [3,4]
2 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (FROMAGERIE V&C · LE CAVEAU DU FROMAGER). [4]
1 × Fishmonger (POISSONNERIE PECH). [3,4]
181 × Restaurant (BUFFALO GRILL · LO MELINE · RHB MAITRE PIERRE · SOC NOUVELLE GRILL ST LAURENT · IDAYA). [3,4]
51 × Café / bar (LE REGENT · LE SALOON · AU BON VIGNERON · LE MAJESTIC · BLACK PEARL). [4]
7 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE AUBEPIN NORD · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE ST EXUPERY · ECOLE MATERNELLE CHAGALL-PICASSO · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE EST · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE BOURGOGNE). [3]
18 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE MAURICE CORTOT · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ST EXUPERY · ECOLE PRIMAIRE JEAN LURCAT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE ANNE FRANK · ECOL PRIM LA CITADELLE). [3]
5 × Collège (COLLEGE JACQUES PREVERT · COLLEGE ROBERT DOISNEAU · COLLEGE JEAN VILAR · COLLEGE CAMILLE CHEVALIER · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT CHARLES). [3]
29 × GP (médecin généraliste) (FRANCK DECOCK, MÉDECIN · SAFDARALY KADERBHAI, MÉDECIN · ANCA DIMITRIU, MÉDECIN · MARIE-LINE COURTIOL, MÉDECIN · MARIE-ODILE VOILLAT, MÉDECIN). [3]
14 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU PALAIS · PHARMACIE DE L AUBEPIN · PHARMACIE BILLOUD · PHARMACIE SAINT VINCENT · PHARMACIE LAENNEC). [3,4]
8 × Post office / agence postale (CHALON SUR SAONE COLOMBIERE RP · CHALON SAINT COSME RP · CHALON PRES ST JEAN RP · CHALON SUR SAONE SAINT VINCENT RP · LA POSTE). [3]
5 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE CENTRALE SECTION ADULTES · BIBLIOTHÈQUE CENTRALE SECTION JEUNESSE · ANNEXE DES PRÉS SAINT-JEAN · BIBLIOBUS · BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
2 × Cinema (ESPACE DES ARTS · MEGARAMA). [3]
24 × Gym / sports hall (STADE LEO LAGRANGE · GYMNASE AUBEPIN NORD ECOLE PRIMAIRE · GYMNASE THOMAS DUMOREY · GYMNASE CENTRE · SALLE OMNISPORTS LE COLISEE). [3]
24 × Bank (CCF · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE CHALON · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE BOURGOGNE FRANCHE-COMTE · CREDIT AGRICOLE CENTRE-EST). [3]
81 × Hairdresser (SOCIETE DE LA COIFFURE ET DE LA BEAUTE · LA COIFFERIE · FRANCOISE G. · QUICK EPIL - COIFFURE ZAHARA). [3,4]
8 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
13 × Hotel (KYRIAD CHALON SUR SAÔNE CENTRE · HOTEL GRIL CAMPANILE · 1ERE CLASSE · HÔTEL IBIS CHALON SUR SAÔNE EUROPE · HÔTEL IBIS BUDGET CHALON-SUR-SAÔNE NORD). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 6 × Bakery (boulangerie), 3 × Butcher (boucherie), 7 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 3 × Supermarket, 55 × Restaurant, 1 × Nursery school (maternelle), 3 × Primary school (élémentaire), 4 × Pharmacy, 1 × Bank, 11 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 32 | LA MEULIERE · PATISSERIE L'AMBROISIE · DUFOUX CHOCOLATS · CHALONIE | INSEE BPE 32 / INSEE SIRENE 47 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 13 | O SOLE MIO · ASIA · VOLAILLERIE SAINT VINCENT · HARROUS AISSA · A LA RENOMMEE | INSEE BPE 13 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 15 | LA VIE SAINE · STUDIO COMME J'AIME · PANIER SYMPA · NIGHTSTORE | INSEE BPE 15 / INSEE SIRENE 32 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 10 | INTERMARCHE · LIDL · ALDI MARCHE · CARREFOUR · CHALONDIS | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 2 | FROMAGERIE V&C · LE CAVEAU DU FROMAGER | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 1 | POISSONNERIE PECH | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 181 | BUFFALO GRILL · LO MELINE · RHB MAITRE PIERRE · SOC NOUVELLE GRILL ST LAURENT · IDAYA | INSEE BPE 181 / INSEE SIRENE 276 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 51 | LE REGENT · LE SALOON · AU BON VIGNERON · LE MAJESTIC · BLACK PEARL | INSEE SIRENE 51 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 7 | ECOLE MATERNELLE AUBEPIN NORD · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE ST EXUPERY · ECOLE MATERNELLE CHAGALL-PICASSO · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE EST · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE BOURGOGNE | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 18 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE MAURICE CORTOT · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ST EXUPERY · ECOLE PRIMAIRE JEAN LURCAT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE ANNE FRANK · ECOL PRIM LA CITADELLE | INSEE BPE 18 [3] |
| Collège | 5 | COLLEGE JACQUES PREVERT · COLLEGE ROBERT DOISNEAU · COLLEGE JEAN VILAR · COLLEGE CAMILLE CHEVALIER · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT CHARLES | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 29 | FRANCK DECOCK, MÉDECIN · SAFDARALY KADERBHAI, MÉDECIN · ANCA DIMITRIU, MÉDECIN · MARIE-LINE COURTIOL, MÉDECIN · MARIE-ODILE VOILLAT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 29 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 14 | PHARMACIE DU PALAIS · PHARMACIE DE L AUBEPIN · PHARMACIE BILLOUD · PHARMACIE SAINT VINCENT · PHARMACIE LAENNEC | INSEE BPE 14 / INSEE SIRENE 22 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 8 | CHALON SUR SAONE COLOMBIERE RP · CHALON SAINT COSME RP · CHALON PRES ST JEAN RP · CHALON SUR SAONE SAINT VINCENT RP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Library | 5 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE CENTRALE SECTION ADULTES · BIBLIOTHÈQUE CENTRALE SECTION JEUNESSE · ANNEXE DES PRÉS SAINT-JEAN · BIBLIOBUS · BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Cinema | 2 | ESPACE DES ARTS · MEGARAMA | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 24 | STADE LEO LAGRANGE · GYMNASE AUBEPIN NORD ECOLE PRIMAIRE · GYMNASE THOMAS DUMOREY · GYMNASE CENTRE · SALLE OMNISPORTS LE COLISEE | INSEE BPE 24 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 24 | CCF · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE CHALON · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE BOURGOGNE FRANCHE-COMTE · CREDIT AGRICOLE CENTRE-EST | INSEE BPE 24 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 81 | SOCIETE DE LA COIFFURE ET DE LA BEAUTE · LA COIFFERIE · FRANCOISE G. · QUICK EPIL - COIFFURE ZAHARA | INSEE BPE 81 / INSEE SIRENE 107 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 8 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 13 | KYRIAD CHALON SUR SAÔNE CENTRE · HOTEL GRIL CAMPANILE · 1ERE CLASSE · HÔTEL IBIS CHALON SUR SAÔNE EUROPE · HÔTEL IBIS BUDGET CHALON-SUR-SAÔNE NORD | INSEE BPE 13 / INSEE SIRENE 22 [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 44,564 (2012) → 45,102 (2023): 1.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 54,575 (1990) → 45,102 (2023): -17.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 27,902, of which 4 % second homes and 8.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Chalon-sur-Saône): 0.3 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Chalon-sur-Saône): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Chalon-sur-Saône): 0.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Chalon-sur-Saône): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Chalon-sur-Saône): 0.3 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 27 days a year at or above 30 °C and 43 days at or below 0 °C, over 24 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the CHALON-VNF weather station, 1.2 km away at 178 m; the village itself is at 178 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at CHALON-CHAMPFO, 5.6 km away at 187 m, over 30 summers. [9]
An average of 751 mm of rain a year, spread over 109 days — about 6.9 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at CHALON-VNF, 1.2 km away at 178 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71076/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71076/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71076/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71076/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71076
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charleville-Mézières | 08 | 332 km N | 45,560 | 83.9 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 78 % · humidity 86 % |
| Blois | 41 | 281 km W | 47,219 | 83.6 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Brive-la-Gaillarde | 19 | 314 km SW | 47,095 | 85.7 | Well served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 84 % · humidity 86 % |
| Istres | 13 | 363 km S | 44,292 | 80.6 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 62 % · humidity 50 % |
| Châteauroux | 36 | 241 km W | 42,963 | 78.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Carcassonne | 11 | 443 km SW | 46,080 | 87.1 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 69 % · humidity 43 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Châteauroux | 36 | 241 km W | 42,963 | 78.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Blois | 41 | 281 km W | 47,219 | 83.6 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Brive-la-Gaillarde | 19 | 314 km SW | 47,095 | 85.7 | Well served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 84 % · humidity 86 % |
| Charleville-Mézières | 08 | 332 km N | 45,560 | 83.9 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 78 % · humidity 86 % |
| Istres | 13 | 363 km S | 44,292 | 80.6 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 62 % · humidity 50 % |
| Carcassonne | 11 | 443 km SW | 46,080 | 87.1 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 69 % · humidity 43 % |
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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 Chalon-sur-Saône'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Châteauroux | 36 | 241 km W | 42,963 | 78.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Angoulême | 16 | 383 km W | 41,908 | 81.9 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mâcon | 71 | 53 km S | 35,177 | 80.6 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Chamond | 42 | 147 km S | 35,646 | 81.4 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montluçon | 03 | 179 km W | 33,147 | 79.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bourgoin-Jallieu | 38 | 136 km S | 30,151 | 84.5 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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