Charnay-lès-Chalon
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 11.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 21 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Charnay-lès-Chalon (INSEE 71104) is in Saône-et-Loire (71), part of CC Saône Doubs Bresse. Population 197 (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 11.5/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 21 % of the 15,879 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.64 | 10 | 6.39 |
| Housing mix | 0.68 | 5 | 3.38 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), 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) | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 183 (2012) → 197 (2023): 7.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 173 (1990) → 197 (2023): 13.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 136, of which 16.2 % second homes and 10.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Verdun-Ciel): 7.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Verdun-Ciel): 7.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Verdun-Ciel): 7.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Verdun-Ciel): 7.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Navilly): 3.8 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 33 days a year at or above 30 °C and 46 days at or below 0 °C, over 10 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the BRAGNY SUR SAONE weather station, 5.7 km away at 183 m; the village itself is at 180 m. [10]
An average of 846 mm of rain a year, spread over 116 days — about 7.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at BRAGNY SUR SAONE, 5.7 km away at 183 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 — 71104/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71104/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71104/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71104/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71566
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71329
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mont-sur-Monnet | 39 | 62 km SE | 199 | 11.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 38 % · winter 0 % |
| Fozières | 34 | 379 km S | 194 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 87 % · winter 82 % |
| Kerprich-aux-Bois | 57 | 244 km NE | 197 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 59 % · winter 61 % |
| Palhers | 48 | 303 km SW | 200 | 9.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 77 % · winter 34 % |
| Brainans | 39 | 41 km E | 200 | 12.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 77 % · winter 76 % |
| Saint-Arnoult | 60 | 385 km NW | 202 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 31 % · winter 99 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brainans | 39 | 41 km E | 200 | 12.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 77 % · winter 76 % |
| Mont-sur-Monnet | 39 | 62 km SE | 199 | 11.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 38 % · winter 0 % |
| Kerprich-aux-Bois | 57 | 244 km NE | 197 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 59 % · winter 61 % |
| Palhers | 48 | 303 km SW | 200 | 9.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 77 % · winter 34 % |
| Fozières | 34 | 379 km S | 194 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 87 % · winter 82 % |
| Saint-Arnoult | 60 | 385 km NW | 202 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 31 % · winter 99 % |
Elsewhere
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