Charolles
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 72.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 100 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Charolles (INSEE 71106) is in Saône-et-Loire (71), part of CC Le Grand Charolais. Population 2,772 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/71106-charolles
Vitality score
Vitality score 72.5/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 100 % of the 7,628 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 | 0.71 | 25 | 17.83 |
| Social | 0.94 | 20 | 18.88 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.8 | 10 | 8.01 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.41 | 10 | 4.09 |
| Housing mix | 0.9 | 5 | 4.51 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
7 × Bakery (boulangerie) (FOURNIL D'ELISETTE · BOULANGERIE ALEX ET LAETI · L'ECLAT DES SAVEURS · L'ECLAIR-CIE). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE GAUTHY MAXIME). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (L'EPIVRAC). [3,4]
3 × Supermarket (INTERMARCHE · ALDI MARCHE · CARREFOUR CONTACT). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (L'ATELIER DES FROMAGES). [4]
7 × Restaurant (LE CHAROLLES · AU FOUR GOURMAND · RESTAURANT DE LA MAISON DU CHAROLAIS LA TABLE · LE BISTROT DU QUAI · CHEZ ROGER). [3,4]
5 × Café / bar (CAFE DE FRANCE). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN MACE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINTE MARGUERITE-MARIE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE GUILLAUME DES AUTELS). [3]
7 × GP (médecin généraliste) (GUILLAUME BALLY, MÉDECIN · ZERFA ALI KADA, MÉDECIN · VERONIQUE LANDVERLIN, MÉDECIN · PATRICE MAILY, MÉDECIN · FRANCOISE GARNON, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE TROUINARD · PHARMACIE DE L EGLISE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE GERMAINE TILLION). [3]
1 × Cinema (LE TIVOLI). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE LYCEE JULIEN WITTMER). [3]
4 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE BOURGOGNE FRANCHE-COMTE · CREDIT AGRICOLE CENTRE EST · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOLE CHAROLLES · BANQUE POPULAIRE BOURGOGNE FRANCHE-COMTE). [3]
8 × Hairdresser (JOLY MARILYNE · SARL ATTRAC'TIF · ATMOSPH'HAIR · O'II COIFFURE). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
3 × Hotel (HOTEL DE LA POSTE RESTAURANT FREDERIC DOUCET · HÔTEL DU LION D'OR · HOTEL LE TEMERAIRE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 7 | FOURNIL D'ELISETTE · BOULANGERIE ALEX ET LAETI · L'ECLAT DES SAVEURS · L'ECLAIR-CIE | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE GAUTHY MAXIME | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | L'EPIVRAC | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 3 | INTERMARCHE · ALDI MARCHE · CARREFOUR CONTACT | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | L'ATELIER DES FROMAGES | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 7 | LE CHAROLLES · AU FOUR GOURMAND · RESTAURANT DE LA MAISON DU CHAROLAIS LA TABLE · LE BISTROT DU QUAI · CHEZ ROGER | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 5 | CAFE DE FRANCE | INSEE SIRENE 5 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN MACE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINTE MARGUERITE-MARIE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE GUILLAUME DES AUTELS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 7 | GUILLAUME BALLY, MÉDECIN · ZERFA ALI KADA, MÉDECIN · VERONIQUE LANDVERLIN, MÉDECIN · PATRICE MAILY, MÉDECIN · FRANCOISE GARNON, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE TROUINARD · PHARMACIE DE L EGLISE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE GERMAINE TILLION | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | LE TIVOLI | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | GYMNASE LYCEE JULIEN WITTMER | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 4 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE BOURGOGNE FRANCHE-COMTE · CREDIT AGRICOLE CENTRE EST · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOLE CHAROLLES · BANQUE POPULAIRE BOURGOGNE FRANCHE-COMTE | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 8 | JOLY MARILYNE · SARL ATTRAC'TIF · ATMOSPH'HAIR · O'II COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 3 | HOTEL DE LA POSTE RESTAURANT FREDERIC DOUCET · HÔTEL DU LION D'OR · HOTEL LE TEMERAIRE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 2,773 (2012) → 2,772 (2023): 0 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 3,048 (1990) → 2,772 (2023): -9.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,823, of which 4.9 % second homes and 16.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Charolles): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Charolles): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Charolles): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Charolles): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Charolles): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 27 days a year at or above 30 °C and 81 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the CHAROLLES weather station, 0.9 km away at 309 m; the village itself is at 286 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at BAUDEMONT_SAPC, 17.7 km away at 337 m, over 15 summers. [9]
That station sits 51 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.06 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 934 mm of rain a year, spread over 133 days — about 7 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at CHAROLLES, 0.9 km away at 309 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71106/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71106/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71106/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71106/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71106
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montfort-l'Amaury | 78 | 320 km NW | 2,779 | 63.2 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 61 % · humidity 86 % |
| Taulé | 29 | 659 km NW | 2,914 | 55.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 31 % · humidity 100 % |
| Candé | 49 | 422 km W | 2,801 | 63.1 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 69 % · winter 46 % |
| Ibos | 65 | 490 km SW | 2,813 | 67.6 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 42 % · humidity 57 % |
| Mauléon-Licharre | 64 | 542 km SW | 2,972 | 66.8 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 34 % · humidity 21 % |
| Marigny-Le-Lozon | 50 | 508 km NW | 2,761 | 65 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 12 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montfort-l'Amaury | 78 | 320 km NW | 2,779 | 63.2 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 61 % · humidity 86 % |
| Candé | 49 | 422 km W | 2,801 | 63.1 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 69 % · winter 46 % |
| Ibos | 65 | 490 km SW | 2,813 | 67.6 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 42 % · humidity 57 % |
| Marigny-Le-Lozon | 50 | 508 km NW | 2,761 | 65 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 12 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mauléon-Licharre | 64 | 542 km SW | 2,972 | 66.8 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 34 % · humidity 21 % |
| Taulé | 29 | 659 km NW | 2,914 | 55.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 31 % · 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 Charolles'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pouilly-sous-Charlieu | 42 | 35 km S | 2,588 | 57.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Charlieu | 42 | 32 km S | 3,766 | 69.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Loup-sur-Semouse | 70 | 221 km NE | 2,814 | 63.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Laissac-Sévérac l'Église | 12 | 255 km SW | 2,141 | 65.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aigueperse | 63 | 94 km SW | 2,665 | 63.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Félix | 74 | 149 km SE | 2,439 | 62.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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