Château
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 13.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 27 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Château (INSEE 71112) is in Saône-et-Loire (71), part of CC du Clunisois. Population 229 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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 13.6/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 27 % of the 16,761 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 | 0.96 | 10 | 9.59 |
| Housing mix | 0.39 | 5 | 1.95 |
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 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 277 (2012) → 229 (2023): -17.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 157 (1990) → 229 (2023): 45.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 167, of which 30.5 % second homes and 1.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Cluny): 4.3 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Cluny): 3.4 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Cluny): 4.5 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Cluny): 4.4 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Cluny): 3.7 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 19 days a year at or above 30 °C and 84 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the JALOGNY_SAPC weather station, 4.7 km away at 246 m; the village itself is at 353 m. [9]
The village sits 107 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. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at JALOGNY_SAPC, 4.7 km away at 246 m, over 11 summers. [9]
That station sits 107 m below 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 914 mm of rain a year, spread over 128 days — about 7.1 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at CHATEAU, 2.3 km away at 330 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 — 71112/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71112/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71112/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71112/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71137
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontaine-Raoul | 41 | 314 km NW | 231 | 11.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 55 % · humidity 100 % |
| Carnac-Rouffiac | 46 | 345 km SW | 231 | 9.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 55 % · humidity 50 % |
| Esclauzels | 46 | 322 km SW | 224 | 14.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 53 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Aubin-du-Désert | 53 | 417 km NW | 227 | 6.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 72 % · winter 54 % |
| Le Quartier | 63 | 145 km W | 225 | 6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Mesnil-Villeman | 50 | 520 km NW | 238 | 7.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 45 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Quartier | 63 | 145 km W | 225 | 6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fontaine-Raoul | 41 | 314 km NW | 231 | 11.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 55 % · humidity 100 % |
| Esclauzels | 46 | 322 km SW | 224 | 14.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 53 % · humidity 86 % |
| Carnac-Rouffiac | 46 | 345 km SW | 231 | 9.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 55 % · humidity 50 % |
| Saint-Aubin-du-Désert | 53 | 417 km NW | 227 | 6.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 72 % · winter 54 % |
| Le Mesnil-Villeman | 50 | 520 km NW | 238 | 7.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 45 % · 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 Château'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Juéry | 12 | 317 km SW | 256 | 7.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Crouzille | 63 | 145 km W | 262 | 7.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Dizier-la-Tour | 23 | 191 km W | 178 | 5.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Foissy | 21 | 77 km N | 173 | 11.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Assigny | 18 | 179 km NW | 159 | 7.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tintury | 58 | 100 km NW | 164 | 5.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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