Saint-Jean-de-Chevelu
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 43.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 78 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Jean-de-Chevelu (INSEE 73245) is in Savoie (73), part of CC de Yenne. Population 834 (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 43.8/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 78 % of the 15,406 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.76 | 5 | 3.82 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE PAIN DE MAYOU). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (RESTAURANT LA SOURCE · RESTAURANT MIMOZA). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE DES 2 LACS). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT JEAN DE CHEVELU RP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
1 × Hotel (RESTAURANT LA SOURCE). [3]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING DES LACS). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hairdresser, 1 × Campsite.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [4,3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LE PAIN DE MAYOU | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 2 | RESTAURANT LA SOURCE · RESTAURANT MIMOZA | INSEE BPE 2 / 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 DES 2 LACS | 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 | SAINT JEAN DE CHEVELU RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | RESTAURANT LA SOURCE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING DES LACS | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 778 (2012) → 834 (2023): 7.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 485 (1990) → 834 (2023): 72 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 416, of which 11.8 % second homes and 5.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Jean-de-Chevelu): 0.7 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Yenne): 4.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Yenne): 5 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Yenne): 5 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Jean-de-Chevelu): 1.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 36 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the MONT DU CHAT weather station, 3.2 km away at 1,496 m; the village itself is at 338 m. [10]
The village sits 1,158 m below the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 6.06 °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 3 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at MONT DU CHAT, 3.2 km away at 1,496 m, over 19 summers. [10]
That station sits 1,158 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 1,487 mm of rain a year, spread over 131 days — about 11.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at MONT DU CHAT, 3.2 km away at 1,496 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 — 73245/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73245/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73245/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73245/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 73245
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 73330
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barjac | 48 | 230 km SW | 806 | 40.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 73 % · humidity 79 % |
| Monbazillac | 24 | 429 km W | 829 | 38.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lhommaizé | 86 | 411 km W | 898 | 41.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Coussay-les-Bois | 86 | 410 km W | 919 | 41 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Celle-les-Bordes | 78 | 439 km NW | 840 | 40.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 74 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Poët | 05 | 156 km S | 790 | 39 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Poët | 05 | 156 km S | 790 | 39 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 79 % |
| Barjac | 48 | 230 km SW | 806 | 40.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 73 % · humidity 79 % |
| Coussay-les-Bois | 86 | 410 km W | 919 | 41 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lhommaizé | 86 | 411 km W | 898 | 41.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Monbazillac | 24 | 429 km W | 829 | 38.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Celle-les-Bordes | 78 | 439 km NW | 840 | 40.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 74 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Saint-Jean-de-Chevelu'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troissy | 51 | 409 km N | 821 | 38.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sargé-sur-Braye | 41 | 452 km NW | 945 | 38.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Les Fougerêts | 56 | 653 km NW | 970 | 41.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Épuisay | 41 | 446 km NW | 787 | 41.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ménil | 53 | 547 km NW | 923 | 38.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Trébons | 65 | 536 km SW | 760 | 38.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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