Châtel
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 63.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 97 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Châtel (INSEE 74063) is in Haute-Savoie (74), part of CC Pays d'Evian Vallée d'Abondance. Population 1,174 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/74063-chatel
Vitality score
Vitality score 63.8/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 97 % of the 13,343 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 | 17.67 |
| Social | 1 | 20 | 19.99 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.63 | 10 | 6.29 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.44 | 10 | 4.35 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE GRILLET · GRENIER AL'PAIN). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE FAVRE). [3,4]
6 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LE GRENIER DE CHATEL · LES DELICES DE CHATEL · CASINO SHOP · SHERPA ALIMENTATION · PETIT CASINO). [3,4]
47 × Restaurant (LA RIPAILLE · LA BELLE RENCONTRE · SNACK-BAR LES COMBES · CRUZ-MERMY FRANCINE · ANGE DES ALPES). [3,4]
15 × Café / bar (L'AVALANCHE · LE R'BAT · SNO · LE NAZCA BAR · LE CHESERY). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (AUDREY MAXIT, MÉDECIN · JULIEN GRANET, MÉDECIN · PAULINE LEJOSNE, MÉDECIN · FLAVIE LAMMERTYN-PAREIN, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE CHATEL). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE CHÂTEL). [3]
2 × Cinema (MORCLAN 2 OOO · LE CHAMOIS). [3]
2 × Bank (BANQUE POPULAIRE AUVERGNE RHONE ALPES · LYONNAISE DE BANQUE). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (CL'HAIR). [3,4]
20 × Hotel (L'EDELWEISS · HOTEL BELALP · HOTEL LES ARMAILLIS · LE ROITELET · BAR LE STADE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING L'OUSTALET). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 11 × Restaurant, 6 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE GRILLET · GRENIER AL'PAIN | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE FAVRE | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 6 | LE GRENIER DE CHATEL · LES DELICES DE CHATEL · CASINO SHOP · SHERPA ALIMENTATION · PETIT CASINO | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [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 | 47 | LA RIPAILLE · LA BELLE RENCONTRE · SNACK-BAR LES COMBES · CRUZ-MERMY FRANCINE · ANGE DES ALPES | INSEE BPE 47 / INSEE SIRENE 57 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 15 | L'AVALANCHE · LE R'BAT · SNO · LE NAZCA BAR · LE CHESERY | INSEE SIRENE 15 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 4 | AUDREY MAXIT, MÉDECIN · JULIEN GRANET, MÉDECIN · PAULINE LEJOSNE, MÉDECIN · FLAVIE LAMMERTYN-PAREIN, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE CHATEL | INSEE BPE 1 / 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 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE CHÂTEL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 2 | MORCLAN 2 OOO · LE CHAMOIS | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 2 | BANQUE POPULAIRE AUVERGNE RHONE ALPES · LYONNAISE DE BANQUE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 2 | CL'HAIR | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 20 | L'EDELWEISS · HOTEL BELALP · HOTEL LES ARMAILLIS · LE ROITELET · BAR LE STADE | INSEE BPE 20 / INSEE SIRENE 61 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING L'OUSTALET | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Wednesday. [5,6]
Trajectory
Population 1,179 (2012) → 1,174 (2023): -0.4 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 1,255 (1990) → 1,174 (2023): -6.5 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 5,461, of which 88.5 % second homes and 1.1 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Châtel): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Châtel): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [10]
GP (Châtel): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Châtel): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Châtel): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 2 days a year at or above 30 °C and 157 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the VACHERESSE AUXI weather station, 13.9 km away at 790 m; the village itself is at 1,187 m. [11]
The village sits 397 m above 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at LE PLENEY, 15.9 km away at 1,515 m, over 25 summers. [11]
That station sits 328 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 1,855 mm of rain a year, spread over 145 days — about 12.8 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at CHATEL, 2.1 km away at 1,155 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5,6]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74063/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-04— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/471c2a73-e31d-3ef1-9b10-695c20ba6149— “Chaque mercredi sur le marché de Châtel vous trouverez des fruits et légumes, des fromages de producteurs locaux, du poisson, une rôtisserie, des fleurs, des vêtements, artisanat, des souvenirs...”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2026-04— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/85d89133-2cf3-3bcb-a391-0a1a01881445— “Chaque mercredi sur le marché de Châtel vous trouverez des fruits et légumes, des fromages de producteurs locaux, du poisson, une rôtisserie, des fleurs, des vêtements, des souvenirs...”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74063/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74063/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74063/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 74063
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée | 06 | 224 km S | 1,289 | 61.6 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Allues | 73 | 96 km S | 1,736 | 70.9 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 22 % |
| Les Adrets | 38 | 130 km SW | 1,079 | 62.8 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 79 % · winter 0 % |
| Hauteluce | 73 | 61 km S | 734 | 74.7 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 42 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mont-Dore | 63 | 321 km W | 1,163 | 62.3 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 27 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ancelle | 05 | 189 km S | 1,017 | 62 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 61 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hauteluce | 73 | 61 km S | 734 | 74.7 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 42 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Allues | 73 | 96 km S | 1,736 | 70.9 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 22 % |
| Les Adrets | 38 | 130 km SW | 1,079 | 62.8 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 79 % · winter 0 % |
| Ancelle | 05 | 189 km S | 1,017 | 62 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 61 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée | 06 | 224 km S | 1,289 | 61.6 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mont-Dore | 63 | 321 km W | 1,163 | 62.3 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 27 % · 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 Châtel'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Salle-les-Alpes | 05 | 149 km S | 892 | 68 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Angles | 66 | 558 km SW | 597 | 70.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vars | 05 | 187 km S | 588 | 70.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Dévoluy | 05 | 189 km S | 932 | 78.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Val-Cenis | 73 | 110 km S | 2,112 | 79 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Deux Alpes | 38 | 150 km S | 1,910 | 74.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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