Chatou
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 65.5/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 43 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Chatou (INSEE 78146) is in Yvelines (78), part of CA Saint Germain Boucles de Seine. Population 30,598 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Grands centres urbains (level 1). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-25 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/78146-chatou
Vitality score
Vitality score 65.5/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Pharmacy).
Better served than 43 % of the 746 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 | 0.7 | 25 | 17.51 |
| Social | 0.82 | 20 | 16.3 |
| Education | 0.58 | 10 | 5.83 |
| Health | 0.45 | 10 | 4.48 |
| Public & culture | 0.17 | 5 | 0.85 |
| Population trend | 0.59 | 10 | 5.94 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.78 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
14 × Bakery (boulangerie) (ETS ROULLEAUX ANFRAY SA · DELICE MALICE · LES DELICES · SPYZZAS · SOCIETE DIEME). [3,4]
6 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE GUEDIN · AUX DELICES DE CHATOU · CHATOUILLEZ VOS PAPILLES · AUX DELICES TRAITEUR IDF · L'ALLINEC ERWAN). [3,4]
11 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (AUX FRUITS DE FRANCE · SAS DIERICK · CHATOU DISTRIBUTION · DIERICK DISTRIBUTION). [3,4]
4 × Supermarket (U EXPRESS · LEVIS 17 · CHATOU DISTRIBUTION · ETABLISSEMENTS DIERICK BRISSE). [3,4]
51 × Restaurant (LE PANACHE · SOCIETE D'EXPLOITATION DU RESTAURANT MAISON FOURNAISE · LE ROYAL · LUSITANOS · LES RIVES DE LA COURTILLE). [3,4]
8 × Café / bar (LE PORTUGAL · LE CATOVIEN · FLAIRVIP · LE CHATELET · LE BERTEAUX). [4]
7 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PRIVEE GAN LEHAIM CHATOU · ECOL MATE ERNEST BOUSSON · ECOL MATE LES LARRIS · ECOL MATE LES SABINETTES · ECOL MATE LES MAROLLES). [3]
7 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE VAL FLEURI · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN ROSTAND · ECOLE PRIMAIRE JULES FERRY · ECOLE PRIMAIRE CHAMPS MOUTONS · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE VICTOR HUGO). [3]
3 × Collège (COLLEGE AUGUSTE RENOIR · COLLEGE PAUL BERT · COLLEGE PRIVE PERCEVAL). [3]
9 × GP (médecin généraliste) (QUENTIN TRUCHOT, MÉDECIN · ARMELLE DE FERRIERES DE SAUVEBOEUF, MÉDECIN · CATHERINE FREYDT, MÉDECIN · KIHON TRAN, MÉDECIN · THIBAUT LEGRIX DE LA SALLE, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (SELARL PHARMACIE BELLOUTI · GRANDE PHARMACIE DE LA GARE). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (CHATOU U EXPRESS RP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MEDIATHEQUE MUNICIPALE ESPACE HAL SINGER). [3]
1 × Cinema (LOUIS JOUVET). [3]
6 × Gym / sports hall (CENTRE SPORTIF DE L ILE DES IMPRESIONNISTES · GYMNASE PAUL BERT · STADE CHARLES FINALTERI · CENTRE SPORTIF ROGER CORBIN · GYMNASE DU CENTRE DE SECOURS). [3]
8 × Bank (CCF CHATOU · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE ILE-DE-FRANCE · CREDIT INDUSTRIEL ET COMMERCIAL · BANQUE POPULAIRE VAL DE FRANCE · SOCIETE GENERALE). [3]
24 × Hairdresser (FRANCK PROVOST · EPI CURE · ESPACE COIFFURE · NATH S). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL LES TERRES BLANCHES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Supermarket, 1 × Fishmonger, 5 × Restaurant, 5 × Pharmacy, 1 × Bank, 5 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 14 | ETS ROULLEAUX ANFRAY SA · DELICE MALICE · LES DELICES · SPYZZAS · SOCIETE DIEME | INSEE BPE 14 / INSEE SIRENE 17 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 6 | BOUCHERIE GUEDIN · AUX DELICES DE CHATOU · CHATOUILLEZ VOS PAPILLES · AUX DELICES TRAITEUR IDF · L'ALLINEC ERWAN | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 11 | AUX FRUITS DE FRANCE · SAS DIERICK · CHATOU DISTRIBUTION · DIERICK DISTRIBUTION | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 15 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 4 | U EXPRESS · LEVIS 17 · CHATOU DISTRIBUTION · ETABLISSEMENTS DIERICK BRISSE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Restaurant | 51 | LE PANACHE · SOCIETE D'EXPLOITATION DU RESTAURANT MAISON FOURNAISE · LE ROYAL · LUSITANOS · LES RIVES DE LA COURTILLE | INSEE BPE 51 / INSEE SIRENE 73 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 8 | LE PORTUGAL · LE CATOVIEN · FLAIRVIP · LE CHATELET · LE BERTEAUX | INSEE SIRENE 8 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 7 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PRIVEE GAN LEHAIM CHATOU · ECOL MATE ERNEST BOUSSON · ECOL MATE LES LARRIS · ECOL MATE LES SABINETTES · ECOL MATE LES MAROLLES | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 7 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE VAL FLEURI · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN ROSTAND · ECOLE PRIMAIRE JULES FERRY · ECOLE PRIMAIRE CHAMPS MOUTONS · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE VICTOR HUGO | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Collège | 3 | COLLEGE AUGUSTE RENOIR · COLLEGE PAUL BERT · COLLEGE PRIVE PERCEVAL | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 9 | QUENTIN TRUCHOT, MÉDECIN · ARMELLE DE FERRIERES DE SAUVEBOEUF, MÉDECIN · CATHERINE FREYDT, MÉDECIN · KIHON TRAN, MÉDECIN · THIBAUT LEGRIX DE LA SALLE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 9 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | SELARL PHARMACIE BELLOUTI · GRANDE PHARMACIE DE LA GARE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | CHATOU U EXPRESS RP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MEDIATHEQUE MUNICIPALE ESPACE HAL SINGER | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | LOUIS JOUVET | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 6 | CENTRE SPORTIF DE L ILE DES IMPRESIONNISTES · GYMNASE PAUL BERT · STADE CHARLES FINALTERI · CENTRE SPORTIF ROGER CORBIN · GYMNASE DU CENTRE DE SECOURS | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 8 | CCF CHATOU · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE ILE-DE-FRANCE · CREDIT INDUSTRIEL ET COMMERCIAL · BANQUE POPULAIRE VAL DE FRANCE · SOCIETE GENERALE | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 24 | FRANCK PROVOST · EPI CURE · ESPACE COIFFURE · NATH S | INSEE BPE 24 / INSEE SIRENE 35 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL LES TERRES BLANCHES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Saturday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 30,585 (2012) → 30,598 (2023): 0 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 27,977 (1990) → 30,598 (2023): 9.4 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 14,515, of which 2.2 % second homes and 7.2 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Chatou): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Chatou): 0.4 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Chatou): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Chatou): 0.5 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Chatou): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 53 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ACHERES weather station, 10.6 km away at 31 m; the village itself is at 35 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ACHERES, 10.6 km away at 31 m, over 27 summers. [10]
An average of 663 mm of rain a year, spread over 117 days — about 5.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LE PECQ, 3.1 km away at 27 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Pharmacy
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 78146/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.chatou.fr/— “marché Berteaux du samedi matin annulé”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 78146/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 78146/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 78146/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 78146
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viry-Châtillon | 91 | 29 km SE | 30,838 | 73.8 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Garenne-Colombes | 92 | 6.8 km E | 30,197 | 73.6 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy | 54 | 295 km E | 29,942 | 70.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tournefeuille | 31 | 593 km S | 30,168 | 64.3 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 62 % · humidity 64 % |
| Cachan | 94 | 17 km SE | 31,103 | 64.9 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 65 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Chesnay-Rocquencourt | 78 | 7.4 km S | 30,689 | 65 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Garenne-Colombes | 92 | 6.8 km E | 30,197 | 73.6 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Chesnay-Rocquencourt | 78 | 7.4 km S | 30,689 | 65 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cachan | 94 | 17 km SE | 31,103 | 64.9 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 65 % · humidity 100 % |
| Viry-Châtillon | 91 | 29 km SE | 30,838 | 73.8 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy | 54 | 295 km E | 29,942 | 70.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tournefeuille | 31 | 593 km S | 30,168 | 64.3 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 62 % · humidity 64 % |
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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 Chatou'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy | 54 | 295 km E | 29,942 | 70.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Chesnay-Rocquencourt | 78 | 7.4 km S | 30,689 | 65 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Guyancourt | 78 | 15 km SW | 29,778 | 70 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Herblay-sur-Seine | 95 | 11 km N | 31,779 | 72.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Clichy-sous-Bois | 93 | 29 km E | 29,354 | 69.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montfermeil | 93 | 30 km E | 28,703 | 65.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
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