Choisel
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 21/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 27 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Choisel (INSEE 78162) is in Yvelines (78), part of CC de la Haute Vallée de Chevreuse. Population 540 (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 21/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 27 % of the 17,580 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 | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.48 | 10 | 4.8 |
| Housing mix | 0.88 | 5 | 4.42 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (SOCIETE CHANTECLERC DEVELOPPEMENT · AUBERGE DES 3 HAMEAUX). [3,4]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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 | 2 | SOCIETE CHANTECLERC DEVELOPPEMENT · AUBERGE DES 3 HAMEAUX | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 538 (2012) → 540 (2023): 0.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 551 (1990) → 540 (2023): -2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 276, of which 5.8 % second homes and 8.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Chevreuse): 2.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Chevreuse): 2.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Chevreuse): 2.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Chevreuse): 2.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Boullay-les-Troux): 2.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 12 days a year at or above 30 °C and 46 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the CHOISEL weather station, 1.3 km away at 176 m; the village itself is at 119 m. [10]
The village sits 57 m below the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.71 °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 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at TRAPPES, 9.8 km away at 167 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 713 mm of rain a year, spread over 117 days — about 6.1 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CHOISEL, 1.3 km away at 176 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 — 78162/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 78162/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 78162/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 78162/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 78160
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 91093
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Couesmes | 37 | 176 km SW | 543 | 19.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rans | 39 | 325 km SE | 540 | 23.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 69 % · winter 55 % |
| Saint-Ouen-sur-Morin | 77 | 90 km E | 529 | 19.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 74 % · humidity 64 % |
| Les Hauts-Talican | 60 | 73 km N | 542 | 21.4 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Les Moutiers-en-Cinglais | 14 | 183 km W | 528 | 24.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Senantes | 28 | 32 km W | 528 | 23.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senantes | 28 | 32 km W | 528 | 23.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Hauts-Talican | 60 | 73 km N | 542 | 21.4 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Ouen-sur-Morin | 77 | 90 km E | 529 | 19.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 74 % · humidity 64 % |
| Couesmes | 37 | 176 km SW | 543 | 19.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Les Moutiers-en-Cinglais | 14 | 183 km W | 528 | 24.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rans | 39 | 325 km SE | 540 | 23.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 69 % · winter 55 % |
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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 Choisel'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Couesmes | 37 | 176 km SW | 543 | 19.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Briosne-lès-Sables | 72 | 133 km SW | 558 | 24.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Oysonville | 28 | 33 km S | 517 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Courteuil | 60 | 68 km NE | 581 | 19 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Bazouge-des-Alleux | 53 | 202 km W | 558 | 24.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Joué-en-Charnie | 72 | 179 km SW | 589 | 25.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
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