Clairefontaine-en-Yvelines
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 43.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 77 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Clairefontaine-en-Yvelines (INSEE 78164) is in Yvelines (78), part of CA Rambouillet Territoires. Population 850 (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 43.5/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 77 % of the 15,313 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 | 0.5 | 20 | 9.93 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.32 | 10 | 3.16 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.8 | 10 | 8.04 |
| Housing mix | 0.85 | 5 | 4.23 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE LE HERISSON). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (FINES MAREES). [3,4]
5 × Restaurant (SODEXO SPORTS ET LOISIRS · S.R.J · LES TERRASSES DE CLAIREFONTAINE). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JULIEN JOUBERT, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (CENTRE TECHNIQUE NATIONAL FERNAND SASTRE CENTRE NATIONAL DE FOOTBALL). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (COIFPRATIC). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | BOULANGERIE LE HERISSON | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | FINES MAREES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 5 | SODEXO SPORTS ET LOISIRS · S.R.J · LES TERRASSES DE CLAIREFONTAINE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | JULIEN JOUBERT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | CENTRE TECHNIQUE NATIONAL FERNAND SASTRE CENTRE NATIONAL DE FOOTBALL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | COIFPRATIC | 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 805 (2012) → 850 (2023): 5.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 652 (1990) → 850 (2023): 30.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 389, of which 7.7 % second homes and 6.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Clairefontaine-en-Yvelines): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines): 3.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Clairefontaine-en-Yvelines): 1.3 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines): 4 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Clairefontaine-en-Yvelines): 0 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 55 days at or below 0 °C, over 15 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the SAINT-ARNOULT weather station, 4.8 km away at 138 m; the village itself is at 132 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ORCEMONT, 7.9 km away at 164 m, over 11 summers. [10]
An average of 684 mm of rain a year, spread over 117 days — about 5.8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at SAINT-ARNOULT, 4.8 km away at 138 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 — 78164/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 78164/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 78164/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 78164/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 78164
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 78537
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montagny-lès-Beaune | 21 | 284 km SE | 777 | 38.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Sauveur | 24 | 428 km S | 849 | 42.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 99 % · humidity 50 % |
| Saint-Denis-sur-Loire | 41 | 116 km S | 904 | 34.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Monts-sur-Orne | 61 | 148 km W | 874 | 34.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Pierre-le-Vieux | 85 | 318 km SW | 917 | 32.7 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 % |
| Poueyferré | 65 | 630 km S | 827 | 38.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 72 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Denis-sur-Loire | 41 | 116 km S | 904 | 34.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Monts-sur-Orne | 61 | 148 km W | 874 | 34.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montagny-lès-Beaune | 21 | 284 km SE | 777 | 38.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Pierre-le-Vieux | 85 | 318 km SW | 917 | 32.7 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Sauveur | 24 | 428 km S | 849 | 42.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 99 % · humidity 50 % |
| Poueyferré | 65 | 630 km S | 827 | 38.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 72 % · humidity 79 % |
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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 Clairefontaine-en-Yvelines'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montagny-lès-Beaune | 21 | 284 km SE | 777 | 38.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Mesnil-Théribus | 60 | 77 km N | 770 | 35.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Guerting | 57 | 350 km E | 866 | 34.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ceffonds | 52 | 211 km E | 665 | 36.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Billy | 41 | 147 km S | 1,118 | 31.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montacher-Villegardin | 89 | 96 km SE | 719 | 35.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
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