Chaulnes
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 65.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 97 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Chaulnes (INSEE 80186) is in Somme (80), part of CC Terre de Picardie. Population 1,969 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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/80186-chaulnes
Vitality score
Vitality score 65.2/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 97 % of the 9,726 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 | 0.63 | 25 | 15.75 |
| Social | 0.75 | 20 | 14.97 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.79 | 10 | 7.91 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.6 | 10 | 6.03 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.86 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (MAISON MILLAU). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (NETTO). [3,4]
4 × Supermarket (VALMONS · LANDRIOT · SOCIETE DE DISTRIBUTION MERUVIENNE · CARREFOUR MARKET). [3,4]
4 × Restaurant (LA MAROTTE · SAGLAM · L'INSTITUTION · SNAPY). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE ROBERT DOISNEAU). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE ARISTIDE BRIAND). [3]
6 × GP (médecin généraliste) (INGRID HUET, MÉDECIN · HERVE GUYOT, MÉDECIN · MYLENE FOUET-EYMERY, MÉDECIN · BENOIT FAUSTIN, MÉDECIN · ANTOINE HOULLIER, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE FLAMENT VANYSACKER · PHARMACIE DEBLOCK). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE LE BIVOUAC - CHAULNES). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (PREAU DE L ECOLE PRIMAIRE ROBERT DOISNEAU · GYMNASE DU SIVOM). [3]
1 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL BRIE PICARDIE). [3]
6 × Hairdresser (JEAN-MARC COIFFURE · L'ATELIER DE TIFF'ANNE · ALEXANDRA). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Supermarket.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | MAISON MILLAU | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | NETTO | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 4 | VALMONS · LANDRIOT · SOCIETE DE DISTRIBUTION MERUVIENNE · CARREFOUR MARKET | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 4 | LA MAROTTE · SAGLAM · L'INSTITUTION · SNAPY | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE ROBERT DOISNEAU | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE ARISTIDE BRIAND | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 6 | INGRID HUET, MÉDECIN · HERVE GUYOT, MÉDECIN · MYLENE FOUET-EYMERY, MÉDECIN · BENOIT FAUSTIN, MÉDECIN · ANTOINE HOULLIER, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE FLAMENT VANYSACKER · PHARMACIE DEBLOCK | INSEE BPE 2 / 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 | MÉDIATHÈQUE LE BIVOUAC - CHAULNES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | PREAU DE L ECOLE PRIMAIRE ROBERT DOISNEAU · GYMNASE DU SIVOM | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL BRIE PICARDIE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 6 | JEAN-MARC COIFFURE · L'ATELIER DE TIFF'ANNE · ALEXANDRA | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Monthly market: Sunday. See the source for which week of the month. [5,6]
Confirmed by two independent sources: Commune website and DATAtourisme.
Trajectory
Population 1,959 (2012) → 1,969 (2023): 0.5 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 1,785 (1990) → 1,969 (2023): 10.3 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 974, of which 1.4 % second homes and 8 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Chaulnes): 0.4 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Chaulnes): 0.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
GP (Chaulnes): 0.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Chaulnes): 0.4 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Chaulnes): 0.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 8 days a year at or above 30 °C and 46 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ROUVROY-EN-SANTERRE weather station, 9.4 km away at 95 m; the village itself is at 104 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ROUVROY-EN-SANTERRE, 9.4 km away at 95 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 736 mm of rain a year, spread over 127 days — about 5.8 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LIHONS, 2.9 km away at 96 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 80186/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.mairiechaulnes.fr/— “Prochain Marché Campagnard : Dimanche 13 septembre 2026”
- DATAtourisme 2025-07— https://data.datatourisme.fr/28/c234ae97-9dce-3501-a99a-beac48f2d017— “Chaque deuxième dimanche du mois, sur la place de la mairie, retrouvez des producteurs locaux.”
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 80186/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 80186/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 80186/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 80186
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Envermeu | 76 | 110 km W | 1,967 | 51.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aumale | 76 | 75 km W | 1,996 | 64.4 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cormery | 37 | 318 km SW | 1,905 | 60.5 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Beaumont-sur-Sarthe | 72 | 263 km SW | 1,972 | 59.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 93 % |
| Bretteville-sur-Laize | 14 | 242 km W | 1,910 | 63.3 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Potigny | 14 | 240 km W | 2,089 | 60.6 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aumale | 76 | 75 km W | 1,996 | 64.4 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
| Envermeu | 76 | 110 km W | 1,967 | 51.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Potigny | 14 | 240 km W | 2,089 | 60.6 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bretteville-sur-Laize | 14 | 242 km W | 1,910 | 63.3 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Beaumont-sur-Sarthe | 72 | 263 km SW | 1,972 | 59.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 93 % |
| Cormery | 37 | 318 km SW | 1,905 | 60.5 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Chaulnes'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solre-le-Château | 59 | 101 km NE | 1,796 | 53.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Braine | 02 | 75 km SE | 2,248 | 61.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Saëns | 76 | 110 km W | 2,298 | 64.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gacé | 61 | 214 km SW | 1,766 | 66.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fruges | 62 | 91 km NW | 2,362 | 63.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Brécey | 50 | 312 km W | 2,172 | 60.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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