Châteaudouble
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 51/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 95 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Châteaudouble (INSEE 83038) is in Var (83), part of CA Dracénie Provence Verdon Agglomération. Population 476 (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 51/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 95 % of the 17,882 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 | 0.42 | 25 | 10.54 |
| Social | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.98 | 10 | 9.78 |
| Housing mix | 0.5 | 5 | 2.52 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE L AUTHENTIQUE). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (EPICERIE DU LAVOIR). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (RESTAURANT LE CHATEAU). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (CHATEAUDOUBLE AP). [3]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Library. [4,3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE L AUTHENTIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | EPICERIE DU LAVOIR | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | RESTAURANT LE CHATEAU | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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) | 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 | 1 | CHATEAUDOUBLE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 452 (2012) → 476 (2023): 5.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 322 (1990) → 476 (2023): 47.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 318, of which 24.8 % second homes and 11 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Châteaudouble): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Châteaudouble): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Figanières): 4.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Figanières): 4.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Châteaudouble): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 26 days a year at or above 30 °C and 39 days at or below 0 °C, over 25 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the COMPS-SUR-ARTUBY weather station, 7.1 km away at 892 m; the village itself is at 524 m. [10]
The village sits 368 m below the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.21 °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 COMPS-SUR-ARTUBY, 7.1 km away at 892 m, over 24 summers. [10]
That station sits 368 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.57 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 999 mm of rain a year, spread over 77 days — about 13 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at COMPS-SUR-ARTUBY, 7.1 km away at 892 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83038/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83038/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83038/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83038/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 83038
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 83056
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurière | 87 | 479 km NW | 525 | 49.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 54 % · winter 86 % |
| Saou | 26 | 161 km NW | 590 | 59.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Souvigny-en-Sologne | 41 | 560 km NW | 495 | 54.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 73 % |
| La Chapelle-Montligeon | 61 | 703 km NW | 509 | 45 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Caylar | 34 | 254 km W | 460 | 57.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 61 % · humidity 93 % |
| Propières | 69 | 329 km NW | 484 | 50 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 50 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saou | 26 | 161 km NW | 590 | 59.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Caylar | 34 | 254 km W | 460 | 57.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 61 % · humidity 93 % |
| Propières | 69 | 329 km NW | 484 | 50 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 50 % · humidity 100 % |
| Laurière | 87 | 479 km NW | 525 | 49.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 54 % · winter 86 % |
| Souvigny-en-Sologne | 41 | 560 km NW | 495 | 54.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 73 % |
| La Chapelle-Montligeon | 61 | 703 km NW | 509 | 45 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 97 % · 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 Châteaudouble'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ciron | 36 | 529 km NW | 520 | 38.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Mazeau | 85 | 638 km NW | 464 | 41 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montsoreau | 49 | 641 km NW | 408 | 54.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Léon | 03 | 380 km NW | 530 | 48.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Châtel-Censoir | 89 | 489 km NW | 561 | 52.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Martial-de-Nabirat | 24 | 433 km W | 586 | 36.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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