Châtellerault
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 79.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 81 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Châtellerault (INSEE 86066) is in Vienne (86), part of CA Grand Châtellerault. Population 31,003 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/86066-chatellerault
Vitality score
Vitality score 79.2/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 81 % of the 735 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 | 0.78 | 25 | 19.5 |
| Social | 0.99 | 20 | 19.81 |
| Education | 0.85 | 10 | 8.47 |
| Health | 0.91 | 10 | 9.08 |
| Public & culture | 0.35 | 5 | 1.77 |
| Population trend | 0.39 | 10 | 3.94 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.73 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
20 × Bakery (boulangerie) (PATISSERIE BLOSSAC · COUTANT SAMSON · EURL BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE CAILLER). [3,4]
9 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE TERRASSON · CHARCUTERIE DELOGE · BERNADETTE ET FRANCKIE). [3,4]
11 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (DIETETIQUE HERBORISTERIE LARMIGNAT · NARO'MARKET · ARMENIE MARKET · EPICERIE 14 JUILLET · BO PRIMEUR). [3,4]
11 × Supermarket (LIDL · FOCH DISTRIBUTION · AUCHAN HYPERMARCHE · TALPI · ALDI MARCHE). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (AU BON GOUT DU FROMAGE). [4]
1 × Fishmonger (POISSONNERIE NEAU CHATELLERAULT). [3,4]
67 × Restaurant (PAT A PAIN · LE GRESKO · ESPRO · L'ENTRACTE). [3,4]
32 × Café / bar (BUVETTE PARISIENNE · LE PARADIS · RELAIS DE L'AIGUILLON · BISTR'O JAURES · MERLE MOQUEUR). [4]
3 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOL MATE MARIE CARPANTIER · ECOLE MATERNELLE D'ANTOIGNE · ECOLE MATERNELLE FRANCE SOUCHE). [3]
15 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE D'ANTOIGNE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JACQUES PREVERT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE D'APPLICATION ANTOINE LAURENT DE LA · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JULES FERRY · ECOL PRIM PAUL PAINLEVE). [3]
4 × Collège (COLLEGE JEAN-MACE · COLLEGE GEORGE SAND · COLLEGE RENE DESCARTES · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT GABRIEL-NOTRE DAME). [3]
36 × GP (médecin généraliste) (STEVENS PRINEAU, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE MAYJONADE, MÉDECIN · GREGORIE ROMERO DE AVILA ORTIZ, MÉDECIN · JUSTINE CARLU, MÉDECIN · PIERRE VANDINGENEN, MÉDECIN). [3]
14 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE ALNET LACROIX · PHARMACIE FUZEAU GIRAUD · PHARMACIE BOURBON · PHARMACIE DE LA CHEVALERIE · PHARMACIE DE L ESPACE LYAUTEY). [3,4]
3 × Post office / agence postale (CHATELLERAULT OZON LPAC AP · LA POSTE). [3]
4 × Library (LA CABANE DU LAC · MÉDIATHÈQUE DE CHÂTELLERAULT CENTRE · MÉDIATHÈQUE GEORGES ROUAULT · RÉSEAU DES MÉDIATHÈQUES DU GRAND CHÂTELLERAULT). [3]
2 × Cinema (LOFT CINEMAS · LES 400 COUPS). [3]
9 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE DU SANITAL · LYCEE BERTHELOT · COLLEGE JEAN MACE · MARONNERIE · GYMNASE DESCARTES). [3]
13 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE AQUITAINE POITOU CHARENTES · CAISSE REG CRED AGRIC MUT TOURAIN POITOU · BANQUE POPULAIRE VAL DE FRANCE · SOCIETE GENERALE · BNP PARIBAS). [3]
33 × Hairdresser (CALISTE · MA BEAUTY COIFF · CHOBELET MARYLENE · MON COIFFEUR). [3,4]
6 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
6 × Hotel (NUIT D'HOTEL · HOTEL LA GOURMANDINE · IBIS CHATELLERAULT SUD · B & B · HOTEL NOUVELLE CLASSE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 4 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 2 × Supermarket, 21 × Restaurant, 1 × Bank, 6 × Hairdresser, 2 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 20 | PATISSERIE BLOSSAC · COUTANT SAMSON · EURL BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE CAILLER | INSEE BPE 20 / INSEE SIRENE 24 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 9 | BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE TERRASSON · CHARCUTERIE DELOGE · BERNADETTE ET FRANCKIE | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 11 | DIETETIQUE HERBORISTERIE LARMIGNAT · NARO'MARKET · ARMENIE MARKET · EPICERIE 14 JUILLET · BO PRIMEUR | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 18 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 11 | LIDL · FOCH DISTRIBUTION · AUCHAN HYPERMARCHE · TALPI · ALDI MARCHE | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | AU BON GOUT DU FROMAGE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 1 | POISSONNERIE NEAU CHATELLERAULT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 67 | PAT A PAIN · LE GRESKO · ESPRO · L'ENTRACTE | INSEE BPE 67 / INSEE SIRENE 107 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 32 | BUVETTE PARISIENNE · LE PARADIS · RELAIS DE L'AIGUILLON · BISTR'O JAURES · MERLE MOQUEUR | INSEE SIRENE 32 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 3 | ECOL MATE MARIE CARPANTIER · ECOLE MATERNELLE D'ANTOIGNE · ECOLE MATERNELLE FRANCE SOUCHE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 15 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE D'ANTOIGNE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JACQUES PREVERT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE D'APPLICATION ANTOINE LAURENT DE LA · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JULES FERRY · ECOL PRIM PAUL PAINLEVE | INSEE BPE 15 [3] |
| Collège | 4 | COLLEGE JEAN-MACE · COLLEGE GEORGE SAND · COLLEGE RENE DESCARTES · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT GABRIEL-NOTRE DAME | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 36 | STEVENS PRINEAU, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE MAYJONADE, MÉDECIN · GREGORIE ROMERO DE AVILA ORTIZ, MÉDECIN · JUSTINE CARLU, MÉDECIN · PIERRE VANDINGENEN, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 36 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 14 | PHARMACIE ALNET LACROIX · PHARMACIE FUZEAU GIRAUD · PHARMACIE BOURBON · PHARMACIE DE LA CHEVALERIE · PHARMACIE DE L ESPACE LYAUTEY | INSEE BPE 14 / INSEE SIRENE 17 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 3 | CHATELLERAULT OZON LPAC AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Library | 4 | LA CABANE DU LAC · MÉDIATHÈQUE DE CHÂTELLERAULT CENTRE · MÉDIATHÈQUE GEORGES ROUAULT · RÉSEAU DES MÉDIATHÈQUES DU GRAND CHÂTELLERAULT | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Cinema | 2 | LOFT CINEMAS · LES 400 COUPS | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 9 | GYMNASE DU SANITAL · LYCEE BERTHELOT · COLLEGE JEAN MACE · MARONNERIE · GYMNASE DESCARTES | INSEE BPE 9 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 13 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE AQUITAINE POITOU CHARENTES · CAISSE REG CRED AGRIC MUT TOURAIN POITOU · BANQUE POPULAIRE VAL DE FRANCE · SOCIETE GENERALE · BNP PARIBAS | INSEE BPE 13 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 33 | CALISTE · MA BEAUTY COIFF · CHOBELET MARYLENE · MON COIFFEUR | INSEE BPE 33 / INSEE SIRENE 48 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 6 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 6 | NUIT D'HOTEL · HOTEL LA GOURMANDINE · IBIS CHATELLERAULT SUD · B & B · HOTEL NOUVELLE CLASSE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 31,537 (2012) → 31,003 (2023): -1.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 34,678 (1990) → 31,003 (2023): -10.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 18,693, of which 2.7 % second homes and 12.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Châtellerault): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Châtellerault): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Châtellerault): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Châtellerault): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Châtellerault): 0.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 29 days at or below 0 °C, over 24 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the THURE weather station, 7.2 km away at 120 m; the village itself is at 56 m. [9]
The village sits 64 m below the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 4.94 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 5 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at THURE, 7.2 km away at 120 m, over 12 summers. [9]
That station sits 64 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 5.46 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 726 mm of rain a year, spread over 113 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at CHATELLERAULT, 2.3 km away at 116 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 86066/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 86066/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 86066/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 86066/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 86066
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carpentras | 84 | 467 km SE | 31,619 | 82.9 | Well served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 76 % · humidity 79 % |
| Goussainville | 95 | 285 km NE | 31,301 | 76.3 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 96 % · humidity 71 % |
| Mont-de-Marsan | 40 | 336 km S | 31,592 | 76 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 78 % · humidity 64 % |
| Cambrai | 59 | 423 km NE | 31,134 | 80.7 | Well served | no figures |
| Dreux | 28 | 222 km N | 31,543 | 76.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 74 % · humidity 71 % |
| Bourgoin-Jallieu | 38 | 389 km E | 30,151 | 84.5 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dreux | 28 | 222 km N | 31,543 | 76.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 74 % · humidity 71 % |
| Goussainville | 95 | 285 km NE | 31,301 | 76.3 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 96 % · humidity 71 % |
| Mont-de-Marsan | 40 | 336 km S | 31,592 | 76 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 78 % · humidity 64 % |
| Bourgoin-Jallieu | 38 | 389 km E | 30,151 | 84.5 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cambrai | 59 | 423 km NE | 31,134 | 80.7 | Well served | no figures |
| Carpentras | 84 | 467 km SE | 31,619 | 82.9 | Well served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 76 % · 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 Châtellerault'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saintes | 17 | 150 km SW | 25,363 | 76.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Domont | 95 | 279 km NE | 16,065 | 57.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Persan | 95 | 290 km NE | 14,359 | 54.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Orvault | 44 | 172 km W | 28,534 | 69.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire | 44 | 161 km W | 28,596 | 61.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| L'Isle-Adam | 95 | 284 km NE | 12,493 | 62.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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