Châlus
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 55.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 87 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Châlus (INSEE 87032) is in Haute-Vienne (87), part of CC Pays de Nexon Monts de Chalus. Population 1,683 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 55.9/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 87 % of the 10,761 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 | 0.39 | 25 | 9.75 |
| Social | 0.91 | 20 | 18.15 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.59 | 10 | 5.85 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.38 | 10 | 3.83 |
| Housing mix | 0.8 | 5 | 4 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SNC FAYEMENDY · AU DELICE DU GOURMAND). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (COOP). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (DES DEUX TOURS). [3,4]
6 × Restaurant (HOTEL DU CENTRE · LE SAX'O · LE KIOSQUE A PIZZA · LE VIEUX LION · AU COMPTOIR DE CECILE). [3,4]
4 × Café / bar (HOTEL DU CENTRE · CHEZ VALLAPA ET JEAN-PIERRE). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE PIERRE DESPROGES). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (FABRICE DURAND, MÉDECIN · BRUNO NEUVIALLE, MÉDECIN · JEAN-FRANCOIS PAZIAULT, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (SELARL CHALOPIN MOREAU). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE CHÂLUS). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE ROBERT DOLLIER). [3]
1 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE D'AUVERGNE ET DU LIMOUSIN). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (ABOUT NUANCES ET PROFIL · SARL MLG). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
2 × Hotel. [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie). [4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | SNC FAYEMENDY · AU DELICE DU GOURMAND | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | COOP | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | DES DEUX TOURS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 6 | HOTEL DU CENTRE · LE SAX'O · LE KIOSQUE A PIZZA · LE VIEUX LION · AU COMPTOIR DE CECILE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 4 | HOTEL DU CENTRE · CHEZ VALLAPA ET JEAN-PIERRE | INSEE SIRENE 4 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE PIERRE DESPROGES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | FABRICE DURAND, MÉDECIN · BRUNO NEUVIALLE, MÉDECIN · JEAN-FRANCOIS PAZIAULT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | SELARL CHALOPIN MOREAU | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 DE CHÂLUS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE ROBERT DOLLIER | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE D'AUVERGNE ET DU LIMOUSIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 3 | ABOUT NUANCES ET PROFIL · SARL MLG | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 2 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5,6]
Trajectory
Population 1,602 (2012) → 1,683 (2023): 5.1 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 1,907 (1990) → 1,683 (2023): -11.7 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,145, of which 10 % second homes and 18 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Châlus): 0.5 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Châlus): 0.5 km to the north (straight line). [10]
GP (Châlus): 0.3 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Châlus): 0.3 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Châlus): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 12 days a year at or above 30 °C and 39 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the CHALUS_SAPC weather station, 0.4 km away at 403 m; the village itself is at 395 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at CHALUS_SAPC, 0.4 km away at 403 m, over 10 summers. [11]
An average of 1,196 mm of rain a year, spread over 137 days — about 8.7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at CHALUS - MAN, 0.3 km away at 397 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 — 87032/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-09— https://data.datatourisme.fr/23/7da38984-5ff6-3c54-93a7-fd207ae995db— “Boutique Artisanale - Aux P'tites Emplettes”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2026-01— https://data.datatourisme.fr/23/d52cd486-1f8b-35c9-a240-a99c11c9e064— “Marché de Châlus”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 87032/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 87032/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 87032/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 87032
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nantiat | 87 | 43 km N | 1,580 | 44 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Étang-sur-Arroux | 71 | 281 km NE | 1,750 | 52.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| L'Île-Bouchard | 37 | 169 km N | 1,606 | 58.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Mothe-Saint-Héray | 79 | 116 km NW | 1,652 | 56.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vézénobres | 30 | 306 km SE | 1,865 | 59.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 80 % · humidity 79 % |
| L'Isle-en-Dodon | 31 | 253 km S | 1,614 | 52.6 | Partly served | no figures |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nantiat | 87 | 43 km N | 1,580 | 44 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Mothe-Saint-Héray | 79 | 116 km NW | 1,652 | 56.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| L'Île-Bouchard | 37 | 169 km N | 1,606 | 58.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| L'Isle-en-Dodon | 31 | 253 km S | 1,614 | 52.6 | Partly served | no figures |
| Étang-sur-Arroux | 71 | 281 km NE | 1,750 | 52.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vézénobres | 30 | 306 km SE | 1,865 | 59.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 80 % · 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 Châlus'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nantiat | 87 | 43 km N | 1,580 | 44 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Longpré-les-Corps-Saints | 80 | 491 km N | 1,500 | 48.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fleury-sur-Andelle | 27 | 414 km N | 1,801 | 57.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Eymoutiers | 87 | 60 km E | 2,042 | 52.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mondoubleau | 41 | 259 km N | 1,297 | 46.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Châteauneuf-la-Forêt | 87 | 49 km E | 1,542 | 40.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
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