Le Châtenet-en-Dognon
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 18/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 27 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Le Châtenet-en-Dognon (INSEE 87042) is in Haute-Vienne (87), part of CC de Noblat. Population 407 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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 18/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 27 % of the 18,000 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 | 25 | 0 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.43 | 10 | 4.31 |
| Housing mix | 0.62 | 5 | 3.1 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LE CHATENET EN DOGNON AP). [4]
1 × Hairdresser. [4,3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette).
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Restaurant | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LE CHATENET EN DOGNON AP | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,3] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 418 (2012) → 407 (2023): -2.6 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 437 (1990) → 407 (2023): -6.9 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 252, of which 19 % second homes and 6.3 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Sauviat-sur-Vige): 7.7 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Sauviat-sur-Vige): 6.8 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat): 7.7 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat): 7.8 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Le Châtenet-en-Dognon): 0 km to the north-east (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 15 days a year at or above 30 °C and 67 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the ST LEONARD NOBL weather station, 8.9 km away at 346 m; the village itself is at 429 m. [12]
The village sits 83 m above 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. [12]
An average of 1,150 mm of rain a year, spread over 141 days — about 8.2 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at ST MARTIN TERRE, 4.6 km away at 255 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
What property sold for
26 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 75,275 € — 821 € per m² of built surface. [13]
The median across Haute-Vienne is 1,091 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [13]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 87042/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE BPE 2025
- DATAtourisme 2026-04— https://data.datatourisme.fr/23/98c82662-4399-3d55-9f30-1eefa041f80a— “Le petit marché de Contereix”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 87042/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 87042/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 87042/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 87190
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 87161
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 87042
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estivaux | 19 | 66 km S | 403 | 21.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 77 % · winter 65 % |
| Morogues | 18 | 170 km NE | 424 | 18.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 97 % · winter 59 % |
| Jouillat | 23 | 51 km NE | 387 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 97 % · winter 84 % |
| Épineuil-le-Fleuriel | 18 | 110 km NE | 436 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 69 % · winter 88 % |
| Ambernac | 16 | 75 km W | 381 | 17.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 90 % · winter 80 % |
| Marsolan | 32 | 231 km S | 438 | 20.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 67 % · winter 49 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jouillat | 23 | 51 km NE | 387 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 97 % · winter 84 % |
| Estivaux | 19 | 66 km S | 403 | 21.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 77 % · winter 65 % |
| Ambernac | 16 | 75 km W | 381 | 17.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 90 % · winter 80 % |
| Épineuil-le-Fleuriel | 18 | 110 km NE | 436 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 69 % · winter 88 % |
| Morogues | 18 | 170 km NE | 424 | 18.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 97 % · winter 59 % |
| Marsolan | 32 | 231 km S | 438 | 20.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 67 % · winter 49 % |
Elsewhere
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