Châtenois

Vosges · CC de l'Ouest Vosgien · INSEE 88095

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.

Partly served 57.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 89 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Châtenois (INSEE 88095) is in Vosges (88), part of CC de l'Ouest Vosgien. Population 1,723 (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.

Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/88095-chatenois

Vitality score

Vitality score 57.2/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 89 % of the 10,590 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	0.47	25	11.83
Social	0.85	20	16.95
Education	0.39	10	3.93
Health	0.59	10	5.85
Public & culture	0.39	5	1.97
Population trend	0.33	10	3.34
Housing mix	0.96	5	4.78

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 4 of 6

Eating out 1 of 1

Cafés and bars 1 of 1

Schools 3 of 3

Health 2 of 4

Public services 1 of 1

Culture 1 of 2

Sport 1 of 2

Everyday services 3 of 3

Lodging 0 of 2

One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. ^[3,4]

2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA CHOLANDE VOSGIENNE · CG2R). ^[3,4]

1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE CASTINIENNE). ^[3,4]

1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (4H10). ^[3,4]

1 × Supermarket (SOCIETE DE DISTRIBUTION CASTINIENNE). ^[3,4]

5 × Restaurant (EREN KEBAB · LE PIZZAIOL · SEVEN). ^[3,4]

3 × Café / bar (STUDIO LOFT BAR PUB · EL PATRON LOUNGE BAR). ^[4]

1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE - JEAN VIROT -). ^[3]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE). ^[3]

1 × Collège (COLLEGE JEAN ROSTAND). ^[3]

3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JEAN-LOUIS GOMES, MÉDECIN · PIERRE DILLENSEGER, MÉDECIN · ANTOINE PELTIER, MÉDECIN). ^[3]

1 × Pharmacy (SELARL PHARMACIE CASTINETUM). ^[3,4]

1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). ^[3]

1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE CHÂTENOIS). ^[3]

1 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE). ^[3]

1 × Bank (CREDIT AGRICOLE ALSACE VOSGES). ^[3]

4 × Hairdresser (OMBRE & HAIR · SALON LINE ET R · CISEAUX DORES). ^[3,4]

2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). ^[3]

Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Supermarket, 1 × Restaurant.

All 25 service types, with per-source counts

Type	Count	Names	Sources
Bakery (boulangerie)	2	LA CHOLANDE VOSGIENNE · CG2R	INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Butcher (boucherie)	1	BOUCHERIE CASTINIENNE	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)	1	4H10	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Supermarket	1	SOCIETE DE DISTRIBUTION CASTINIENNE	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Cheese shop (fromagerie)	0		INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Fishmonger	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Restaurant	5	EREN KEBAB · LE PIZZAIOL · SEVEN	INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4]
Café / bar	3	STUDIO LOFT BAR PUB · EL PATRON LOUNGE BAR	INSEE SIRENE 3 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)	1	ECOLE MATERNELLE - JEAN VIROT -	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)	1	ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Collège	1	COLLEGE JEAN ROSTAND	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
GP (médecin généraliste)	3	JEAN-LOUIS GOMES, MÉDECIN · PIERRE DILLENSEGER, MÉDECIN · ANTOINE PELTIER, MÉDECIN	INSEE BPE 3 [3]
Pharmacy	1	SELARL PHARMACIE CASTINETUM	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	BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE CHÂTENOIS	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Cinema	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Gym / sports hall	1	GYMNASE	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Swimming pool	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Bank	1	CREDIT AGRICOLE ALSACE VOSGES	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Hairdresser	4	OMBRE & HAIR · SALON LINE ET R · CISEAUX DORES	INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4]
Fuel station	2	STATION SERVICE	INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3]
Hotel	0		INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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

1968: 1,591 peak 1982: 2,237 2023: 1,723 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 1,785 (2012) → 1,723 (2023): -3.5 % over 10 years. ^[5,1]

Population 2,065 (1990) → 1,723 (2023): -16.6 % over 30 years. ^[6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 926, of which 2.2 % second homes and 11 % vacant. ^[7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

In the commune Bakery, Food shop, Primary school, GP, Pharmacy Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Châtenois): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). ^[8]

Food shop (Châtenois): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). ^[8]

GP (Châtenois): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). ^[8]

Pharmacy (Châtenois): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). ^[8]

Primary school (Châtenois): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). ^[8]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Days at or above 30 °C 11.9

Days at or below 0 °C 65.1

Muggy days a summer 0.4

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

An average of 12 days a year at or above 30 °C and 65 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. ^[9]

Measured at the ROLLAINVILLE weather station, 10.7 km away at 372 m; the village itself is at 324 m. ^[9]

Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. ^[9]

Humidity measured at ROLLAINVILLE, 10.7 km away at 372 m, over 18 summers. ^[9]

An average of 983 mm of rain a year, spread over 136 days — about 7.2 mm on a day it rains. ^[9]

Rainfall measured at CHATENOIS, 0.7 km away at 330 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 — 88095/2023
INSEE density grid 2026
INSEE BPE 2025
INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88095/2012
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88095/1990
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88095/logement/2023
INSEE BPE 2025 — 88095
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
Vergt	24	534 km SW	1,773	67.5	Served	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 46 % · humidity 57 %
Château-la-Vallière	37	419 km W	1,734	57.1	Partly served	Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 73 % · humidity 79 %
Saint-Pierre-le-Moûtier	58	264 km SW	1,823	48.2	Partly served	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 81 % · humidity 79 %
Roisel	80	270 km NW	1,626	48.6	Partly served	Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 %
Thiberville	27	405 km W	1,752	67.2	Served	Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 %
Montebourg	50	543 km W	1,925	64.5	Served	Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 53 % · humidity 93 %

Order by distance instead

Commune	Dept	Distance	Population	Score	Band	Climate vs here
Saint-Pierre-le-Moûtier	58	264 km SW	1,823	48.2	Partly served	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 81 % · humidity 79 %
Roisel	80	270 km NW	1,626	48.6	Partly served	Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 %
Thiberville	27	405 km W	1,752	67.2	Served	Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 %
Château-la-Vallière	37	419 km W	1,734	57.1	Partly served	Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 73 % · humidity 79 %
Vergt	24	534 km SW	1,773	67.5	Served	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 46 % · humidity 57 %
Montebourg	50	543 km W	1,925	64.5	Served	Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 53 % · 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 Châtenois'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
Montmédy	55	140 km N	2,052	63.1	Served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 %
Stenay	55	140 km N	2,403	68.9	Served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 %
Saulieu	21	165 km SW	2,216	66.7	Served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 %
Le Nouvion-en-Thiérache	02	242 km NW	2,468	62.2	Served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 %
Vernoux-en-Vivarais	07	390 km S	1,982	62.6	Served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 %
Val-de-Meuse	52	42 km SW	1,801	52.2	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 %

Elsewhere

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