Beaucé
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 31/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 26 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Beaucé (INSEE 35021) is in Ille-et-Vilaine (35), part of CA Fougères Agglomération. Population 1,256 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [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/35021-beauce
Vitality score
Vitality score 31/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 26 % of the 12,950 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 | 0.13 | 25 | 3.28 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 0.69 | 10 | 6.91 |
| Housing mix | 0.99 | 5 | 4.95 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE GRAIN DE BEAUCE). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (LE BYGGVIR · AU BEC FIN). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE RENE-GUY CADOU). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE COMMUNAUTAIRE DE BEAUCÉ LES TOURNESOLS). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (HARDY GHISLAINE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (IBIS STYLES FOUGÈRES). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LE GRAIN DE BEAUCE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 2 | LE BYGGVIR · AU BEC FIN | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE RENE-GUY CADOU | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE COMMUNAUTAIRE DE BEAUCÉ LES TOURNESOLS | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | HARDY GHISLAINE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | IBIS STYLES FOUGÈRES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 1,283 (2012) → 1,256 (2023): -2.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,055 (1990) → 1,256 (2023): 19.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 582, of which 0.5 % second homes and 4.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Beaucé): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Fougères): 1.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Fougères): 2.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Fougères): 2.9 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Beaucé): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 7 days a year at or above 30 °C and 28 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the FOUGERES weather station, 4.1 km away at 74 m; the village itself is at 82 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at LOUVIGNE-DU-DESERT, 15.8 km away at 153 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 71 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 935 mm of rain a year, spread over 140 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at FOUGERES, 4.1 km away at 74 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 35021/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 35021/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 35021/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 35021/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 35021
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 35115
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blaincourt-lès-Précy | 60 | 276 km E | 1,189 | 28 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Penchard | 77 | 304 km E | 1,373 | 37 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Toussieux | 01 | 524 km SE | 1,257 | 36.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 69 % · winter 45 % |
| La Vaupalière | 76 | 203 km NE | 1,245 | 35 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mazières-en-Mauges | 49 | 146 km S | 1,240 | 35.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Breux-Jouy | 91 | 246 km E | 1,285 | 27.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mazières-en-Mauges | 49 | 146 km S | 1,240 | 35.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Vaupalière | 76 | 203 km NE | 1,245 | 35 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Breux-Jouy | 91 | 246 km E | 1,285 | 27.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Blaincourt-lès-Précy | 60 | 276 km E | 1,189 | 28 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Penchard | 77 | 304 km E | 1,373 | 37 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Toussieux | 01 | 524 km SE | 1,257 | 36.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 69 % · winter 45 % |
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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 Beaucé'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mazières-en-Mauges | 49 | 146 km S | 1,240 | 35.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Labeuvrière | 62 | 362 km NE | 1,648 | 37.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Hallines | 62 | 359 km NE | 1,196 | 26.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chierry | 02 | 345 km E | 1,195 | 31.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Baron-sur-Odon | 14 | 101 km NE | 1,154 | 23.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Grainville-sur-Odon | 14 | 100 km NE | 1,105 | 25.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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