Maslives
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 28.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 43 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Maslives (INSEE 41129) is in Loir-et-Cher (41), part of CC du Grand Chambord. Population 649 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [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/41129-maslives
Vitality score
Vitality score 28.1/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 43 % of the 16,756 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.62 | 10 | 6.17 |
| Housing mix | 0.92 | 5 | 4.58 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE PAIN DES ROIS). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Library (POINT-LECTURE DE MASLIVES BIBLIOTHÈQUE MALIVRES). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (LORENE COIFFURE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (LA CLEF DES CHATEAUX). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, 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 PAIN DES ROIS | 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 | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | 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 | POINT-LECTURE DE MASLIVES BIBLIOTHÈQUE MALIVRES | 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 | LORENE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | LA CLEF DES CHATEAUX | 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 736 (2012) → 649 (2023): -11.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 581 (1990) → 649 (2023): 11.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 337, of which 4.2 % second homes and 9.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Maslives): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Dyé-sur-Loire): 2.8 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Montlivault): 2.9 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Montlivault): 2.6 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Maslives): 0 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 20 days a year at or above 30 °C and 39 days at or below 0 °C, over 28 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the BLOIS - VILLE weather station, 12.6 km away at 69 m; the village itself is at 87 m. [11]
An average of 701 mm of rain a year, spread over 113 days — about 6.2 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at BLOIS - VILLE, 12.6 km away at 69 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 — 41129/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 41129/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 41129/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 41129/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 41129
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 41207
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 41148
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Écuillé | 49 | 153 km W | 655 | 32.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 95 % |
| Le Gault-Saint-Denis | 28 | 68 km N | 666 | 31.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 88 % |
| La Charmée | 71 | 270 km E | 681 | 28.3 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 78 % |
| Aschbach | 67 | 502 km E | 633 | 29.3 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 69 % |
| Dangolsheim | 67 | 457 km E | 681 | 31.4 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 100 % · winter 74 % |
| Deaux | 30 | 447 km SE | 638 | 32.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 10 % · winter 80 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Gault-Saint-Denis | 28 | 68 km N | 666 | 31.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 88 % |
| Écuillé | 49 | 153 km W | 655 | 32.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 95 % |
| La Charmée | 71 | 270 km E | 681 | 28.3 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 78 % |
| Deaux | 30 | 447 km SE | 638 | 32.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 10 % · winter 80 % |
| Dangolsheim | 67 | 457 km E | 681 | 31.4 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 100 % · winter 74 % |
| Aschbach | 67 | 502 km E | 633 | 29.3 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 69 % |
Elsewhere
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