Beaufort-en-Anjou
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 64/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 87 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Beaufort-en-Anjou (INSEE 49021) is in Maine-et-Loire (49), part of CC Baugeois Vallée. Population 6,901 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2016-01-01 from 1 former commune: Gée (49147). [3]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/49021-beaufort-en-anjou
Vitality score
Vitality score 64/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 87 % of the 3,483 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 | 0.54 | 25 | 13.62 |
| Social | 0.82 | 20 | 16.5 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.59 | 10 | 5.85 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.72 | 10 | 7.23 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.85 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [4,5]
5 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · SARL LAMBERT · LES DELICES DE BEAUFORT · L'ATELIER DU PAIN). [4,5]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE PANTAIS · LA BOUCHERIE DU CENTRE). [4,5]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (KLAES DISTRIBUTION · L'INSTANT DIVIN). [4,5]
3 × Supermarket (LIDL · NETTO · INTERMARCHE). [4,5]
11 × Restaurant (PIZZ A L'ANCIENNE 49 · PIZZA PEPONE · MC DONALD'S · L'AUBERGE DE BEAUFORT · HANGAR A PIZZA). [4,5]
5 × Café / bar (LE REMPART · LA TABLEE DES VOYAGEURS · LE BISTROT DE LA PLACE · CHEZ VALLAU · LE CLUB 3K). [5]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE DU CHATEAU · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LA VALLEE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE MIXTE LA SOURCE - EAU VIVE). [4]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE MOLIERE). [4]
6 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ANTOINE PICARD, MÉDECIN · POL BENDAVID, MÉDECIN · SEBASTIEN ARBOUYS, MÉDECIN · HELENE BRIAND, MÉDECIN · WILFRIED ETIENNE, MÉDECIN). [4]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE MARTIN · AUDILAB). [4,5]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE BEAUFORT-EN-ANJOU). [4]
1 × Cinema (CINEMA DE BEAUFORT EN VALLEE). [4]
3 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE LA TANNERIE · GYMNASE DE LA VALLEE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DES ESQUISSEAUX). [4]
4 × Bank (CREDIT MUTUEL D'ANJOU · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · AGENCE DE BEAUFORT EN VALLEE · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRI MUTUEL ANJOU MAIN). [4]
9 × Hairdresser (KIDJY COIF' · NAT COIFFURE · FIGURES DE STYLE · C ET A COIFFURE). [4,5]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 2 × Bank, 3 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 5 | BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · SARL LAMBERT · LES DELICES DE BEAUFORT · L'ATELIER DU PAIN | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [4,5] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | BOUCHERIE PANTAIS · LA BOUCHERIE DU CENTRE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | KLAES DISTRIBUTION · L'INSTANT DIVIN | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,5] |
| Supermarket | 3 | LIDL · NETTO · INTERMARCHE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,5] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 11 | PIZZ A L'ANCIENNE 49 · PIZZA PEPONE · MC DONALD'S · L'AUBERGE DE BEAUFORT · HANGAR A PIZZA | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 5 | LE REMPART · LA TABLEE DES VOYAGEURS · LE BISTROT DE LA PLACE · CHEZ VALLAU · LE CLUB 3K | INSEE SIRENE 5 [5] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE DU CHATEAU · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LA VALLEE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE MIXTE LA SOURCE - EAU VIVE | INSEE BPE 3 [4] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE MOLIERE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 6 | ANTOINE PICARD, MÉDECIN · POL BENDAVID, MÉDECIN · SEBASTIEN ARBOUYS, MÉDECIN · HELENE BRIAND, MÉDECIN · WILFRIED ETIENNE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 6 [4] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE MARTIN · AUDILAB | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE BEAUFORT-EN-ANJOU | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Cinema | 1 | CINEMA DE BEAUFORT EN VALLEE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Gym / sports hall | 3 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE LA TANNERIE · GYMNASE DE LA VALLEE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DES ESQUISSEAUX | INSEE BPE 3 [4] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 4 | CREDIT MUTUEL D'ANJOU · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · AGENCE DE BEAUFORT EN VALLEE · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRI MUTUEL ANJOU MAIN | INSEE BPE 4 [4] |
| Hairdresser | 9 | KIDJY COIF' · NAT COIFFURE · FIGURES DE STYLE · C ET A COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [4,5] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [5] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 6,939 (2012) → 6,901 (2023): -0.5 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 5,643 (1990) → 6,901 (2023): 22.3 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 3,144, of which 1.5 % second homes and 4.9 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Beaufort-en-Anjou): 0 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Beaufort-en-Anjou): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Beaufort-en-Anjou): 0.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Beaufort-en-Anjou): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Beaufort-en-Anjou): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 20 days a year at or above 30 °C and 34 days at or below 0 °C, over 24 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LA MENITRE weather station, 6.1 km away at 22 m; the village itself is at 24 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at FONTAINE-GUERIN, 6.8 km away at 41 m, over 21 summers. [10]
An average of 635 mm of rain a year, spread over 105 days — about 6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at BEAUFORT-EN-VA, 1.9 km away at 28 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 — 49021/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 49021/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 49021/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 49021/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 49021
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bourbourg | 59 | 427 km NE | 6,931 | 62.2 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Cateau-Cambrésis | 59 | 404 km NE | 6,764 | 66.7 | Served | no figures |
| Quesnoy-sur-Deûle | 59 | 433 km NE | 6,805 | 54.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Péronne | 80 | 361 km NE | 7,090 | 65.9 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Valognes | 50 | 248 km N | 6,969 | 68.2 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Neufchâteau | 88 | 452 km E | 6,732 | 63.1 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 32 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valognes | 50 | 248 km N | 6,969 | 68.2 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Péronne | 80 | 361 km NE | 7,090 | 65.9 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Cateau-Cambrésis | 59 | 404 km NE | 6,764 | 66.7 | Served | no figures |
| Bourbourg | 59 | 427 km NE | 6,931 | 62.2 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Quesnoy-sur-Deûle | 59 | 433 km NE | 6,805 | 54.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Neufchâteau | 88 | 452 km E | 6,732 | 63.1 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 32 % · 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 Beaufort-en-Anjou'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raon-l'Étape | 88 | 537 km E | 5,886 | 53.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Loudun | 86 | 53 km SE | 6,839 | 64.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Jean-d'Angély | 17 | 168 km S | 6,784 | 70.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Jaunay-Marigny | 86 | 95 km SE | 7,528 | 60.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Parthenay | 79 | 88 km S | 10,140 | 59.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Monts | 37 | 67 km E | 8,080 | 47.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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