Cantenay-Épinard
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 59.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 91 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Cantenay-Épinard (INSEE 49055) is in Maine-et-Loire (49), part of CU Angers Loire Métropole. Population 2,415 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/49055-cantenay-epinard
Vitality score
Vitality score 59.6/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 91 % of the 8,444 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 | 0.26 | 25 | 6.56 |
| Social | 0.78 | 20 | 15.5 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.59 | 10 | 5.85 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.98 | 10 | 9.8 |
| Housing mix | 0.93 | 5 | 4.67 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE BERGAMOTE). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (DIAGONAL). [3,4]
5 × Restaurant (LE PADDOCK · LA CABANE DU CHAT-QUI-PECHE · ROTISSERIE JIHANE · AKATATIE). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (LE CYRANO · SNC COLINRO). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LES BASSES VALLEES · ECOLE PRIVEE MIXTE SAINTE ANNE). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CECILE LEFEBVRE, MÉDECIN · CLAIRE DENIS, MÉDECIN · CECILE ESPERANDIEU, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE CANTENAY). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE CANTENAY-EPINARD LA PASSERELLE DES MOTS). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF DU RONCERAY). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (UN SALON A PART). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | BOULANGERIE BERGAMOTE | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | DIAGONAL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 5 | LE PADDOCK · LA CABANE DU CHAT-QUI-PECHE · ROTISSERIE JIHANE · AKATATIE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | LE CYRANO · SNC COLINRO | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LES BASSES VALLEES · ECOLE PRIVEE MIXTE SAINTE ANNE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | CECILE LEFEBVRE, MÉDECIN · CLAIRE DENIS, MÉDECIN · CECILE ESPERANDIEU, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE CANTENAY | 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 CANTENAY-EPINARD LA PASSERELLE DES MOTS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF DU RONCERAY | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | UN SALON A PART | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 2,047 (2012) → 2,415 (2023): 18 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,632 (1990) → 2,415 (2023): 48 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,065, of which 3.3 % second homes and 2.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Montreuil-Juigné): 2.7 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Cantenay-Épinard): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Cantenay-Épinard): 0.9 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Cantenay-Épinard): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Cantenay-Épinard): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 15 days a year at or above 30 °C and 31 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the BEAUCOUZE weather station, 6.8 km away at 50 m; the village itself is at 29 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at BEAUCOUZE, 6.8 km away at 50 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 702 mm of rain a year, spread over 111 days — about 6.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at BEAUCOUZE, 6.8 km away at 50 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 — 49055/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 49055/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 49055/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 49055/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 49214
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 49055
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspremont | 06 | 736 km SE | 2,346 | 55.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 82 % · humidity 71 % |
| Morancé | 69 | 441 km E | 2,261 | 51.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 77 % · humidity 64 % |
| Villeneuve-Saint-Germain | 02 | 355 km NE | 2,616 | 56.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Frelinghien | 59 | 436 km NE | 2,609 | 49.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Marpent | 59 | 458 km NE | 2,653 | 50 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Bonnet-près-Riom | 63 | 332 km SE | 2,110 | 61.6 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 58 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Bonnet-près-Riom | 63 | 332 km SE | 2,110 | 61.6 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 58 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villeneuve-Saint-Germain | 02 | 355 km NE | 2,616 | 56.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Frelinghien | 59 | 436 km NE | 2,609 | 49.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Morancé | 69 | 441 km E | 2,261 | 51.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 77 % · humidity 64 % |
| Marpent | 59 | 458 km NE | 2,653 | 50 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Aspremont | 06 | 736 km SE | 2,346 | 55.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 82 % · humidity 71 % |
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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 Cantenay-Épinard'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frelinghien | 59 | 436 km NE | 2,609 | 49.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Erblon | 35 | 97 km NW | 3,651 | 42.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Guerville | 78 | 232 km NE | 2,052 | 46.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Malo-de-Guersac | 44 | 123 km W | 3,203 | 35.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Plailly | 60 | 291 km NE | 1,786 | 45.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rochecorbon | 37 | 100 km E | 3,219 | 43.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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