Bellevigne-les-Châteaux
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 40.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 20 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Bellevigne-les-Châteaux (INSEE 49060) is in Maine-et-Loire (49), part of CA Saumur Val de Loire. Population 3,435 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2019-01-01 from 2 former communes: Brézé (49046), Saint-Cyr-en-Bourg (49274). [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/49060-bellevigne-les-chateaux
Vitality score
Vitality score 40.2/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 20 % of the 6,373 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 | 0.34 | 25 | 8.55 |
| Social | 0.22 | 20 | 4.42 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.47 | 10 | 4.67 |
| Public & culture | 0.53 | 5 | 2.64 |
| Population trend | 0.4 | 10 | 3.97 |
| Housing mix | 0.92 | 5 | 4.61 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [4,5]
4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BELANGER VONNY · POMMEAU-BELANGER · LA MI DO RE). [4,5]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (PROXI SUPER · L'EPICERIE GOURMANDE). [4,5]
1 × Restaurant (LES BELLES CAVES). [4,5]
1 × Café / bar. [5]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LE CHAT PERCHE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LOUIS ROBINEAU · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT VINCENT). [4]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (FRANCOIS CHAMBRIS, MÉDECIN · FRANCOIS ADES, MÉDECIN · CHRISTINE FLEURY-MENOU, MÉDECIN · MARGAUX ROCHARD, MÉDECIN · ELEONORE CHARLES, MÉDECIN). [4]
1 × Pharmacy. [4,5]
3 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT CYR EN BOURG AP · BREZE AP · CHACE AP). [4]
3 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE BRÉZÉ 15 RUE DU STADE · BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE CHACÉ · BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE SAINT-CYR-EN-BOURG). [4]
2 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF LE MOUTIER · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE BREZE). [4]
5 × Hairdresser (COUP D'ECLAT · COUPE D'EN F'HAIR · L'ATELIER DE JULIE). [4,5]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 1 × Pharmacy.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle). [4,5]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 4 | BELANGER VONNY · POMMEAU-BELANGER · LA MI DO RE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [4,5] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | PROXI SUPER · L'EPICERIE GOURMANDE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 1 | LES BELLES CAVES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [5] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LE CHAT PERCHE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LOUIS ROBINEAU · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT VINCENT | INSEE BPE 3 [4] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 5 | FRANCOIS CHAMBRIS, MÉDECIN · FRANCOIS ADES, MÉDECIN · CHRISTINE FLEURY-MENOU, MÉDECIN · MARGAUX ROCHARD, MÉDECIN · ELEONORE CHARLES, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [4] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4,5] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 3 | SAINT CYR EN BOURG AP · BREZE AP · CHACE AP | INSEE BPE 3 [4] |
| Library | 3 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE BRÉZÉ 15 RUE DU STADE · BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE CHACÉ · BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE SAINT-CYR-EN-BOURG | INSEE BPE 3 [4] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF LE MOUTIER · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE BREZE | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 5 | COUP D'ECLAT · COUPE D'EN F'HAIR · L'ATELIER DE JULIE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [4,5] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [5] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 3,589 (2012) → 3,435 (2023): -4.3 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 3,830 (1990) → 3,435 (2023): -10.3 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,713, of which 3.9 % second homes and 7.7 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bellevigne-les-Châteaux): 0.5 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Bellevigne-les-Châteaux): 0.5 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Varrains): 1.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Varrains): 1.1 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Bellevigne-les-Châteaux): 0.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 24 days a year at or above 30 °C and 33 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the SAUMUR weather station, 4.3 km away at 69 m; the village itself is at 43 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at MONT-BELLAY-INRAE, 10.6 km away at 58 m, over 24 summers. [11]
An average of 657 mm of rain a year, spread over 109 days — about 6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at SAUMUR, 4.3 km away at 69 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
203 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 160,000 € — 1,488 € per m² of built surface. [12]
25 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 78,800 € — 1,329 € per m². [12]
The median across Maine-et-Loire is 1,797 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [12]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 49060/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 49060/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 49060/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 49060/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 49060
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 49362
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mauves-sur-Loire | 44 | 100 km W | 3,409 | 45.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cléguer | 56 | 258 km W | 3,460 | 47.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Thégonnec Loc-Eguiner | 29 | 323 km NW | 3,148 | 44.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Piré-Chancé | 35 | 135 km NW | 3,224 | 40.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lapalud | 84 | 491 km SE | 3,853 | 41.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 8 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Maurice-de-Gourdans | 01 | 432 km E | 2,903 | 57.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 54 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mauves-sur-Loire | 44 | 100 km W | 3,409 | 45.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Piré-Chancé | 35 | 135 km NW | 3,224 | 40.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cléguer | 56 | 258 km W | 3,460 | 47.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Thégonnec Loc-Eguiner | 29 | 323 km NW | 3,148 | 44.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Maurice-de-Gourdans | 01 | 432 km E | 2,903 | 57.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 54 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lapalud | 84 | 491 km SE | 3,853 | 41.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 8 % · winter 93 % · 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 Bellevigne-les-Châteaux'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mauves-sur-Loire | 44 | 100 km W | 3,409 | 45.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bournezeau | 85 | 105 km SW | 3,452 | 49.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montreuil-Bellay | 49 | 11 km SW | 3,746 | 50.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois | 18 | 231 km E | 3,151 | 42.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Descartes | 37 | 64 km SE | 3,369 | 49.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Possonnière | 49 | 50 km W | 2,501 | 53.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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