Saint-Macaire-du-Bois
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 20.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 33 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Macaire-du-Bois (INSEE 49302) is in Maine-et-Loire (49), part of CA Saumur Val de Loire. Population 439 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 20.7/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 33 % of the 17,926 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 | 25 | 0 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.72 | 10 | 7.19 |
| Housing mix | 0.82 | 5 | 4.1 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE DES ACACIAS). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE DES ACACIAS | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 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 456 (2012) → 439 (2023): -3.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 360 (1990) → 439 (2023): 21.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 221, of which 9 % second homes and 5.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Le Puy-Notre-Dame): 4 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Loretz-d'Argenton): 4.3 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Le Puy-Notre-Dame): 4.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Le Puy-Notre-Dame): 4.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Macaire-du-Bois): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 19 days a year at or above 30 °C and 33 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the MONT-BELLAY-INRAE weather station, 11.3 km away at 58 m; the village itself is at 57 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at MONT-BELLAY-INRAE, 11.3 km away at 58 m, over 24 summers. [11]
An average of 622 mm of rain a year, spread over 107 days — about 5.8 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at MONT.-BELLAY, 10.8 km away at 49 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 — 49302/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 49302/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 49302/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 49302/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 49253
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 79014
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 49302
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villard-Léger | 73 | 528 km E | 433 | 22.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 38 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Esteben | 64 | 426 km S | 442 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 29 % |
| Saint-Benoît-la-Chipotte | 88 | 543 km E | 442 | 20.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 34 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mainneville | 27 | 290 km NE | 445 | 20.5 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 90 % · winter 73 % |
| Lestelle-de-Saint-Martory | 31 | 454 km S | 430 | 20.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 70 % · humidity 79 % |
| Beine | 89 | 312 km E | 437 | 19.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 61 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mainneville | 27 | 290 km NE | 445 | 20.5 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 90 % · winter 73 % |
| Beine | 89 | 312 km E | 437 | 19.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 61 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Esteben | 64 | 426 km S | 442 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 29 % |
| Lestelle-de-Saint-Martory | 31 | 454 km S | 430 | 20.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 70 % · humidity 79 % |
| Villard-Léger | 73 | 528 km E | 433 | 22.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 38 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Benoît-la-Chipotte | 88 | 543 km E | 442 | 20.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 34 % · 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 Saint-Macaire-du-Bois'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Quentin-sur-Indrois | 37 | 100 km E | 484 | 20.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chalagnac | 24 | 237 km S | 442 | 22.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bunzac | 16 | 165 km S | 447 | 22.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Tigeaux | 77 | 304 km NE | 421 | 21.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Antoigné | 49 | 14 km E | 441 | 19.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ligron | 72 | 76 km N | 494 | 23.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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