Bierné-les-Villages
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 30.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 24 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Bierné-les-Villages (INSEE 53029) is in Mayenne (53), part of CC du Pays de Château-Gontier. Population 1,285 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2019-01-01 from 3 former communes: Argenton-Notre-Dame (53006), Saint-Laurent-des-Mortiers (53231), Saint-Michel-de-Feins (53241). [3]
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/53029-bierne-les-villages
Vitality score
Vitality score 30.6/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 24 % of the 12,799 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 | 0.2 | 20 | 3.93 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.51 | 5 | 2.56 |
| Population trend | 0.61 | 10 | 6.12 |
| Housing mix | 0.84 | 5 | 4.19 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [4,5]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (VIVECO · JEAN-LOUIS GILBERT BIO). [4,5]
1 × Restaurant. [4,5]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PRIVEE STE JEANNE D'ARC EX ARGENTON NOTRE DAME). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE MARCEL AYME). [4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (BIERNE AP). [4]
2 × Library (CC CHÂTEAU-GONTIER BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE BIERNÉ-LES-VILLAGES (BIERNÉ · CC CHÂTEAU-GONTIER BIBL. DE BIERNÉ-LES-VILLAGES (ST-MICHEL-DE-FEINS). [4]
1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE MULTISPORTS). [4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Café / bar, GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [4,5]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | VIVECO · JEAN-LOUIS GILBERT BIO | 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 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PRIVEE STE JEANNE D'ARC EX ARGENTON NOTRE DAME | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE MARCEL AYME | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | BIERNE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 2 | CC CHÂTEAU-GONTIER BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE BIERNÉ-LES-VILLAGES (BIERNÉ · CC CHÂTEAU-GONTIER BIBL. DE BIERNÉ-LES-VILLAGES (ST-MICHEL-DE-FEINS | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | SALLE MULTISPORTS | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| 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 1,260 (2012) → 1,285 (2023): 2 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 1,156 (1990) → 1,285 (2023): 11.2 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 618, of which 8.1 % second homes and 10.8 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Gennes-Longuefuye): 7 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Bierné-les-Villages): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
GP (Miré): 6.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [11]
Pharmacy (Miré): 7 km to the south-east (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Bierné-les-Villages): 0 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 42 days at or below 0 °C, over 28 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the COUDRAY weather station, 8 km away at 55 m; the village itself is at 82 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at GREZ-EN-BOUERE, 9 km away at 93 m, over 21 summers. [12]
An average of 719 mm of rain a year, spread over 115 days — about 6.3 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at COUDRAY, 8 km away at 55 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 53029/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 53029/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 53029/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 53029/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 53104
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 53029
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 49205
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lindry | 89 | 296 km E | 1,326 | 32.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Faverges-de-la-Tour | 38 | 524 km SE | 1,487 | 32.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 41 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bazougers | 53 | 23 km N | 1,079 | 32.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Iracoubo | 973 | 6,845 km SW | 1,662 | 38.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 43 % |
| Villebois | 01 | 504 km SE | 1,206 | 34.2 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 81 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vertheuil | 33 | 286 km S | 1,339 | 29.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 68 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bazougers | 53 | 23 km N | 1,079 | 32.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vertheuil | 33 | 286 km S | 1,339 | 29.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 68 % · humidity 57 % |
| Lindry | 89 | 296 km E | 1,326 | 32.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villebois | 01 | 504 km SE | 1,206 | 34.2 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 81 % · humidity 86 % |
| Faverges-de-la-Tour | 38 | 524 km SE | 1,487 | 32.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 41 % · humidity 93 % |
| Iracoubo | 973 | 6,845 km SW | 1,662 | 38.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 43 % |
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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 Bierné-les-Villages'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lindry | 89 | 296 km E | 1,326 | 32.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bazougers | 53 | 23 km N | 1,079 | 32.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Corbonod | 01 | 524 km E | 1,333 | 34 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Laval-en-Belledonne | 38 | 571 km SE | 1,029 | 31.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tennie | 72 | 48 km NE | 1,000 | 32.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Boutigny-Prouais | 28 | 189 km NE | 1,704 | 32.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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