Le Bourgneuf-la-Forêt
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 48.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 70 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Le Bourgneuf-la-Forêt (INSEE 53039) is in Mayenne (53), part of CA Laval Agglomération. Population 1,769 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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 48.5/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 70 % of the 10,429 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 | 0.63 | 20 | 12.58 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.2 | 10 | 1.97 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.71 | 10 | 7.07 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.75 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LES DELICES DU BOURGNEUF). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (SA CHAUBODIS). [3,4]
4 × Restaurant (L'ALICA · LA VIEILLE AUBERGE · LE KIOSQUE A PIZZAS). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (CAFE DES SPORTS). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LES MILLE MOTS · ECOLE PRIVEE SAINT JOSEPH). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE JOHAN). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LE BOURGNEUF LA FORET AP). [3]
1 × Library (LAVAL AGGLO - MÉDIATHÈQUE DU BOURGNEUF LA FORÊT). [3]
1 × Cinema (LE TRIANON). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE POLYVALENTE). [3]
1 × Bank (CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRI MUTUEL ANJOU MAIN). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (LES PETITS CISEAUX). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LES DELICES DU BOURGNEUF | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | SA CHAUBODIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 4 | L'ALICA · LA VIEILLE AUBERGE · LE KIOSQUE A PIZZAS | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | CAFE DES SPORTS | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LES MILLE MOTS · ECOLE PRIVEE SAINT JOSEPH | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE JOHAN | 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 | LE BOURGNEUF LA FORET AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | LAVAL AGGLO - MÉDIATHÈQUE DU BOURGNEUF LA FORÊT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | LE TRIANON | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | SALLE POLYVALENTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRI MUTUEL ANJOU MAIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 3 | LES PETITS CISEAUX | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| 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 1,805 (2012) → 1,769 (2023): -2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,466 (1990) → 1,769 (2023): 20.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 863, of which 2.5 % second homes and 8.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Le Bourgneuf-la-Forêt): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Le Bourgneuf-la-Forêt): 0.6 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (La Baconnière): 5.6 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Le Bourgneuf-la-Forêt): 0.5 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Le Bourgneuf-la-Forêt): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 9 days a year at or above 30 °C and 45 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LAUNAY-VILLIERS weather station, 6.1 km away at 153 m; the village itself is at 153 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ERNEE, 14.5 km away at 168 m, over 29 summers. [10]
An average of 870 mm of rain a year, spread over 130 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LAUNAY-VILLIERS, 6.1 km away at 153 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 — 53039/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 53039/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 53039/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 53039/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 53039
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 53015
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trie-Château | 60 | 240 km NE | 1,875 | 48.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Malay-le-Grand | 89 | 320 km E | 1,630 | 44.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Estissac | 10 | 354 km E | 1,763 | 51.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lentigny | 42 | 446 km SE | 1,794 | 48.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 88 % · humidity 14 % |
| La Capelle | 02 | 409 km NE | 1,745 | 57.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Erme-Outre-et-Ramecourt | 02 | 383 km NE | 1,697 | 51.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trie-Château | 60 | 240 km NE | 1,875 | 48.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Malay-le-Grand | 89 | 320 km E | 1,630 | 44.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Estissac | 10 | 354 km E | 1,763 | 51.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Erme-Outre-et-Ramecourt | 02 | 383 km NE | 1,697 | 51.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Capelle | 02 | 409 km NE | 1,745 | 57.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lentigny | 42 | 446 km SE | 1,794 | 48.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 88 % · humidity 14 % |
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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 Le Bourgneuf-la-Forêt'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trie-Château | 60 | 240 km NE | 1,875 | 48.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Thuriau | 56 | 148 km W | 1,885 | 48.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Avesnes-le-Comte | 62 | 346 km NE | 1,840 | 56.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chéroy | 89 | 294 km E | 1,760 | 49 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ribemont | 02 | 371 km NE | 1,931 | 54.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Croisilles | 62 | 360 km NE | 1,939 | 49.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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