Brée
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 31.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 57 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Brée (INSEE 53043) is in Mayenne (53), part of CC des Coëvrons. Population 591 (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 31.4/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 57 % of the 17,143 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 | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.73 | 10 | 7.26 |
| Housing mix | 0.9 | 5 | 4.49 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (LE BISTROT DE LA GARE). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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 | 2 | LE BISTROT DE LA GARE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | 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 | 1 | 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 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 554 (2012) → 591 (2023): 6.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 482 (1990) → 591 (2023): 22.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 257, of which 5.1 % second homes and 10.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Montsûrs): 2.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Montsûrs): 2.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Montsûrs): 2.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Montsûrs): 2.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Brée): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 10 days a year at or above 30 °C and 50 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the MONTOURTIER_SAPC weather station, 6.8 km away at 107 m; the village itself is at 82 m. [10]
An average of 795 mm of rain a year, spread over 121 days — about 6.6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at GESNES, 4.3 km away at 85 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
37 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 110,000 € — 1,010 € per m² of built surface. [11]
The median across Mayenne is 1,254 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [11]
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 — 53043/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 53043/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 53043/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 53043/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 53161
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 53043
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardroc | 35 | 102 km W | 589 | 31.9 | Few services | no figures |
| Puyréaux | 16 | 261 km S | 582 | 34.9 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 62 % · winter 100 % |
| Verneix | 03 | 310 km SE | 574 | 26.1 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 74 % · winter 92 % |
| Chorey-les-Beaune | 21 | 422 km E | 592 | 28.2 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 72 % · winter 99 % |
| Prin-Deyrançon | 79 | 215 km S | 593 | 33.2 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 62 % · winter 93 % |
| Montoldre | 03 | 361 km SE | 590 | 24.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 51 % · winter 78 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardroc | 35 | 102 km W | 589 | 31.9 | Few services | no figures |
| Prin-Deyrançon | 79 | 215 km S | 593 | 33.2 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 62 % · winter 93 % |
| Puyréaux | 16 | 261 km S | 582 | 34.9 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 62 % · winter 100 % |
| Verneix | 03 | 310 km SE | 574 | 26.1 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 74 % · winter 92 % |
| Montoldre | 03 | 361 km SE | 590 | 24.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 51 % · winter 78 % |
| Chorey-les-Beaune | 21 | 422 km E | 592 | 28.2 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 72 % · winter 99 % |
Elsewhere
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