Chailland
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 47.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 75 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Chailland (INSEE 53048) is in Mayenne (53), part of CC de l'Ernée. Population 1,187 (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 47.5/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 75 % of the 13,275 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 | 0.75 | 20 | 14.97 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.61 | 10 | 6.12 |
| Housing mix | 0.88 | 5 | 4.41 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE DES FORGES). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
4 × Restaurant (CREPERIE DES FORGES · CASTILLO SANTIAGO · L'IMOTEP FOOD TRUCK). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (LES TERRASSES ST GERMAIN · HOTEL DES VOYAGEURS). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE PRIVEE DU SACRE COEUR). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (CHAILLAND AP). [3]
1 × Library (CC ERNEE BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE DE CHAILLAND). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (TERRAIN DES SPORTS). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (ORIGIN'HAIR). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (HÔTEL DES VOYAGEURS). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie).
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | BOULANGERIE DES FORGES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 4 | CREPERIE DES FORGES · CASTILLO SANTIAGO · L'IMOTEP FOOD TRUCK | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | LES TERRASSES ST GERMAIN · HOTEL DES VOYAGEURS | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE PRIVEE DU SACRE COEUR | INSEE BPE 2 [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 | 1 | CHAILLAND AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | CC ERNEE BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE DE CHAILLAND | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | TERRAIN DES SPORTS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 2 | ORIGIN'HAIR | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | HÔTEL DES VOYAGEURS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| 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 1,222 (2012) → 1,187 (2023): -2.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,067 (1990) → 1,187 (2023): 11.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 644, of which 5.9 % second homes and 13.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Chailland): 0 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Chailland): 0.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (La Baconnière): 5 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Montenay): 7.2 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Chailland): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 11 days a year at or above 30 °C and 54 days at or below 0 °C, over 15 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the CHAILLAND weather station, 3.5 km away at 110 m; the village itself is at 101 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ERNEE, 10.3 km away at 168 m, over 29 summers. [11]
That station sits 67 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 865 mm of rain a year, spread over 132 days — about 6.6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at CHAILLAND, 3.5 km away at 110 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 — 53048/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 53048/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 53048/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 53048/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 53048
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 53015
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 53155
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lavoux | 86 | 210 km SE | 1,192 | 39.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Menoux | 03 | 354 km SE | 1,116 | 41.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Savigny-en-Revermont | 71 | 505 km E | 1,152 | 39.2 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sainte-Anne-sur-Vilaine | 35 | 90 km SW | 1,035 | 49.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 57 % · humidity 100 % |
| Port-d'Envaux | 17 | 266 km S | 1,188 | 43.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 65 % · humidity 71 % |
| Pleugriffet | 56 | 137 km W | 1,281 | 39.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 61 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Anne-sur-Vilaine | 35 | 90 km SW | 1,035 | 49.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 57 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pleugriffet | 56 | 137 km W | 1,281 | 39.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 61 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lavoux | 86 | 210 km SE | 1,192 | 39.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Port-d'Envaux | 17 | 266 km S | 1,188 | 43.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 65 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Menoux | 03 | 354 km SE | 1,116 | 41.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Savigny-en-Revermont | 71 | 505 km E | 1,152 | 39.2 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Chailland'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Catherine | 69 | 506 km SE | 969 | 52.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Maison-Rouge | 77 | 300 km E | 880 | 58.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Dangeau | 28 | 160 km E | 1,259 | 38.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Valsonne | 69 | 475 km SE | 1,005 | 36.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Bômer-les-Forges | 61 | 50 km N | 1,023 | 32.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gaël | 35 | 101 km W | 1,613 | 47 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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