Châlons-du-Maine
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 32.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 55 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Châlons-du-Maine (INSEE 53049) is in Mayenne (53), part of CA Laval Agglomération. Population 682 (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 32.3/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 55 % of the 16,506 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.85 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
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 | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 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 685 (2012) → 682 (2023): -0.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 377 (1990) → 682 (2023): 80.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 260, of which 1.5 % second homes and 3.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Martigné-sur-Mayenne): 3.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Martigné-sur-Mayenne): 3.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Montsûrs): 7.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Martigné-sur-Mayenne): 3.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Châlons-du-Maine): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 12 days a year at or above 30 °C and 44 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ARGENTRE weather station, 7.6 km away at 107 m; the village itself is at 127 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at LAVAL-ENTRAMMES, 16.2 km away at 99 m, over 16 summers. [11]
An average of 816 mm of rain a year, spread over 125 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at SACE, 4.5 km away at 113 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 — 53049/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 53049/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 53049/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 53049/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 53146
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 53161
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 53049
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montgaillard-Lauragais | 31 | 557 km S | 683 | 32.6 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 36 % · winter 92 % · humidity 57 % |
| Fontaine-au-Bois | 59 | 382 km NE | 687 | 27 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Escherange | 57 | 511 km E | 693 | 32.3 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 90 % · winter 38 % |
| Lagupie | 47 | 405 km S | 680 | 30.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 38 % · winter 61 % · humidity 43 % |
| Gélannes | 10 | 321 km E | 694 | 27 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Limendous | 64 | 545 km S | 690 | 32.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gélannes | 10 | 321 km E | 694 | 27 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fontaine-au-Bois | 59 | 382 km NE | 687 | 27 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lagupie | 47 | 405 km S | 680 | 30.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 38 % · winter 61 % · humidity 43 % |
| Escherange | 57 | 511 km E | 693 | 32.3 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 90 % · winter 38 % |
| Limendous | 64 | 545 km S | 690 | 32.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 57 % |
| Montgaillard-Lauragais | 31 | 557 km S | 683 | 32.6 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 36 % · winter 92 % · humidity 57 % |
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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 Châlons-du-Maine'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontaine-au-Bois | 59 | 382 km NE | 687 | 27 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lavardin | 72 | 53 km E | 693 | 31.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Janvry | 91 | 214 km E | 654 | 34.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Berthenay | 37 | 125 km SE | 707 | 29.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villequier-Aumont | 02 | 327 km NE | 684 | 27.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Domptin | 02 | 303 km E | 654 | 32.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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