La Chapelle-au-Riboul
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 37/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 77 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Chapelle-au-Riboul (INSEE 53057) is in Mayenne (53), part of CC Mayenne Communauté. Population 505 (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 37/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 77 % of the 17,772 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.62 | 10 | 6.17 |
| Housing mix | 0.85 | 5 | 4.25 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [4,3]
1 × Restaurant (LALOUPA). [4,3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA CHAPELLE AU RIBOUL RP). [4]
1 × Library (BOBLIOTHÈQUE DE LA CHAPELLE AU RIBOUL / CC MAYENNE). [4]
1 × Gym / sports hall (STADE MUNICIPAL). [4]
1 × Hairdresser (NC COIFFURE COIFFURE LA CHAPELLE). [4,3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,3] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Restaurant | 1 | LALOUPA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,3] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | 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 [4,3] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA CHAPELLE AU RIBOUL RP | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 1 | BOBLIOTHÈQUE DE LA CHAPELLE AU RIBOUL / CC MAYENNE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | STADE MUNICIPAL | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | NC COIFFURE COIFFURE LA CHAPELLE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,3] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 510 (2012) → 505 (2023): -1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 452 (1990) → 505 (2023): 11.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 281, of which 7.5 % second homes and 17.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Marcillé-la-Ville): 4.8 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (La Chapelle-au-Riboul): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Champéon): 8.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Bais): 9.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [11]
Primary school (La Chapelle-au-Riboul): 0.3 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 10 days a year at or above 30 °C and 36 days at or below 0 °C, over 12 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the MARCILLE-LA-VIL weather station, 4.7 km away at 260 m; the village itself is at 165 m. [12]
The village sits 95 m below the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.71 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at LE HORPS, 9.7 km away at 268 m, over 21 summers. [12]
That station sits 103 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 982 mm of rain a year, spread over 133 days — about 7.4 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at MARCILLE-LA-VIL, 4.7 km away at 260 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 — 53057/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 53057/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 53057/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 53057/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 53144
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 53057
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 53051
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 53016
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand'Rivière | 972 | 6,629 km W | 487 | 34.1 | Few services | no figures |
| Igornay | 71 | 387 km E | 515 | 37.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 30 % · humidity 100 % |
| Artigat | 09 | 594 km S | 574 | 42.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 21 % · winter 78 % · humidity 57 % |
| Sanxay | 86 | 205 km S | 548 | 36.6 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Nonards | 19 | 405 km SE | 482 | 39.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 38 % · winter 78 % · humidity 64 % |
| Rouffiac-d'Aude | 11 | 615 km S | 514 | 42.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 78 % · humidity 36 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanxay | 86 | 205 km S | 548 | 36.6 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Igornay | 71 | 387 km E | 515 | 37.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 30 % · humidity 100 % |
| Nonards | 19 | 405 km SE | 482 | 39.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 38 % · winter 78 % · humidity 64 % |
| Artigat | 09 | 594 km S | 574 | 42.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 21 % · winter 78 % · humidity 57 % |
| Rouffiac-d'Aude | 11 | 615 km S | 514 | 42.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 78 % · humidity 36 % |
| Grand'Rivière | 972 | 6,629 km W | 487 | 34.1 | Few services | no figures |
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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 La Chapelle-au-Riboul'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontiers-Cabardès | 11 | 588 km S | 476 | 44.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Boëssé-le-Sec | 72 | 77 km E | 515 | 27.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Davenescourt | 80 | 270 km NE | 555 | 35.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Beaulieu-sur-Oudon | 53 | 54 km SW | 483 | 31.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Charchigné | 53 | 11 km N | 459 | 36.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Jouy | 89 | 253 km E | 510 | 35.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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