Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 68.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 75 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne (INSEE 53062) is in Mayenne (53), part of CC du Pays de Château-Gontier. Population 16,584 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2019-01-01 from 2 former communes: Azé (53014), Saint-Fort (53215). [3]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 68.3/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 75 % of the 1,451 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 | 0.59 | 25 | 14.83 |
| Social | 0.94 | 20 | 18.8 |
| Education | 0.58 | 10 | 5.83 |
| Health | 0.69 | 10 | 6.87 |
| Public & culture | 0.17 | 5 | 0.85 |
| Population trend | 0.61 | 10 | 6.1 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.79 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [4,5]
13 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LES BLES D'OR · SARL DU PIN · SAVEURS DU BOUT DU MONDE · BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · BOULANGERIE DU LOUVRE). [4,5]
4 × Butcher (boucherie) (GADOUAS · LES HALLES BOUCHERIE RESTAURANT · BOUCHERIE BOISRAME DU FAUBOURG). [4,5]
5 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (PICARD SURGELES · SOLIMAGUI · LE GRENIER GOURMAND · LE P'TIT MARCHE · LATI SERVICES). [4,5]
7 × Supermarket (LECLERC · SAS AZE DIS · LIDL · INTERMARCHE · ALDI MARCHE). [4,5]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (FROMAGERIE DES HALLES). [5]
1 × Fishmonger (LA MAREE BRETONNE). [4,5]
29 × Restaurant (RESTECO-COLLEGE ST MICHEL-CHATEAU · SARL LE VEAU D'OR · MC DONALD'S · LE HAVANE · PIZZA PLANETE COMPANY). [4,5]
19 × Café / bar (LE BAZILICA · LE COLIBRI · CAFE DU PALAIS · COCO'LATTE · KAMELIA). [5]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE JEAN GUEHENNO). [4]
7 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JACQUES PREVERT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE DU BOUT DU MONDE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE YVES DUTEIL - JEAN DE LA F · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN GUEHENNO). [4]
3 × Collège (COLLEGE JEAN ROSTAND · COLLEGE PAUL EMILE VICTOR · COLLEGE PRIVE ST MICHEL). [4]
15 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ALAIN DASSE, MÉDECIN · PATRICK GE, MÉDECIN · YOHAN PARIS, MÉDECIN · MARIE-CHRISTINE SALVATO, MÉDECIN · HELOISE ROGER, MÉDECIN). [4]
6 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE L ANJOU · PHARMACIE DESJOBERT · PHARMACIE D AZE · OFFICINE DE PHARMACIE · PHARMACIE LES HALLES). [4,5]
2 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [4]
1 × Library (CC CHÂTEAU-GONTIER - MÉDIATHÈQUE DU PAYS DE CHÂTEAU-GONTIER). [4]
1 × Cinema (PALACE). [4]
6 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF · COMPLEXE SCOLAIRE DU LYCEE AGRICOLE · COMPLEXE SCOLAIRE ST MICHEL · COMPLEXE SPORTIF ROUTE DE LAVAL · COMPLEXE DU PRESSOIRAS). [4]
9 × Bank (AGENCE AZE · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRI MUTUEL ANJOU MAIN · SOCIETE GENERALE · CREDIT MUTUEL · BNP PARIBAS). [4]
18 × Hairdresser (COIFF AND CO · SARL DIVANESSA · SARL NIELYC · JAMIN HELENA). [4,5]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [4,5]
3 × Hotel (THE ORIGINALS CLOS DE L'ORGERIE · LE PARC HÔTEL · HÔTEL DU CERF). [4,5]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING DISTRICAL DU PARC). [4,5]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 4 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 7 × Restaurant, 6 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 13 | LES BLES D'OR · SARL DU PIN · SAVEURS DU BOUT DU MONDE · BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · BOULANGERIE DU LOUVRE | INSEE BPE 13 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [4,5] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 4 | GADOUAS · LES HALLES BOUCHERIE RESTAURANT · BOUCHERIE BOISRAME DU FAUBOURG | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [4,5] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 5 | PICARD SURGELES · SOLIMAGUI · LE GRENIER GOURMAND · LE P'TIT MARCHE · LATI SERVICES | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [4,5] |
| Supermarket | 7 | LECLERC · SAS AZE DIS · LIDL · INTERMARCHE · ALDI MARCHE | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [4,5] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | FROMAGERIE DES HALLES | INSEE SIRENE 1 [5] |
| Fishmonger | 1 | LA MAREE BRETONNE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Restaurant | 29 | RESTECO-COLLEGE ST MICHEL-CHATEAU · SARL LE VEAU D'OR · MC DONALD'S · LE HAVANE · PIZZA PLANETE COMPANY | INSEE BPE 29 / INSEE SIRENE 42 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 19 | LE BAZILICA · LE COLIBRI · CAFE DU PALAIS · COCO'LATTE · KAMELIA | INSEE SIRENE 19 [5] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE JEAN GUEHENNO | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 7 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JACQUES PREVERT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE DU BOUT DU MONDE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE YVES DUTEIL - JEAN DE LA F · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN GUEHENNO | INSEE BPE 7 [4] |
| Collège | 3 | COLLEGE JEAN ROSTAND · COLLEGE PAUL EMILE VICTOR · COLLEGE PRIVE ST MICHEL | INSEE BPE 3 [4] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 15 | ALAIN DASSE, MÉDECIN · PATRICK GE, MÉDECIN · YOHAN PARIS, MÉDECIN · MARIE-CHRISTINE SALVATO, MÉDECIN · HELOISE ROGER, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 15 [4] |
| Pharmacy | 6 | PHARMACIE DE L ANJOU · PHARMACIE DESJOBERT · PHARMACIE D AZE · OFFICINE DE PHARMACIE · PHARMACIE LES HALLES | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [4,5] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Library | 1 | CC CHÂTEAU-GONTIER - MÉDIATHÈQUE DU PAYS DE CHÂTEAU-GONTIER | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Cinema | 1 | PALACE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Gym / sports hall | 6 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF · COMPLEXE SCOLAIRE DU LYCEE AGRICOLE · COMPLEXE SCOLAIRE ST MICHEL · COMPLEXE SPORTIF ROUTE DE LAVAL · COMPLEXE DU PRESSOIRAS | INSEE BPE 6 [4] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 9 | AGENCE AZE · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRI MUTUEL ANJOU MAIN · SOCIETE GENERALE · CREDIT MUTUEL · BNP PARIBAS | INSEE BPE 9 [4] |
| Hairdresser | 18 | COIFF AND CO · SARL DIVANESSA · SARL NIELYC · JAMIN HELENA | INSEE BPE 18 / INSEE SIRENE 29 [4,5] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Hotel | 3 | THE ORIGINALS CLOS DE L'ORGERIE · LE PARC HÔTEL · HÔTEL DU CERF | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [4,5] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING DISTRICAL DU PARC | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [6,7,8]
Trajectory
Population 16,660 (2012) → 16,584 (2023): -0.5 % over 10 years. [9,1]
Population 14,944 (1990) → 16,584 (2023): 11 % over 30 years. [10,1]
Dwellings (2023): 8,921, of which 2.1 % second homes and 7.1 % vacant. [11]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [12]
Food shop (Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [12]
GP (Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [12]
Pharmacy (Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [12]
Primary school (Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne): 0.3 km to the north (straight line). [12]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 42 days at or below 0 °C, over 28 complete years in 1995–2024. [13]
Measured at the COUDRAY weather station, 6.3 km away at 55 m; the village itself is at 51 m. [13]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [13]
Humidity measured at GREZ-EN-BOUERE, 14.3 km away at 93 m, over 21 summers. [13]
An average of 719 mm of rain a year, spread over 115 days — about 6.3 mm on a day it rains. [13]
Rainfall measured at COUDRAY, 6.3 km away at 55 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [13]
What property sold for
1,078 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 165,000 € — 1,747 € per m² of built surface. [14]
232 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 109,000 € — 1,482 € per m². [14]
The median across Mayenne is 1,254 € per m², so this commune sits above it. [14]
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 — 53062/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2025-12— https://data.datatourisme.fr/49/e972c0b7-d1a5-353d-9c77-35ed8801c067— “MARCHÉ D'AZÉ”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2025-12— https://data.datatourisme.fr/49/531fe993-2d7e-3516-8c58-d40a150a6894— “MARCHÉ DU FAUBOURG”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2026-09— https://data.datatourisme.fr/49/476d2b46-357d-3fa6-be40-dccd86dd1acd— “GRAND MARCHÉ DE CHÂTEAU-GONTIER”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 53062/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 53062/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 53062/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 53062
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Châteaurenard | 13 | 614 km SE | 16,545 | 66.3 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 88 % · humidity 64 % |
| Rumilly | 74 | 550 km E | 16,442 | 65 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 47 % · humidity 100 % |
| Verdun | 55 | 473 km E | 16,890 | 65 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 61 % |
| Pamiers | 09 | 554 km S | 16,473 | 69.5 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 13 % · winter 84 % · humidity 57 % |
| Sedan | 08 | 464 km NE | 16,667 | 66.4 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mennecy | 91 | 247 km E | 16,433 | 57.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mennecy | 91 | 247 km E | 16,433 | 57.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sedan | 08 | 464 km NE | 16,667 | 66.4 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
| Verdun | 55 | 473 km E | 16,890 | 65 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 61 % |
| Rumilly | 74 | 550 km E | 16,442 | 65 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 47 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pamiers | 09 | 554 km S | 16,473 | 69.5 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 13 % · winter 84 % · humidity 57 % |
| Châteaurenard | 13 | 614 km SE | 16,545 | 66.3 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 88 % · humidity 64 % |
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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 Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mennecy | 91 | 247 km E | 16,433 | 57.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Coulommiers | 77 | 301 km NE | 16,374 | 68.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Toul | 54 | 498 km E | 15,768 | 64.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lons-le-Saunier | 39 | 490 km E | 16,618 | 70 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Elbeuf | 76 | 206 km NE | 15,474 | 71.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Château-Thierry | 02 | 332 km NE | 15,097 | 66.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
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