Chemazé
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 45.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 68 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Chemazé (INSEE 53066) is in Mayenne (53), part of CC du Pays de Château-Gontier. Population 1,352 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/53066-chemaze
Vitality score
Vitality score 45.7/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 68 % of the 12,351 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 | 0.51 | 20 | 10.26 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 0.83 | 10 | 8.32 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.83 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE FOURNIL CAMAZEEN). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (EPICERIE FRANCINE). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (BANG BOO CAFE). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (LE CREDO · LE YO BAR). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT HENRY). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (LAURENCE DORTS, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE CHEMAZE). [3,4]
1 × Library (CC CHÂTEAU-GONTIER BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE CHEMAZÉ CHEMAZÉ). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (LE SALON). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), Post office / agence postale. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LE FOURNIL CAMAZEEN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | EPICERIE FRANCINE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | BANG BOO CAFE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | LE CREDO · LE YO BAR | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT HENRY | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | LAURENCE DORTS, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE CHEMAZE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 1 | CC CHÂTEAU-GONTIER BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE CHEMAZÉ CHEMAZÉ | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | LE SALON | 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 1,357 (2012) → 1,352 (2023): -0.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,015 (1990) → 1,352 (2023): 33.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 594, of which 1.7 % second homes and 6.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Chemazé): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Chemazé): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Chemazé): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Chemazé): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Chemazé): 0.4 km to the north (straight line). [8]
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. [9]
Measured at the COUDRAY weather station, 9.7 km away at 55 m; the village itself is at 85 m. [9]
An average of 719 mm of rain a year, spread over 115 days — about 6.3 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at COUDRAY, 9.7 km away at 55 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
What property sold for
114 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 159,836 € — 1,486 € per m² of built surface. [10]
The median across Mayenne is 1,254 € per m², so this commune sits above it. [10]
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 — 53066/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 53066/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 53066/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 53066/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 53066
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martinvast | 50 | 212 km N | 1,348 | 48.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 59 % · winter 50 % |
| Folembray | 02 | 357 km NE | 1,355 | 43.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 100 % |
| Beaurevoir | 02 | 387 km NE | 1,281 | 43.9 | Partly served | no figures |
| Grièges | 01 | 459 km E | 1,910 | 52.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 49 % · winter 96 % |
| La Saulce | 05 | 642 km SE | 1,369 | 57.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 28 % · winter 0 % |
| Saint-Amand-sur-Sèvre | 79 | 102 km S | 1,422 | 38.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 100 % · winter 91 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Amand-sur-Sèvre | 79 | 102 km S | 1,422 | 38.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 100 % · winter 91 % |
| Martinvast | 50 | 212 km N | 1,348 | 48.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 59 % · winter 50 % |
| Folembray | 02 | 357 km NE | 1,355 | 43.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 100 % |
| Beaurevoir | 02 | 387 km NE | 1,281 | 43.9 | Partly served | no figures |
| Grièges | 01 | 459 km E | 1,910 | 52.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 49 % · winter 96 % |
| La Saulce | 05 | 642 km SE | 1,369 | 57.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 28 % · winter 0 % |
Elsewhere
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