Colombiers-du-Plessis
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 15.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 13 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Colombiers-du-Plessis (INSEE 53071) is in Mayenne (53), part of CC du Bocage Mayennais. Population 482 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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 15.4/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 13 % of the 17,875 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.35 | 10 | 3.5 |
| Housing mix | 0.65 | 5 | 3.24 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (O VILLAGE). [3,4]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), 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 | O VILLAGE | 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) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 1 | 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 444 (2012) → 482 (2023): 8.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 567 (1990) → 482 (2023): -15 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 279, of which 17.6 % second homes and 10.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Gorron): 2.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Gorron): 2.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Gorron): 3.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Gorron): 3.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Gorron): 2.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 6 days a year at or above 30 °C and 36 days at or below 0 °C, over 24 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the ST-MARS/LA-FUTA weather station, 13.6 km away at 208 m; the village itself is at 201 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at ERNEE, 13.9 km away at 168 m, over 29 summers. [9]
An average of 943 mm of rain a year, spread over 137 days — about 6.9 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at BRECE, 4 km away at 166 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 53071/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 53071/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 53071/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 53071/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 53107
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agnac | 47 | 427 km S | 482 | 20.3 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 0 % · winter 95 % |
| Merlas | 38 | 593 km SE | 465 | 23.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 19 % · humidity 100 % |
| Parleboscq | 40 | 499 km S | 451 | 18 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 99 % · humidity 64 % |
| Val-de-Vie | 14 | 98 km NE | 502 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Fraysse | 81 | 559 km SE | 421 | 18.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 74 % · humidity 86 % |
| Nonvilliers-Grandhoux | 28 | 149 km E | 429 | 20.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Val-de-Vie | 14 | 98 km NE | 502 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Nonvilliers-Grandhoux | 28 | 149 km E | 429 | 20.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Agnac | 47 | 427 km S | 482 | 20.3 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 0 % · winter 95 % |
| Parleboscq | 40 | 499 km S | 451 | 18 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 99 % · humidity 64 % |
| Le Fraysse | 81 | 559 km SE | 421 | 18.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 74 % · humidity 86 % |
| Merlas | 38 | 593 km SE | 465 | 23.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 19 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Colombiers-du-Plessis'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Val-de-Vie | 14 | 98 km NE | 502 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chamblac | 27 | 121 km NE | 353 | 18 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Evroult-de-Montfort | 61 | 96 km NE | 370 | 25.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fierville-les-Mines | 50 | 127 km NW | 348 | 24.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Quentin-les-Chardonnets | 61 | 44 km N | 322 | 18.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Victor-d'Épine | 27 | 140 km NE | 335 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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