La Cropte
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 10.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 12 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Cropte (INSEE 53087) is in Mayenne (53), part of CC du Pays de Meslay-Grez. Population 235 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/53087-la-cropte
Vitality score
Vitality score 10.4/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 12 % of the 16,924 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.47 | 10 | 4.67 |
| Housing mix | 0.84 | 5 | 4.21 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 227 (2012) → 235 (2023): 3.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 243 (1990) → 235 (2023): -3.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 114, of which 7.9 % second homes and 5.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Meslay-du-Maine): 4.6 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Meslay-du-Maine): 3.9 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Meslay-du-Maine): 4.4 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Meslay-du-Maine): 4.4 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Le Buret): 4.4 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 15 days a year at or above 30 °C and 41 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the GREZ-EN-BOUERE weather station, 8.4 km away at 93 m; the village itself is at 60 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at GREZ-EN-BOUERE, 8.4 km away at 93 m, over 21 summers. [10]
An average of 739 mm of rain a year, spread over 117 days — about 6.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at MESLAY-DU-MAINE, 4.8 km away at 86 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 53087/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 53087/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 53087/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 53087/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 53152
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 53046
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senven-Léhart | 22 | 198 km W | 235 | 8.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pertheville-Ners | 14 | 106 km N | 234 | 13.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Chapelle-au-Mans | 71 | 368 km E | 229 | 8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Urcisse | 81 | 476 km S | 230 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 96 % · humidity 71 % |
| Bosset | 24 | 341 km S | 234 | 12.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 77 % · humidity 57 % |
| Condé | 36 | 222 km SE | 226 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pertheville-Ners | 14 | 106 km N | 234 | 13.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Senven-Léhart | 22 | 198 km W | 235 | 8.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 % |
| Condé | 36 | 222 km SE | 226 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bosset | 24 | 341 km S | 234 | 12.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 77 % · humidity 57 % |
| La Chapelle-au-Mans | 71 | 368 km E | 229 | 8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Urcisse | 81 | 476 km S | 230 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 96 % · humidity 71 % |
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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 Cropte'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cellé | 41 | 96 km E | 225 | 9.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Guilly | 36 | 193 km SE | 234 | 9.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chapelon | 45 | 229 km E | 249 | 12.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Peuton | 53 | 26 km W | 222 | 12 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Messemé | 86 | 117 km SE | 243 | 13.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Réclainville | 28 | 171 km E | 203 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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