Daon
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Partly served 40/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 82 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Daon (INSEE 53089) is in Mayenne (53), part of CC du Pays de Château-Gontier. Population 543 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/53089-daon
Vitality score
Vitality score 40/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 82 % of the 17,521 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 | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.83 | 10 | 8.31 |
| Housing mix | 0.71 | 5 | 3.54 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LA TAVERNE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE ST LOUIS DE GONZAGUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (DAON RP). [3]
1 × Library (CC CHÂTEAU-GONTIER - BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE DAON). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING DES RIVIÈRES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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 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 | LA TAVERNE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE ST LOUIS DE GONZAGUE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | DAON RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | CC CHÂTEAU-GONTIER - BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE DAON | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 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 | 1 | CAMPING DES RIVIÈRES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 480 (2012) → 543 (2023): 13.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 408 (1990) → 543 (2023): 33.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 314, of which 14.6 % second homes and 11.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Coudray): 4.6 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Bierné-les-Villages): 6.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Segré-en-Anjou Bleu): 9 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Segré-en-Anjou Bleu): 9 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Daon): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [11]
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. [12]
Measured at the COUDRAY weather station, 4.3 km away at 55 m; the village itself is at 40 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at GREZ-EN-BOUERE, 17.3 km away at 93 m, over 21 summers. [12]
That station sits 53 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 719 mm of rain a year, spread over 115 days — about 6.3 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at COUDRAY, 4.3 km away at 55 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 — 53089/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 53089/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 53089/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 53089/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 53078
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 53029
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 49331
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 53089
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Germain-de-Joux | 01 | 514 km E | 507 | 37 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 82 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mesland | 41 | 135 km E | 539 | 38.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Tour | 06 | 738 km SE | 540 | 44.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 31 % · winter 92 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saints-en-Puisaye | 89 | 292 km E | 548 | 37.9 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Marigny-Marmande | 37 | 120 km SE | 601 | 42 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 95 % |
| Neuillay-les-Bois | 36 | 194 km SE | 660 | 39.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marigny-Marmande | 37 | 120 km SE | 601 | 42 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 95 % |
| Mesland | 41 | 135 km E | 539 | 38.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Neuillay-les-Bois | 36 | 194 km SE | 660 | 39.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saints-en-Puisaye | 89 | 292 km E | 548 | 37.9 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Germain-de-Joux | 01 | 514 km E | 507 | 37 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 82 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Tour | 06 | 738 km SE | 540 | 44.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 31 % · winter 92 % · 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 Daon'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mesland | 41 | 135 km E | 539 | 38.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Neuillay-les-Bois | 36 | 194 km SE | 660 | 39.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gimel-les-Cascades | 19 | 332 km SE | 755 | 48 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gramond | 12 | 452 km SE | 551 | 33.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Avon-les-Roches | 37 | 105 km SE | 534 | 34 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chédigny | 37 | 137 km SE | 566 | 40.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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