La Haie-Traversaine
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 28.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 57 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Haie-Traversaine (INSEE 53111) is in Mayenne (53), part of CC Mayenne Communauté. Population 468 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 28.5/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 57 % of the 17,894 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.7 | 10 | 6.97 |
| Housing mix | 0.92 | 5 | 4.58 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LE BISTRO DE LA HAIE TRAVERSAINE). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE DU LAC). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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 | LE BISTRO DE LA HAIE TRAVERSAINE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE DU LAC | 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 | 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 489 (2012) → 468 (2023): -4.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 391 (1990) → 468 (2023): 19.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 236, of which 4.2 % second homes and 10.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Ambrières-les-Vallées): 4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Ambrières-les-Vallées): 3.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Ambrières-les-Vallées): 3.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Ambrières-les-Vallées): 3.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (La Haie-Traversaine): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 10 days a year at or above 30 °C and 40 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the MAYENNE weather station, 7 km away at 138 m; the village itself is at 111 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at LE HORPS, 12.9 km away at 268 m, over 21 summers. [10]
That station sits 157 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 867 mm of rain a year, spread over 138 days — about 6.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at AMBRIERES-LES-V, 6.3 km away at 128 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 — 53111/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 53111/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 53111/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 53111/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 53003
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 53111
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aulnois-en-Perthois | 55 | 424 km E | 462 | 27.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 88 % |
| Ville-le-Marclet | 80 | 268 km NE | 461 | 27.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villeton | 47 | 451 km S | 475 | 25.3 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 96 % · humidity 43 % |
| Saint-Hilliers | 77 | 286 km E | 474 | 30.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Pierre-Canivet | 14 | 69 km NE | 462 | 28.7 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Daignac | 33 | 398 km S | 473 | 32.6 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 85 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Pierre-Canivet | 14 | 69 km NE | 462 | 28.7 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ville-le-Marclet | 80 | 268 km NE | 461 | 27.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Hilliers | 77 | 286 km E | 474 | 30.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Daignac | 33 | 398 km S | 473 | 32.6 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 85 % · humidity 71 % |
| Aulnois-en-Perthois | 55 | 424 km E | 462 | 27.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 88 % |
| Villeton | 47 | 451 km S | 475 | 25.3 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 96 % · humidity 43 % |
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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 Haie-Traversaine'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ville-le-Marclet | 80 | 268 km NE | 461 | 27.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Hilliers | 77 | 286 km E | 474 | 30.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Maisnières | 80 | 244 km NE | 472 | 27.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Berles-Monchel | 62 | 316 km NE | 482 | 27.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Amettes | 62 | 324 km NE | 469 | 28.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Geoirs | 38 | 566 km SE | 498 | 30.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
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