Hambers
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 21.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 24 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Hambers (INSEE 53113) is in Mayenne (53), part of CC des Coëvrons. Population 624 (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/53113-hambers
Vitality score
Vitality score 21.9/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 24 % of the 16,857 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.88 | 10 | 8.84 |
| Housing mix | 0.69 | 5 | 3.45 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (L'ATELIER D'HAMB'HAIR). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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 | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE | 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 | 1 | L'ATELIER D'HAMB'HAIR | 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 624 (2012) → 624 (2023): 0 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 451 (1990) → 624 (2023): 38.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 374, of which 15.5 % second homes and 15.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bais): 4 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Bais): 3.5 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Bais): 3.9 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Bais): 4 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Hambers): 0.3 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 11 days a year at or above 30 °C and 51 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the EVRON weather station, 9.9 km away at 107 m; the village itself is at 166 m. [10]
The village sits 59 m above the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.71 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at LE HORPS, 16.9 km away at 268 m, over 21 summers. [10]
That station sits 102 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 915 mm of rain a year, spread over 133 days — about 6.9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at BAIS, 3.7 km away at 180 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 — 53113/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 53113/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 53113/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 53113/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 53016
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 53113
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camjac | 12 | 502 km SE | 576 | 16.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 85 % |
| Madaillan | 47 | 449 km S | 648 | 22.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 59 % · humidity 43 % |
| Beyrie-sur-Joyeuse | 64 | 552 km S | 561 | 20.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 76 % · humidity 29 % |
| Montchenu | 26 | 537 km SE | 605 | 30.6 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Yvrac-et-Malleyrand | 16 | 286 km S | 559 | 22 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 89 % · humidity 79 % |
| Vallées en Champagne | 02 | 307 km E | 599 | 12.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yvrac-et-Malleyrand | 16 | 286 km S | 559 | 22 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 89 % · humidity 79 % |
| Vallées en Champagne | 02 | 307 km E | 599 | 12.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Madaillan | 47 | 449 km S | 648 | 22.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 59 % · humidity 43 % |
| Camjac | 12 | 502 km SE | 576 | 16.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 85 % |
| Montchenu | 26 | 537 km SE | 605 | 30.6 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Beyrie-sur-Joyeuse | 64 | 552 km S | 561 | 20.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 76 % · humidity 29 % |
Sort and compare these on the full list →
…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 Hambers'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vallées en Champagne | 02 | 307 km E | 599 | 12.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Continvoir | 37 | 108 km SE | 469 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Blandouet-Saint Jean | 53 | 25 km S | 554 | 24.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Chapelle-Gauthier | 27 | 104 km NE | 406 | 19.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Écorcei | 61 | 90 km NE | 367 | 22.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Symphorien-des-Bruyères | 61 | 95 km NE | 494 | 24.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/53113-hambers