Maisoncelles-du-Maine
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 32.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 67 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Maisoncelles-du-Maine (INSEE 53143) is in Mayenne (53), part of CC du Pays de Meslay-Grez. Population 506 (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 32.6/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 67 % of the 17,753 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 | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.89 | 10 | 8.86 |
| Housing mix | 0.93 | 5 | 4.66 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE PETIT MAYENNAIS - L'OLIVIER). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Library (CC MESLAY-GREZ - BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE MAISONCELLES DU MAINE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [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 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE PETIT MAYENNAIS - L'OLIVIER | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE 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 | 1 | CC MESLAY-GREZ - BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE MAISONCELLES DU MAINE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 538 (2012) → 506 (2023): -5.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 365 (1990) → 506 (2023): 38.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 205, of which 3.4 % second homes and 2.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Villiers-Charlemagne): 5.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Entrammes): 5.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Entrammes): 6.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Meslay-du-Maine): 7.6 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Maisoncelles-du-Maine): 0 km to the south (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 15 days a year at or above 30 °C and 44 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the VILLIERS-CHARLE weather station, 6.8 km away at 67 m; the village itself is at 88 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at LAVAL-ENTRAMMES, 9.9 km away at 99 m, over 16 summers. [12]
An average of 777 mm of rain a year, spread over 124 days — about 6.3 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at VILLIERS-CHARLE, 6.8 km away at 67 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
What property sold for
19 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 160,000 € — 1,556 € per m² of built surface. [13]
The median across Mayenne is 1,254 € per m², so this commune sits above it. [13]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 53143/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 53143/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 53143/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 53143/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 53273
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 53094
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 53152
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 53143
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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-Aubin | 40 | 473 km S | 498 | 29.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 38 % · winter 80 % |
| Châtelain | 53 | 18 km S | 470 | 30.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lucheux | 80 | 334 km NE | 521 | 26.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Michel-de-Volangis | 18 | 253 km E | 474 | 33.2 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 93 % · humidity 57 % |
| Unias | 42 | 455 km SE | 469 | 36.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Revelles | 80 | 292 km NE | 530 | 30 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Châtelain | 53 | 18 km S | 470 | 30.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Michel-de-Volangis | 18 | 253 km E | 474 | 33.2 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 93 % · humidity 57 % |
| Revelles | 80 | 292 km NE | 530 | 30 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lucheux | 80 | 334 km NE | 521 | 26.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Unias | 42 | 455 km SE | 469 | 36.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Aubin | 40 | 473 km S | 498 | 29.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 38 % · winter 80 % |
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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 Maisoncelles-du-Maine'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Châtelain | 53 | 18 km S | 470 | 30.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Moyenneville | 60 | 295 km NE | 575 | 29.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Soulangis | 18 | 253 km E | 454 | 28.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Colombier | 70 | 513 km E | 434 | 29.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Arquenay | 53 | 6.6 km E | 674 | 33 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Houssay | 53 | 8.4 km SW | 493 | 26.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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