Ruillé-Froid-Fonds
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 31.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 57 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Ruillé-Froid-Fonds (INSEE 53193) is in Mayenne (53), part of CC du Pays de Meslay-Grez. Population 583 (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/53193-ruille-froid-fonds
Vitality score
Vitality score 31.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 57 % of the 17,232 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 | 0.96 | 10 | 9.65 |
| Housing mix | 0.85 | 5 | 4.25 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (AU BON ACCUEIL). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Hotel (LE CAMELIA). [3,4]
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, 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 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | AU BON ACCUEIL | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | LE CAMELIA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 503 (2012) → 583 (2023): 15.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 398 (1990) → 583 (2023): 46.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 281, of which 7.5 % second homes and 10 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Villiers-Charlemagne): 3.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne): 8.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Meslay-du-Maine): 8.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Meslay-du-Maine): 8.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Ruillé-Froid-Fonds): 0.2 km to the west (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 km away at 67 m; the village itself is at 82 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at GREZ-EN-BOUERE, 7.5 km away at 93 m, over 21 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 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
39 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 142,500 € — 1,209 € per m² of built surface. [13]
The median across Mayenne is 1,254 € per m², so this commune sits about level with 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 — 53193/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 53193/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 53193/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 53193/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 53273
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 53062
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 53152
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 53193
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yolet | 15 | 410 km SE | 596 | 29.2 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villars-en-Pons | 17 | 255 km S | 583 | 31.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 89 % · humidity 43 % |
| Savins | 77 | 293 km E | 617 | 28.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vensat | 63 | 356 km SE | 569 | 32.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 58 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Sérotin | 89 | 285 km E | 596 | 31.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sévignacq-Meyracq | 64 | 533 km S | 577 | 29.2 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 84 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villars-en-Pons | 17 | 255 km S | 583 | 31.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 89 % · humidity 43 % |
| Saint-Sérotin | 89 | 285 km E | 596 | 31.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Savins | 77 | 293 km E | 617 | 28.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vensat | 63 | 356 km SE | 569 | 32.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 58 % · humidity 100 % |
| Yolet | 15 | 410 km SE | 596 | 29.2 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sévignacq-Meyracq | 64 | 533 km S | 577 | 29.2 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 84 % · humidity 64 % |
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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 Ruillé-Froid-Fonds'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Sérotin | 89 | 285 km E | 596 | 31.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Épaux-Bézu | 02 | 323 km NE | 534 | 28.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Donnemain-Saint-Mamès | 28 | 151 km E | 654 | 26.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Notre-Dame-de-l'Osier | 38 | 549 km SE | 535 | 31.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Andelain | 58 | 278 km E | 583 | 28.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Souligné-Flacé | 72 | 49 km E | 636 | 25.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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