Saint-Berthevin
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 68.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 95 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Berthevin (INSEE 53201) is in Mayenne (53), part of CA Laval Agglomération. Population 7,479 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/53201-saint-berthevin
Vitality score
Vitality score 68.6/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 95 % of the 3,249 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 | 0.65 | 25 | 16.14 |
| Social | 0.83 | 20 | 16.64 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.68 | 10 | 6.77 |
| Public & culture | 0.37 | 5 | 1.87 |
| Population trend | 0.67 | 10 | 6.72 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.88 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
6 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA TENTATION · BOULANGERIE CHAPELLIERE · MONBANA LAVAL · BERTH ET PAIN · ATELIER DE L'OZANNE). [3,4]
3 × Butcher (boucherie) (MAXIVIANDE · SARL \ DUBOIS CHRISTOPHE · AMANA MARKET). [3,4]
4 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (ACTION FRANCE · FAVREAU · L'ACCORD PARFAIT · DIETPLUS). [3,4]
3 × Supermarket (SNC LIDL · BIOCOOP · LAVAL DISTRIBUTION STE). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (FROMAGERIE DESRUES). [4]
12 × Restaurant (LE BISTROT DU PAVILLON · CHARCUTERIE DUMONT · DELICE WOK · LES COMPTOIRS D'ALICE). [3,4]
5 × Café / bar (CAFE DES SPORTS · LE PETIT B · LA MASTROQUETTE). [4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LA FORET · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LE LAC). [3]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LE LAC · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LA FORET · ECOLE PRIMAIRE STE JEANNE D ARC). [3]
7 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ETIENNE COURCIER, MÉDECIN · OLIVIER COUTTEREZ, MÉDECIN · PAUL AUFRERE, MÉDECIN · AUDREY CRIBIER, MÉDECIN · FLORENCE CHAMPS, MÉDECIN). [3]
3 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU PARC · PHARMACIE JURION · PHARMACIE DU LAC). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
3 × Library (LAVAL AGGLO - MÉDIATHÈQUE SAINT-BERTHEVIN LE REFLET · 53 - BIBLIOTHEQUE DEPARTEMENTALE DE LA MAYENNE · LAVAL AGGLO - MÉDIATHÈQUE SAINT-BERTHEVIN LE LIEN). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (ESPACE SPORTIF BERNARD LE GODAIS · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LA FORET). [3]
5 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE BRETAGNE - PAYS DE LOIRE · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRI MUTUEL ANJOU MAIN · CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL DE MAINE ANJOU ET BASSE NORMANDIE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE ST BERTHEVIN · BANQUE POPULAIRE GRAND OUEST). [3]
9 × Hairdresser (ARABESQUE · DE MECHE AVEC VOUS · SHAMPOO · LE SALON DE SANDRA). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (HÔTEL LE CORBUSSON). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL LE COUPEAU). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 4 × Restaurant, 1 × Bank, 1 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 6 | LA TENTATION · BOULANGERIE CHAPELLIERE · MONBANA LAVAL · BERTH ET PAIN · ATELIER DE L'OZANNE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 3 | MAXIVIANDE · SARL \ DUBOIS CHRISTOPHE · AMANA MARKET | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 4 | ACTION FRANCE · FAVREAU · L'ACCORD PARFAIT · DIETPLUS | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 3 | SNC LIDL · BIOCOOP · LAVAL DISTRIBUTION STE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | FROMAGERIE DESRUES | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 12 | LE BISTROT DU PAVILLON · CHARCUTERIE DUMONT · DELICE WOK · LES COMPTOIRS D'ALICE | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 22 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 5 | CAFE DES SPORTS · LE PETIT B · LA MASTROQUETTE | INSEE SIRENE 5 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LA FORET · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LE LAC | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LE LAC · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LA FORET · ECOLE PRIMAIRE STE JEANNE D ARC | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 7 | ETIENNE COURCIER, MÉDECIN · OLIVIER COUTTEREZ, MÉDECIN · PAUL AUFRERE, MÉDECIN · AUDREY CRIBIER, MÉDECIN · FLORENCE CHAMPS, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | PHARMACIE DU PARC · PHARMACIE JURION · PHARMACIE DU LAC | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 3 | LAVAL AGGLO - MÉDIATHÈQUE SAINT-BERTHEVIN LE REFLET · 53 - BIBLIOTHEQUE DEPARTEMENTALE DE LA MAYENNE · LAVAL AGGLO - MÉDIATHÈQUE SAINT-BERTHEVIN LE LIEN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | ESPACE SPORTIF BERNARD LE GODAIS · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LA FORET | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 5 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE BRETAGNE - PAYS DE LOIRE · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRI MUTUEL ANJOU MAIN · CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL DE MAINE ANJOU ET BASSE NORMANDIE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE ST BERTHEVIN · BANQUE POPULAIRE GRAND OUEST | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 9 | ARABESQUE · DE MECHE AVEC VOUS · SHAMPOO · LE SALON DE SANDRA | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 1 | HÔTEL LE CORBUSSON | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL LE COUPEAU | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day (reported, unverified): Wednesday 8h30 à 12h30 Place de l'Europe (seasonal). No source says whether it is weekly or monthly. [5]
Trajectory
Population 7,307 (2012) → 7,479 (2023): 2.4 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 6,382 (1990) → 7,479 (2023): 17.2 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 3,648, of which 1.2 % second homes and 4.5 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Berthevin): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Saint-Berthevin): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Berthevin): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Berthevin): 0.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Berthevin): 0.2 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 26 days at or below 0 °C, over 14 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LAVAL-ETRONNIER weather station, 7.4 km away at 100 m; the village itself is at 104 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at LAVAL-ETRONNIER, 7.4 km away at 100 m, over 14 summers. [10]
An average of 756 mm of rain a year, spread over 118 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LAVAL-ETRONNIER, 7.4 km away at 100 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 53201/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.saint-berthevin.fr/commune_decouvrir-saint-berthevin_tourisme_marche-et-commercants-ambulants.phtml— “Mercredi matin, de 8h30 à 12h30 : Marché (en fonction des saisons, marchands de galettes, de fruits et légumes…)”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 53201/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 53201/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 53201/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 53201
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villard-Bonnot | 38 | 601 km SE | 7,509 | 59.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 47 % · humidity 100 % |
| Melesse | 35 | 67 km W | 7,541 | 60.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ruelle-sur-Touvre | 16 | 278 km S | 7,408 | 56.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Péray | 07 | 556 km SE | 7,580 | 73.1 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Trélissac | 24 | 342 km S | 7,372 | 65.6 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 55 % · humidity 64 % |
| Biguglia | 2B | 1,004 km SE | 7,642 | 73.6 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 5 % · winter 66 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melesse | 35 | 67 km W | 7,541 | 60.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ruelle-sur-Touvre | 16 | 278 km S | 7,408 | 56.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Trélissac | 24 | 342 km S | 7,372 | 65.6 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 55 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Péray | 07 | 556 km SE | 7,580 | 73.1 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villard-Bonnot | 38 | 601 km SE | 7,509 | 59.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 47 % · humidity 100 % |
| Biguglia | 2B | 1,004 km SE | 7,642 | 73.6 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 5 % · winter 66 % · humidity 0 % |
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 Saint-Berthevin'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melesse | 35 | 67 km W | 7,541 | 60.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Inzinzac-Lochrist | 56 | 183 km W | 6,691 | 59.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Plescop | 56 | 153 km W | 6,362 | 55.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Couzeix | 87 | 290 km SE | 10,195 | 43.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rosny-sur-Seine | 78 | 209 km NE | 7,328 | 50.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montoir-de-Bretagne | 44 | 129 km SW | 7,282 | 51.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/53201-saint-berthevin