Saint-Denis-d'Anjou
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 40.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 51 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Denis-d'Anjou (INSEE 53210) is in Mayenne (53), part of CC du Pays de Château-Gontier. Population 1,495 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 40.6/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 51 % of the 11,662 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 | 0.13 | 25 | 3.28 |
| Social | 0.51 | 20 | 10.26 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.39 | 10 | 3.88 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.67 | 10 | 6.7 |
| Housing mix | 0.9 | 5 | 4.5 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (MA CREPERIE FANTASTIQUE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE MEDIEVAL). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (VALERIE COUTANT, MÉDECIN · JEAN-YVES BACHELOT, MÉDECIN · DOMITILLE GOURDIN, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT DENIS D ANJOU AP). [3]
1 × Library (CC CHÂTEAU-GONTIER - BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SAINT-DENIS-D'ANJOU). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (CENTRE MULTI ACTIVITES DES MAZERITS). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (L'ATELIER DE FLO). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette).
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 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 | 2 | MA CREPERIE FANTASTIQUE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE MEDIEVAL | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | VALERIE COUTANT, MÉDECIN · JEAN-YVES BACHELOT, MÉDECIN · DOMITILLE GOURDIN, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [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 | 1 | SAINT DENIS D ANJOU AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | CC CHÂTEAU-GONTIER - BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SAINT-DENIS-D'ANJOU | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | CENTRE MULTI ACTIVITES DES MAZERITS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 3 | L'ATELIER DE FLO | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 1,539 (2012) → 1,495 (2023): -2.9 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 1,278 (1990) → 1,495 (2023): 17 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 756, of which 5 % second homes and 9.9 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Miré): 5 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Miré): 5.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Denis-d'Anjou): 0.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Miré): 5.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Denis-d'Anjou): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 39 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST-LOUP-DU-DORAT weather station, 9.9 km away at 60 m; the village itself is at 53 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at GREZ-EN-BOUERE, 13.4 km away at 93 m, over 21 summers. [11]
An average of 753 mm of rain a year, spread over 120 days — about 6.3 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST-LOUP-DU-DORAT, 9.9 km away at 60 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 53210/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2025-12— https://data.datatourisme.fr/49/fd387a29-8a4a-3221-b4dd-cc8aa376b8c2— “Petit marché champêtre - Saint-Denis-d'Anjou”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 53210/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 53210/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 53210/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 49205
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 53210
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Prêcheur | 972 | 6,625 km W | 1,479 | 42.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 47 % · humidity 0 % |
| Longnes | 78 | 196 km NE | 1,601 | 46.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Veurey-Voroize | 38 | 541 km SE | 1,427 | 35.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 95 % · humidity 79 % |
| Loivre | 51 | 369 km NE | 1,442 | 45 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ruffey-lès-Echirey | 21 | 417 km E | 1,385 | 36.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Jean-le-Vieux | 01 | 484 km E | 1,839 | 50.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 61 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longnes | 78 | 196 km NE | 1,601 | 46.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Loivre | 51 | 369 km NE | 1,442 | 45 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ruffey-lès-Echirey | 21 | 417 km E | 1,385 | 36.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Jean-le-Vieux | 01 | 484 km E | 1,839 | 50.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 61 % · humidity 100 % |
| Veurey-Voroize | 38 | 541 km SE | 1,427 | 35.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 95 % · humidity 79 % |
| Le Prêcheur | 972 | 6,625 km W | 1,479 | 42.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 47 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Saint-Denis-d'Anjou'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longnes | 78 | 196 km NE | 1,601 | 46.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Loivre | 51 | 369 km NE | 1,442 | 45 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cheix-en-Retz | 44 | 123 km SW | 1,182 | 42.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bazainville | 78 | 193 km NE | 1,469 | 35 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Hermonville | 51 | 363 km NE | 1,419 | 47.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pernay | 37 | 80 km SE | 1,609 | 50 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
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