Saint-Erblon
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 12.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 31 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Erblon (INSEE 53214) is in Mayenne (53), part of CC du Pays de Craon. Population 153 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 12.4/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 31 % of the 14,226 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.64 | 10 | 6.42 |
| Housing mix | 0.82 | 5 | 4.08 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), 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 | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 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 177 (2012) → 153 (2023): -13.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 134 (1990) → 153 (2023): 14.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 76, of which 9.2 % second homes and 2.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Ombrée d'Anjou): 4.9 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Ombrée d'Anjou): 4.7 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Ombrée d'Anjou): 5.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Ombrée d'Anjou): 5.3 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Senonnes): 2.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 15 days a year at or above 30 °C and 56 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the BALLOTS weather station, 16 km away at 60 m; the village itself is at 98 m. [10]
An average of 786 mm of rain a year, spread over 118 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at RENAZE, 8.1 km away at 83 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 — 53214/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 53214/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 53214/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 53214/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 49248
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 53259
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guêprei | 61 | 145 km NE | 153 | 13.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 85 % · winter 82 % |
| Sabaillan | 32 | 507 km S | 153 | 12 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 67 % · winter 53 % |
| Le Leslay | 22 | 151 km NW | 152 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 69 % · winter 45 % |
| Saint-Aunix-Lengros | 32 | 478 km S | 151 | 11 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 59 % · winter 62 % |
| Moncorneil-Grazan | 32 | 502 km S | 151 | 16.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 62 % · winter 82 % |
| Sauveterre | 65 | 490 km S | 157 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 44 % · winter 91 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guêprei | 61 | 145 km NE | 153 | 13.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 85 % · winter 82 % |
| Le Leslay | 22 | 151 km NW | 152 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 69 % · winter 45 % |
| Saint-Aunix-Lengros | 32 | 478 km S | 151 | 11 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 59 % · winter 62 % |
| Sauveterre | 65 | 490 km S | 157 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 44 % · winter 91 % |
| Moncorneil-Grazan | 32 | 502 km S | 151 | 16.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 62 % · winter 82 % |
| Sabaillan | 32 | 507 km S | 153 | 12 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 67 % · winter 53 % |
Elsewhere
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