Saint-Mars-sur-Colmont
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 31.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 68 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Mars-sur-Colmont (INSEE 53237) is in Mayenne (53), part of CC du Bocage Mayennais. Population 440 (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 31.6/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 68 % of the 17,945 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 | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.48 | 10 | 4.76 |
| Housing mix | 0.62 | 5 | 3.12 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LE ST MEDARD). [4,3]
1 × Café / bar (LE SAINT MEDARD). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Restaurant | 1 | LE ST MEDARD | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,3] |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE SAINT MEDARD | INSEE SIRENE 1 [3] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 448 (2012) → 440 (2023): -1.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 451 (1990) → 440 (2023): -2.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 287, of which 18.8 % second homes and 12.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Oisseau): 2.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Oisseau): 2.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Oisseau): 2.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Oisseau): 2.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Mars-sur-Colmont): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 10 days a year at or above 30 °C and 40 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the MAYENNE weather station, 8.3 km away at 138 m; the village itself is at 170 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at LE HORPS, 19.3 km away at 268 m, over 21 summers. [10]
That station sits 98 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 943 mm of rain a year, spread over 137 days — about 6.9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at BRECE, 7.1 km away at 166 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 — 53237/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 53237/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 53237/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 53237/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 53170
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 53237
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Germain-du-Seudre | 17 | 318 km S | 407 | 33.6 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 95 % · humidity 43 % |
| Saint-Sernin | 47 | 414 km S | 454 | 37.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 88 % · humidity 57 % |
| Gurunhuel | 22 | 193 km W | 409 | 39.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Quantilly | 18 | 267 km SE | 490 | 36.5 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 88 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saulges | 53 | 49 km SE | 329 | 34.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ordiarp | 64 | 577 km S | 547 | 36 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 74 % · humidity 36 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saulges | 53 | 49 km SE | 329 | 34.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gurunhuel | 22 | 193 km W | 409 | 39.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Quantilly | 18 | 267 km SE | 490 | 36.5 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 88 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Germain-du-Seudre | 17 | 318 km S | 407 | 33.6 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 95 % · humidity 43 % |
| Saint-Sernin | 47 | 414 km S | 454 | 37.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 88 % · humidity 57 % |
| Ordiarp | 64 | 577 km S | 547 | 36 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 74 % · humidity 36 % |
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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-Mars-sur-Colmont'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saulges | 53 | 49 km SE | 329 | 34.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Locarn | 22 | 201 km W | 434 | 21.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sarlande | 24 | 353 km SE | 428 | 32.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Brieuc-de-Mauron | 56 | 127 km W | 308 | 33.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Châtellier | 35 | 41 km W | 430 | 28.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Gonlay | 35 | 105 km W | 377 | 29.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
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