Sainte-Suzanne-et-Chammes
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 45.3/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 71 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Sainte-Suzanne-et-Chammes (INSEE 53255) is in Mayenne (53), part of CC des Coëvrons. Population 1,175 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2016-01-01 from 1 former commune: Chammes (53050). [3]
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 45.3/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 71 % of the 13,344 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 | 0.26 | 25 | 6.56 |
| Social | 0.7 | 20 | 14.09 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.44 | 10 | 4.36 |
| Housing mix | 0.74 | 5 | 3.7 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [4,5]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (DROUIN-LESNE). [4,5]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (CAJUAN). [4,5]
2 × Restaurant (LE BISTROT). [4,5]
3 × Café / bar (LA NICOTIANE · LE CAFE DES TOURS). [5]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PERRINE DUGUE). [4]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (IRINEL CARMEN TARASIUC, MÉDECIN). [4]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DEROUET - PILLET). [4,5]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [4]
1 × Library (CC COËVRONS BIBLIOTHEQUE DE STE SUZANNE CHAMMES). [4]
1 × Gym / sports hall (PARC DES SPORTS). [4]
1 × Hairdresser. [4,5]
2 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL DES SPORTS). [4,5]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Campsite.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle). [4,5]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | DROUIN-LESNE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | CAJUAN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 2 | LE BISTROT | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 3 | LA NICOTIANE · LE CAFE DES TOURS | INSEE SIRENE 3 [5] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PERRINE DUGUE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | IRINEL CARMEN TARASIUC, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DEROUET - PILLET | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 1 | CC COËVRONS BIBLIOTHEQUE DE STE SUZANNE CHAMMES | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | PARC DES SPORTS | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 3 / INSEE BPE 0 [5] | |
| Campsite | 2 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL DES SPORTS | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4,5] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 1,326 (2012) → 1,175 (2023): -11.4 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 1,255 (1990) → 1,175 (2023): -6.4 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 751, of which 13 % second homes and 9.3 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Sainte-Suzanne-et-Chammes): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Sainte-Suzanne-et-Chammes): 0.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Sainte-Suzanne-et-Chammes): 0.6 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Sainte-Suzanne-et-Chammes): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Sainte-Suzanne-et-Chammes): 0.4 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 11 days a year at or above 30 °C and 51 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the EVRON weather station, 8.3 km away at 107 m; the village itself is at 166 m. [10]
The village sits 59 m above the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.71 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [10]
An average of 805 mm of rain a year, spread over 123 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at EVRON, 8.3 km away at 107 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 53255/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 53255/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 53255/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 53255/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 53255
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cognac-la-Forêt | 87 | 272 km SE | 1,188 | 44.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 97 % |
| Sagy | 71 | 458 km E | 1,249 | 44.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 64 % · winter 95 % |
| Préchac | 33 | 411 km S | 1,061 | 39.8 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 36 % · winter 89 % |
| Clécy | 14 | 92 km N | 1,286 | 57.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 66 % |
| Beaumont-du-Gâtinais | 77 | 210 km E | 1,129 | 42.3 | Partly served | no figures |
| Landivy | 53 | 66 km NW | 1,094 | 39.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 87 % · winter 80 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landivy | 53 | 66 km NW | 1,094 | 39.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 87 % · winter 80 % |
| Clécy | 14 | 92 km N | 1,286 | 57.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 66 % |
| Beaumont-du-Gâtinais | 77 | 210 km E | 1,129 | 42.3 | Partly served | no figures |
| Cognac-la-Forêt | 87 | 272 km SE | 1,188 | 44.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 97 % |
| Préchac | 33 | 411 km S | 1,061 | 39.8 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 36 % · winter 89 % |
| Sagy | 71 | 458 km E | 1,249 | 44.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 64 % · winter 95 % |
Elsewhere
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