Soucé
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 12.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 36 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Soucé (INSEE 53261) is in Mayenne (53), part of CC du Bocage Mayennais. Population 139 (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 12.7/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 36 % of the 13,473 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.32 | 10 | 3.18 |
| Housing mix | 0.46 | 5 | 2.31 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (MAISON LALOS). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: 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) | 1 | MAISON LALOS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 172 (2012) → 139 (2023): -19.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 170 (1990) → 139 (2023): -18.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 108, of which 26.9 % second homes and 10.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Soucé): 0.6 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Ceaucé): 3.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Ceaucé): 3.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Ceaucé): 3.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Fraimbault): 3 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 7 days a year at or above 30 °C and 23 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LE HORPS weather station, 18.1 km away at 268 m; the village itself is at 143 m. [11]
The village sits 125 m below 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at LE HORPS, 18.1 km away at 268 m, over 21 summers. [11]
That station sits 125 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 867 mm of rain a year, spread over 138 days — about 6.3 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at AMBRIERES-LES-V, 6 km away at 128 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 — 53261/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 53261/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 53261/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 53261/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 53261
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 61075
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 61387
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bricqueville | 14 | 93 km N | 151 | 18.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Croix-du-Perche | 28 | 129 km E | 147 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Pierre-sur-Erve | 53 | 55 km S | 130 | 15.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sainte-Croix-de-Mareuil | 24 | 345 km S | 144 | 15.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 38 % · winter 55 % · humidity 71 % |
| Azat-Châtenet | 23 | 323 km SE | 108 | 12.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 39 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rampieux | 24 | 433 km S | 139 | 7.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 80 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Pierre-sur-Erve | 53 | 55 km S | 130 | 15.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bricqueville | 14 | 93 km N | 151 | 18.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Croix-du-Perche | 28 | 129 km E | 147 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Azat-Châtenet | 23 | 323 km SE | 108 | 12.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 39 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Croix-de-Mareuil | 24 | 345 km S | 144 | 15.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 38 % · winter 55 % · humidity 71 % |
| Rampieux | 24 | 433 km S | 139 | 7.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 80 % · humidity 79 % |
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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 Soucé'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bricqueville | 14 | 93 km N | 151 | 18.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Moulhard | 28 | 130 km E | 139 | 8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Igeaux | 22 | 182 km W | 126 | 6.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tigny-Noyelle | 62 | 270 km NE | 163 | 6.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Germain-du-Pert | 14 | 100 km N | 148 | 9.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Camembert | 61 | 78 km NE | 168 | 7.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
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