Villaines-la-Juhel
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 55.4/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 80 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Villaines-la-Juhel (INSEE 53271) is in Mayenne (53), part of CC du Mont des Avaloirs. Population 2,671 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/53271-villaines-la-juhel
Vitality score
Vitality score 55.4/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 80 % of the 7,855 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 | 0.34 | 25 | 8.55 |
| Social | 0.82 | 20 | 16.42 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.59 | 10 | 5.85 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.34 | 10 | 3.42 |
| Housing mix | 0.92 | 5 | 4.6 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE DEQUIDT). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (SUPER U · LEADER PRICE). [3,4]
4 × Restaurant (HOSTELLERIE DE LA JUHEL · LA SOURDERIE · LAZZARO). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (LE BAR DU COMMERCE · LE PEGASE · BAR DU STADE). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE HENRI SCHMITT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE ST JOSEPH). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE LES GARETTES · COLLEGE PRIVE STE JEANNE D'ARC). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (DANIEL MASIK, MÉDECIN · NELLY DESBRAIS-HEMERY, MÉDECIN · HUSSEIN JOMAA, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DES RUISSEAUX). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (CCMA - MEDIATHEQUE INTERCOMMUNALE DE VILLAINES LA JUHEL). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (STADE MUNICIPAL · COMPLEXE SPORTIF SCOLAIRE ECOLE COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT NICOLAS). [3]
3 × Bank (CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRI MUTUEL ANJOU MAIN · CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL DE MAINE ANJOU ET BASSE NORMANDIE · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL VILLAINES LA JUHEL). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (LE PETIT SALON · NOUVELLE EXPRESSION · S'IMAGIN'HAIR · MAUBERT MICHELLE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel (L'OASIS). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette).
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Nursery school (maternelle). [4,3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE DEQUIDT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 2 | SUPER U · LEADER PRICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 4 | HOSTELLERIE DE LA JUHEL · LA SOURDERIE · LAZZARO | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | LE BAR DU COMMERCE · LE PEGASE · BAR DU STADE | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE HENRI SCHMITT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE ST JOSEPH | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE LES GARETTES · COLLEGE PRIVE STE JEANNE D'ARC | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | DANIEL MASIK, MÉDECIN · NELLY DESBRAIS-HEMERY, MÉDECIN · HUSSEIN JOMAA, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DES RUISSEAUX | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | CCMA - MEDIATHEQUE INTERCOMMUNALE DE VILLAINES LA JUHEL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | STADE MUNICIPAL · COMPLEXE SPORTIF SCOLAIRE ECOLE COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT NICOLAS | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 3 | CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRI MUTUEL ANJOU MAIN · CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL DE MAINE ANJOU ET BASSE NORMANDIE · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL VILLAINES LA JUHEL | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 4 | LE PETIT SALON · NOUVELLE EXPRESSION · S'IMAGIN'HAIR · MAUBERT MICHELLE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | L'OASIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 2,978 (2012) → 2,671 (2023): -10.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 3,171 (1990) → 2,671 (2023): -15.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,640, of which 4 % second homes and 13.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Villaines-la-Juhel): 0.5 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Villaines-la-Juhel): 0.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Villaines-la-Juhel): 0.5 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Villaines-la-Juhel): 0.3 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Villaines-la-Juhel): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 8 days a year at or above 30 °C and 50 days at or below 0 °C, over 18 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the COURCITE_SAPC weather station, 5.2 km away at 172 m; the village itself is at 189 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at LE HORPS, 13.6 km away at 268 m, over 21 summers. [9]
That station sits 79 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 860 mm of rain a year, spread over 131 days — about 6.6 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at VILLAINES-LA-JU, 0.8 km away at 190 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
What property sold for
213 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 86,000 € — 945 € per m² of built surface. [10]
20 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 45,000 € — 764 € per m². [10]
The median across Mayenne is 1,254 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [10]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 53271/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 53271/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 53271/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 53271/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 53271
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villenauxe-la-Grande | 10 | 284 km E | 2,605 | 50.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Nieul-le-Dolent | 85 | 217 km SW | 2,571 | 56.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 % |
| Soual | 81 | 564 km S | 2,637 | 56 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 15 % · winter 69 % · humidity 21 % |
| Caulnes | 22 | 139 km W | 2,501 | 53.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Varent | 79 | 162 km S | 2,395 | 52.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 59 % · winter 85 % |
| Josselin | 56 | 174 km W | 2,584 | 66.2 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caulnes | 22 | 139 km W | 2,501 | 53.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Varent | 79 | 162 km S | 2,395 | 52.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 59 % · winter 85 % |
| Josselin | 56 | 174 km W | 2,584 | 66.2 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Nieul-le-Dolent | 85 | 217 km SW | 2,571 | 56.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villenauxe-la-Grande | 10 | 284 km E | 2,605 | 50.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Soual | 81 | 564 km S | 2,637 | 56 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 15 % · winter 69 % · humidity 21 % |
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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 Villaines-la-Juhel'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Mesnil-en-Thelle | 60 | 210 km NE | 2,439 | 52 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Senones | 88 | 536 km E | 2,205 | 53.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Marle | 02 | 334 km NE | 2,229 | 55.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Malestroit | 56 | 167 km W | 2,558 | 73 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Garancières | 78 | 159 km E | 2,621 | 53.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sains-du-Nord | 59 | 367 km NE | 2,755 | 49.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
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