Les Ulmes
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 35.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 72 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Les Ulmes (INSEE 49359) is in Maine-et-Loire (49), part of CA Saumur Val de Loire. Population 544 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/49359-les-ulmes
Vitality score
Vitality score 35.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 72 % of the 17,545 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 | 0.66 | 10 | 6.62 |
| Housing mix | 0.87 | 5 | 4.33 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LES DAMES DE LA LOIRE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE LES TROIS ORMES). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
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 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 | 1 | LES DAMES DE LA LOIRE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE LES TROIS ORMES | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 584 (2012) → 544 (2023): -6.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 468 (1990) → 544 (2023): 16.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 268, of which 6.7 % second homes and 7.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Distré): 4.7 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Cizay-la-Madeleine): 3.4 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Saumur): 6.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Saumur): 6.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Les Ulmes): 1.1 km to the south (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 24 days a year at or above 30 °C and 33 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the SAUMUR weather station, 8.7 km away at 69 m; the village itself is at 57 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at MONT-BELLAY-INRAE, 10.3 km away at 58 m, over 24 summers. [12]
An average of 657 mm of rain a year, spread over 109 days — about 6 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at SAUMUR, 8.7 km away at 69 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
What property sold for
35 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 185,000 € — 1,600 € per m² of built surface. [13]
The median across Maine-et-Loire is 1,797 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [13]
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
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 49359/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 49359/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 49359/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 49359/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 49123
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 49100
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 49328
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 49359
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Hilaire-sous-Charlieu | 42 | 354 km E | 548 | 40.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
| Neuwiller | 68 | 580 km E | 525 | 36.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 39 % · humidity 93 % |
| Aspères | 30 | 502 km SE | 563 | 39.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 92 % · humidity 64 % |
| Zuytpeene | 59 | 441 km NE | 557 | 39.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Genainville | 95 | 256 km NE | 522 | 34.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Drachenbronn-Birlenbach | 67 | 629 km E | 581 | 33 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 49 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genainville | 95 | 256 km NE | 522 | 34.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Hilaire-sous-Charlieu | 42 | 354 km E | 548 | 40.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
| Zuytpeene | 59 | 441 km NE | 557 | 39.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Aspères | 30 | 502 km SE | 563 | 39.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 92 % · humidity 64 % |
| Neuwiller | 68 | 580 km E | 525 | 36.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 39 % · humidity 93 % |
| Drachenbronn-Birlenbach | 67 | 629 km E | 581 | 33 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 49 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Les Ulmes'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Souzay-Champigny | 49 | 13 km E | 686 | 33.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Louin | 79 | 47 km S | 674 | 33.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Aussac-Vadalle | 16 | 159 km S | 564 | 31.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Champmillon | 16 | 176 km S | 534 | 32.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bartrès | 65 | 456 km S | 485 | 36 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Marillac-le-Franc | 16 | 171 km S | 825 | 37.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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