Sablons sur Huisne
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 35.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 25 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Sablons sur Huisne (INSEE 61116) is in Orne (61), part of CC Coeur du Perche. Population 1,976 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2016-01-01 from 2 former communes: Condeau (61115), Coulonges-les-Sablons (61125). [3]
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/61116-sablons-sur-huisne
Vitality score
Vitality score 35.3/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 25 % of the 9,697 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 | 0.51 | 20 | 10.26 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.52 | 10 | 5.24 |
| Housing mix | 0.67 | 5 | 3.33 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [4,5]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE CHAILLOU · O'DELICES DES PRES). [4,5]
2 × Restaurant (SNACK DU PERCHE · LE RELAIS DU PERCHE). [4,5]
1 × Café / bar (LE MARECHAL). [5]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE FORTUNE FARDOUET (CONDE-SU). [4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (CONDE SUR HUISNE AP). [4]
1 × Library (BIBLOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE SABLONS-SUR-HUISNE). [4]
2 × Hairdresser (SALON DES SABLONS). [4,5]
1 × Hotel (HÔTEL MOULIN DE VILLERAY (CHF)). [4,5]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [4,5]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | BOULANGERIE CHAILLOU · O'DELICES DES PRES | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | SNACK DU PERCHE · LE RELAIS DU PERCHE | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE MARECHAL | INSEE SIRENE 1 [5] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE FORTUNE FARDOUET (CONDE-SU | 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 [4,5] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | CONDE SUR HUISNE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE SABLONS-SUR-HUISNE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 2 | SALON DES SABLONS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Hotel | 1 | HÔTEL MOULIN DE VILLERAY (CHF) | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [4,5] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 2,217 (2012) → 1,976 (2023): -10.9 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 1,930 (1990) → 1,976 (2023): 2.4 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,238, of which 16.7 % second homes and 9.8 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Sablons sur Huisne): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Arcisses): 5.9 km to the south (straight line). [10]
GP (Bretoncelles): 6.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [11]
Pharmacy (Nogent-le-Rotrou): 6.8 km to the south (straight line). [12]
Primary school (Sablons sur Huisne): 0.6 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 15 days a year at or above 30 °C and 56 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [13]
Measured at the PREAUX-DU-PERCHE weather station, 12 km away at 133 m; the village itself is at 121 m. [13]
An average of 804 mm of rain a year, spread over 130 days — about 6.2 mm on a day it rains. [13]
Rainfall measured at REMALARD, 7.8 km away at 158 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [13]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 61116/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 61116/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 61116/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 61116/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 61116
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 28236
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 61061
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 28280
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ribaute-les-Tavernes | 30 | 543 km SE | 2,040 | 44.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 84 % |
| Thairé | 17 | 292 km SW | 1,897 | 36.9 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 100 % · winter 62 % |
| Saint-Révérend | 85 | 275 km SW | 1,549 | 44.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 58 % |
| Goudelin | 22 | 286 km W | 1,751 | 43.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 69 % · winter 53 % |
| Coëtmieux | 22 | 255 km W | 1,869 | 48 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 64 % · winter 49 % |
| Sainte-Gemme-la-Plaine | 85 | 258 km SW | 2,084 | 46.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 90 % · winter 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coëtmieux | 22 | 255 km W | 1,869 | 48 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 64 % · winter 49 % |
| Sainte-Gemme-la-Plaine | 85 | 258 km SW | 2,084 | 46.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 90 % · winter 64 % |
| Saint-Révérend | 85 | 275 km SW | 1,549 | 44.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 58 % |
| Goudelin | 22 | 286 km W | 1,751 | 43.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 69 % · winter 53 % |
| Thairé | 17 | 292 km SW | 1,897 | 36.9 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 100 % · winter 62 % |
| Ribaute-les-Tavernes | 30 | 543 km SE | 2,040 | 44.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 84 % |
Elsewhere
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