Coulonges-sur-Sarthe
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 10.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 4 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Coulonges-sur-Sarthe (INSEE 61126) is in Orne (61), part of CC de la Vallée de la Haute Sarthe. Population 480 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 10.5/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 4 % of the 17,890 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.53 | 10 | 5.26 |
| Housing mix | 0.74 | 5 | 3.68 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE LOUIS GRENIER). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE LOUIS GRENIER). [3]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LA PRAIRIE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), 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) | 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 | 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 | 1 | COLLEGE LOUIS GRENIER | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | GYMNASE LOUIS GRENIER | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | CAMPING LA PRAIRIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 486 (2012) → 480 (2023): -1.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 468 (1990) → 480 (2023): 2.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 272, of which 13.2 % second homes and 11.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Le Mêle-sur-Sarthe): 4 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Le Mêle-sur-Sarthe): 4 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Le Mêle-sur-Sarthe): 4.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Bazoches-sur-Hoëne): 5.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Le Mêle-sur-Sarthe): 3.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 6 days a year at or above 30 °C and 54 days at or below 0 °C, over 15 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the STE SCOLASSE-SUR-SARTHE weather station, 6 km away at 210 m; the village itself is at 177 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ST-HILAIRE, 9.9 km away at 242 m, over 21 summers. [10]
That station sits 65 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 774 mm of rain a year, spread over 127 days — about 6.1 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at MELE-SUR-SARTHE -LE-, 4.1 km away at 155 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 61126/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 61126/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 61126/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 61126/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 61258
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 61029
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerbaix | 73 | 519 km SE | 461 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 43 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Germain-de-Montbron | 16 | 323 km S | 500 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Paul-en-Gâtine | 79 | 225 km S | 501 | 9.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 58 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chamblanc | 21 | 393 km SE | 456 | 12.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Celles-sur-Ource | 10 | 300 km E | 490 | 10 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Argenvières | 18 | 249 km SE | 448 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Paul-en-Gâtine | 79 | 225 km S | 501 | 9.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 58 % · humidity 93 % |
| Argenvières | 18 | 249 km SE | 448 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Celles-sur-Ource | 10 | 300 km E | 490 | 10 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Germain-de-Montbron | 16 | 323 km S | 500 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chamblanc | 21 | 393 km SE | 456 | 12.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gerbaix | 73 | 519 km SE | 461 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 43 % · 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 Coulonges-sur-Sarthe'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montigny-sur-Chiers | 54 | 398 km E | 486 | 10.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Raedersdorf | 68 | 531 km E | 481 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Puiseux-en-Bray | 60 | 141 km NE | 398 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Aubin-d'Appenai | 61 | 4.4 km W | 441 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Essises | 02 | 227 km E | 399 | 13.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Irreville | 27 | 86 km NE | 474 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
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