Mauves-sur-Huisne
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 22.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 31 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Mauves-sur-Huisne (INSEE 61255) is in Orne (61), part of CC du Pays de Mortagne-au-Perche. Population 533 (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 22.1/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 31 % of the 17,580 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.31 | 10 | 3.15 |
| Housing mix | 0.5 | 5 | 2.49 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (PROXI SERVICES). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (MAUVES SUR HUISNE AP). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Pharmacy.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, 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] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | PROXI SERVICES | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 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 SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | 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] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | MAUVES SUR HUISNE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 596 (2012) → 533 (2023): -10.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 654 (1990) → 533 (2023): -18.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 374, of which 25.1 % second homes and 2.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Chapelle-Montligeon): 4.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (La Chapelle-Montligeon): 4.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Perche en Nocé): 8.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (La Chapelle-Montligeon): 4.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Mauves-sur-Huisne): 0.5 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 10 days a year at or above 30 °C and 37 days at or below 0 °C, over 16 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the MORTAGNE - PARC weather station, 9.3 km away at 220 m; the village itself is at 144 m. [11]
The village sits 76 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 ST-HILAIRE, 13.8 km away at 242 m, over 21 summers. [11]
That station sits 98 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 797 mm of rain a year, spread over 129 days — about 6.2 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at MORTAGNE - PARC, 9.3 km away at 220 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 — 61255/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 61255/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 61255/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 61255/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 61097
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 61309
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 61255
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albine | 81 | 574 km S | 512 | 24.2 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 38 % · winter 91 % · humidity 79 % |
| Villemurlin | 45 | 153 km SE | 536 | 27.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 50 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Salvy-de-la-Balme | 81 | 555 km S | 538 | 24.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 69 % · humidity 86 % |
| Calviac-en-Périgord | 24 | 403 km S | 546 | 37.3 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 85 % · humidity 64 % |
| Villardonnel | 11 | 583 km S | 515 | 30.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 79 % |
| Tribehou | 50 | 161 km NW | 525 | 26.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 82 % · winter 80 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villemurlin | 45 | 153 km SE | 536 | 27.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 50 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tribehou | 50 | 161 km NW | 525 | 26.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 82 % · winter 80 % |
| Calviac-en-Périgord | 24 | 403 km S | 546 | 37.3 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 85 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Salvy-de-la-Balme | 81 | 555 km S | 538 | 24.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 69 % · humidity 86 % |
| Albine | 81 | 574 km S | 512 | 24.2 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 38 % · winter 91 % · humidity 79 % |
| Villardonnel | 11 | 583 km S | 515 | 30.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · 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 Mauves-sur-Huisne'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piffonds | 89 | 192 km E | 582 | 37.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fresse | 70 | 455 km E | 687 | 31.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cerisy | 80 | 219 km NE | 526 | 22.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Normanville | 76 | 139 km N | 651 | 29.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Étienne-l'Allier | 27 | 91 km N | 516 | 18.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Théhillac | 56 | 226 km SW | 611 | 21.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
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