Saint-Denis-sur-Sarthon
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 41.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 65 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Denis-sur-Sarthon (INSEE 61382) is in Orne (61), part of CU d'Alençon. Population 1,055 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 41.4/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 65 % of the 14,027 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 | 0.39 | 25 | 9.84 |
| Social | 0.2 | 20 | 3.93 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.51 | 10 | 5.13 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.59 | 10 | 5.87 |
| Housing mix | 0.91 | 5 | 4.53 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA FOURNEE). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (CALIXTE BOUCHERIE). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (VIVECO). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE RAOUL DUFY). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (SANDRINE BASIN, MÉDECIN · SARAH FARSHIAN, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE L ETANSIAU). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT DENIS SUR SARTHON AP). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE LA VALLÉE DU SARTHON). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (CRIL DU MOULIN). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (L'INSTANT BY ANNIE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LA FOURNEE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | CALIXTE BOUCHERIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | VIVECO | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE RAOUL DUFY | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | SANDRINE BASIN, MÉDECIN · SARAH FARSHIAN, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE L ETANSIAU | 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 | SAINT DENIS SUR SARTHON AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE DE LA VALLÉE DU SARTHON | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | CRIL DU MOULIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | L'INSTANT BY ANNIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 1,105 (2012) → 1,055 (2023): -4.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 971 (1990) → 1,055 (2023): 8.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 580, of which 4.7 % second homes and 11.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Denis-sur-Sarthon): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Denis-sur-Sarthon): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Denis-sur-Sarthon): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Denis-sur-Sarthon): 0.3 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Denis-sur-Sarthon): 0 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 8 days a year at or above 30 °C and 46 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the ALENCON weather station, 11.9 km away at 143 m; the village itself is at 196 m. [9]
The village sits 53 m above 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. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at ALENCON, 11.9 km away at 143 m, over 30 summers. [9]
That station sits 53 m below 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 966 mm of rain a year, spread over 138 days — about 7 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at ST ELLIER DES BOIS, 7.1 km away at 266 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 61382/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 61382/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 61382/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 61382/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 61382
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yainville | 76 | 128 km NE | 1,031 | 38.2 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pont-sur-Seine | 10 | 269 km E | 1,089 | 41.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ourville-en-Caux | 76 | 149 km N | 1,088 | 47.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Auros | 33 | 441 km S | 1,072 | 58.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 77 % · humidity 64 % |
| Mercuès | 46 | 454 km S | 1,122 | 58.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 13 % · winter 72 % · humidity 29 % |
| Einville-au-Jard | 54 | 482 km E | 1,053 | 33.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yainville | 76 | 128 km NE | 1,031 | 38.2 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ourville-en-Caux | 76 | 149 km N | 1,088 | 47.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pont-sur-Seine | 10 | 269 km E | 1,089 | 41.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Auros | 33 | 441 km S | 1,072 | 58.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 77 % · humidity 64 % |
| Mercuès | 46 | 454 km S | 1,122 | 58.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 13 % · winter 72 % · humidity 29 % |
| Einville-au-Jard | 54 | 482 km E | 1,053 | 33.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 78 % · 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 Saint-Denis-sur-Sarthon'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ourville-en-Caux | 76 | 149 km N | 1,088 | 47.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Étreillers | 02 | 279 km NE | 1,157 | 41.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sains-Richaumont | 02 | 312 km NE | 923 | 65.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tronget | 03 | 326 km SE | 925 | 50.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Landéan | 35 | 82 km W | 1,250 | 47.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montcornet | 02 | 326 km NE | 1,207 | 49.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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