Saint-Léger-sur-Sarthe
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 10.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 7 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Léger-sur-Sarthe (INSEE 61415) is in Orne (61), part of CC de la Vallée de la Haute Sarthe. Population 320 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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 10.3/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 7 % of the 17,948 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 | 0.48 | 10 | 4.76 |
| Housing mix | 0.8 | 5 | 4.02 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
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 | 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 | 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 | 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 360 (2012) → 320 (2023): -11.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 328 (1990) → 320 (2023): -2.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 174, of which 9.8 % second homes and 7.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Le Mêle-sur-Sarthe): 1.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Le Mêle-sur-Sarthe): 1.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Le Mêle-sur-Sarthe): 1.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Bazoches-sur-Hoëne): 11 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Le Mêle-sur-Sarthe): 1.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 7 days a year at or above 30 °C and 46 days at or below 0 °C, over 15 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the STE SCOLASSE-SUR-SARTHE weather station, 9.3 km away at 210 m; the village itself is at 156 m. [10]
The village sits 54 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ST-HILAIRE, 15.1 km away at 242 m, over 21 summers. [10]
That station sits 86 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-, 1.4 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 — 61415/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 61415/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 61415/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 61415/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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Senier-de-Beuvron | 50 | 122 km W | 324 | 10.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lamblore | 28 | 45 km E | 318 | 9.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 55 % · humidity 93 % |
| Boscamnant | 17 | 369 km S | 330 | 11 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 49 % · winter 88 % |
| Poussignac | 47 | 462 km S | 309 | 15 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 36 % · winter 69 % · humidity 64 % |
| Magneville | 50 | 173 km NW | 321 | 13.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mailhoc | 81 | 518 km S | 304 | 14.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamblore | 28 | 45 km E | 318 | 9.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 55 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Senier-de-Beuvron | 50 | 122 km W | 324 | 10.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Magneville | 50 | 173 km NW | 321 | 13.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Boscamnant | 17 | 369 km S | 330 | 11 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 49 % · winter 88 % |
| Poussignac | 47 | 462 km S | 309 | 15 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 36 % · winter 69 % · humidity 64 % |
| Mailhoc | 81 | 518 km S | 304 | 14.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
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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-Léger-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Loup-du-Gast | 53 | 70 km W | 313 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Durcet | 61 | 63 km NW | 286 | 13.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lannoy-Cuillère | 60 | 168 km NE | 278 | 13 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Habloville | 61 | 49 km NW | 336 | 14.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villamée | 35 | 115 km W | 301 | 10 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sorbais | 02 | 302 km NE | 266 | 9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
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