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Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle

Orne · CC des Pays de L'Aigle · INSEE 61456

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.

Partly served 41.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 51 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle (INSEE 61456) is in Orne (61), part of CC des Pays de L'Aigle. Population 1,583 (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.

Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/61456-saint-sulpice-sur-risle

Vitality score

Vitality score 41.2/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 51 % of the 11,224 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.

ComponentValue (0–1)WeightContribution
Daily food0.472511.83
Social0.32206.32
Education0.39103.93
Health0.2101.97
Public & culture0.250.98
Population trend0.57105.67
Housing mix0.8654.3

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 4 of 6
Eating out 1 of 1
Cafés and bars 0 of 1
Schools 1 of 3
Health 1 of 4
Public services 1 of 1
Culture 0 of 2
Sport 0 of 2
Everyday services 2 of 3
Lodging 0 of 2
One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]

1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE). [3,4]

1 × Butcher (boucherie) (CHARCUTERIE DES MASSELINS). [3]

2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (PEKO MARKET - VIVECO · FVMG). [3,4]

2 × Supermarket (LIDL · RISLDIS). [3,4]

2 × Restaurant (LE COMPTOIR D'EDOUARD · LUCKY GRILL). [3,4]

1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE). [3]

1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LA MADELEINE). [3,4]

1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]

1 × Hairdresser (ALUMUR). [3,4]

1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]

Not found in the commune: Café / bar, Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Library. [4,3]

All 25 service types, with per-source counts
TypeCountNamesSources
Bakery (boulangerie)1BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHEREINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Butcher (boucherie)1CHARCUTERIE DES MASSELINSINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)2PEKO MARKET - VIVECO · FVMGINSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Supermarket2LIDL · RISLDISINSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4]
Cheese shop (fromagerie)0INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Fishmonger0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Restaurant2LE COMPTOIR D'EDOUARD · LUCKY GRILLINSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4]
Café / bar0INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)1ECOLE MATERNELLEINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Collège0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
GP (médecin généraliste)0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Pharmacy1PHARMACIE DE LA MADELEINEINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Nurse0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Dentist0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Post office / agence postale1LA POSTEINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Library0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Cinema0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Gym / sports hall0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Swimming pool0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Bank0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Hairdresser1ALUMURINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Fuel station1STATION SERVICEINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3]
Hotel0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Campsite0INSEE 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

1968: 1,393 peak 2012: 1,685 2023: 1,583 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 1,685 (2012) → 1,583 (2023): -6.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]

Population 1,483 (1990) → 1,583 (2023): 6.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 838, of which 7 % second homes and 8.9 % vacant. [7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

2.5 km5 kmFood shop — 2.0 km S (Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle)Pharmacy — 2.4 km SW (Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle)Bakery — 2.5 km SW (L'Aigle)GP — 2.7 km SW (L'Aigle)
In the commune Primary school Food shop — 2.0 km SPharmacy — 2.4 km SWBakery — 2.5 km SWGP — 2.7 km SW Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (L'Aigle): 2.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]

Food shop (Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle): 2 km to the south (straight line). [9]

GP (L'Aigle): 2.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]

Pharmacy (Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle): 2.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]

Primary school (Saint-Sulpice-sur-Risle): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

An average of 7 days a year at or above 30 °C and 49 days at or below 0 °C, over 28 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]

Measured at the L AIGLE weather station, 2.4 km away at 232 m; the village itself is at 196 m. [10]

Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]

Humidity measured at L AIGLE, 2.4 km away at 232 m, over 28 summers. [10]

An average of 722 mm of rain a year, spread over 125 days — about 5.8 mm on a day it rains. [10]

Rainfall measured at L AIGLE, 2.4 km away at 232 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]

Uncertainties

No specific uncertainties flagged.

References

  1. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 61456/2023
  2. INSEE density grid 2026
  3. INSEE BPE 2025
  4. INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
  5. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 61456/2012
  6. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 61456/1990
  7. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 61456/logement/2023
  8. INSEE BPE 2025 — 61214
  9. INSEE BPE 2025 — 61456
  10. 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.

CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Montayral47479 km S2,65450Partly servedWarmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 36 % · winter 58 % · humidity 36 %
Saint-Nizier-sous-Charlieu42391 km SE1,68640.4Partly servedWarmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 64 % · humidity 86 %
Gontaud-de-Nogaret47482 km S1,63844.5Partly servedWarmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 21 % · winter 84 % · humidity 43 %
Virazeil47477 km S1,71540.4Partly servedWarmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 86 % · humidity 43 %
Mézeray72118 km SW1,84141.2Partly servedWarmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 %
Boynes45145 km SE1,28930.6Few servicesWarmer summers, similar winters.summer 67 % · winter 96 %
Order by distance instead
CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Mézeray72118 km SW1,84141.2Partly servedWarmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 %
Boynes45145 km SE1,28930.6Few servicesWarmer summers, similar winters.summer 67 % · winter 96 %
Saint-Nizier-sous-Charlieu42391 km SE1,68640.4Partly servedWarmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 64 % · humidity 86 %
Virazeil47477 km S1,71540.4Partly servedWarmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 86 % · humidity 43 %
Montayral47479 km S2,65450Partly servedWarmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 36 % · winter 58 % · humidity 36 %
Gontaud-de-Nogaret47482 km S1,63844.5Partly servedWarmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 21 % · winter 84 % · humidity 43 %

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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-Sulpice-sur-Risle'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.

CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
La Ferrière-aux-Étangs6187 km W1,50641.6Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 %
Glageon59285 km NE1,69940Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 %
Ons-en-Bray60116 km NE1,36735.4Few servicesMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 %
Merlerault-le-Pin6129 km W1,42942.8Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 %
Ruffiac56242 km SW1,42248.4Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 %
Épaignes2758 km N1,59755.5Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 %