Ancinnes

Sarthe · CC Haute Sarthe Alpes Mancelles · INSEE 72005

A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.

Few services 29.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 35 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Ancinnes (INSEE 72005) is in Sarthe (72), part of CC Haute Sarthe Alpes Mancelles. Population 895 (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.

Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/72005-ancinnes

Vitality score

Vitality score 29.7/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 35 % of the 14,992 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	0.32	20	6.32
Education	0.63	10	6.32
Health	0	10	0
Public & culture	0.63	5	3.16
Population trend	0.48	10	4.77
Housing mix	0.94	5	4.71

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 0 of 6

Eating out 0 of 1

Cafés and bars 1 of 1

Schools 2 of 3

Health 0 of 4

Public services 1 of 1

Culture 1 of 2

Sport 1 of 2

Everyday services 1 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 school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. ^[3,4]

1 × Café / bar. ^[4]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). ^[3]

1 × Collège (COLLEGE NORMANDIE-MAINE). ^[3]

1 × Post office / agence postale (ANCINNES AP). ^[3]

1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE D'ANCINNES). ^[3]

1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF DU STADE). ^[3]

1 × Hairdresser. ^[3,4]

Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. ^[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 SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Café / bar	1		INSEE SIRENE 1 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)	1	ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Collège	1	COLLEGE NORMANDIE-MAINE	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	1	ANCINNES AP	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Library	1	BIBLIOTHÈQUE D'ANCINNES	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Cinema	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Gym / sports hall	1	COMPLEXE SPORTIF DU STADE	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Swimming pool	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Bank	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Hairdresser	1		INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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

1968: 711 peak 2017: 949 2023: 895 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 938 (2012) → 895 (2023): -4.6 % over 10 years. ^[5,1]

Population 916 (1990) → 895 (2023): -2.3 % over 30 years. ^[6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 442, of which 2.9 % second homes and 7.7 % vacant. ^[7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

In the commune Primary school Food shop — 4.2 km SWBakery — 5.1 km EGP — 5.2 km EPharmacy — 5.2 km E 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 (Neufchâtel-en-Saosnois): 5.1 km to the east (straight line). ^[8]

Food shop (Bourg-le-Roi): 4.2 km to the south-west (straight line). ^[9]

GP (Neufchâtel-en-Saosnois): 5.2 km to the east (straight line). ^[8]

Pharmacy (Neufchâtel-en-Saosnois): 5.2 km to the east (straight line). ^[8]

Primary school (Ancinnes): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). ^[10]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Days at or above 30 °C 10.3

Days at or below 0 °C 60.1

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 10 days a year at or above 30 °C and 60 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. ^[11]

Measured at the LA FRESNAYE weather station, 7.7 km away at 146 m; the village itself is at 174 m. ^[11]

An average of 823 mm of rain a year, spread over 129 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. ^[11]

Rainfall measured at ANCINNES, 0.2 km away at 179 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 — 72005/2023
INSEE density grid 2026
INSEE BPE 2025
INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72005/2012
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72005/1990
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72005/logement/2023
INSEE BPE 2025 — 72215
INSEE BPE 2025 — 72043
INSEE BPE 2025 — 72005
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
May-en-Multien	77	223 km E	877	33.1	Few services	Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 92 %
Vandières	54	435 km E	934	32.8	Few services	Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 74 %
Berchères-les-Pierres	28	102 km E	1,000	24.5	Few services	Similar summers, milder winters.summer 90 % · winter 78 %
Saint-Bauzille-de-la-Sylve	34	589 km SE	947	35.5	Few services	Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 59 %
Villiers	86	188 km S	982	36.1	Few services	Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 72 % · winter 84 %
Ravenel	60	212 km NE	1,041	24.9	Few services	Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 91 %

Order by distance instead

Commune	Dept	Distance	Population	Score	Band	Climate vs here
Berchères-les-Pierres	28	102 km E	1,000	24.5	Few services	Similar summers, milder winters.summer 90 % · winter 78 %
Villiers	86	188 km S	982	36.1	Few services	Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 72 % · winter 84 %
Ravenel	60	212 km NE	1,041	24.9	Few services	Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 91 %
May-en-Multien	77	223 km E	877	33.1	Few services	Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 92 %
Vandières	54	435 km E	934	32.8	Few services	Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 74 %
Saint-Bauzille-de-la-Sylve	34	589 km SE	947	35.5	Few services	Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 59 %

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Elsewhere

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