Arthezé
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 20/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 39 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Arthezé (INSEE 72009) is in Sarthe (72), part of CC du Pays Fléchois. Population 350 (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 20/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 39 % of the 18,079 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.75 | 10 | 7.46 |
| Housing mix | 0.85 | 5 | 4.25 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA RUCHE A PAINS). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: 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) | 1 | LA RUCHE A PAINS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 387 (2012) → 350 (2023): -9.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 281 (1990) → 350 (2023): 24.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 160, of which 7.5 % second homes and 6.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Arthezé): 1.9 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Malicorne-sur-Sarthe): 3.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Villaines-sous-Malicorne): 2.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Parcé-sur-Sarthe): 8.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Villaines-sous-Malicorne): 3.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 14 days a year at or above 30 °C and 40 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the SABLE SUR SARTH weather station, 14.9 km away at 41 m; the village itself is at 54 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at LUCHE-PRINGE, 17.5 km away at 92 m, over 21 summers. [12]
An average of 751 mm of rain a year, spread over 116 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at VILLAINES-SOUS-MALICORNE, 4.7 km away at 87 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72009/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72009/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72009/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72009/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 72009
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 72179
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 72377
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 72228
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Déservillers | 25 | 474 km E | 341 | 19.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 41 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lachy | 51 | 303 km E | 345 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ernes | 14 | 137 km N | 327 | 19.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montreuil-sur-Lozon | 50 | 171 km NW | 339 | 22.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villeneuve-sous-Pymont | 39 | 445 km E | 317 | 22.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Clermont-Soubiran | 47 | 412 km S | 395 | 20.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 81 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernes | 14 | 137 km N | 327 | 19.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montreuil-sur-Lozon | 50 | 171 km NW | 339 | 22.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lachy | 51 | 303 km E | 345 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Clermont-Soubiran | 47 | 412 km S | 395 | 20.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 81 % · humidity 71 % |
| Villeneuve-sous-Pymont | 39 | 445 km E | 317 | 22.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Déservillers | 25 | 474 km E | 341 | 19.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 41 % · 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 Arthezé'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villeneuve-sous-Pymont | 39 | 445 km E | 317 | 22.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Fresney | 27 | 167 km NE | 314 | 22.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Meslay-le-Grenet | 28 | 129 km NE | 379 | 20.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Audignies | 59 | 399 km NE | 359 | 23.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bossendorf | 67 | 579 km E | 379 | 23.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Reutenbourg | 67 | 566 km E | 388 | 20.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
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