Brûlon
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 60.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 94 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Brûlon (INSEE 72050) is in Sarthe (72), part of CC LBN Communauté. Population 1,549 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 60.7/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 94 % of the 11,386 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 | 0.47 | 25 | 11.83 |
| Social | 0.7 | 20 | 14.09 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.67 | 10 | 6.72 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 0.7 | 10 | 6.95 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.73 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AU P'TIT MOULIN). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE GOURMANDE). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (COCCIMARKET). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (BOEUF ET CAMPAGNE · BRULON SNACKING · LE 72). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (CANTINE MUNICIPALE DE BRULON). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE CLAUDE CHAPPE · ECOLE NOTRE DAME DDEC). [3]
6 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CECILE ANGOULVANT, MÉDECIN · PAULINE LEFEUVRE, MÉDECIN · AGATHE DENIS-GAUBERT, MÉDECIN · CLAIRE GASNIER, MÉDECIN · ALEXANDRE DE BARBERIN BARBERINI, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE BRULON). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (BRULON AP). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (ESPACE MULTIFONCTIONS). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (BASE DE PLEIN AIR FRED CHAUVIER). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (AGORA · L'HAIR NATUREL). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel (LE RANCH). [3,4]
2 × Campsite (CAMPING LE SEPTENTRION · LES TIPIS DU BONHEUR DE VIVRE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Campsite.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | AU P'TIT MOULIN | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE GOURMANDE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | COCCIMARKET | 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 | 3 | BOEUF ET CAMPAGNE · BRULON SNACKING · LE 72 | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | CANTINE MUNICIPALE DE BRULON | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE CLAUDE CHAPPE · ECOLE NOTRE DAME DDEC | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 6 | CECILE ANGOULVANT, MÉDECIN · PAULINE LEFEUVRE, MÉDECIN · AGATHE DENIS-GAUBERT, MÉDECIN · CLAIRE GASNIER, MÉDECIN · ALEXANDRE DE BARBERIN BARBERINI, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE BRULON | 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 | BRULON AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | ESPACE MULTIFONCTIONS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 1 | BASE DE PLEIN AIR FRED CHAUVIER | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 2 | AGORA · L'HAIR NATUREL | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | LE RANCH | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 2 | CAMPING LE SEPTENTRION · LES TIPIS DU BONHEUR DE VIVRE | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market: Saturday 8h à 12h place de l'église. [5,6]
Confirmed by two independent sources: Commune website and DATAtourisme.
Trajectory
Population 1,558 (2012) → 1,549 (2023): -0.6 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 1,296 (1990) → 1,549 (2023): 19.5 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 823, of which 2.7 % second homes and 8.5 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Brûlon): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Brûlon): 0 km to the west (straight line). [10]
GP (Brûlon): 0.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Brûlon): 0.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Brûlon): 0.3 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 15 days a year at or above 30 °C and 40 days at or below 0 °C, over 16 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the EPINEU LE CHEVR weather station, 10.4 km away at 122 m; the village itself is at 101 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ROUESSE-VASSE, 19.1 km away at 206 m, over 21 summers. [11]
That station sits 105 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 821 mm of rain a year, spread over 123 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at EPINEU LE CHEVR, 10.4 km away at 122 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 — 72050/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.mairie-brulon.fr/transitions/commerces-entreprises-et-services/— “Marché le samedi matin sur la place de l'église, de 8h à 12h.”
- DATAtourisme 2025-11— https://data.datatourisme.fr/49/f71a2c0c-4d58-3264-a717-94c1325efe7a— “Marché le samedi matin à Brûlon.”
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72050/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72050/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72050/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 72050
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lachapelle-aux-Pots | 60 | 227 km NE | 1,512 | 43.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Maroilles | 59 | 378 km NE | 1,454 | 57.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Angerville-l'Orcher | 76 | 184 km N | 1,395 | 60.5 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mur-de-Sologne | 41 | 151 km SE | 1,518 | 48.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rauzan | 33 | 355 km S | 1,247 | 60 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 91 % · humidity 57 % |
| Chessy | 69 | 435 km SE | 2,055 | 59.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mur-de-Sologne | 41 | 151 km SE | 1,518 | 48.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
| Angerville-l'Orcher | 76 | 184 km N | 1,395 | 60.5 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lachapelle-aux-Pots | 60 | 227 km NE | 1,512 | 43.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rauzan | 33 | 355 km S | 1,247 | 60 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 91 % · humidity 57 % |
| Maroilles | 59 | 378 km NE | 1,454 | 57.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chessy | 69 | 435 km SE | 2,055 | 59.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 95 % · 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 Brûlon'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chenoise-Cucharmoy | 77 | 264 km E | 1,607 | 51.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sourdun | 77 | 273 km E | 1,541 | 42.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Guiscard | 60 | 305 km NE | 1,749 | 54.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Acquigny | 27 | 170 km NE | 1,733 | 49.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Manthelan | 37 | 120 km SE | 1,378 | 41 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villedômer | 37 | 96 km SE | 1,290 | 48.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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