Cérans-Foulletourte
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 40.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 22 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Cérans-Foulletourte (INSEE 72051) is in Sarthe (72), part of CC du Val de Sarthe. Population 3,341 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/72051-cerans-foulletourte
Vitality score
Vitality score 40.4/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 22 % of the 6,510 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 | 0.2 | 25 | 5.12 |
| Social | 0.43 | 20 | 8.53 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.31 | 10 | 3.07 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.96 | 10 | 9.55 |
| Housing mix | 0.94 | 5 | 4.72 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE MOULIN DES ANGES). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR MARKET). [3,4]
4 × Restaurant (L'ENVOL DES PAPILLES). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (MAG PRESSE-NEWS BAR). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LES LUTINS). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE GROUPE1). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE PIERRE BELON). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (PASCAL CHAPELAIN, MÉDECIN · ELENA TANASI, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE LEROYER BRICAULT). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (CERANS FOULLETOURTE AP). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (ESPACE GERARD VERON · GYMNASE MUNICIPAL). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (ANG' ELLE ET LUI · APPAREN'S COIFFURE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel (DOMAINE DE BEL AIR). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | LE MOULIN DES ANGES | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 | 1 | CARREFOUR MARKET | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 4 | L'ENVOL DES PAPILLES | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | MAG PRESSE-NEWS BAR | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LES LUTINS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE GROUPE1 | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE PIERRE BELON | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | PASCAL CHAPELAIN, MÉDECIN · ELENA TANASI, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE LEROYER BRICAULT | 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 | CERANS FOULLETOURTE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | ESPACE GERARD VERON · GYMNASE MUNICIPAL | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 4 | ANG' ELLE ET LUI · APPAREN'S COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | DOMAINE DE BEL AIR | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market: Tuesday, Saturday 08h00 à 13h00 Place Pierre Belon. [5,6]
Confirmed by two independent sources: Commune website and DATAtourisme.
Trajectory
Population 3,280 (2012) → 3,341 (2023): 1.9 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 2,296 (1990) → 3,341 (2023): 45.5 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,541, of which 2.8 % second homes and 5.9 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Cérans-Foulletourte): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Cérans-Foulletourte): 0.3 km to the north (straight line). [10]
GP (Cérans-Foulletourte): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Cérans-Foulletourte): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Cérans-Foulletourte): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 15 days a year at or above 30 °C and 31 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LUCHE-PRINGE weather station, 12.8 km away at 92 m; the village itself is at 62 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at LUCHE-PRINGE, 12.8 km away at 92 m, over 21 summers. [11]
An average of 785 mm of rain a year, spread over 121 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at MANSIGNE, 10.3 km away at 70 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 — 72051/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.cerans-foulletourte.fr/services/marche-plein-air/— “Le marché en plein air a lieu tous les mardis et samedis de 08h00 à 13h00 à la Place Pierre Belon.”
- DATAtourisme 2025-11— https://data.datatourisme.fr/49/8d8f237e-0f69-300d-ad4b-7262f492a963— “Marché le mardi et le samedi à Cérans-Foulletourte.”
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72051/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72051/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72051/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 72051
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Tulle | 04 | 629 km SE | 3,558 | 46.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 54 % · humidity 93 % |
| Masevaux-Niederbruck | 68 | 517 km E | 3,594 | 55.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 14 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Évarzec | 29 | 306 km W | 3,574 | 47.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rocheservière | 85 | 155 km SW | 3,594 | 45.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 92 % |
| Saint-Savin | 33 | 302 km S | 3,582 | 40 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 97 % · humidity 50 % |
| Les Lucs-sur-Boulogne | 85 | 161 km SW | 3,701 | 45.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rocheservière | 85 | 155 km SW | 3,594 | 45.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 92 % |
| Les Lucs-sur-Boulogne | 85 | 161 km SW | 3,701 | 45.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Savin | 33 | 302 km S | 3,582 | 40 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 97 % · humidity 50 % |
| Saint-Évarzec | 29 | 306 km W | 3,574 | 47.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Masevaux-Niederbruck | 68 | 517 km E | 3,594 | 55.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 14 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sainte-Tulle | 04 | 629 km SE | 3,558 | 46.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 54 % · 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 Cérans-Foulletourte'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Lucs-sur-Boulogne | 85 | 161 km SW | 3,701 | 45.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ruaudin | 72 | 19 km NE | 3,481 | 51.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Dissay | 86 | 128 km S | 3,101 | 38.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Paimbœuf | 44 | 169 km W | 3,045 | 35.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Boupère | 85 | 138 km SW | 3,151 | 38.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Port-Saint-Père | 44 | 157 km SW | 3,059 | 45.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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