Chantenay-Villedieu

Sarthe · CC LBN Communauté · INSEE 72059

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

Partly served 45.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 83 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Chantenay-Villedieu (INSEE 72059) is in Sarthe (72), part of CC LBN Communauté. Population 807 (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 45.9/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 83 % of the 15,602 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	0.71	25	17.74
Social	0	20	0
Education	0.63	10	6.32
Health	0	10	0
Public & culture	0.63	5	3.16
Population trend	0.75	10	7.45
Housing mix	0.87	5	4.34

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 3 of 6

Eating out 0 of 1

Cafés and bars 0 of 1

Schools 1 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 1 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 and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink. ^[3,4]

1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (O' COIN DES DELICES). ^[3,4]

2 × Butcher (boucherie). ^[3,4]

1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (VIVECO). ^[3,4]

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

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

1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE CHANTENAY VILLEDIEU). ^[3]

1 × Swimming pool (PLAN D EAU DE CHANTENAY VILLEDIEU). ^[3]

1 × Hairdresser (MEL S'EN MELE). ^[3,4]

1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL). ^[3,4]

Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. ^[3,4]

All 25 service types, with per-source counts

Type	Count	Names	Sources
Bakery (boulangerie)	1	O' COIN DES DELICES	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Butcher (boucherie)	2		INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)	1	VIVECO	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	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)	1	ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE	INSEE BPE 1 [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	1	CHANTENAY VILLEDIEU AP	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Library	1	BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE CHANTENAY VILLEDIEU	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Cinema	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Gym / sports hall	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Swimming pool	1	PLAN D EAU DE CHANTENAY VILLEDIEU	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Bank	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Hairdresser	1	MEL S'EN MELE	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	1	CAMPING MUNICIPAL	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]

Market and village life

Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.

Trajectory

1968: 804 peak 2007: 880 2023: 807 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 880 (2012) → 807 (2023): -8.3 % over 10 years. ^[5,1]

Population 648 (1990) → 807 (2023): 24.5 % over 30 years. ^[6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 440, of which 6.6 % second homes and 10 % vacant. ^[7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

In the commune Bakery, Food shop, Primary school GP — 7.3 km SEPharmacy — 7.3 km SE 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 (Chantenay-Villedieu): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). ^[8]

Food shop (Chantenay-Villedieu): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). ^[8]

GP (Noyen-sur-Sarthe): 7.3 km to the south-east (straight line). ^[9]

Pharmacy (Noyen-sur-Sarthe): 7.3 km to the south-east (straight line). ^[9]

Primary school (Chantenay-Villedieu): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). ^[8]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Days at or above 30 °C 15.4

Days at or below 0 °C 34.8

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 15 days a year at or above 30 °C and 35 days at or below 0 °C, over 16 complete years in 1995–2024. ^[10]

Measured at the EPINEU LE CHEVR weather station, 13.5 km away at 122 m; the village itself is at 52 m. ^[10]

The village sits 70 m below the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.71 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. ^[10]

An average of 745 mm of rain a year, spread over 118 days — about 6.3 mm on a day it rains. ^[10]

Rainfall measured at PIRMIL, 4.6 km away at 66 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. ^[10]

Uncertainties

No specific uncertainties flagged.

References

INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72059/2023
INSEE density grid 2026
INSEE BPE 2025
INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72059/2012
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72059/1990
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72059/logement/2023
INSEE BPE 2025 — 72059
INSEE BPE 2025 — 72223
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
Saint-Étienne-en-Bresse	71	415 km E	825	36.3	Few services	Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 38 % · winter 88 %
La Chapelle-Glain	44	84 km SW	809	34.9	Few services	Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 91 %
Neuvy-Grandchamp	71	343 km SE	752	31.6	Few services	Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 64 % · winter 66 %
Sambin	41	122 km SE	862	53.8	Partly served	Similar summers, colder winters.summer 90 % · winter 72 %
Ruffey-sur-Seille	39	446 km E	738	50.9	Partly served	Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 77 % · winter 69 %
Commenailles	39	441 km E	898	38.2	Few services	Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 77 % · winter 69 %

Order by distance instead

Commune	Dept	Distance	Population	Score	Band	Climate vs here
La Chapelle-Glain	44	84 km SW	809	34.9	Few services	Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 91 %
Sambin	41	122 km SE	862	53.8	Partly served	Similar summers, colder winters.summer 90 % · winter 72 %
Neuvy-Grandchamp	71	343 km SE	752	31.6	Few services	Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 64 % · winter 66 %
Saint-Étienne-en-Bresse	71	415 km E	825	36.3	Few services	Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 38 % · winter 88 %
Commenailles	39	441 km E	898	38.2	Few services	Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 77 % · winter 69 %
Ruffey-sur-Seille	39	446 km E	738	50.9	Partly served	Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 77 % · winter 69 %

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