Montval-sur-Loir
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 56.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 67 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Montval-sur-Loir (INSEE 72071) is in Sarthe (72), part of CC Loir-Lucé-Bercé. Population 5,641 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2016-10-01 from 2 former communes: Montabon (72203), Vouvray-sur-Loir (72384). [3]
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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/72071-montval-sur-loir
Vitality score
Vitality score 56.8/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 67 % of the 4,189 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 | 0.34 | 25 | 8.55 |
| Social | 0.91 | 20 | 18.12 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.59 | 10 | 5.85 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.3 | 10 | 3.04 |
| Housing mix | 0.88 | 5 | 4.41 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [4,5]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AUX SAVEURS DE CHATEAU · MA PETITE BOULANGERIE). [4,5]
4 × Supermarket (LIDL · ALDI · SOCIETE CASTELORIENNE DE DISTRIBUTION · CARREFOUR EXPRESS). [4,5]
17 × Restaurant (AUX PAPILLES DE CHATEAU · CHARCUTERIE TRAITEUR GUIGNARD-SNC EMVA · MC DONALD'S · LA MICHONNIERE). [4,5]
7 × Café / bar (LES VOYAGEURS · LE WELCOME · LE RELAIS DES HALLES · LE CARNOT · LE GLOBE TROTTEUR). [5]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE GRAND DOUAI · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LAURENTINE PROUST). [4]
4 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE BEAUREGARD · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE GABRIELLE LEGRAS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [4]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE DE BERCE · COLLEGE SAINT JEAN). [4]
6 × GP (médecin généraliste) (YVES LIDEC, MÉDECIN · THOMAS VAN DAMME, MÉDECIN · HELENE DUBUS, MÉDECIN · XAVIER VARANGOT, MÉDECIN · STEPHANE BROSSAUD, MÉDECIN). [4]
2 × Pharmacy. [4,5]
2 × Post office / agence postale (VOUVRAY SUR LOIR AP · LA POSTE). [4]
2 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE VOUVRAY SUR LOIR · BIBLIOTHÈQUE LUDOTHÈQUE JULIETTE DROUET). [4]
1 × Cinema (ES RECOLLETS). [4]
2 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF ORION COSEC · LYCEE RACAN). [4]
5 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE BRETAGNE - PAYS DE LOIRE · CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL DE MAINE ANJOU ET BASSE NORMANDIE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL CHATEAU DU LOIR · BANQUE CIC OUEST · BANQUE POPULAIRE GRAND OUEST). [4]
8 × Hairdresser (L'ATELIER COIFFURE CBA · CREA'COULEUR ET STYLE · LE STUDIO DU CHEVEU · ZAENA). [4,5]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [4]
1 × Hotel (HÔTEL DE LA GARE). [4,5]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 4 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 2 × Pharmacy, 2 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [5,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | AUX SAVEURS DE CHATEAU · MA PETITE BOULANGERIE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [4,5] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [5] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Supermarket | 4 | LIDL · ALDI · SOCIETE CASTELORIENNE DE DISTRIBUTION · CARREFOUR EXPRESS | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [4,5] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 17 | AUX PAPILLES DE CHATEAU · CHARCUTERIE TRAITEUR GUIGNARD-SNC EMVA · MC DONALD'S · LA MICHONNIERE | INSEE BPE 17 / INSEE SIRENE 24 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 7 | LES VOYAGEURS · LE WELCOME · LE RELAIS DES HALLES · LE CARNOT · LE GLOBE TROTTEUR | INSEE SIRENE 7 [5] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE GRAND DOUAI · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LAURENTINE PROUST | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 4 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE BEAUREGARD · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE GABRIELLE LEGRAS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 4 [4] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE DE BERCE · COLLEGE SAINT JEAN | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 6 | YVES LIDEC, MÉDECIN · THOMAS VAN DAMME, MÉDECIN · HELENE DUBUS, MÉDECIN · XAVIER VARANGOT, MÉDECIN · STEPHANE BROSSAUD, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 6 [4] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4,5] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | VOUVRAY SUR LOIR AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Library | 2 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE VOUVRAY SUR LOIR · BIBLIOTHÈQUE LUDOTHÈQUE JULIETTE DROUET | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Cinema | 1 | ES RECOLLETS | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF ORION COSEC · LYCEE RACAN | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 5 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE BRETAGNE - PAYS DE LOIRE · CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL DE MAINE ANJOU ET BASSE NORMANDIE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL CHATEAU DU LOIR · BANQUE CIC OUEST · BANQUE POPULAIRE GRAND OUEST | INSEE BPE 5 [4] |
| Hairdresser | 8 | L'ATELIER COIFFURE CBA · CREA'COULEUR ET STYLE · LE STUDIO DU CHEVEU · ZAENA | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [4,5] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] |
| Hotel | 1 | HÔTEL DE LA GARE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 6,326 (2012) → 5,641 (2023): -10.8 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 7,013 (1990) → 5,641 (2023): -19.6 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 3,599, of which 5.9 % second homes and 12.9 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Montval-sur-Loir): 0.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Montval-sur-Loir): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Montval-sur-Loir): 0.7 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Vaas): 8.4 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Montval-sur-Loir): 0.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 34 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the JUPILLES weather station, 11 km away at 148 m; the village itself is at 57 m. [11]
The village sits 91 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. [11]
An average of 729 mm of rain a year, spread over 116 days — about 6.3 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at MONTABON, 2.4 km away at 49 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 — 72071/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72071/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72071/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72071/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 72071
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 72364
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mouilleron-le-Captif | 85 | 179 km SW | 5,273 | 45.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 99 % |
| Mignaloux-Beauvoir | 86 | 128 km S | 5,229 | 41.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 62 % · winter 77 % |
| Monnaie | 37 | 35 km SE | 4,833 | 46.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 100 % · winter 100 % |
| Essarts-en-Bocage | 85 | 161 km SW | 6,851 | 57.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 88 % |
| Ambazac | 87 | 207 km S | 5,556 | 48.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 92 % |
| Grandchamp-des-Fontaines | 44 | 156 km W | 7,062 | 53.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 99 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monnaie | 37 | 35 km SE | 4,833 | 46.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 100 % · winter 100 % |
| Mignaloux-Beauvoir | 86 | 128 km S | 5,229 | 41.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 62 % · winter 77 % |
| Grandchamp-des-Fontaines | 44 | 156 km W | 7,062 | 53.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 99 % |
| Essarts-en-Bocage | 85 | 161 km SW | 6,851 | 57.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 88 % |
| Mouilleron-le-Captif | 85 | 179 km SW | 5,273 | 45.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 99 % |
| Ambazac | 87 | 207 km S | 5,556 | 48.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 92 % |
Elsewhere
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