Coulaines
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 44.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 16 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Coulaines (INSEE 72095) is in Sarthe (72), part of CU Le Mans Métropole. Population 8,121 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Grands centres urbains (level 1). [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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/72095-coulaines
Vitality score
Vitality score 44.7/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 16 % of the 2,984 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 | 0.15 | 25 | 3.69 |
| Social | 0.54 | 20 | 10.86 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.66 | 10 | 6.65 |
| Public & culture | 0.11 | 5 | 0.55 |
| Population trend | 0.6 | 10 | 6.02 |
| Housing mix | 0.99 | 5 | 4.93 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE ANGE). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR MARKET). [3,4]
8 × Restaurant (NEW FOOD · STUDIO 101 · SAFFA PIZZA · BEAUNE ET COMPAGNIE · OCJ PLM). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE ALBERT CAMUS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE GEORGES BRAQUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE MOLIERE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE JEAN COCTEAU). [3]
11 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ANNE RABOUILLE, MÉDECIN · MARIE-NOELLE CORMIER-LEBRETON, MÉDECIN · FLORIAN HETTIER, MÉDECIN · JOSEPH FOYER, MÉDECIN · MARIE-ALINE MAUNOURY-HARDY, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LA PAIX · PHARMACIE SAINT NICOLAS). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
4 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE CAMUS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE MOLIERE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE LA GIRONDE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF GEORGES BRAQUE PARC FRANCOIS MITTERAND). [3]
3 × Bank (CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE COULAINES · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE BRETAGNE - PAYS DE LOIRE · CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL DE MAINE ANJOU ET BASSE NORMANDIE). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (AUTHENTIC COIFFURE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Nursery school (maternelle), Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | BOULANGERIE ANGE | INSEE BPE 1 / 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] | |
| 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 | 8 | NEW FOOD · STUDIO 101 · SAFFA PIZZA · BEAUNE ET COMPAGNIE · OCJ PLM | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE ALBERT CAMUS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE GEORGES BRAQUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE MOLIERE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE JEAN COCTEAU | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 11 | ANNE RABOUILLE, MÉDECIN · MARIE-NOELLE CORMIER-LEBRETON, MÉDECIN · FLORIAN HETTIER, MÉDECIN · JOSEPH FOYER, MÉDECIN · MARIE-ALINE MAUNOURY-HARDY, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 11 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE DE LA PAIX · PHARMACIE SAINT NICOLAS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 4 | GYMNASE CAMUS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE MOLIERE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE LA GIRONDE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF GEORGES BRAQUE PARC FRANCOIS MITTERAND | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 3 | CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE COULAINES · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE BRETAGNE - PAYS DE LOIRE · CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL DE MAINE ANJOU ET BASSE NORMANDIE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 3 | AUTHENTIC COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Saturday 7 h 30 à 12 h 30 toute la rue de la Paix. [5]
Trajectory
Population 7,687 (2012) → 8,121 (2023): 5.6 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 7,370 (1990) → 8,121 (2023): 10.2 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 3,591, of which 0.7 % second homes and 4.3 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Coulaines): 0.4 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Coulaines): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Coulaines): 0.3 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Coulaines): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Coulaines): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 10 days a year at or above 30 °C and 48 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ROUILLON weather station, 5.5 km away at 90 m; the village itself is at 49 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at LE MANS, 8.7 km away at 51 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 782 mm of rain a year, spread over 123 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ROUILLON, 5.5 km away at 90 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
229 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 185,000 € — 1,992 € per m² of built surface. [11]
108 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 101,750 € — 1,661 € per m². [11]
The median across Sarthe is 1,300 € per m², so this commune sits above it. [11]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72095/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.coulaines.fr/le-marche/— “Chaque samedi matin, retrouvez les 25 commerçants du marché de Coulaines, de 7 h 30 à 12 h 30, dans toute la rue de la Paix.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72095/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72095/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72095/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 72095
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neuville-en-Ferrain | 59 | 371 km NE | 10,002 | 43.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 97 % · winter 84 % |
| Malzéville | 54 | 448 km E | 7,820 | 52.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Apollinaire | 21 | 373 km E | 7,544 | 56.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
| Notre-Dame-de-Bondeville | 76 | 174 km N | 7,071 | 49.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Jarville-la-Malgrange | 54 | 449 km E | 9,356 | 52.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Leers | 59 | 368 km NE | 9,521 | 65.1 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notre-Dame-de-Bondeville | 76 | 174 km N | 7,071 | 49.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Leers | 59 | 368 km NE | 9,521 | 65.1 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Neuville-en-Ferrain | 59 | 371 km NE | 10,002 | 43.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 97 % · winter 84 % |
| Saint-Apollinaire | 21 | 373 km E | 7,544 | 56.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
| Malzéville | 54 | 448 km E | 7,820 | 52.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Jarville-la-Malgrange | 54 | 449 km E | 9,356 | 52.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Coulaines'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villers-Saint-Paul | 60 | 219 km NE | 6,480 | 50.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rubelles | 77 | 193 km E | 3,537 | 42.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Mesnil-Esnard | 76 | 169 km NE | 8,177 | 56.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Nicolas | 62 | 315 km NE | 4,494 | 34.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bihorel | 76 | 173 km N | 8,316 | 66.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Émerainville | 77 | 199 km NE | 7,690 | 47.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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