Dangeul

Sarthe · CC Maine Saosnois · INSEE 72112

A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.

Few services 29.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 59 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Dangeul (INSEE 72112) is in Sarthe (72), part of CC Maine Saosnois. Population 486 (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 29.8/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 59 % of the 17,820 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	25	0
Social	0.43	20	8.65
Education	0.63	10	6.32
Health	0	10	0
Public & culture	0	5	0
Population trend	0.61	10	6.07
Housing mix	0.86	5	4.31

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 0 of 6

Eating out 1 of 1

Cafés and bars 0 of 1

Schools 1 of 3

Health 0 of 4

Public services 0 of 1

Culture 0 of 2

Sport 0 of 2

Everyday services 1 of 3

Lodging 0 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 school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. ^[3,4]

2 × Restaurant (LE RELAIS SAINT GEORGE). ^[3,4]

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

2 × Hairdresser (EIRL SANDRINE COSNARD). ^[3,4]

Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.

Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. ^[3,4]

All 25 service types, with per-source counts

Type	Count	Names	Sources
Bakery (boulangerie)	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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	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	2	LE RELAIS SAINT GEORGE	INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Café / bar	0		INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)	1	ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LA GANDELEE	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	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Library	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Cinema	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Gym / sports hall	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Swimming pool	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Bank	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Hairdresser	2	EIRL SANDRINE COSNARD	INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Fuel station	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Hotel	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Campsite	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]

Market and village life

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

Trajectory

1968: 622 2023: 486 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 482 (2012) → 486 (2023): 0.8 % over 10 years. ^[5,1]

Population 439 (1990) → 486 (2023): 10.7 % over 30 years. ^[6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 248, of which 6.9 % second homes and 11.3 % vacant. ^[7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

In the commune Primary school Bakery — 4.1 km EFood shop — 4.2 km SWGP — 4.2 km EPharmacy — 4.3 km E 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 (Marolles-les-Braults): 4.1 km to the east (straight line). ^[8]

Food shop (Meurcé): 4.2 km to the south-west (straight line). ^[9]

GP (Marolles-les-Braults): 4.2 km to the east (straight line). ^[8]

Pharmacy (Marolles-les-Braults): 4.3 km to the east (straight line). ^[8]

Primary school (Dangeul): 0 km to the west (straight line). ^[10]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Days at or above 30 °C 16.3

Days at or below 0 °C 49.5

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 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 50 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. ^[11]

Measured at the MAROLLES LES BR weather station, 6.2 km away at 65 m; the village itself is at 93 m. ^[11]

An average of 720 mm of rain a year, spread over 118 days — about 6.1 mm on a day it rains. ^[11]

Rainfall measured at MAROLLES LES BR, 6.2 km away at 65 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 — 72112/2023
INSEE density grid 2026
INSEE BPE 2025
INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72112/2012
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72112/1990
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72112/logement/2023
INSEE BPE 2025 — 72189
INSEE BPE 2025 — 72194
INSEE BPE 2025 — 72112
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
Huos	31	576 km S	491	30.3	Few services	Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 91 %
Bazens	47	443 km S	494	27.5	Few services	Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 44 % · winter 92 %
Callengeville	76	197 km NE	499	26	Few services	Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 69 % · winter 74 %
Ordonnac	33	338 km S	476	27.4	Few services	Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 85 % · winter 82 %
Villerable	41	79 km SE	485	28.1	Few services	Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 92 %
Lancé	41	86 km SE	471	27.4	Few services	Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 92 %

Order by distance instead

Commune	Dept	Distance	Population	Score	Band	Climate vs here
Villerable	41	79 km SE	485	28.1	Few services	Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 92 %
Lancé	41	86 km SE	471	27.4	Few services	Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 92 %
Callengeville	76	197 km NE	499	26	Few services	Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 69 % · winter 74 %
Ordonnac	33	338 km S	476	27.4	Few services	Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 85 % · winter 82 %
Bazens	47	443 km S	494	27.5	Few services	Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 44 % · winter 92 %
Huos	31	576 km S	491	30.3	Few services	Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 91 %

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