Dollon
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 39.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 48 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Dollon (INSEE 72118) is in Sarthe (72), part of CC des Vallées de la Braye et de l'Anille. Population 1,427 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/72118-dollon
Vitality score
Vitality score 39.1/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 48 % of the 12,006 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 | 0.26 | 25 | 6.56 |
| Social | 0.39 | 20 | 7.87 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.2 | 10 | 1.97 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.69 | 10 | 6.89 |
| Housing mix | 0.81 | 5 | 4.03 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA GOURMANDISE DE CEDRIC ET DE PRISCILLA). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (COCCI MARKET). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LE LANCELOT). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE SCORPIO). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN DE LA FONTAINE). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE DOLLON). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (DOLLON AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE POLYVALENTE). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (ALEXTRALOOK). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette).
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LA GOURMANDISE DE CEDRIC ET DE PRISCILLA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | COCCI MARKET | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 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 | 1 | LE LANCELOT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE SCORPIO | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN DE LA FONTAINE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE DOLLON | 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 | DOLLON AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | SALLE POLYVALENTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 2 | ALEXTRALOOK | 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 | 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
Population 1,513 (2012) → 1,427 (2023): -5.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,200 (1990) → 1,427 (2023): 18.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 862, of which 9.7 % second homes and 14 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Dollon): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Thorigné-sur-Dué): 3.7 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Thorigné-sur-Dué): 3.9 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Dollon): 0 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Dollon): 0.4 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 14 days a year at or above 30 °C and 41 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LE LUART weather station, 4.2 km away at 112 m; the village itself is at 120 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at LE LUART, 4.2 km away at 112 m, over 20 summers. [10]
An average of 706 mm of rain a year, spread over 115 days — about 6.1 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LE LUART, 4.2 km away at 112 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
141 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 99,000 € — 1,081 € per m² of built surface. [11]
The median across Sarthe is 1,300 € per m², so this commune sits below 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
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72118/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72118/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72118/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72118/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 72118
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 72358
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haute-Rivoire | 69 | 388 km SE | 1,430 | 43.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 85 % · winter 45 % |
| L'Île-d'Elle | 85 | 223 km SW | 1,502 | 41.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Pierre-du-Chemin | 85 | 178 km SW | 1,354 | 44.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aube | 61 | 78 km N | 1,254 | 37.3 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tiffauges | 85 | 171 km SW | 1,544 | 49.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 99 % |
| Holnon | 02 | 279 km NE | 1,343 | 42.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aube | 61 | 78 km N | 1,254 | 37.3 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tiffauges | 85 | 171 km SW | 1,544 | 49.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 99 % |
| Saint-Pierre-du-Chemin | 85 | 178 km SW | 1,354 | 44.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| L'Île-d'Elle | 85 | 223 km SW | 1,502 | 41.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Holnon | 02 | 279 km NE | 1,343 | 42.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Haute-Rivoire | 69 | 388 km SE | 1,430 | 43.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 85 % · winter 45 % |
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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 Dollon'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neuvy-sur-Loire | 58 | 181 km E | 1,445 | 43.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Choisy-en-Brie | 77 | 211 km NE | 1,354 | 54.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sonzay | 37 | 58 km S | 1,410 | 41.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Dammartin-en-Serve | 78 | 123 km NE | 1,441 | 42 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Martigné-sur-Mayenne | 53 | 95 km W | 1,902 | 48.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Folembray | 02 | 259 km NE | 1,355 | 43.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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