Domfront-en-Champagne
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 29.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 28 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Domfront-en-Champagne (INSEE 72119) is in Sarthe (72), part of CC de la Champagne Conlinoise et du Pays de Sillé. Population 1,069 (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 28 % of the 13,925 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 | 0.13 | 25 | 3.28 |
| Social | 0.2 | 20 | 3.93 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.76 | 10 | 7.58 |
| Housing mix | 0.92 | 5 | 4.62 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (CAFE DU CENTRE). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (DOMFRONT EN CHAMPAGNE AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (NEW HAIR). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | CAFE DU CENTRE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | DOMFRONT EN CHAMPAGNE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | NEW HAIR | INSEE BPE 1 / 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 1,002 (2012) → 1,069 (2023): 6.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 850 (1990) → 1,069 (2023): 25.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 498, of which 3.8 % second homes and 5.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Domfront-en-Champagne): 0.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Conlie): 3 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Conlie): 3.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Conlie): 3.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Domfront-en-Champagne): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
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, 13.7 km away at 90 m; the village itself is at 130 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ROUESSE-VASSE, 19 km away at 206 m, over 21 summers. [10]
That station sits 76 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 823 mm of rain a year, spread over 123 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at TENNIE, 5.6 km away at 103 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 — 72119/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72119/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72119/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72119/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 72119
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 72089
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Deschaux | 39 | 431 km E | 1,036 | 31.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Magnet | 03 | 337 km SE | 1,053 | 32.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Bazouge-du-Désert | 35 | 92 km NW | 1,095 | 26.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Hombleux | 80 | 282 km NE | 1,111 | 26.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cheffois | 85 | 171 km S | 1,009 | 34.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Teillay | 35 | 121 km W | 1,117 | 34.1 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Bazouge-du-Désert | 35 | 92 km NW | 1,095 | 26.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Teillay | 35 | 121 km W | 1,117 | 34.1 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cheffois | 85 | 171 km S | 1,009 | 34.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Hombleux | 80 | 282 km NE | 1,111 | 26.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Magnet | 03 | 337 km SE | 1,053 | 32.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Deschaux | 39 | 431 km E | 1,036 | 31.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Domfront-en-Champagne'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hombleux | 80 | 282 km NE | 1,111 | 26.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chevrières | 42 | 435 km SE | 1,150 | 34.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Bômer-les-Forges | 61 | 77 km NW | 1,023 | 32.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Alquines | 62 | 326 km NE | 973 | 54 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Georges-sur-Fontaine | 76 | 181 km NE | 950 | 39.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Muids | 27 | 155 km NE | 861 | 35.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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