Douillet
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 8.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 4 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Douillet (INSEE 72121) is in Sarthe (72), part of CC Haute Sarthe Alpes Mancelles. Population 319 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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 8.9/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 4 % of the 17,924 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.47 | 10 | 4.73 |
| Housing mix | 0.56 | 5 | 2.82 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Hairdresser (ADELINE COIFFURE A DOMICILE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 1 | ADELINE COIFFURE A DOMICILE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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
Population 329 (2012) → 319 (2023): -3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 328 (1990) → 319 (2023): -2.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 206, of which 21.8 % second homes and 9.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Fresnay-sur-Sarthe): 5 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Montreuil-le-Chétif): 3.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Fresnay-sur-Sarthe): 5.3 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Sougé-le-Ganelon): 5.3 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Fresnay-sur-Sarthe): 5 km to the east (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 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the SAINT GERMAIN_SAPC weather station, 10.8 km away at 85 m; the village itself is at 119 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ROUESSE-VASSE, 19.9 km away at 206 m, over 21 summers. [11]
That station sits 87 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 766 mm of rain a year, spread over 121 days — about 6.3 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at SAINT LEONARD D, 7.3 km away at 127 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 — 72121/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72121/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72121/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72121/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 72138
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 72209
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 72337
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Martin-des-Champs | 18 | 254 km SE | 307 | 8.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 81 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Cyr-les-Champagnes | 24 | 337 km S | 304 | 8.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Martin-le-Bouillant | 50 | 101 km NW | 301 | 9.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vareilles | 23 | 247 km SE | 331 | 10.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cause-de-Clérans | 24 | 383 km S | 331 | 11.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 88 % · humidity 36 % |
| Sainte-Soline | 79 | 225 km S | 343 | 8.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Martin-le-Bouillant | 50 | 101 km NW | 301 | 9.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sainte-Soline | 79 | 225 km S | 343 | 8.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vareilles | 23 | 247 km SE | 331 | 10.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Martin-des-Champs | 18 | 254 km SE | 307 | 8.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 81 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Cyr-les-Champagnes | 24 | 337 km S | 304 | 8.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cause-de-Clérans | 24 | 383 km S | 331 | 11.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 88 % · humidity 36 % |
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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 Douillet'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Cyr-les-Champagnes | 24 | 337 km S | 304 | 8.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vareilles | 23 | 247 km SE | 331 | 10.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fontaine-les-Coteaux | 41 | 84 km SE | 342 | 9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Nottonville | 28 | 116 km E | 279 | 9.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Loup-du-Gast | 53 | 42 km W | 313 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pré-Saint-Évroult | 28 | 112 km E | 283 | 9.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
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