Villeneuve-en-Perseigne
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 42.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 45 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Villeneuve-en-Perseigne (INSEE 72137) is in Sarthe (72), part of CU d'Alençon. Population 2,174 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2015-01-01 from 5 former communes: Chassé (72069), Lignières-la-Carelle (72162), Montigny (72207), Roullée (72258), Saint-Rigomer-des-Bois (72318). [3]
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/72137-villeneuve-en-perseigne
Vitality score
Vitality score 42.6/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 45 % of the 9,070 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.32 | 10 | 3.16 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.63 | 10 | 6.28 |
| Housing mix | 0.81 | 5 | 4.07 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [4,5]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie). [4,5]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (COCCI MARKET). [4,5]
1 × Restaurant. [4,5]
1 × Café / bar (LE FRESNAYON). [5]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE MASSIF DE PERSEIGNE · ECOLE SAINTE JEANNE D'ARC DDEC). [4]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ALAIN BANKOLE, MÉDECIN · PIERRE MATHIS-THURIN, MÉDECIN). [4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA FRESNAYE SUR CHEDOUET AP). [4]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE VILLENEUVE-EN-PERSEIGNE). [4]
3 × Hairdresser (FABIENNE COIFFURE · LE SALON FRESNAYON · TETE EN L'HAIR). [4,5]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), Pharmacy. [4,5]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4,5] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | COCCI MARKET | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,5] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE FRESNAYON | INSEE SIRENE 1 [5] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE MASSIF DE PERSEIGNE · ECOLE SAINTE JEANNE D'ARC DDEC | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | ALAIN BANKOLE, MÉDECIN · PIERRE MATHIS-THURIN, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA FRESNAYE SUR CHEDOUET AP | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE DE VILLENEUVE-EN-PERSEIGNE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 3 | FABIENNE COIFFURE · LE SALON FRESNAYON · TETE EN L'HAIR | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,5] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 2,235 (2012) → 2,174 (2023): -2.7 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 1,927 (1990) → 2,174 (2023): 12.8 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,117, of which 9.3 % second homes and 5.5 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Neufchâtel-en-Saosnois): 7.9 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Villeneuve-en-Perseigne): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
GP (Villeneuve-en-Perseigne): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Neufchâtel-en-Saosnois): 8.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Villeneuve-en-Perseigne): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 10 days a year at or above 30 °C and 60 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LA FRESNAYE weather station, 3.5 km away at 146 m; the village itself is at 162 m. [11]
An average of 779 mm of rain a year, spread over 122 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LA FRESNAYE, 3.5 km away at 146 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 — 72137/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72137/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72137/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72137/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 72215
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 72137
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanvec | 29 | 326 km W | 2,025 | 48.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 82 % · winter 57 % |
| Les Portes du Coglais | 35 | 115 km W | 2,208 | 47.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 90 % · winter 64 % |
| Saint-Jouin-Bruneval | 76 | 133 km N | 1,816 | 46.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 82 % · winter 47 % |
| Saint-Maurice-en-Gourgois | 42 | 451 km SE | 1,827 | 54.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 57 % |
| Ambierle | 42 | 379 km SE | 1,865 | 47.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 79 % · winter 99 % |
| Saint-Lumine-de-Coutais | 44 | 214 km SW | 2,396 | 50.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 97 % · winter 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Portes du Coglais | 35 | 115 km W | 2,208 | 47.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 90 % · winter 64 % |
| Saint-Jouin-Bruneval | 76 | 133 km N | 1,816 | 46.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 82 % · winter 47 % |
| Saint-Lumine-de-Coutais | 44 | 214 km SW | 2,396 | 50.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 97 % · winter 64 % |
| Hanvec | 29 | 326 km W | 2,025 | 48.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 82 % · winter 57 % |
| Ambierle | 42 | 379 km SE | 1,865 | 47.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 79 % · winter 99 % |
| Saint-Maurice-en-Gourgois | 42 | 451 km SE | 1,827 | 54.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 57 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
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