Joué-en-Charnie
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 25.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 39 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Joué-en-Charnie (INSEE 72149) is in Sarthe (72), part of CC LBN Communauté. Population 589 (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 25.5/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 39 % of the 17,178 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 | 0.48 | 20 | 9.5 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.77 | 10 | 7.69 |
| Housing mix | 0.9 | 5 | 4.5 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (LE CHEVAL BLANC · AL CARRETTO · LA PETITE FRINGALE). [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), 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Restaurant | 3 | LE CHEVAL BLANC · AL CARRETTO · LA PETITE FRINGALE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 628 (2012) → 589 (2023): -6.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 464 (1990) → 589 (2023): 26.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 301, of which 5 % second homes and 14.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Loué): 3.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Mareil-en-Champagne): 3.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Loué): 3.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Loué): 3.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Loué): 3.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 15 days a year at or above 30 °C and 40 days at or below 0 °C, over 16 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the EPINEU LE CHEVR weather station, 3.9 km away at 122 m; the village itself is at 103 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ROUESSE-VASSE, 13.8 km away at 206 m, over 21 summers. [10]
That station sits 103 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 821 mm of rain a year, spread over 123 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at EPINEU LE CHEVR, 3.9 km away at 122 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 — 72149/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72149/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72149/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72149/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 72168
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 72184
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villard-Saint-Sauveur | 39 | 493 km E | 585 | 21.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 55 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bénesse-lès-Dax | 40 | 491 km S | 598 | 24.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 78 % · humidity 0 % |
| Courteuil | 60 | 239 km NE | 581 | 19 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Vergne | 17 | 230 km S | 611 | 18.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Roches-sur-Marne | 52 | 392 km E | 582 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Briosne-lès-Sables | 72 | 47 km E | 558 | 24.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Briosne-lès-Sables | 72 | 47 km E | 558 | 24.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Vergne | 17 | 230 km S | 611 | 18.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Courteuil | 60 | 239 km NE | 581 | 19 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Roches-sur-Marne | 52 | 392 km E | 582 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bénesse-lès-Dax | 40 | 491 km S | 598 | 24.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 78 % · humidity 0 % |
| Villard-Saint-Sauveur | 39 | 493 km E | 585 | 21.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 55 % · 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 Joué-en-Charnie'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courteuil | 60 | 239 km NE | 581 | 19 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Briosne-lès-Sables | 72 | 47 km E | 558 | 24.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montigny-sur-Vesle | 51 | 327 km NE | 569 | 24.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Couesmes | 37 | 64 km SE | 543 | 19.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Bazouge-des-Alleux | 53 | 36 km NW | 558 | 24.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Availles-sur-Seiche | 35 | 75 km W | 630 | 24.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
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