La Flèche
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 65.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 71 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Flèche (INSEE 72154) is in Sarthe (72), part of CC du Pays Fléchois. Population 14,947 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [2]
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/72154-la-fleche
Vitality score
Vitality score 65.8/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 71 % of the 1,635 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 | 0.58 | 25 | 14.5 |
| Social | 0.92 | 20 | 18.3 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.65 | 10 | 6.45 |
| Public & culture | 0.12 | 5 | 0.59 |
| Population trend | 0.5 | 10 | 5 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.76 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
11 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SAGITTA · A LA CROUPADE · SABLEDIS). [3,4]
6 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE SERVEAU · PRIX MIAM · SH TRAITEUR · SARL BOUCHERIE DU CENTRE). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (S.C BUSINESS NETWORK UNIVERSAL). [3,4]
5 × Supermarket (SOCOFLEC · LIDL · CARREFOUR MARKET · ALDI MARCHE · CARREFOUR CONTACT). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (MA FROMAGERIE). [4]
1 × Fishmonger (LES PETITS MATELOTS). [3,4]
27 × Restaurant (BUFFALO GRILL · LE MOULIN DES QUATRE SAISONS · L'IDEE GOURMANDE · JNPC · LA TABLE DE LAURENE). [3,4]
16 × Café / bar (LE VERDUN · AU PETIT THEATRE · L'ENTRACTE · CAFE DE LA PROMENADE · L'EMBUSCADE). [4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE PAPE CARPANTIER · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE ANDRE FERTRE). [3]
8 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE RENE DESCARTES · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE ANDRE FERTRE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LOUIS PASTEUR · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LAZARE DE BAIF · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JULES FERRY). [3]
3 × Collège (COLLEGE PETIT VERSAILLES · COLLEGE LE VIEUX CHENE · COLLEGE JEANNE D'ARC NOTRE DAME). [3]
14 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CHARLOTTE DESHAYES, MÉDECIN · JULIEN GUINHUT, MÉDECIN · GABRIEL LAVIOLE, MÉDECIN · BENOIT FRITEAU, MÉDECIN · ALAIN VAILLANT, MÉDECIN). [3]
5 × Pharmacy (LA GRANDE PHARMACIE FLECHOISE · PHARMACIE DE LA DAUVERSIERE · PHARMACIE HENRI IV · PHARMACIE SAINT ANDRE · PHARMACIE DU MARCHE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE JACQUES TERMEAU). [3]
1 × Cinema (LE KID). [3]
8 × Gym / sports hall (PRYTANEE NATIONAL MILITAIRE QUARTIER GALLIENI · PRYTANEE NATIONAL MILITAIRE QUARTIER HENRI IV · COMPLEX SPORTIF LE PETIT VERSAILLES · COLLEGE ET LYCEE NOTRE DAME · GYMNASE DU QUEBEC). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (LES LACS DE LA MONNERIE). [3]
8 × Bank (AGENCE DE LA FLECHE · SOCIETE GENERALE · CREDIT MUTUEL · BNP PARIBAS · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE LA FLECHE). [3]
25 × Hairdresser (FLECHE-COIFF · CREA'TIFS COIFFURE · L'ATELIER DE COIFFURE). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
5 × Hotel (KYRIAD · HÔTEL LE RELAIS CICERO · SARL LE VERT GALANT · LE GENTLEMAN HOTEL SINGULIER · LE RELAIS DU LOIR). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL ROUTE D OR). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 5 × Restaurant, 2 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 11 | SAGITTA · A LA CROUPADE · SABLEDIS | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 6 | BOUCHERIE SERVEAU · PRIX MIAM · SH TRAITEUR · SARL BOUCHERIE DU CENTRE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | S.C BUSINESS NETWORK UNIVERSAL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 5 | SOCOFLEC · LIDL · CARREFOUR MARKET · ALDI MARCHE · CARREFOUR CONTACT | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | MA FROMAGERIE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 1 | LES PETITS MATELOTS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 27 | BUFFALO GRILL · LE MOULIN DES QUATRE SAISONS · L'IDEE GOURMANDE · JNPC · LA TABLE DE LAURENE | INSEE BPE 27 / INSEE SIRENE 40 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 16 | LE VERDUN · AU PETIT THEATRE · L'ENTRACTE · CAFE DE LA PROMENADE · L'EMBUSCADE | INSEE SIRENE 16 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE PAPE CARPANTIER · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE ANDRE FERTRE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 8 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE RENE DESCARTES · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE ANDRE FERTRE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LOUIS PASTEUR · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LAZARE DE BAIF · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JULES FERRY | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Collège | 3 | COLLEGE PETIT VERSAILLES · COLLEGE LE VIEUX CHENE · COLLEGE JEANNE D'ARC NOTRE DAME | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 14 | CHARLOTTE DESHAYES, MÉDECIN · JULIEN GUINHUT, MÉDECIN · GABRIEL LAVIOLE, MÉDECIN · BENOIT FRITEAU, MÉDECIN · ALAIN VAILLANT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 14 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 5 | LA GRANDE PHARMACIE FLECHOISE · PHARMACIE DE LA DAUVERSIERE · PHARMACIE HENRI IV · PHARMACIE SAINT ANDRE · PHARMACIE DU MARCHE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE JACQUES TERMEAU | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | LE KID | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 8 | PRYTANEE NATIONAL MILITAIRE QUARTIER GALLIENI · PRYTANEE NATIONAL MILITAIRE QUARTIER HENRI IV · COMPLEX SPORTIF LE PETIT VERSAILLES · COLLEGE ET LYCEE NOTRE DAME · GYMNASE DU QUEBEC | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 1 | LES LACS DE LA MONNERIE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 8 | AGENCE DE LA FLECHE · SOCIETE GENERALE · CREDIT MUTUEL · BNP PARIBAS · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE LA FLECHE | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 25 | FLECHE-COIFF · CREA'TIFS COIFFURE · L'ATELIER DE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 25 / INSEE SIRENE 32 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 5 | KYRIAD · HÔTEL LE RELAIS CICERO · SARL LE VERT GALANT · LE GENTLEMAN HOTEL SINGULIER · LE RELAIS DU LOIR | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL ROUTE D OR | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 14,963 (2012) → 14,947 (2023): -0.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 14,953 (1990) → 14,947 (2023): 0 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 8,072, of which 2.4 % second homes and 7.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Flèche): 0.4 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (La Flèche): 0.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (La Flèche): 0.3 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (La Flèche): 0.3 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (La Flèche): 0.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 15 days a year at or above 30 °C and 43 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the THOREE LES PINS weather station, 8.3 km away at 78 m; the village itself is at 29 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at LUCHE-PRINGE, 12.3 km away at 92 m, over 21 summers. [9]
That station sits 63 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 751 mm of rain a year, spread over 116 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at VILLAINES-SOUS-MALICORNE, 6.1 km away at 87 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72154/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72154/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72154/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72154/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 72154
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castelsarrasin | 82 | 417 km S | 14,343 | 59.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 99 % · humidity 64 % |
| Bollène | 84 | 532 km SE | 14,024 | 58.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Fargeau-Ponthierry | 77 | 215 km NE | 15,724 | 56.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Hennebont | 56 | 240 km W | 15,910 | 69.2 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fontenay-le-Comte | 85 | 148 km S | 14,059 | 63 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Herbiers | 85 | 116 km SW | 16,521 | 64.6 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Herbiers | 85 | 116 km SW | 16,521 | 64.6 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fontenay-le-Comte | 85 | 148 km S | 14,059 | 63 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Fargeau-Ponthierry | 77 | 215 km NE | 15,724 | 56.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Hennebont | 56 | 240 km W | 15,910 | 69.2 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Castelsarrasin | 82 | 417 km S | 14,343 | 59.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 99 % · humidity 64 % |
| Bollène | 84 | 532 km SE | 14,024 | 58.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 80 % · 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 La Flèche'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Châteaudun | 28 | 113 km E | 12,830 | 63.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Junien | 87 | 214 km S | 11,415 | 60.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Amboise | 37 | 86 km E | 12,937 | 62.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Treillières | 44 | 123 km W | 10,600 | 40.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aizenay | 85 | 157 km SW | 10,365 | 48.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bernay | 27 | 163 km N | 9,765 | 75.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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