Le Lude
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 53.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 60 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Le Lude (INSEE 72176) is in Sarthe (72), part of CC Sud Sarthe. Population 3,983 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2018-01-01 from 1 former commune: Dissé-sous-le-Lude (72117). [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/72176-le-lude
Vitality score
Vitality score 53.2/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 60 % of the 5,664 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 | 0.39 | 25 | 9.84 |
| Social | 0.82 | 20 | 16.31 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.51 | 10 | 5.13 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.29 | 10 | 2.94 |
| Housing mix | 0.93 | 5 | 4.63 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [4,5]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA BOULE D'OR). [4,5]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE DE L'IMAGE · BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE REMARS YANNIC). [4,5]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (CARREFOUR EXPRESS · L'EPICERIE DE CHARLINE). [4,5]
2 × Supermarket (LIDL · INTERMARCHE). [4,5]
10 × Restaurant (HOTEL DU MAINE · AU BISTROT RONSARD · SARL BAR DU CENTRE · LE RELAIS DE LA MARCONNE · BAR - RESTAURANT LES PONTS). [4,5]
5 × Café / bar (LE NEMROD · LE KIOSQUE · LES SAVEURS DU PORTUGAL). [5]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE GEORGES BRASSENS). [4]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE GEORGES BRASSENS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LES LOUPERVIERS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE MIXTE SAINTE ANNE DDEC). [4]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE LES QUATRE-VENTS). [4]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (OLIVIER LYON, MÉDECIN · PATRICE OGER, MÉDECIN · ANGE BENEVENTI, MÉDECIN · ELISABETH PIERRE, MÉDECIN). [4]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE ISRAEL ALEXANDRE · PHARMACIE DUVAL). [4,5]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [4]
1 × Cinema (ESPACE RONSARD). [4]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE PONTFOUR). [4]
3 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE BRETAGNE - PAYS DE LOIRE · CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL DE MAINE ANJOU ET BASSE NORMANDIE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE LE LUDE). [4]
7 × Hairdresser (INTERMEDE · X ELLE COIFFURE). [4,5]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [4]
4 × Hotel (HOTEL DU MAINE · LA RENAISSANCE · L'ODYSSÉE CHAMPÊTRE · DOMAINE DE LA COURBE). [4,5]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL). [4,5]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Restaurant.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | LA BOULE D'OR | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | BOUCHERIE DE L'IMAGE · BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE REMARS YANNIC | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,5] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | CARREFOUR EXPRESS · L'EPICERIE DE CHARLINE | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4,5] |
| Supermarket | 2 | LIDL · INTERMARCHE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 10 | HOTEL DU MAINE · AU BISTROT RONSARD · SARL BAR DU CENTRE · LE RELAIS DE LA MARCONNE · BAR - RESTAURANT LES PONTS | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 5 | LE NEMROD · LE KIOSQUE · LES SAVEURS DU PORTUGAL | INSEE SIRENE 5 [5] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE GEORGES BRASSENS | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE GEORGES BRASSENS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LES LOUPERVIERS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE MIXTE SAINTE ANNE DDEC | INSEE BPE 3 [4] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE LES QUATRE-VENTS | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 4 | OLIVIER LYON, MÉDECIN · PATRICE OGER, MÉDECIN · ANGE BENEVENTI, MÉDECIN · ELISABETH PIERRE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [4] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE ISRAEL ALEXANDRE · PHARMACIE DUVAL | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Cinema | 1 | ESPACE RONSARD | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE PONTFOUR | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 3 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE BRETAGNE - PAYS DE LOIRE · CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL DE MAINE ANJOU ET BASSE NORMANDIE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE LE LUDE | INSEE BPE 3 [4] |
| Hairdresser | 7 | INTERMEDE · X ELLE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [4,5] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] |
| Hotel | 4 | HOTEL DU MAINE · LA RENAISSANCE · L'ODYSSÉE CHAMPÊTRE · DOMAINE DE LA COURBE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [4,5] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 4,519 (2012) → 3,983 (2023): -11.9 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 5,018 (1990) → 3,983 (2023): -20.6 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,404, of which 3.7 % second homes and 13.8 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Le Lude): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Le Lude): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Le Lude): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Le Lude): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Le Lude): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 17 days a year at or above 30 °C and 46 days at or below 0 °C, over 18 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LE LUDE weather station, 1.2 km away at 58 m; the village itself is at 47 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at LUCHE-PRINGE, 9 km away at 92 m, over 21 summers. [10]
An average of 725 mm of rain a year, spread over 114 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LE LUDE, 1.2 km away at 58 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 — 72176/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72176/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72176/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72176/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 72176
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moreuil | 80 | 292 km NE | 3,936 | 47.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cuxac-d'Aude | 11 | 537 km SE | 4,079 | 42.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 36 % · winter 53 % · humidity 0 % |
| Meyrargues | 13 | 611 km SE | 3,847 | 45.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 3 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Les Mées | 04 | 604 km SE | 4,099 | 50.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Aramon | 30 | 545 km SE | 4,081 | 51.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 61 % · humidity 36 % |
| Ablis | 78 | 158 km NE | 3,913 | 44.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ablis | 78 | 158 km NE | 3,913 | 44.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Moreuil | 80 | 292 km NE | 3,936 | 47.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cuxac-d'Aude | 11 | 537 km SE | 4,079 | 42.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 36 % · winter 53 % · humidity 0 % |
| Aramon | 30 | 545 km SE | 4,081 | 51.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 61 % · humidity 36 % |
| Les Mées | 04 | 604 km SE | 4,099 | 50.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Meyrargues | 13 | 611 km SE | 3,847 | 45.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 3 % · winter 82 % · 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 Le Lude'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ablis | 78 | 158 km NE | 3,913 | 44.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Brionne | 27 | 177 km N | 4,185 | 53.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine | 37 | 69 km SE | 4,092 | 56.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tonnerre | 89 | 286 km E | 4,261 | 56.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rouffach | 68 | 534 km E | 4,238 | 44.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Langeais | 37 | 41 km SE | 4,367 | 56 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/72176-le-lude