Le Mans
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Well served 91.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 69 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Le Mans (INSEE 72181) is in Sarthe (72), part of CU Le Mans Métropole. Population 146,249 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Grands centres urbains (level 1). [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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 91.3/100 — Well served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 69 % of the 97 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 | 0.99 | 25 | 24.78 |
| Social | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Education | 1 | 10 | 9.98 |
| Health | 0.99 | 10 | 9.9 |
| Public & culture | 0.65 | 5 | 3.26 |
| Population trend | 0.51 | 10 | 5.05 |
| Housing mix | 0.93 | 5 | 4.66 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
90 × Bakery (boulangerie) (EMEGA · DE NEUVILE · JC MENARD CHOCOLATERIE). [3,4]
32 × Butcher (boucherie) (TABOY-LEBLANC · BOUCHERIE DE LA GARE - SARL HEURTEB). [3,4]
38 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (STUDIO COMME J'AIME · CARREFOUR CITY · ORANMORE · 3 KOD · NAIM MARKET). [3,4]
25 × Supermarket (LIDL · SOC LIBERDIS · CARREFOUR CITY · CARREFOUR EXPRESS · INTERMARCHE). [3,4]
3 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (AUX FROMAGES FINS · FROMAGE ET SES AMIS · L'ATELIER DU FROMAGE). [4]
1 × Fishmonger (LA PERLE RARE). [3,4]
305 × Restaurant (BUFFALO GRILL · SOC GALAND · KORBOSLI NOURREDINE · SERVICES ET SANTE). [3,4]
130 × Café / bar (AS BARTENDER · LE CARNOT · LE FAVORI · LE VINCENNES · LE FONTENOY). [4]
35 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE D'APPLICATION PETIT LOUVRE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE JEAN VILAR · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE MARIE CURIE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE SONIA DELAUNAY · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE BERTHE HUBERT). [3]
50 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN MERMOZ · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE MICHEL ANGE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE DOCTEUR CALMETTE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE RENE DESCARTES · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE GASTON BACHELARD). [3]
23 × Collège (COLLEGE ROGER VERCEL · COLLEGE AMBROISE PARE · COLLEGE LEON TOLSTOI · COLLEGE ALAIN-FOURNIER · COLLEGE JOSEPHINE BAKER). [3]
87 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JEROME TAYORO, MÉDECIN · RACHEL LAZARD-GARREAU, MÉDECIN · JEAN-DOMINIQUE FAYARD, MÉDECIN · FABRICE LORTHIOIR, MÉDECIN · DIDIER NEBOUT, MÉDECIN). [3]
31 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE BOURDAIS · PHARMACIE DE L'UNIVERSITE · PHARMACIE SAINT LAZARE · PHARMACIE WACHOWIAK · PHARMACIE RUBILLARD). [3,4]
12 × Post office / agence postale (LE MANS LEFEUVRE RP · LE MANS BOLLEE RP · LE MANS RPU QUARTIER DES PINS RP · LE MANS CARREFOUR JEAN JAURES RP · LA POSTE). [3]
6 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DES SAULNIÈRES · MÉDIATHÈQUE SUD · 72 - BIBLIOTHEQUE DEPARTEMENTALE DE LA SARTHE · MÉDIATHÈQUE DE L'ESPAL · MÉDIATHÈQUE LOUIS ARAGON). [3]
5 × Cinema (LE ROYAL · CINE POCHE · LES CINEASTES · PATHE · CGR COLISEE). [3]
38 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF PIERRE ROUZIERE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DES CHEMINOTS · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DU VILLARET · LYCEE PROFESSIONEL FUNAY HELENE BOUCHER · CITY GLACE PATINOIRE). [3]
61 × Bank (CCF · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL MANS CHASSE ROYALE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL LE MANS SABLONS · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL PATIS ST LAZARE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL MANS PONTLIEUE). [3]
177 × Hairdresser (PIERRE · DIMINU-TIFS · L'ALIBI · AXEL'S COIFFURE ET ESTHETIQUE). [3,4]
18 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
26 × Hotel (MERCURE HÔTEL LE MANS BATIGNOLLES · KYRIAD LE MANS EST · CAMPANILE LE MANS CENTRE EST · IBIS BUDGET · B & B LE MANS). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 19 × Bakery (boulangerie), 5 × Butcher (boucherie), 10 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 9 × Supermarket, 1 × Fishmonger, 77 × Restaurant, 1 × Nursery school (maternelle), 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 11 × Pharmacy, 2 × Bank, 33 × Hairdresser, 3 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 90 | EMEGA · DE NEUVILE · JC MENARD CHOCOLATERIE | INSEE BPE 90 / INSEE SIRENE 98 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 32 | TABOY-LEBLANC · BOUCHERIE DE LA GARE - SARL HEURTEB | INSEE BPE 32 / INSEE SIRENE 36 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 38 | STUDIO COMME J'AIME · CARREFOUR CITY · ORANMORE · 3 KOD · NAIM MARKET | INSEE BPE 38 / INSEE SIRENE 57 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 25 | LIDL · SOC LIBERDIS · CARREFOUR CITY · CARREFOUR EXPRESS · INTERMARCHE | INSEE BPE 25 / INSEE SIRENE 30 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 3 | AUX FROMAGES FINS · FROMAGE ET SES AMIS · L'ATELIER DU FROMAGE | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 1 | LA PERLE RARE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 305 | BUFFALO GRILL · SOC GALAND · KORBOSLI NOURREDINE · SERVICES ET SANTE | INSEE BPE 305 / INSEE SIRENE 478 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 130 | AS BARTENDER · LE CARNOT · LE FAVORI · LE VINCENNES · LE FONTENOY | INSEE SIRENE 130 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 35 | ECOLE MATERNELLE D'APPLICATION PETIT LOUVRE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE JEAN VILAR · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE MARIE CURIE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE SONIA DELAUNAY · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE BERTHE HUBERT | INSEE BPE 35 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 50 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN MERMOZ · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE MICHEL ANGE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE DOCTEUR CALMETTE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE RENE DESCARTES · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE GASTON BACHELARD | INSEE BPE 50 [3] |
| Collège | 23 | COLLEGE ROGER VERCEL · COLLEGE AMBROISE PARE · COLLEGE LEON TOLSTOI · COLLEGE ALAIN-FOURNIER · COLLEGE JOSEPHINE BAKER | INSEE BPE 23 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 87 | JEROME TAYORO, MÉDECIN · RACHEL LAZARD-GARREAU, MÉDECIN · JEAN-DOMINIQUE FAYARD, MÉDECIN · FABRICE LORTHIOIR, MÉDECIN · DIDIER NEBOUT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 87 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 31 | PHARMACIE BOURDAIS · PHARMACIE DE L'UNIVERSITE · PHARMACIE SAINT LAZARE · PHARMACIE WACHOWIAK · PHARMACIE RUBILLARD | INSEE BPE 31 / INSEE SIRENE 46 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 12 | LE MANS LEFEUVRE RP · LE MANS BOLLEE RP · LE MANS RPU QUARTIER DES PINS RP · LE MANS CARREFOUR JEAN JAURES RP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 12 [3] |
| Library | 6 | MÉDIATHÈQUE DES SAULNIÈRES · MÉDIATHÈQUE SUD · 72 - BIBLIOTHEQUE DEPARTEMENTALE DE LA SARTHE · MÉDIATHÈQUE DE L'ESPAL · MÉDIATHÈQUE LOUIS ARAGON | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Cinema | 5 | LE ROYAL · CINE POCHE · LES CINEASTES · PATHE · CGR COLISEE | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 38 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF PIERRE ROUZIERE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DES CHEMINOTS · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DU VILLARET · LYCEE PROFESSIONEL FUNAY HELENE BOUCHER · CITY GLACE PATINOIRE | INSEE BPE 38 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 61 | CCF · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL MANS CHASSE ROYALE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL LE MANS SABLONS · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL PATIS ST LAZARE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL MANS PONTLIEUE | INSEE BPE 61 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 177 | PIERRE · DIMINU-TIFS · L'ALIBI · AXEL'S COIFFURE ET ESTHETIQUE | INSEE BPE 177 / INSEE SIRENE 227 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 18 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 18 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 26 | MERCURE HÔTEL LE MANS BATIGNOLLES · KYRIAD LE MANS EST · CAMPANILE LE MANS CENTRE EST · IBIS BUDGET · B & B LE MANS | INSEE BPE 26 / INSEE SIRENE 47 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Wednesday, Friday, Sunday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 143,599 (2012) → 146,249 (2023): 1.8 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 145,502 (1990) → 146,249 (2023): 0.5 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 85,536, of which 3.4 % second homes and 9.5 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Le Mans): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Le Mans): 0.4 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Le Mans): 0.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Le Mans): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Le Mans): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 10 days a year at or above 30 °C and 48 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ROUILLON weather station, 4.7 km away at 90 m; the village itself is at 64 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at LE MANS, 6.9 km away at 51 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 782 mm of rain a year, spread over 123 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ROUILLON, 4.7 km away at 90 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72181/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-01— https://data.datatourisme.fr/49/cc94e2aa-62c0-39c2-9ff5-4d2a2fe7cb9d— “Les mercredis, vendredis et dimanches.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72181/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72181/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72181/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 72181
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brest | 29 | 350 km W | 142,346 | 90.7 | Well served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 54 % · humidity 100 % |
| Clermont-Ferrand | 63 | 331 km SE | 146,351 | 92.2 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tours | 37 | 78 km SE | 139,259 | 92.9 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Denis | 93 | 190 km NE | 149,077 | 95 | Well served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 65 % · humidity 93 % |
| Amiens | 80 | 260 km NE | 136,449 | 91.4 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Angers | 49 | 82 km SW | 159,022 | 92.8 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 58 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tours | 37 | 78 km SE | 139,259 | 92.9 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Angers | 49 | 82 km SW | 159,022 | 92.8 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 58 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Denis | 93 | 190 km NE | 149,077 | 95 | Well served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 65 % · humidity 93 % |
| Amiens | 80 | 260 km NE | 136,449 | 91.4 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Clermont-Ferrand | 63 | 331 km SE | 146,351 | 92.2 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Brest | 29 | 350 km W | 142,346 | 90.7 | Well served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 54 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Mans'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amiens | 80 | 260 km NE | 136,449 | 91.4 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Versailles | 78 | 168 km NE | 84,095 | 89.6 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Évry-Courcouronnes | 91 | 179 km NE | 66,919 | 84.6 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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