Mareil-en-Champagne
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school.
Partly served 40.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 90 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Mareil-en-Champagne (INSEE 72184) is in Sarthe (72), part of CC LBN Communauté. Population 342 (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 40.4/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 90 % of the 18,048 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 | 0.29 | 25 | 7.21 |
| Social | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.91 | 5 | 4.53 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school. [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (LOUE DISTRIBUTION · LIDL). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LE BURGER DU COIN). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Hairdresser (MAILICE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 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 | 2 | LOUE DISTRIBUTION · LIDL | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 1 | LE BURGER DU COIN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | MAILICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| 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 330 (2012) → 342 (2023): 3.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 220 (1990) → 342 (2023): 55.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 171, of which 4.7 % second homes and 4.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Loué): 1.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Mareil-en-Champagne): 0.4 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Loué): 1.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Loué): 1.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Loué): 1.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 15 days a year at or above 30 °C and 35 days at or below 0 °C, over 16 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the EPINEU LE CHEVR weather station, 6.6 km away at 122 m; the village itself is at 68 m. [10]
The village sits 54 m below the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.71 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ROUESSE-VASSE, 17.8 km away at 206 m, over 21 summers. [10]
That station sits 138 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, 6.6 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 — 72184/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72184/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72184/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72184/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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolleboise | 78 | 174 km NE | 346 | 25.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cambes | 46 | 408 km SE | 343 | 29.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gouillons | 28 | 154 km E | 335 | 27 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Blanzac-lès-Matha | 17 | 235 km S | 345 | 26 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 93 % · humidity 79 % |
| Gussignies | 59 | 387 km NE | 353 | 32.1 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 90 % · winter 80 % |
| Saint-Cyr-la-Lande | 79 | 104 km S | 368 | 30.8 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 69 % · winter 99 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Cyr-la-Lande | 79 | 104 km S | 368 | 30.8 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 69 % · winter 99 % |
| Gouillons | 28 | 154 km E | 335 | 27 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rolleboise | 78 | 174 km NE | 346 | 25.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Blanzac-lès-Matha | 17 | 235 km S | 345 | 26 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 93 % · humidity 79 % |
| Gussignies | 59 | 387 km NE | 353 | 32.1 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 90 % · winter 80 % |
| Cambes | 46 | 408 km SE | 343 | 29.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 95 % · 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 Mareil-en-Champagne'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolleboise | 78 | 174 km NE | 346 | 25.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Jean-d'Aigues-Vives | 09 | 585 km S | 367 | 23.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bouze-lès-Beaune | 21 | 385 km E | 312 | 31.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Courgeon | 61 | 80 km NE | 350 | 27.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Savonnières-devant-Bar | 55 | 404 km E | 430 | 26.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Forges | 77 | 237 km E | 443 | 35 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
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