Mézeray
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 41.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 45 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Mézeray (INSEE 72195) is in Sarthe (72), part of CC du Val de Sarthe. Population 1,841 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/72195-mezeray
Vitality score
Vitality score 41.2/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 45 % of the 10,147 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 | 0.2 | 20 | 3.93 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 0.78 | 10 | 7.84 |
| Housing mix | 0.91 | 5 | 4.53 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE LACLEF). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE BRETON). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (VIVECO). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LA TABLE DU DOMAINE). [3,4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LES P'TITS LOUPS). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE RENE BUSSON). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CATHERINE AFI, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE KASSIAN). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (MEZERAY AP). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (NADEGE COIFFEUSE A DOMICILE · DANS L'HAIR DU TEMPS · CINDY'COIFF). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Café / bar, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | BOULANGERIE LACLEF | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE BRETON | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | VIVECO | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 1 | LA TABLE DU DOMAINE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LES P'TITS LOUPS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE RENE BUSSON | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | CATHERINE AFI, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE KASSIAN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | MEZERAY AP | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 3 | NADEGE COIFFEUSE A DOMICILE · DANS L'HAIR DU TEMPS · CINDY'COIFF | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| 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 1,846 (2012) → 1,841 (2023): -0.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,434 (1990) → 1,841 (2023): 28.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 868, of which 4.7 % second homes and 8.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Malicorne-sur-Sarthe): 4.9 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Mézeray): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Mézeray): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Mézeray): 0.5 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Mézeray): 0.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 15 days a year at or above 30 °C and 31 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LUCHE-PRINGE weather station, 14.8 km away at 92 m; the village itself is at 44 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at LUCHE-PRINGE, 14.8 km away at 92 m, over 21 summers. [10]
An average of 751 mm of rain a year, spread over 116 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at VILLAINES-SOUS-MALICORNE, 10.9 km away at 87 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 — 72195/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72195/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72195/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72195/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 72179
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 72195
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semblançay | 37 | 58 km SE | 2,200 | 49.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Sernin-du-Bois | 71 | 353 km E | 1,734 | 45.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 49 % · humidity 100 % |
| Dommartin-lès-Remiremont | 88 | 497 km E | 1,921 | 42.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 30 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vignoux-sur-Barangeon | 18 | 179 km E | 2,026 | 44.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Foëcy | 18 | 179 km SE | 2,046 | 41.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chazelles | 16 | 244 km S | 1,543 | 40.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 61 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semblançay | 37 | 58 km SE | 2,200 | 49.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vignoux-sur-Barangeon | 18 | 179 km E | 2,026 | 44.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Foëcy | 18 | 179 km SE | 2,046 | 41.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chazelles | 16 | 244 km S | 1,543 | 40.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 61 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Sernin-du-Bois | 71 | 353 km E | 1,734 | 45.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 49 % · humidity 100 % |
| Dommartin-lès-Remiremont | 88 | 497 km E | 1,921 | 42.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 30 % · 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 Mézeray'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valloire-sur-Cisse | 41 | 101 km E | 2,385 | 46.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Paterne-Racan | 37 | 45 km SE | 1,715 | 52.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bazouges Cré sur Loir | 72 | 19 km SW | 1,977 | 53.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Thorigné-sur-Dué | 72 | 48 km NE | 1,637 | 50.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Épain | 37 | 86 km SE | 1,471 | 42 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Tuffalun | 49 | 67 km S | 1,746 | 48.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
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