Mézières-sous-Lavardin
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 24.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 30 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Mézières-sous-Lavardin (INSEE 72197) is in Sarthe (72), part of CC de la Champagne Conlinoise et du Pays de Sillé. Population 676 (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 24.5/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 30 % of the 16,557 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 | 25 | 0 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.9 | 5 | 4.49 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING SMILE & BRAUDIÈRES). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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 | 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 | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING SMILE & BRAUDIÈRES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 713 (2012) → 676 (2023): -5.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 379 (1990) → 676 (2023): 78.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 294, of which 5.1 % second homes and 4.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Conlie): 2.7 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Conlie): 5.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Conlie): 5.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Conlie): 5.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Mézières-sous-Lavardin): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 14 days a year at or above 30 °C and 41 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the SAINT GERMAIN_SAPC weather station, 16.7 km away at 85 m; the village itself is at 76 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ROUESSE-VASSE, 19.2 km away at 206 m, over 21 summers. [10]
That station sits 130 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 721 mm of rain a year, spread over 118 days — about 6.1 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at SAINT MARCEAU, 6.9 km away at 55 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 — 72197/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72197/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72197/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72197/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 72089
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 72197
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vendrest | 77 | 246 km NE | 686 | 26.7 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Martin-des-Champs | 77 | 253 km E | 661 | 24.1 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Collemiers | 89 | 238 km E | 663 | 23.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Esbarres | 21 | 406 km E | 689 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Ondras | 38 | 512 km SE | 668 | 23.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 34 % · humidity 100 % |
| Romans | 79 | 201 km S | 690 | 24.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romans | 79 | 201 km S | 690 | 24.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Collemiers | 89 | 238 km E | 663 | 23.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vendrest | 77 | 246 km NE | 686 | 26.7 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Martin-des-Champs | 77 | 253 km E | 661 | 24.1 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Esbarres | 21 | 406 km E | 689 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Ondras | 38 | 512 km SE | 668 | 23.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 34 % · 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 Mézières-sous-Lavardin'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collemiers | 89 | 238 km E | 663 | 23.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Averdon | 41 | 108 km SE | 677 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Germain-de-Livet | 14 | 103 km N | 688 | 20.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Crotelles | 37 | 91 km SE | 649 | 23.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Perdreauville | 78 | 148 km NE | 701 | 24.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Auffreville-Brasseuil | 78 | 152 km NE | 671 | 21.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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