Mulsanne
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 47.6/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 31 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Mulsanne (INSEE 72213) is in Sarthe (72), part of CU Le Mans Métropole. Population 5,244 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/72213-mulsanne
Vitality score
Vitality score 47.6/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 31 % of the 4,481 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 | 0.42 | 25 | 10.39 |
| Social | 0.58 | 20 | 11.6 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.31 | 10 | 3.07 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.54 | 10 | 5.37 |
| Housing mix | 0.99 | 5 | 4.95 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (PHILAGAS · L'ARTISAN GOURMAND). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR MARKET · QUALITY FRUITS 72). [3,4]
4 × Restaurant (LAZZARO PIZZA · DELICE'24 · LE VIRAGE DE MULSANNE). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (LE BREAK · LE 19EME · O'RESTO DU GOLF). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE FLORA TRISTAN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE PAUL CEZANNE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE BOLLEE). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JULIEN FONSEGRIVE, MÉDECIN · ALI TOURE, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE FLOTTE COUILLEAUX). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Cinema (SIMONE SIGNORET). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF MARCEL CERDAN). [3]
1 × Bank (AGENCE DE MULSANNE). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (L'HAIR DU TEMPS · COUPE ECLAT). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
2 × Hotel (HÔTEL ARBOR AUBERGE DE MULSANNE · IBIS). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 4 | PHILAGAS · L'ARTISAN GOURMAND | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 2 | CARREFOUR MARKET · QUALITY FRUITS 72 | 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 | 4 | LAZZARO PIZZA · DELICE'24 · LE VIRAGE DE MULSANNE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | LE BREAK · LE 19EME · O'RESTO DU GOLF | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE FLORA TRISTAN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE PAUL CEZANNE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE BOLLEE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | JULIEN FONSEGRIVE, MÉDECIN · ALI TOURE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE FLOTTE COUILLEAUX | 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 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | SIMONE SIGNORET | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF MARCEL CERDAN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | AGENCE DE MULSANNE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 4 | L'HAIR DU TEMPS · COUPE ECLAT | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 2 | HÔTEL ARBOR AUBERGE DE MULSANNE · IBIS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Tuesday, Saturday matin jusqu'à 12h30 place Jean Moulin. [5]
Trajectory
Population 4,610 (2012) → 5,244 (2023): 13.8 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 5,058 (1990) → 5,244 (2023): 3.7 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,305, of which 0.5 % second homes and 2.8 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Mulsanne): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Mulsanne): 0.8 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Mulsanne): 0.6 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Mulsanne): 0.8 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Mulsanne): 1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 17 days a year at or above 30 °C and 38 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LE MANS weather station, 5.8 km away at 51 m; the village itself is at 71 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at LE MANS, 5.8 km away at 51 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 721 mm of rain a year, spread over 115 days — about 6.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at SAINT GERVAIS E, 3.3 km away at 57 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
251 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 180,000 € — 1,842 € per m² of built surface. [11]
14 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 117,189 € — 5,586 € per m². [11]
The median across Sarthe is 1,300 € per m², so this commune sits above it. [11]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72213/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.mulsanne.fr/vivre-a-mulsanne/economie-locale/le-marche/— “Le marché de Mulsanne vous accueille chaque mardi et samedi matin jusqu'à 12h30, place Jean Moulin.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72213/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72213/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72213/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 72213
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pauillac | 33 | 311 km S | 5,190 | 52.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 77 % · humidity 36 % |
| Chazelles-sur-Lyon | 42 | 404 km SE | 5,543 | 59.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 54 % · humidity 86 % |
| Nueil-les-Aubiers | 79 | 124 km SW | 5,483 | 45.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 79 % |
| Les Achards | 85 | 203 km SW | 5,518 | 57.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 82 % · humidity 86 % |
| Billom | 63 | 338 km SE | 4,805 | 60.1 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mirecourt | 88 | 439 km E | 4,700 | 60.9 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 55 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nueil-les-Aubiers | 79 | 124 km SW | 5,483 | 45.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 79 % |
| Les Achards | 85 | 203 km SW | 5,518 | 57.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 82 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pauillac | 33 | 311 km S | 5,190 | 52.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 77 % · humidity 36 % |
| Billom | 63 | 338 km SE | 4,805 | 60.1 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chazelles-sur-Lyon | 42 | 404 km SE | 5,543 | 59.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 54 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mirecourt | 88 | 439 km E | 4,700 | 60.9 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 55 % · 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 Mulsanne'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laigné-Saint-Gervais | 72 | 3.4 km SW | 4,252 | 43.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Ferrière | 85 | 177 km SW | 5,454 | 49.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Mars-du-Désert | 44 | 138 km SW | 5,523 | 44.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rives-du-Loir-en-Anjou | 49 | 63 km SW | 5,644 | 59.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mazé-Milon | 49 | 64 km SW | 5,761 | 48.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Feytiat | 87 | 247 km S | 6,176 | 55.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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