Nauvay
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 5.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 33 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Nauvay (INSEE 72214) is in Sarthe (72), part of CC Maine Saosnois. Population 12 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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 5.1/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 33 % of the 295 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.3 | 10 | 3 |
| Housing mix | 0.27 | 5 | 1.36 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, 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 | 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 BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 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 | 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 12 (2012) → 12 (2023): 0 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 15 (1990) → 12 (2023): -20 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 11, of which 36.4 % second homes and 18.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Cosme-en-Vairais): 5.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Cosme-en-Vairais): 5.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Cosme-en-Vairais): 5.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Cosme-en-Vairais): 5.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Vincent-des-Prés): 4.8 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 50 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the MAROLLES LES BR weather station, 4.1 km away at 65 m; the village itself is at 71 m. [10]
An average of 720 mm of rain a year, spread over 118 days — about 6.1 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at MAROLLES LES BR, 4.1 km away at 65 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
No price figures: fewer than five comparable sales were registered here between 2021 and 2025. A median of two sales is not a median. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72214/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72214/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72214/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72214/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 72276
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 72324
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terroles | 11 | 605 km S | 14 | 2.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 88 % |
| Izon-la-Bruisse | 26 | 597 km SE | 12 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 0 % |
| Moissy-Moulinot | 58 | 267 km E | 14 | 4.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 73 % |
| Mazouau | 65 | 580 km S | 13 | 1.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 85 % · winter 81 % |
| Nossage-et-Bénévent | 05 | 601 km SE | 10 | 6.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 33 % · winter 24 % |
| Orret | 21 | 329 km E | 12 | 0 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 97 % · winter 76 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moissy-Moulinot | 58 | 267 km E | 14 | 4.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 73 % |
| Orret | 21 | 329 km E | 12 | 0 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 97 % · winter 76 % |
| Mazouau | 65 | 580 km S | 13 | 1.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 85 % · winter 81 % |
| Izon-la-Bruisse | 26 | 597 km SE | 12 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 0 % |
| Nossage-et-Bénévent | 05 | 601 km SE | 10 | 6.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 33 % · winter 24 % |
| Terroles | 11 | 605 km S | 14 | 2.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 88 % |
Elsewhere
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