Nouans
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 13.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 22 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Nouans (INSEE 72222) is in Sarthe (72), part of CC Maine Saosnois. Population 252 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/72222-nouans
Vitality score
Vitality score 13.2/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 22 % of the 17,272 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 | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.51 | 10 | 5.08 |
| Housing mix | 0.91 | 5 | 4.53 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (NOUANS AP). [3]
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, 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 | 1 | NOUANS 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 | 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 284 (2012) → 252 (2023): -11.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 250 (1990) → 252 (2023): 0.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 148, of which 4.7 % second homes and 20.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Marolles-les-Braults): 6.8 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Meurcé): 1.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Beaumont-sur-Sarthe): 6.7 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Marolles-les-Braults): 7 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Dangeul): 2.7 km to the east (straight line). [11]
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. [12]
Measured at the MAROLLES LES BR weather station, 8.8 km away at 65 m; the village itself is at 62 m. [12]
An average of 720 mm of rain a year, spread over 118 days — about 6.1 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at MAROLLES LES BR, 8.8 km away at 65 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
What property sold for
21 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 100,000 € — 581 € per m² of built surface. [13]
The median across Sarthe is 1,300 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [13]
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
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72222/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72222/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72222/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72222/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 72189
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 72194
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 72029
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 72112
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oriolles | 16 | 321 km S | 242 | 13.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 96 % |
| Verrières | 16 | 299 km S | 310 | 10.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 85 % · winter 76 % |
| Moncé-en-Saosnois | 72 | 13 km E | 221 | 12.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 100 % · winter 100 % |
| Morlac | 18 | 231 km SE | 269 | 10.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 97 % |
| Nousse | 40 | 510 km S | 252 | 13 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 49 % · winter 77 % |
| Saint-Front-d'Alemps | 24 | 327 km S | 252 | 9.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 77 % · winter 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moncé-en-Saosnois | 72 | 13 km E | 221 | 12.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 100 % · winter 100 % |
| Morlac | 18 | 231 km SE | 269 | 10.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 97 % |
| Verrières | 16 | 299 km S | 310 | 10.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 85 % · winter 76 % |
| Oriolles | 16 | 321 km S | 242 | 13.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 96 % |
| Saint-Front-d'Alemps | 24 | 327 km S | 252 | 9.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 77 % · winter 86 % |
| Nousse | 40 | 510 km S | 252 | 13 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 49 % · winter 77 % |
Elsewhere
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