Pirmil
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 15.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 13 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Pirmil (INSEE 72237) is in Sarthe (72), part of CC LBN Communauté. Population 512 (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 15.7/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 13 % of the 17,733 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 | 0.9 | 10 | 8.95 |
| Housing mix | 0.88 | 5 | 4.39 |
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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 496 (2012) → 512 (2023): 3.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 367 (1990) → 512 (2023): 39.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 230, of which 6.1 % second homes and 8.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Noyen-sur-Sarthe): 4.6 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Noyen-sur-Sarthe): 3.3 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Noyen-sur-Sarthe): 4.8 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Noyen-sur-Sarthe): 4.6 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Noyen-sur-Sarthe): 4.4 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 15 days a year at or above 30 °C and 35 days at or below 0 °C, over 16 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the EPINEU LE CHEVR weather station, 14.9 km away at 122 m; the village itself is at 70 m. [9]
The village sits 52 m below the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.71 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [9]
An average of 745 mm of rain a year, spread over 118 days — about 6.3 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at PIRMIL, 0.8 km away at 66 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72237/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72237/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72237/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72237/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 72223
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Pins | 16 | 236 km S | 506 | 15.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 77 % · winter 89 % |
| Saint-Bonnet-de-Cray | 71 | 372 km SE | 508 | 13.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 85 % · winter 45 % |
| Sainte-Colombe-de-Villeneuve | 47 | 399 km S | 496 | 16.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 44 % · winter 78 % |
| Saint-Pierre-des-Ifs | 14 | 135 km N | 453 | 14.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 79 % · winter 84 % |
| Sauviat | 63 | 369 km SE | 588 | 15.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 82 % · winter 78 % |
| Vievy-le-Rayé | 41 | 106 km E | 470 | 10.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 85 % · winter 81 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vievy-le-Rayé | 41 | 106 km E | 470 | 10.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 85 % · winter 81 % |
| Saint-Pierre-des-Ifs | 14 | 135 km N | 453 | 14.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 79 % · winter 84 % |
| Les Pins | 16 | 236 km S | 506 | 15.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 77 % · winter 89 % |
| Sauviat | 63 | 369 km SE | 588 | 15.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 82 % · winter 78 % |
| Saint-Bonnet-de-Cray | 71 | 372 km SE | 508 | 13.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 85 % · winter 45 % |
| Sainte-Colombe-de-Villeneuve | 47 | 399 km S | 496 | 16.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 44 % · winter 78 % |
Elsewhere
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