Montfort-le-Gesnois
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 53.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 71 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Montfort-le-Gesnois (INSEE 72241) is in Sarthe (72), part of CC Le Gesnois Bilurien. Population 2,939 (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/72241-montfort-le-gesnois
Vitality score
Vitality score 53.1/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 71 % of the 7,235 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 | 0.26 | 25 | 6.56 |
| Social | 0.68 | 20 | 13.63 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.59 | 10 | 5.85 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.61 | 10 | 6.06 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.78 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LECOMTE BOULANGERIE). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (MYFADIS). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (AU PECHEUR BRETON). [3,4]
7 × Restaurant (RELAIS DES SITTELLES · LE TRAIN DE VIE · PIZZAS LEONE · PIZZA PRESTIGE · LE BLE NOIR). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE 7). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE PAULINE KERGOMARD). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LES TILLEULS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE STE ADELAIDE). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (NICOLAS CLOAREC, MÉDECIN · ALEXANDRE WULLENS, MÉDECIN · CLAIRE CHAUMONT MENARD, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE BELLANGER). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (MONTFORT LE GENOIS RP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF ALAIN JEAN DE NICOLAY). [3]
1 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE BRETAGNE - PAYS DE LOIRE). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (NATHALIE COIFFURE · K-COIFF' · APPARENCE COIFFURE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel (RELAIS DES SITTELLES). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LECOMTE BOULANGERIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | MYFADIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | AU PECHEUR BRETON | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 7 | RELAIS DES SITTELLES · LE TRAIN DE VIE · PIZZAS LEONE · PIZZA PRESTIGE · LE BLE NOIR | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE 7 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE PAULINE KERGOMARD | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LES TILLEULS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE STE ADELAIDE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | NICOLAS CLOAREC, MÉDECIN · ALEXANDRE WULLENS, MÉDECIN · CLAIRE CHAUMONT MENARD, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE BELLANGER | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | MONTFORT LE GENOIS RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF ALAIN JEAN DE NICOLAY | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE BRETAGNE - PAYS DE LOIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 3 | NATHALIE COIFFURE · K-COIFF' · APPARENCE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | RELAIS DES SITTELLES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 3,044 (2012) → 2,939 (2023): -3.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 2,657 (1990) → 2,939 (2023): 10.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,489, of which 2.2 % second homes and 7.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Montfort-le-Gesnois): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Montfort-le-Gesnois): 0.3 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Montfort-le-Gesnois): 0.7 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Montfort-le-Gesnois): 0.8 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Montfort-le-Gesnois): 0.6 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 23 days a year at or above 30 °C and 58 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the SAINT CORNEILLE weather station, 6.4 km away at 62 m; the village itself is at 61 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at LE LUART, 13.2 km away at 112 m, over 20 summers. [9]
That station sits 51 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 768 mm of rain a year, spread over 120 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at SAINT CORNEILLE, 6.4 km away at 62 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 — 72241/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72241/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72241/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72241/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 72241
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frontenay-Rohan-Rohan | 79 | 212 km S | 2,967 | 53.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fère-en-Tardenois | 02 | 261 km NE | 2,836 | 59.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Châteauneuf-du-Rhône | 26 | 516 km SE | 2,917 | 52.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 15 % · winter 55 % · humidity 79 % |
| Hambach | 57 | 500 km E | 2,766 | 56.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Mars-la-Brière | 72 | 3.8 km SW | 2,681 | 50 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gondreville | 54 | 415 km E | 2,635 | 49.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Mars-la-Brière | 72 | 3.8 km SW | 2,681 | 50 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Frontenay-Rohan-Rohan | 79 | 212 km S | 2,967 | 53.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fère-en-Tardenois | 02 | 261 km NE | 2,836 | 59.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gondreville | 54 | 415 km E | 2,635 | 49.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Hambach | 57 | 500 km E | 2,766 | 56.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Châteauneuf-du-Rhône | 26 | 516 km SE | 2,917 | 52.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 15 % · winter 55 % · humidity 79 % |
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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 Montfort-le-Gesnois'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Mars-la-Brière | 72 | 3.8 km SW | 2,681 | 50 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Guérigny | 58 | 234 km SE | 2,505 | 52.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Machine | 58 | 263 km SE | 3,192 | 30.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Brazey-en-Plaine | 21 | 374 km E | 2,425 | 54.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Château-Salins | 57 | 457 km E | 2,296 | 55.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Julien-l'Ars | 86 | 166 km S | 2,880 | 57.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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