Précigné
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 46.6/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 49 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Précigné (INSEE 72244) is in Sarthe (72), part of CC du Pays Sabolien. Population 2,877 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/72244-precigne
Vitality score
Vitality score 46.6/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 49 % of the 7,372 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 | 0.39 | 25 | 9.84 |
| Social | 0.2 | 20 | 3.93 |
| Education | 0.78 | 10 | 7.77 |
| Health | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.75 | 10 | 7.51 |
| Housing mix | 0.92 | 5 | 4.62 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE FOURNIL DE PRECIGNE). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (SARL PERE LOUIS). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (L'ATELIER). [3,4]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE FRANCOIS RABELAIS · ECOLE SAINT JOSEPH DDEC · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE ACADEMIE MUSICALE DE LIESSE). [3]
1 × Collège (ECOLE SECONDAIRE PRIVEE ACADEMIE MUSICALE DE LIESSE). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (PHILIPPE LEMASSON, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE PRECIGNE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (PRECIGNE RP). [3]
1 × Library (RESEAU DES MEDIATHEQUES DU PAYS SABOLIEN ESPACE MOLIÈRE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (STADE ALAIN DE ROUGE). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (FREDERIQUE COIFFEUSE A DOMICILE · ESPACE COIFFURE · KM COIFFURE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL SAINT FRANCOIS). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Supermarket, 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LE FOURNIL DE PRECIGNE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | SARL PERE LOUIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 1 | L'ATELIER | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE FRANCOIS RABELAIS · ECOLE SAINT JOSEPH DDEC · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE ACADEMIE MUSICALE DE LIESSE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | ECOLE SECONDAIRE PRIVEE ACADEMIE MUSICALE DE LIESSE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | PHILIPPE LEMASSON, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE PRECIGNE | 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 | PRECIGNE RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | RESEAU DES MEDIATHEQUES DU PAYS SABOLIEN ESPACE MOLIÈRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | STADE ALAIN DE ROUGE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 3 | FREDERIQUE COIFFEUSE A DOMICILE · ESPACE COIFFURE · KM COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL SAINT FRANCOIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Saturday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 3,070 (2012) → 2,877 (2023): -6.3 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 2,299 (1990) → 2,877 (2023): 25.1 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,437, of which 3.8 % second homes and 7.9 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Précigné): 0 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Précigné): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Précigné): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Précigné): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Précigné): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 14 days a year at or above 30 °C and 40 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the SABLE SUR SARTH weather station, 8.4 km away at 41 m; the village itself is at 35 m. [10]
An average of 721 mm of rain a year, spread over 116 days — about 6.2 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at SABLE SUR SARTH, 8.4 km away at 41 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72244/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2025-11— https://data.datatourisme.fr/49/6ad93e87-47b4-337f-b786-513183a41d01— “Marché le samedi matin à Précigné.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72244/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72244/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72244/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 72244
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marmoutier | 67 | 580 km E | 2,699 | 59.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 85 % |
| Le Russey | 25 | 534 km E | 2,599 | 54.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 82 % · winter 0 % |
| Sainte-Hélène | 33 | 315 km S | 3,091 | 42 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 67 % · winter 95 % |
| Bourg-des-Comptes | 35 | 107 km W | 3,411 | 45.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 86 % |
| Levier | 25 | 493 km E | 2,400 | 55.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 82 % · winter 1 % |
| Saint-Didier-sur-Chalaronne | 01 | 428 km E | 2,934 | 63.2 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 44 % · winter 99 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bourg-des-Comptes | 35 | 107 km W | 3,411 | 45.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 86 % |
| Sainte-Hélène | 33 | 315 km S | 3,091 | 42 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 67 % · winter 95 % |
| Saint-Didier-sur-Chalaronne | 01 | 428 km E | 2,934 | 63.2 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 44 % · winter 99 % |
| Levier | 25 | 493 km E | 2,400 | 55.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 82 % · winter 1 % |
| Le Russey | 25 | 534 km E | 2,599 | 54.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 82 % · winter 0 % |
| Marmoutier | 67 | 580 km E | 2,699 | 59.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 85 % |
Elsewhere
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