Pruillé-l'Éguillé
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 25.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 27 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Pruillé-l'Éguillé (INSEE 72248) is in Sarthe (72), part of CC Loir-Lucé-Bercé. Population 801 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [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 25.7/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 27 % of the 15,636 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.79 | 5 | 3.93 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (PRUILLE L EGUILLE AP). [4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Restaurant | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | PRUILLE L EGUILLE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 799 (2012) → 801 (2023): 0.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 510 (1990) → 801 (2023): 57.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 449, of which 10.7 % second homes and 9.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Le Grand-Lucé): 4.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Le Grand-Lucé): 4.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Le Grand-Lucé): 4.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Le Grand-Lucé): 4.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Pruillé-l'Éguillé): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 14 days a year at or above 30 °C and 48 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the JUPILLES weather station, 4.7 km away at 148 m; the village itself is at 125 m. [10]
An average of 737 mm of rain a year, spread over 117 days — about 6.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LE GRAND LUCE, 3.7 km away at 122 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
90 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 120,000 € — 906 € per m² of built surface. [11]
The median across Sarthe is 1,300 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [11]
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 — 72248/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72248/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72248/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72248/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 72143
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 72248
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archingeay | 17 | 229 km SW | 765 | 24.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 79 % · winter 100 % |
| Cagnotte | 40 | 486 km S | 784 | 26.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 72 % · winter 78 % |
| Nogent-le-Bernard | 72 | 45 km N | 864 | 20.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 97 % |
| Saint-Paul-du-Vernay | 14 | 174 km NW | 831 | 24.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 69 % · winter 81 % |
| Saint-Pierre-de-Bressieux | 38 | 465 km SE | 786 | 23.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 85 % · winter 59 % |
| Saint-Cybardeaux | 16 | 232 km S | 771 | 21.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 79 % · winter 81 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nogent-le-Bernard | 72 | 45 km N | 864 | 20.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 97 % |
| Saint-Paul-du-Vernay | 14 | 174 km NW | 831 | 24.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 69 % · winter 81 % |
| Archingeay | 17 | 229 km SW | 765 | 24.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 79 % · winter 100 % |
| Saint-Cybardeaux | 16 | 232 km S | 771 | 21.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 79 % · winter 81 % |
| Saint-Pierre-de-Bressieux | 38 | 465 km SE | 786 | 23.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 85 % · winter 59 % |
| Cagnotte | 40 | 486 km S | 784 | 26.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 72 % · winter 78 % |
Elsewhere
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