Saint-Christophe-du-Jambet
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 11.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 19 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Christophe-du-Jambet (INSEE 72273) is in Sarthe (72), part of CC Haute Sarthe Alpes Mancelles. Population 231 (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 11.9/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 19 % of the 16,792 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 | 0.76 | 10 | 7.62 |
| Housing mix | 0.5 | 5 | 2.52 |
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 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 | 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 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 213 (2012) → 231 (2023): 8.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 183 (1990) → 231 (2023): 26.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 145, of which 24.8 % second homes and 7.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Ségrie): 3.7 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Montreuil-le-Chétif): 5.4 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Fresnay-sur-Sarthe): 5.8 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Fresnay-sur-Sarthe): 6.3 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Ségrie): 3.7 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 12 days a year at or above 30 °C and 45 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the SAINT GERMAIN_SAPC weather station, 8.7 km away at 85 m; the village itself is at 148 m. [11]
The village sits 63 m above 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. [11]
An average of 706 mm of rain a year, spread over 114 days — about 6.2 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at SAINT GERMAIN_SAPC, 8.7 km away at 85 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72273/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72273/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72273/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72273/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 72332
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 72209
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 72138
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanzay | 79 | 223 km S | 234 | 10 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 67 % · winter 100 % |
| Salazac | 30 | 560 km SE | 229 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 21 % · winter 99 % |
| Vaux-sur-Lunain | 77 | 215 km E | 229 | 9.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 93 % |
| Chevry-sous-le-Bignon | 45 | 212 km E | 226 | 12.5 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Sainte-Marie-du-Bois | 53 | 46 km NW | 226 | 8.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 87 % · winter 74 % |
| Saint-Pierre-de-Cernières | 27 | 87 km NE | 228 | 11.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 97 % · winter 74 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Marie-du-Bois | 53 | 46 km NW | 226 | 8.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 87 % · winter 74 % |
| Saint-Pierre-de-Cernières | 27 | 87 km NE | 228 | 11.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 97 % · winter 74 % |
| Chevry-sous-le-Bignon | 45 | 212 km E | 226 | 12.5 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Vaux-sur-Lunain | 77 | 215 km E | 229 | 9.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 93 % |
| Vanzay | 79 | 223 km S | 234 | 10 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 67 % · winter 100 % |
| Salazac | 30 | 560 km SE | 229 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 21 % · winter 99 % |
Elsewhere
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