Saint-Georges-de-la-Couée
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 9.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 12 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Georges-de-la-Couée (INSEE 72279) is in Sarthe (72), part of CC Loir-Lucé-Bercé. Population 181 (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 9.5/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 12 % of the 15,351 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 | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.41 | 10 | 4.14 |
| Housing mix | 0.47 | 5 | 2.33 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT GEORGES DE LA COUEE AP). [3]
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, 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 | 1 | SAINT GEORGES DE LA COUEE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [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 162 (2012) → 181 (2023): 11.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 198 (1990) → 181 (2023): -8.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 165, of which 26.7 % second homes and 16.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Courdemanche): 3.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Courdemanche): 3.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Courdemanche): 3.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Courdemanche): 3.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Courdemanche): 3.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 15 days a year at or above 30 °C and 32 days at or below 0 °C, over 16 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the TRESSON_SAPC weather station, 5.2 km away at 154 m; the village itself is at 94 m. [9]
The village sits 60 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 717 mm of rain a year, spread over 116 days — about 6.2 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at TRESSON_SAPC, 5.2 km away at 154 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 — 72279/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72279/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72279/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72279/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 72103
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puntous | 65 | 505 km S | 177 | 9.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 82 % · winter 80 % |
| Châtres | 24 | 299 km S | 180 | 10 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 95 % |
| Tercillat | 23 | 194 km SE | 158 | 7.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 97 % · winter 45 % |
| Bresse-sur-Grosne | 71 | 343 km E | 184 | 10.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 77 % · winter 47 % |
| Massoulès | 47 | 390 km S | 194 | 11.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 33 % · winter 99 % |
| Saint-Péreuse | 58 | 257 km E | 199 | 7.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 91 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tercillat | 23 | 194 km SE | 158 | 7.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 97 % · winter 45 % |
| Saint-Péreuse | 58 | 257 km E | 199 | 7.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 91 % |
| Châtres | 24 | 299 km S | 180 | 10 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 95 % |
| Bresse-sur-Grosne | 71 | 343 km E | 184 | 10.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 77 % · winter 47 % |
| Massoulès | 47 | 390 km S | 194 | 11.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 33 % · winter 99 % |
| Puntous | 65 | 505 km S | 177 | 9.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 82 % · winter 80 % |
Elsewhere
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