Saint-Paterne - Le Chevain
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 35.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 24 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Paterne - Le Chevain (INSEE 72308) is in Sarthe (72), part of CU d'Alençon. Population 2,076 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2017-01-01 from 1 former commune: Le Chevain (72082). [3]
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/72308-saint-paterne-le-chevain
Vitality score
Vitality score 35.4/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 24 % of the 9,351 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 | 0.13 | 25 | 3.28 |
| Social | 0.51 | 20 | 10.26 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 0.44 | 10 | 4.41 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.84 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [4,5]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AU PETRIN DES DELICES). [4,5]
2 × Restaurant (LE RIAD). [4,5]
1 × Café / bar. [5]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE CHARLES PERRAULT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LE CHAT PERCHE). [4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (ST PATERNE LE CHEVAIN AP). [4]
2 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE DE SAINT PATERNE · HALLE DES SPORTS DU 3 IFA). [4]
2 × Hairdresser (SANDRA COIFFURE · ART ET BEAUTE). [4,5]
1 × Hotel (CHÂTEAU DE SAINT PATERNE). [4,5]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 3 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Library. [4,5]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | AU PETRIN DES DELICES | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4,5] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 2 | LE RIAD | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [5] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE CHARLES PERRAULT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LE CHAT PERCHE | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | ST PATERNE LE CHEVAIN AP | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | GYMNASE DE SAINT PATERNE · HALLE DES SPORTS DU 3 IFA | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 2 | SANDRA COIFFURE · ART ET BEAUTE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Hotel | 1 | CHÂTEAU DE SAINT PATERNE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 2,199 (2012) → 2,076 (2023): -5.6 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 2,206 (1990) → 2,076 (2023): -5.9 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,027, of which 1.6 % second homes and 7 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Alençon): 1.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Alençon): 1.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Alençon): 0.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Alençon): 1.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Paterne - Le Chevain): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 10 days a year at or above 30 °C and 60 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LA FRESNAYE weather station, 7.7 km away at 146 m; the village itself is at 136 m. [11]
An average of 823 mm of rain a year, spread over 129 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ANCINNES, 7 km away at 179 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 — 72308/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72308/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72308/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72308/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 61001
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 72308
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Maure | 10 | 292 km E | 1,801 | 40 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 79 % · winter 99 % |
| Beaucroissant | 38 | 532 km SE | 1,790 | 50.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 46 % · winter 86 % |
| Bouleurs | 77 | 212 km E | 1,743 | 35.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 82 % · winter 82 % |
| Vougy | 74 | 548 km SE | 1,659 | 40.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 96 % |
| Oberschaeffolsheim | 67 | 556 km E | 2,597 | 40.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 74 % · winter 97 % |
| Arthaz-Pont-Notre-Dame | 74 | 528 km SE | 1,713 | 47 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 62 % · winter 69 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bouleurs | 77 | 212 km E | 1,743 | 35.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 82 % · winter 82 % |
| Sainte-Maure | 10 | 292 km E | 1,801 | 40 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 79 % · winter 99 % |
| Arthaz-Pont-Notre-Dame | 74 | 528 km SE | 1,713 | 47 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 62 % · winter 69 % |
| Beaucroissant | 38 | 532 km SE | 1,790 | 50.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 46 % · winter 86 % |
| Vougy | 74 | 548 km SE | 1,659 | 40.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 96 % |
| Oberschaeffolsheim | 67 | 556 km E | 2,597 | 40.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 74 % · winter 97 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
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