Saint-Paul-le-Gaultier
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 18.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 40 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Paul-le-Gaultier (INSEE 72309) is in Sarthe (72), part of CC Haute Sarthe Alpes Mancelles. Population 285 (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 18.1/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 40 % of the 17,723 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.58 | 10 | 5.8 |
| Housing mix | 0.65 | 5 | 3.26 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (BAR DU LAC). [4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL DU LAC). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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 | 1 | BAR DU LAC | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL DU LAC | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 297 (2012) → 285 (2023): -4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 264 (1990) → 285 (2023): 8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 195, of which 17.4 % second homes and 12.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Sougé-le-Ganelon): 5.9 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Sougé-le-Ganelon): 6.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Pierre-des-Nids): 8.4 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Sougé-le-Ganelon): 6.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Georges-le-Gaultier): 2.7 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 14 days a year at or above 30 °C and 41 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the SAINT GERMAIN_SAPC weather station, 15.1 km away at 85 m; the village itself is at 114 m. [11]
An average of 766 mm of rain a year, spread over 121 days — about 6.3 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at SAINT LEONARD D, 3.1 km away at 127 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
31 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 90,000 € — 581 € per m² of built surface. [12]
The median across Sarthe is 1,300 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [12]
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 — 72309/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72309/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72309/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72309/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 72337
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 53246
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 72282
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Chapelle-aux-Choux | 72 | 81 km S | 283 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 93 % |
| Sainte-Gemme | 36 | 196 km SE | 262 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 74 % · winter 97 % |
| Neuvillette-en-Charnie | 72 | 27 km S | 305 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 82 % · winter 82 % |
| Monthault | 35 | 82 km W | 248 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 77 % · winter 92 % |
| Saint-Connec | 22 | 209 km W | 258 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 76 % |
| Brains-sur-les-Marches | 53 | 93 km SW | 279 | 20.8 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 97 % · winter 80 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neuvillette-en-Charnie | 72 | 27 km S | 305 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 82 % · winter 82 % |
| La Chapelle-aux-Choux | 72 | 81 km S | 283 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 93 % |
| Monthault | 35 | 82 km W | 248 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 77 % · winter 92 % |
| Brains-sur-les-Marches | 53 | 93 km SW | 279 | 20.8 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 97 % · winter 80 % |
| Sainte-Gemme | 36 | 196 km SE | 262 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 74 % · winter 97 % |
| Saint-Connec | 22 | 209 km W | 258 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 76 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
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