Saosnes
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 13/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 26 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saosnes (INSEE 72326) is in Sarthe (72), part of CC Maine Saosnois. Population 216 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/72326-saosnes
Vitality score
Vitality score 13/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 26 % of the 16,448 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 | 0.69 | 10 | 6.93 |
| Housing mix | 0.82 | 5 | 4.12 |
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 210 (2012) → 216 (2023): 2.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 181 (1990) → 216 (2023): 19.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 113, of which 8.8 % second homes and 12.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Neufchâtel-en-Saosnois): 5.9 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Neufchâtel-en-Saosnois): 6.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Neufchâtel-en-Saosnois): 5.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Neufchâtel-en-Saosnois): 5.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Courgains): 4.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 10 days a year at or above 30 °C and 34 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the COMMERVEIL_SAPC weather station, 5.8 km away at 105 m; the village itself is at 116 m. [10]
An average of 718 mm of rain a year, spread over 117 days — about 6.1 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at COMMERVEIL_SAPC, 5.8 km away at 105 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
20 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 117,000 € — 791 € 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 — 72326/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72326/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72326/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72326/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 72215
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 72104
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belluire | 17 | 317 km S | 214 | 14 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 72 % · winter 72 % |
| Labrihe | 32 | 509 km S | 212 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 8 % · winter 78 % |
| La Chapelle-Enchérie | 41 | 89 km SE | 212 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 77 % · winter 70 % |
| Sistels | 82 | 476 km S | 210 | 16.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 26 % · winter 86 % |
| Belfonds | 61 | 34 km N | 212 | 10.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 97 % · winter 78 % |
| Belcastel | 81 | 533 km S | 216 | 13.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 36 % · winter 80 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belfonds | 61 | 34 km N | 212 | 10.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 97 % · winter 78 % |
| La Chapelle-Enchérie | 41 | 89 km SE | 212 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 77 % · winter 70 % |
| Belluire | 17 | 317 km S | 214 | 14 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 72 % · winter 72 % |
| Sistels | 82 | 476 km S | 210 | 16.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 26 % · winter 86 % |
| Labrihe | 32 | 509 km S | 212 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 8 % · winter 78 % |
| Belcastel | 81 | 533 km S | 216 | 13.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 36 % · winter 80 % |
Elsewhere
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