Sarcé
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 18.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 44 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Sarcé (INSEE 72327) is in Sarthe (72), part of CC Sud Sarthe. Population 264 (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 18.6/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 44 % of the 17,458 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 | 0.61 | 10 | 6.14 |
| Housing mix | 0.67 | 5 | 3.35 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (CHEZ MADO). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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 | 1 | CHEZ MADO | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 295 (2012) → 264 (2023): -10.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 237 (1990) → 264 (2023): 11.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 158, of which 16.5 % second homes and 8.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Pontvallain): 4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Pontvallain): 4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Aubigné-Racan): 4.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Aubigné-Racan): 5 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Coulongé): 3.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 15 days a year at or above 30 °C and 31 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LUCHE-PRINGE weather station, 9.9 km away at 92 m; the village itself is at 84 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at LUCHE-PRINGE, 9.9 km away at 92 m, over 21 summers. [11]
An average of 785 mm of rain a year, spread over 121 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at MANSIGNE, 6.5 km away at 70 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 — 72327/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72327/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72327/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72327/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 72243
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 72013
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 72098
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coussay | 86 | 98 km S | 266 | 17.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 78 % · humidity 79 % |
| Moncy | 61 | 140 km NW | 261 | 25.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Aigny | 36 | 134 km SE | 276 | 18.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Moularès | 81 | 437 km S | 257 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cuves | 50 | 148 km NW | 256 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Puysserampion | 47 | 347 km S | 265 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 23 % · winter 88 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coussay | 86 | 98 km S | 266 | 17.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 78 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Aigny | 36 | 134 km SE | 276 | 18.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Moncy | 61 | 140 km NW | 261 | 25.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cuves | 50 | 148 km NW | 256 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Puysserampion | 47 | 347 km S | 265 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 23 % · winter 88 % · humidity 57 % |
| Moularès | 81 | 437 km S | 257 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
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…and in much the same climate
The same match on size and services, narrowed to communes whose summers, winters and summer humidity are all close to Sarcé's. All three are required, so this section is absent for the 11.8 % of communes with no humidity station near enough to measure: two temperature axes alone cannot tell a muggy coast from a dry one.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brèches | 37 | 21 km SE | 239 | 17 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fontguenand | 36 | 114 km SE | 248 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mazerolles | 16 | 221 km S | 314 | 18.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Champniers | 86 | 167 km S | 358 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Berrie | 86 | 76 km S | 251 | 9.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Arpheuilles | 36 | 121 km SE | 240 | 8.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
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