Souligné-Flacé
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 25.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 37 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Souligné-Flacé (INSEE 72339) is in Sarthe (72), part of CC du Val de Sarthe. Population 636 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [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 25.9/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 37 % of the 16,802 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.47 | 10 | 4.72 |
| Housing mix | 0.92 | 5 | 4.62 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE SAINT RIGOMER). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE MARIUS COUTARD). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), 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 | LE SAINT RIGOMER | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE MARIUS COUTARD | INSEE BPE 1 [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 701 (2012) → 636 (2023): -9.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 654 (1990) → 636 (2023): -2.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 290, of which 3.8 % second homes and 3.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Louplande): 4 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Coulans-sur-Gée): 5.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Coulans-sur-Gée): 5.3 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Étival-lès-le-Mans): 6 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Souligné-Flacé): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 10 days a year at or above 30 °C and 48 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the ROUILLON weather station, 9.8 km away at 90 m; the village itself is at 81 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at LE MANS, 14 km away at 51 m, over 30 summers. [12]
An average of 708 mm of rain a year, spread over 116 days — about 6.1 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at SOULIGNE FLACE, 1.1 km away at 64 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
What property sold for
53 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 150,000 € — 897 € per m² of built surface. [13]
The median across Sarthe is 1,300 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [13]
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 — 72339/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72339/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72339/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72339/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 72169
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 72096
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 72127
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 72339
- 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 Malhoure | 22 | 192 km W | 626 | 32.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Bonnet-de-Chavagne | 38 | 509 km SE | 655 | 32 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 78 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chevagny-les-Chevrières | 71 | 404 km SE | 607 | 32 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Laps | 63 | 356 km SE | 601 | 31 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bonningues-lès-Ardres | 62 | 345 km NE | 637 | 31.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Azas | 31 | 489 km S | 675 | 34.8 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 28 % · winter 95 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Malhoure | 22 | 192 km W | 626 | 32.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bonningues-lès-Ardres | 62 | 345 km NE | 637 | 31.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Laps | 63 | 356 km SE | 601 | 31 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chevagny-les-Chevrières | 71 | 404 km SE | 607 | 32 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Azas | 31 | 489 km S | 675 | 34.8 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 28 % · winter 95 % |
| Saint-Bonnet-de-Chavagne | 38 | 509 km SE | 655 | 32 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 78 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Souligné-Flacé'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonningues-lès-Ardres | 62 | 345 km NE | 637 | 31.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lisbourg | 62 | 324 km NE | 582 | 28.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Donnemain-Saint-Mamès | 28 | 102 km E | 654 | 26.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Savins | 77 | 244 km E | 617 | 28.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Alvimare | 76 | 187 km N | 584 | 28.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Auchy-la-Montagne | 60 | 236 km NE | 562 | 31.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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