Vallon-sur-Gée
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 34.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 57 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Vallon-sur-Gée (INSEE 72367) is in Sarthe (72), part of CC LBN Communauté. Population 774 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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 34.3/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 57 % of the 15,847 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 | 0.32 | 10 | 3.16 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.73 | 10 | 7.29 |
| Housing mix | 0.9 | 5 | 4.5 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (1,2,3 CAFE !). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT JOSEPH STE MARIE). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MICHEL DROUIN, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (VALLON SUR GEE AP). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (A L'HAIR LIBRE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Pharmacy, 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 | 1,2,3 CAFE ! | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT JOSEPH STE MARIE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | MICHEL DROUIN, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | VALLON SUR GEE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | A L'HAIR LIBRE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 797 (2012) → 774 (2023): -2.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 630 (1990) → 774 (2023): 22.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 361, of which 5 % second homes and 11.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Chemiré-le-Gaudin): 5.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Chemiré-le-Gaudin): 5.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Vallon-sur-Gée): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Loué): 7.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Vallon-sur-Gée): 0.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 15 days a year at or above 30 °C and 35 days at or below 0 °C, over 16 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the EPINEU LE CHEVR weather station, 10.6 km away at 122 m; the village itself is at 59 m. [11]
The village sits 63 m below the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.71 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at LE MANS, 19.8 km away at 51 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 708 mm of rain a year, spread over 116 days — about 6.1 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at SOULIGNE FLACE, 6.5 km away at 64 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
62 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 85,000 € — 794 € 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 — 72367/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72367/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72367/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72367/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 72075
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 72367
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 72168
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Quesnel | 80 | 282 km NE | 764 | 33.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bermerain | 59 | 365 km NE | 778 | 41.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aschères-le-Marché | 45 | 155 km E | 1,157 | 28.2 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 100 % · winter 72 % |
| Muespach | 68 | 558 km E | 942 | 32.9 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 36 % · humidity 100 % |
| Puisieux | 62 | 313 km NE | 675 | 31.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bellefond | 21 | 390 km E | 918 | 37.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aschères-le-Marché | 45 | 155 km E | 1,157 | 28.2 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 100 % · winter 72 % |
| Le Quesnel | 80 | 282 km NE | 764 | 33.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Puisieux | 62 | 313 km NE | 675 | 31.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bermerain | 59 | 365 km NE | 778 | 41.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bellefond | 21 | 390 km E | 918 | 37.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
| Muespach | 68 | 558 km E | 942 | 32.9 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 36 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Vallon-sur-Gée'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gironville-sur-Essonne | 91 | 187 km E | 760 | 24.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Contrisson | 55 | 383 km E | 764 | 31.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cuy | 89 | 250 km E | 861 | 32 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Quiéry-la-Motte | 62 | 347 km NE | 702 | 38.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vaudoy-en-Brie | 77 | 247 km E | 872 | 26.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Moulineaux | 76 | 171 km NE | 954 | 42.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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