Vernie
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 21.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 43 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Vernie (INSEE 72370) is in Sarthe (72), part of CC Haute Sarthe Alpes Mancelles. Population 346 (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 21.1/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 43 % of the 18,035 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.74 | 10 | 7.4 |
| Housing mix | 0.84 | 5 | 4.22 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, 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 | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE | 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 352 (2012) → 346 (2023): -1.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 279 (1990) → 346 (2023): 24 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 192, of which 7.8 % second homes and 14.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Ségrie): 1.9 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Conlie): 7.4 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Conlie): 7.6 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Conlie): 7.6 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Vernie): 0.1 km to the north-west (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, 14.1 km away at 85 m; the village itself is at 78 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ROUESSE-VASSE, 18.9 km away at 206 m, over 21 summers. [11]
That station sits 128 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 721 mm of rain a year, spread over 118 days — about 6.1 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at SAINT MARCEAU, 7.4 km away at 55 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 — 72370/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72370/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72370/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72370/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 72332
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 72089
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 72370
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaumort | 89 | 254 km E | 342 | 24.2 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Mury-Monteymond | 38 | 558 km SE | 342 | 22 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 9 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montfort | 04 | 648 km SE | 343 | 17 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Roberval | 60 | 231 km NE | 350 | 19.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Milly-Lamartine | 71 | 408 km SE | 353 | 21.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 47 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fayssac | 81 | 494 km S | 354 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 92 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roberval | 60 | 231 km NE | 350 | 19.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vaumort | 89 | 254 km E | 342 | 24.2 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Milly-Lamartine | 71 | 408 km SE | 353 | 21.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 47 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fayssac | 81 | 494 km S | 354 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 92 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Mury-Monteymond | 38 | 558 km SE | 342 | 22 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 9 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montfort | 04 | 648 km SE | 343 | 17 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 82 % · 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 Vernie'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roberval | 60 | 231 km NE | 350 | 19.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mignerette | 45 | 192 km E | 350 | 23.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Glaignes | 60 | 240 km NE | 356 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lorges | 41 | 117 km E | 359 | 22 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Thiville | 28 | 102 km E | 334 | 16.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Buhy | 95 | 166 km NE | 329 | 22.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
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