Villaines-la-Carelle
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 6.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 4 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Villaines-la-Carelle (INSEE 72374) is in Sarthe (72), part of CC Maine Saosnois. Population 132 (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 6.4/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 4 % of the 13,055 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 | 0.25 | 10 | 2.54 |
| Housing mix | 0.59 | 5 | 2.93 |
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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 163 (2012) → 132 (2023): -19 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 175 (1990) → 132 (2023): -24.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 116, of which 20.7 % second homes and 18.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Neufchâtel-en-Saosnois): 3.9 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Neufchâtel-en-Saosnois): 3.9 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Neufchâtel-en-Saosnois): 3.8 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Neufchâtel-en-Saosnois): 3.8 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Neufchâtel-en-Saosnois): 3.9 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 8 days a year at or above 30 °C and 39 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the COMMERVEIL_SAPC weather station, 7.9 km away at 105 m; the village itself is at 192 m. [9]
The village sits 87 m above 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. [9]
An average of 822 mm of rain a year, spread over 127 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at MAMERS, 6.4 km away at 125 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72374/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72374/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72374/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72374/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 72215
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Béthonvilliers | 28 | 48 km E | 132 | 8.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 100 % · winter 97 % |
| Saint-Michel-sous-Bois | 62 | 266 km NE | 131 | 12.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 97 % |
| Craménil | 61 | 65 km NW | 131 | 7.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 97 % · winter 81 % |
| Ambly-Fleury | 08 | 330 km NE | 132 | 9.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 65 % |
| Vitz-sur-Authie | 80 | 244 km NE | 136 | 10.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 88 % |
| Villemorin | 17 | 268 km S | 130 | 7.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 59 % · winter 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Béthonvilliers | 28 | 48 km E | 132 | 8.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 100 % · winter 97 % |
| Craménil | 61 | 65 km NW | 131 | 7.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 97 % · winter 81 % |
| Vitz-sur-Authie | 80 | 244 km NE | 136 | 10.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 88 % |
| Saint-Michel-sous-Bois | 62 | 266 km NE | 131 | 12.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 97 % |
| Villemorin | 17 | 268 km S | 130 | 7.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 59 % · winter 100 % |
| Ambly-Fleury | 08 | 330 km NE | 132 | 9.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 65 % |
Elsewhere
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