Villaines-sous-Lucé
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 29.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 48 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Villaines-sous-Lucé (INSEE 72376) is in Sarthe (72), part of CC Loir-Lucé-Bercé. Population 645 (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 29.8/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 48 % of the 16,775 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 | 0.84 | 10 | 8.41 |
| Housing mix | 0.85 | 5 | 4.24 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (CHEZ CALIE \ LA LUCIOLE). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LA CRAIE DES CHAMPS). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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 | 1 | CHEZ CALIE \ LA LUCIOLE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LA CRAIE DES CHAMPS | 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] | |
| 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 669 (2012) → 645 (2023): -3.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 481 (1990) → 645 (2023): 34.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 343, of which 7.6 % second homes and 12 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Le Grand-Lucé): 0.7 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Le Grand-Lucé): 1.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Le Grand-Lucé): 1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Le Grand-Lucé): 0.9 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Villaines-sous-Lucé): 0.2 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 32 days at or below 0 °C, over 16 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the TRESSON_SAPC weather station, 6.3 km away at 154 m; the village itself is at 89 m. [10]
The village sits 65 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. [10]
An average of 737 mm of rain a year, spread over 117 days — about 6.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LE GRAND LUCE, 1.7 km away at 122 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
54 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 102,500 € — 771 € per m² of built surface. [11]
The median across Sarthe is 1,300 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [11]
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 — 72376/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72376/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72376/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72376/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 72143
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 72376
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Vincent-la-Commanderie | 26 | 482 km SE | 636 | 31.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 64 % · winter 80 % |
| Merck-Saint-Liévin | 62 | 329 km N | 655 | 29 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 74 % · winter 88 % |
| La Saunière | 23 | 222 km SE | 663 | 28.7 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 41 % |
| Landelles | 28 | 86 km NE | 628 | 28.9 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 77 % |
| Montferrand | 11 | 511 km S | 622 | 34.5 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 72 % · winter 100 % |
| Pujo-le-Plan | 40 | 450 km S | 641 | 28.6 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 36 % · winter 95 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landelles | 28 | 86 km NE | 628 | 28.9 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 77 % |
| La Saunière | 23 | 222 km SE | 663 | 28.7 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 41 % |
| Merck-Saint-Liévin | 62 | 329 km N | 655 | 29 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 74 % · winter 88 % |
| Pujo-le-Plan | 40 | 450 km S | 641 | 28.6 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 36 % · winter 95 % |
| Saint-Vincent-la-Commanderie | 26 | 482 km SE | 636 | 31.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 64 % · winter 80 % |
| Montferrand | 11 | 511 km S | 622 | 34.5 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 72 % · winter 100 % |
Elsewhere
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