Viré-en-Champagne
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 26.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 81 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Viré-en-Champagne (INSEE 72379) is in Sarthe (72), part of CC LBN Communauté. Population 204 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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 26.4/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 81 % of the 16,069 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 | 0.56 | 10 | 5.57 |
| Housing mix | 0.85 | 5 | 4.27 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (SEJOUR AUX FORGES). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | SEJOUR AUX FORGES | 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 | 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 229 (2012) → 204 (2023): -10.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 193 (1990) → 204 (2023): 5.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 124, of which 7.3 % second homes and 22.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Brûlon): 4.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Brûlon): 4.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Brûlon): 4.8 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Brûlon): 4.8 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Viré-en-Champagne): 0.3 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 40 days at or below 0 °C, over 16 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the EPINEU LE CHEVR weather station, 12.3 km away at 122 m; the village itself is at 73 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ROUESSE-VASSE, 18 km away at 206 m, over 21 summers. [10]
That station sits 133 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 821 mm of rain a year, spread over 123 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at EPINEU LE CHEVR, 12.3 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
17 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 70,000 € — 319 € 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 — 72379/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72379/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72379/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72379/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 72050
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 72379
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lussan | 32 | 491 km S | 216 | 26.1 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 89 % · humidity 79 % |
| Moulayrès | 81 | 509 km S | 217 | 30.2 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 85 % · humidity 79 % |
| Monheurt | 47 | 408 km S | 190 | 22.9 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 13 % · winter 100 % · humidity 43 % |
| Saint-Étienne-de-Lisse | 33 | 346 km S | 180 | 20 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 88 % · humidity 71 % |
| Philondenx | 40 | 492 km S | 187 | 23.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 81 % · humidity 43 % |
| Magnan | 32 | 469 km S | 230 | 27.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 78 % · humidity 36 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Étienne-de-Lisse | 33 | 346 km S | 180 | 20 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 88 % · humidity 71 % |
| Monheurt | 47 | 408 km S | 190 | 22.9 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 13 % · winter 100 % · humidity 43 % |
| Magnan | 32 | 469 km S | 230 | 27.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 78 % · humidity 36 % |
| Lussan | 32 | 491 km S | 216 | 26.1 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 89 % · humidity 79 % |
| Philondenx | 40 | 492 km S | 187 | 23.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 81 % · humidity 43 % |
| Moulayrès | 81 | 509 km S | 217 | 30.2 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 85 % · humidity 79 % |
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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 Viré-en-Champagne'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faymoreau | 85 | 161 km S | 209 | 20.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Beaumont-Pied-de-Bœuf | 53 | 14 km SW | 203 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Moulon | 45 | 215 km E | 178 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Serre-Nerpol | 38 | 528 km SE | 307 | 33.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Poislay | 41 | 101 km E | 201 | 18.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Giremoutiers | 77 | 263 km NE | 188 | 24.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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