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La Saussaye

Eure · CA Seine-Eure · INSEE 27616

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.

Partly served 41/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 43 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

La Saussaye (INSEE 27616) is in Eure (27), part of CA Seine-Eure. Population 1,941 (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.

Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/27616-la-saussaye

Vitality score

Vitality score 41/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 43 % of the 9,805 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.

ComponentValue (0–1)WeightContribution
Daily food0.26256.56
Social0.32206.32
Education0.39103.93
Health0.67106.72
Public & culture0.250.98
Population trend0.55105.55
Housing mix0.9654.79

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 2 of 6
Eating out 1 of 1
Cafés and bars 0 of 1
Schools 3 of 3
Health 2 of 4
Public services 1 of 1
Culture 0 of 2
Sport 1 of 2
Everyday services 1 of 3
Lodging 0 of 2
One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]

1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (EI AUX P'TITES DOUCEURS). [3,4]

1 × Butcher (boucherie). [3,4]

2 × Restaurant (ROTISSERIE DE L'OURS NOIR · CHARLES-EDOUARD JOUENNE). [3,4]

1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE LOUIS PASTEUR). [3]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE FLEMING). [3]

1 × Collège (COLLEGE ANDRE MAUROIS). [3]

6 × GP (médecin généraliste) (VICTOR DELAIRE, MÉDECIN · OLIVIER SAUCISSE, MÉDECIN · RÉMI CROQUET, MÉDECIN · BARBARA LE FOLL, MÉDECIN · AMELIE LEBRETON, MÉDECIN). [3]

1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE NOUHAUD). [3,4]

1 × Post office / agence postale (LA SAUSSAYE AP). [3]

1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE DES SPORTS ERIC DRONSART). [3]

3 × Hairdresser (DA CUNHA VALERIE · SALON MINIMALISTE). [3,4]

Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Library. [3,4]

All 25 service types, with per-source counts
TypeCountNamesSources
Bakery (boulangerie)1EI AUX P'TITES DOUCEURSINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Butcher (boucherie)1INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Supermarket0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Cheese shop (fromagerie)0INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Fishmonger0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Restaurant2ROTISSERIE DE L'OURS NOIR · CHARLES-EDOUARD JOUENNEINSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Café / bar0INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)1ECOLE MATERNELLE LOUIS PASTEURINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)1ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE FLEMINGINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Collège1COLLEGE ANDRE MAUROISINSEE BPE 1 [3]
GP (médecin généraliste)6VICTOR DELAIRE, MÉDECIN · OLIVIER SAUCISSE, MÉDECIN · RÉMI CROQUET, MÉDECIN · BARBARA LE FOLL, MÉDECIN · AMELIE LEBRETON, MÉDECININSEE BPE 6 [3]
Pharmacy1PHARMACIE NOUHAUDINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Nurse0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Dentist0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Post office / agence postale1LA SAUSSAYE APINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Library0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Cinema0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Gym / sports hall1SALLE DES SPORTS ERIC DRONSARTINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Swimming pool0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Bank0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Hairdresser3DA CUNHA VALERIE · SALON MINIMALISTEINSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4]
Fuel station0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Hotel0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Campsite0INSEE 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

1968: 1,370 peak 1999: 1,954 2023: 1,941 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 1,876 (2012) → 1,941 (2023): 3.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]

Population 1,840 (1990) → 1,941 (2023): 5.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 890, of which 2.1 % second homes and 4.8 % vacant. [7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

2.5 km5 kmBakery — 0.5 km NW (Le Thuit de l'Oison)
In the commune Food shop, Primary school, GP, Pharmacy Bakery — 0.5 km NW Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Le Thuit de l'Oison): 0.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]

Food shop (La Saussaye): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]

GP (La Saussaye): 0.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]

Pharmacy (La Saussaye): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]

Primary school (La Saussaye): 0.4 km to the west (straight line). [9]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

An average of 10 days a year at or above 30 °C and 57 days at or below 0 °C, over 18 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]

Measured at the CANAPPEVILLE weather station, 13.3 km away at 145 m; the village itself is at 130 m. [10]

An average of 790 mm of rain a year, spread over 145 days — about 5.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]

Rainfall measured at EPEGARD, 10.8 km away at 136 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]

Uncertainties

No specific uncertainties flagged.

References

  1. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 27616/2023
  2. INSEE density grid 2026
  3. INSEE BPE 2025
  4. INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
  5. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 27616/2012
  6. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 27616/1990
  7. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 27616/logement/2023
  8. INSEE BPE 2025 — 27638
  9. INSEE BPE 2025 — 27616
  10. 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.

CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Remy60127 km E1,92833.7Few servicesSimilar summers, milder winters.summer 97 % · winter 81 %
Le Tallud79307 km S1,96141.2Partly servedWarmer summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 80 %
Ittenheim67488 km E2,10847.4Partly servedWarmer summers, similar winters.summer 74 % · winter 99 %
Saint-Augustin77158 km E1,88844.1Partly servedSimilar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 81 %
Lutzelhouse67468 km E1,95938.7Few servicesMuch the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 89 %
Izernore01481 km SE2,29947Partly servedWarmer summers and colder winters.summer 77 % · winter 61 %
Order by distance instead
CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Remy60127 km E1,92833.7Few servicesSimilar summers, milder winters.summer 97 % · winter 81 %
Saint-Augustin77158 km E1,88844.1Partly servedSimilar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 81 %
Le Tallud79307 km S1,96141.2Partly servedWarmer summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 80 %
Lutzelhouse67468 km E1,95938.7Few servicesMuch the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 89 %
Izernore01481 km SE2,29947Partly servedWarmer summers and colder winters.summer 77 % · winter 61 %
Ittenheim67488 km E2,10847.4Partly servedWarmer summers, similar winters.summer 74 % · winter 99 %

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