Sylvains-Lès-Moulins
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 22.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 8 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Sylvains-Lès-Moulins (INSEE 27693) is in Eure (27), part of CC Interco Normandie Sud Eure. Population 1,267 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2016-01-01 from 1 former commune: Villalet (27688). [3]
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 22.9/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 8 % of the 12,879 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 | 0.13 | 25 | 3.28 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 0.75 | 10 | 7.51 |
| Housing mix | 0.75 | 5 | 3.76 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink. [4,5]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (LE PAYSAN CHARCUTIER FERME DE LA SENTE AUX ANES). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SYLVAINS LES MOULINS AP). [4]
1 × Hairdresser (ISA COLOR'N COIFF). [4,5]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Library. [4,5]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | LE PAYSAN CHARCUTIER FERME DE LA SENTE AUX ANES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | SYLVAINS LES MOULINS AP | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | ISA COLOR'N COIFF | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 1,284 (2012) → 1,267 (2023): -1.3 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 1,013 (1990) → 1,267 (2023): 25.1 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 611, of which 12.4 % second homes and 4.3 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Les Ventes): 3.3 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Sylvains-Lès-Moulins): 2 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
GP (Mesnils-sur-Iton): 5.4 km to the south (straight line). [11]
Pharmacy (Mesnils-sur-Iton): 5.6 km to the south (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Sylvains-Lès-Moulins): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 13 days a year at or above 30 °C and 50 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the GUICHAINVILLE weather station, 9.3 km away at 147 m; the village itself is at 155 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at EVREUX-HUEST, 15.2 km away at 138 m, over 30 summers. [12]
An average of 627 mm of rain a year, spread over 121 days — about 5.2 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at DAMVILLE, 5.9 km away at 145 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 27693/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 27693/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 27693/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 27693/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 27678
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 27693
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 27198
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Réorthe | 85 | 303 km SW | 1,161 | 23.9 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 72 % · winter 85 % |
| Seulline | 14 | 130 km W | 1,312 | 23.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Laboissière-en-Thelle | 60 | 88 km NE | 1,326 | 19.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Grosville | 50 | 216 km W | 809 | 30 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aubiac | 47 | 533 km S | 1,174 | 22 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 31 % · winter 66 % · humidity 57 % |
| Fossé | 41 | 144 km S | 1,254 | 22.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laboissière-en-Thelle | 60 | 88 km NE | 1,326 | 19.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Seulline | 14 | 130 km W | 1,312 | 23.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fossé | 41 | 144 km S | 1,254 | 22.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Grosville | 50 | 216 km W | 809 | 30 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Réorthe | 85 | 303 km SW | 1,161 | 23.9 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 72 % · winter 85 % |
| Aubiac | 47 | 533 km S | 1,174 | 22 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 31 % · winter 66 % · humidity 57 % |
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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 Sylvains-Lès-Moulins'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fossé | 41 | 144 km S | 1,254 | 22.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Houlbec-Cocherel | 27 | 26 km NE | 1,280 | 30 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Nogent-le-Bernard | 72 | 88 km SW | 864 | 20.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Maurice-la-Souterraine | 23 | 302 km S | 1,116 | 17.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Goupil-Othon | 27 | 33 km NW | 1,220 | 18.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Élincourt-Sainte-Marguerite | 60 | 142 km NE | 922 | 24.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
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