Avranches
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 63.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 76 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Avranches (INSEE 50025) is in Manche (50), part of CA Mont-Saint-Michel-Normandie. Population 10,143 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2019-01-01 from 1 former commune: Saint-Martin-des-Champs (50516). [3]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/50025-avranches
Vitality score
Vitality score 63.3/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 76 % of the 2,407 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 | 0.6 | 25 | 14.96 |
| Social | 0.94 | 20 | 18.86 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.56 | 10 | 5.58 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.48 | 10 | 4.76 |
| Housing mix | 0.91 | 5 | 4.57 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [4,5]
13 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · MAISON THUAULT · MONT CHOCOLAT · LA CABANE A PAIN). [4,5]
5 × Butcher (boucherie) (VOTRE BOUCHER ARTISAN · BOUCHERIE LITTRE · BOUCHERIE LA BELLE DECOUPE · B2MM AVRANCHES). [4,5]
3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (PICARD · COCCI MARKET · LE LOCAL). [4,5]
6 × Supermarket (AVRANCHES DISTRIBUTION · SOC DE DISTRIBUTION DE L'AVRANCHIN · LIDL · ALDI · CARREFOUR). [4,5]
1 × Fishmonger (POISSONNERIE DE LA BAIE). [4,5]
38 × Restaurant (HOTEL DE LA CROIX D'OR · FESTIVAL · MEDIANCE · LE POT D'ETAIN · LE BISTROT DE PIERRE). [4,5]
18 × Café / bar (LE PETIT RESTO · LE LONGCHAMP · LE GRAND CHIEN · AU N 1 · TABAC DU CENTRE). [5]
4 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ECOLE SAINTE-MARIE - SAINT-JOSEPH · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE SAINT-MARTIN-DES-CHAMPS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE ANDRE PARISY · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE PIERRE MENDES FRANCE). [4]
3 × Collège (COLLEGE CHALLEMEL LACOUR · COLLEGE LA CHAUSSONNIERE · COLLEGE PRIVE ND DE LA PROVIDENCE). [4]
18 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CHLOE TACK, MÉDECIN · RUDY VANNOBEL, MÉDECIN · GUILLAUME BONHOUR, MÉDECIN · STEPHANE SOLTY, MÉDECIN · JEAN PHILIPPE DUGUEY, MÉDECIN). [4]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU CENTRE · PHARMACIE DES M). [4,5]
2 × Post office / agence postale (AVRANCHES B AP · LA POSTE). [4]
2 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE PATRIMONIALE · BIBLIOTHÈQUE D'AVRANCHES). [4]
1 × Cinema (STAR). [4]
9 × Gym / sports hall (COLLEGE LA CHAUSSONNIERE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE MENDES FRANCE · SALLE ROGER LEMOINE · COLLEGE NOTRE DAME DE LA PROVIDENCE · COLLEGE CHALLEMEL LACOUR). [4]
10 × Bank (CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE NORMANDIE · BANQUE CIC NORD OUEST · CREDIT AGRICOLE NORMANDIE · SOCIETE GENERALE). [4]
24 × Hairdresser (LE SALON · JEAN LOUIS DAVID · SAINT ALGUE · MARTINE COIFFURE). [4,5]
4 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [4,5]
2 × Hotel (HÔTEL DE LA CROIX D'OR · HÔTEL PATTON). [4,5]
1 × Campsite (POWERSALAD FARM). [4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Supermarket, 13 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 2 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 13 | BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · MAISON THUAULT · MONT CHOCOLAT · LA CABANE A PAIN | INSEE BPE 13 / INSEE SIRENE 17 [4,5] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 5 | VOTRE BOUCHER ARTISAN · BOUCHERIE LITTRE · BOUCHERIE LA BELLE DECOUPE · B2MM AVRANCHES | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [4,5] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 3 | PICARD · COCCI MARKET · LE LOCAL | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [4,5] |
| Supermarket | 6 | AVRANCHES DISTRIBUTION · SOC DE DISTRIBUTION DE L'AVRANCHIN · LIDL · ALDI · CARREFOUR | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [4,5] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | POISSONNERIE DE LA BAIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Restaurant | 38 | HOTEL DE LA CROIX D'OR · FESTIVAL · MEDIANCE · LE POT D'ETAIN · LE BISTROT DE PIERRE | INSEE BPE 38 / INSEE SIRENE 49 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 18 | LE PETIT RESTO · LE LONGCHAMP · LE GRAND CHIEN · AU N 1 · TABAC DU CENTRE | INSEE SIRENE 18 [5] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 4 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ECOLE SAINTE-MARIE - SAINT-JOSEPH · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE SAINT-MARTIN-DES-CHAMPS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE ANDRE PARISY · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE PIERRE MENDES FRANCE | INSEE BPE 4 [4] |
| Collège | 3 | COLLEGE CHALLEMEL LACOUR · COLLEGE LA CHAUSSONNIERE · COLLEGE PRIVE ND DE LA PROVIDENCE | INSEE BPE 3 [4] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 18 | CHLOE TACK, MÉDECIN · RUDY VANNOBEL, MÉDECIN · GUILLAUME BONHOUR, MÉDECIN · STEPHANE SOLTY, MÉDECIN · JEAN PHILIPPE DUGUEY, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 18 [4] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE DU CENTRE · PHARMACIE DES M | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,5] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | AVRANCHES B AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Library | 2 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE PATRIMONIALE · BIBLIOTHÈQUE D'AVRANCHES | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Cinema | 1 | STAR | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Gym / sports hall | 9 | COLLEGE LA CHAUSSONNIERE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE MENDES FRANCE · SALLE ROGER LEMOINE · COLLEGE NOTRE DAME DE LA PROVIDENCE · COLLEGE CHALLEMEL LACOUR | INSEE BPE 9 [4] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 10 | CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE NORMANDIE · BANQUE CIC NORD OUEST · CREDIT AGRICOLE NORMANDIE · SOCIETE GENERALE | INSEE BPE 10 [4] |
| Hairdresser | 24 | LE SALON · JEAN LOUIS DAVID · SAINT ALGUE · MARTINE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 24 / INSEE SIRENE 25 [4,5] |
| Fuel station | 4 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Hotel | 2 | HÔTEL DE LA CROIX D'OR · HÔTEL PATTON | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Campsite | 1 | POWERSALAD FARM | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Saturday 8h à 14h place du marché, rue pendante, rue Boudrie, place d'Estouteville, rue d'Orléans, rue des Chapeliers, et place Saint-Gervais. [6]
Trajectory
Population 10,183 (2012) → 10,143 (2023): -0.4 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 10,390 (1990) → 10,143 (2023): -2.4 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 6,067, of which 4.3 % second homes and 6.8 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Avranches): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Avranches): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
GP (Avranches): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Avranches): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Avranches): 0.5 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 4 days a year at or above 30 °C and 48 days at or below 0 °C, over 14 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the BRECEY weather station, 14.7 km away at 63 m; the village itself is at 88 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at BRECEY, 14.7 km away at 63 m, over 15 summers. [11]
An average of 998 mm of rain a year, spread over 142 days — about 7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LOLIF, 6.3 km away at 72 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [6]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50025/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.avranches.fr/marches/— “Le marché hebdomadaire d'Avranches se tient le samedi matin, de 8h à 14h.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50025/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50025/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50025/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 50025
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mazamet | 81 | 646 km SE | 10,085 | 56.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 58 % · humidity 29 % |
| Andrézieux-Bouthéon | 42 | 552 km SE | 10,425 | 66.3 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pélissanne | 13 | 753 km SE | 11,085 | 52.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Annœullin | 59 | 371 km NE | 10,847 | 46.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vert-Saint-Denis | 77 | 292 km E | 9,291 | 61.8 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Corbas | 69 | 580 km SE | 11,315 | 52 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vert-Saint-Denis | 77 | 292 km E | 9,291 | 61.8 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Annœullin | 59 | 371 km NE | 10,847 | 46.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Andrézieux-Bouthéon | 42 | 552 km SE | 10,425 | 66.3 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Corbas | 69 | 580 km SE | 11,315 | 52 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mazamet | 81 | 646 km SE | 10,085 | 56.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 58 % · humidity 29 % |
| Pélissanne | 13 | 753 km SE | 11,085 | 52.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Avranches'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentan | 61 | 99 km E | 13,527 | 61.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pontivy | 56 | 137 km SW | 14,640 | 67.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Auchel | 62 | 342 km NE | 10,051 | 53.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Aniche | 59 | 380 km NE | 9,963 | 68 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Albert | 80 | 325 km NE | 9,521 | 74.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Condé-sur-l'Escaut | 59 | 407 km NE | 9,253 | 61.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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