La Baleine
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 15/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 58 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Baleine (INSEE 50028) is in Manche (50), part of CC Coutances Mer et Bocage. Population 105 (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 15/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 58 % of the 11,027 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.37 | 10 | 3.68 |
| Housing mix | 0.56 | 5 | 2.79 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LE KRILL). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), 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 | LE KRILL | 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) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 98 (2012) → 105 (2023): 7.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 121 (1990) → 105 (2023): -13.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 77, of which 22.1 % second homes and 16.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Gavray-sur-Sienne): 3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Gavray-sur-Sienne): 3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Gavray-sur-Sienne): 2.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Gavray-sur-Sienne): 3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Denis-le-Gast): 1.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 3 days a year at or above 30 °C and 14 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the CERISY LA SALLE weather station, 12.5 km away at 134 m; the village itself is at 44 m. [10]
The village sits 90 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]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at CERISY LA SALLE, 12.5 km away at 134 m, over 21 summers. [10]
That station sits 90 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 1,131 mm of rain a year, spread over 153 days — about 7.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at EQUILLY, 11.3 km away at 101 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50028/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50028/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50028/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50028/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 50197
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 50463
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Martin-de-Villeréal | 47 | 503 km S | 103 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 26 % · winter 53 % · humidity 64 % |
| Sincey-lès-Rouvray | 21 | 437 km E | 103 | 17.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 38 % · humidity 93 % |
| Châteauneuf-de-Bordette | 26 | 711 km SE | 101 | 20.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Boisseuilh | 24 | 446 km SE | 110 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 77 % · humidity 79 % |
| Sarry | 71 | 500 km SE | 103 | 14.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 57 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Buxerette | 36 | 357 km SE | 103 | 12.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 47 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Buxerette | 36 | 357 km SE | 103 | 12.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 47 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sincey-lès-Rouvray | 21 | 437 km E | 103 | 17.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 38 % · humidity 93 % |
| Boisseuilh | 24 | 446 km SE | 110 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 77 % · humidity 79 % |
| Sarry | 71 | 500 km SE | 103 | 14.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 57 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Martin-de-Villeréal | 47 | 503 km S | 103 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 26 % · winter 53 % · humidity 64 % |
| Châteauneuf-de-Bordette | 26 | 711 km SE | 101 | 20.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 La Baleine'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muchedent | 76 | 204 km NE | 131 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Monfréville | 14 | 47 km NE | 101 | 8.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tréogan | 22 | 182 km SW | 106 | 7.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Englesqueville-la-Percée | 14 | 57 km NE | 92 | 11.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rennes-en-Grenouilles | 53 | 76 km SE | 112 | 9.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Catteville | 50 | 51 km N | 106 | 10.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
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