La Barre-de-Semilly
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 22.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 10 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Barre-de-Semilly (INSEE 50032) is in Manche (50), part of CA Saint-Lô Agglo. Population 1,029 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [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 22.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 10 % of the 14,130 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.91 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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 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 | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 990 (2012) → 1,029 (2023): 3.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 656 (1990) → 1,029 (2023): 56.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 451, of which 0.9 % second homes and 3.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Lô): 2.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Lô): 1.9 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Lô): 2.4 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Lô): 2.4 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (La Barre-de-Semilly): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 6 days a year at or above 30 °C and 51 days at or below 0 °C, over 23 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the CONDE SUR VIRE_SAPC weather station, 6.8 km away at 28 m; the village itself is at 79 m. [10]
The village sits 51 m above 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 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at GIEVILLE, 11.9 km away at 134 m, over 10 summers. [10]
That station sits 55 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 1,030 mm of rain a year, spread over 154 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ST-JEAN-DES-B, 5.1 km away at 216 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 — 50032/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50032/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50032/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50032/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 50502
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 50032
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aureil | 87 | 410 km SE | 1,045 | 21.8 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Blandine | 38 | 628 km SE | 1,039 | 20.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 43 % · humidity 100 % |
| François | 79 | 308 km S | 999 | 24.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Étercy | 74 | 639 km SE | 985 | 25 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Norville | 76 | 128 km E | 996 | 21.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Meyrieu-les-Étangs | 38 | 617 km SE | 1,024 | 21.9 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norville | 76 | 128 km E | 996 | 21.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| François | 79 | 308 km S | 999 | 24.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Aureil | 87 | 410 km SE | 1,045 | 21.8 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Meyrieu-les-Étangs | 38 | 617 km SE | 1,024 | 21.9 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sainte-Blandine | 38 | 628 km SE | 1,039 | 20.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 43 % · humidity 100 % |
| Étercy | 74 | 639 km SE | 985 | 25 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 69 % · 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 Barre-de-Semilly'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aubepierre-Ozouer-le-Repos | 77 | 292 km E | 984 | 22.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lonrai | 61 | 107 km SE | 1,062 | 18.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Sulpice | 60 | 230 km E | 1,079 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Abbecourt | 60 | 233 km E | 879 | 22.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Héloup | 61 | 111 km SE | 899 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Touffreville-la-Corbeline | 76 | 141 km NE | 842 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
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