Blainville-sur-Mer
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 40.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 47 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Blainville-sur-Mer (INSEE 50058) is in Manche (50), part of CC Coutances Mer et Bocage. Population 1,600 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/50058-blainville-sur-mer
Vitality score
Vitality score 40.3/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 47 % of the 11,164 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 | 0.26 | 25 | 6.56 |
| Social | 0.68 | 20 | 13.63 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.94 | 10 | 9.38 |
| Housing mix | 0.14 | 5 | 0.72 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LES DELICES BLAINVILLAIS). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR MARKET). [3,4]
4 × Fishmonger (LECROSNIER COQUILLAGES ET CRUSTACES · DELANOE GIARD). [3,4]
7 × Restaurant (LE MASCARET · L'AZAC · L'ATHOME · LA CALE · CHEZ MARIE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE CABESTAN). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE DE L'AMER). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (STATION DE SAUVETAGE). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (V.S. COIFFURE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel (LE MASCARET). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING COMMUNAL). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 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) | 1 | LES DELICES BLAINVILLAIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | CARREFOUR MARKET | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 4 | LECROSNIER COQUILLAGES ET CRUSTACES · DELANOE GIARD | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 7 | LE MASCARET · L'AZAC · L'ATHOME · LA CALE · CHEZ MARIE | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE CABESTAN | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE DE L'AMER | 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 | 1 | STATION DE SAUVETAGE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 2 | V.S. COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | LE MASCARET | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING COMMUNAL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 1,564 (2012) → 1,600 (2023): 2.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,113 (1990) → 1,600 (2023): 43.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,565, of which 42.8 % second homes and 3.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Blainville-sur-Mer): 1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Blainville-sur-Mer): 0.7 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Agon-Coutainville): 2.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Agon-Coutainville): 2.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Blainville-sur-Mer): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 2 days a year at or above 30 °C and 19 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the GOUVILLE weather station, 4.9 km away at 7 m; the village itself is at 28 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at GOUVILLE, 4.9 km away at 7 m, over 21 summers. [10]
An average of 849 mm of rain a year, spread over 136 days — about 6.2 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at GOUVILLE, 4.9 km away at 7 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 — 50058/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50058/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50058/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50058/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 50058
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 50003
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siouville-Hague | 50 | 58 km N | 931 | 38.5 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Landunvez | 29 | 238 km W | 1,579 | 34.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Alban-Auriolles | 07 | 683 km SE | 1,138 | 44 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 49 % · humidity 79 % |
| Le Tour-du-Parc | 56 | 188 km SW | 1,343 | 47.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Holving | 57 | 623 km E | 1,268 | 24.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 32 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ban-sur-Meurthe-Clefcy | 88 | 637 km E | 957 | 31.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siouville-Hague | 50 | 58 km N | 931 | 38.5 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Tour-du-Parc | 56 | 188 km SW | 1,343 | 47.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Landunvez | 29 | 238 km W | 1,579 | 34.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Holving | 57 | 623 km E | 1,268 | 24.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 32 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ban-sur-Meurthe-Clefcy | 88 | 637 km E | 957 | 31.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Alban-Auriolles | 07 | 683 km SE | 1,138 | 44 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 49 % · humidity 79 % |
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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 Blainville-sur-Mer'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Tour-du-Parc | 56 | 188 km SW | 1,343 | 47.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Jean-Trolimon | 29 | 240 km SW | 997 | 42.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Genneville | 14 | 139 km E | 806 | 43.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Dragey-Ronthon | 50 | 40 km S | 785 | 40.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Équemauville | 14 | 135 km E | 1,574 | 30.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Boulleville | 27 | 147 km E | 1,236 | 32.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
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