Bretteville-sur-Ay
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 23.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 42 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Bretteville-sur-Ay (INSEE 50078) is in Manche (50), part of CC Côte Ouest Centre Manche. Population 444 (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 23.4/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 42 % of the 17,933 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 | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.97 | 10 | 9.7 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (CHEZ NATHALIE · LA PAILLOTTE). [4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE BRETTEVILLE-SUR-AY SIMÉON LUCE). [3]
1 × Campsite (BRETTEVILLE LOISIRS). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 2 | CHEZ NATHALIE · LA PAILLOTTE | INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE BRETTEVILLE-SUR-AY SIMÉON LUCE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | BRETTEVILLE LOISIRS | 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 394 (2012) → 444 (2023): 12.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 302 (1990) → 444 (2023): 47 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 663, of which 62.7 % second homes and 3.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Germain-sur-Ay): 3.5 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Germain-sur-Ay): 3.4 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (La Haye): 7.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (La Haye): 7.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Germain-sur-Ay): 3.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 1 day a year at or above 30 °C and 14 days at or below 0 °C, over 10 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the MONTGARDON weather station, 4.7 km away at 80 m; the village itself is at 12 m. [10]
The village sits 68 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 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at GOUVILLE, 17.1 km away at 7 m, over 21 summers. [10]
An average of 1,030 mm of rain a year, spread over 153 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at MONTGARDON, 4.7 km away at 80 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 — 50078/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50078/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50078/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50078/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 50481
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 50236
- 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-Cyr-en-Talmondais | 85 | 312 km S | 403 | 21.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 46 % · winter 76 % |
| Saint-Benoist-sur-Mer | 85 | 316 km S | 515 | 22.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 46 % · winter 76 % |
| Favières | 80 | 261 km NE | 453 | 19.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 84 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-la-Rivière | 50 | 15 km NW | 363 | 29.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 100 % · winter 93 % |
| Jarrier | 73 | 745 km SE | 506 | 25 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Point-Lac | 25 | 649 km E | 306 | 22 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Jean-de-la-Rivière | 50 | 15 km NW | 363 | 29.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 100 % · winter 93 % |
| Favières | 80 | 261 km NE | 453 | 19.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 84 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Cyr-en-Talmondais | 85 | 312 km S | 403 | 21.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 46 % · winter 76 % |
| Saint-Benoist-sur-Mer | 85 | 316 km S | 515 | 22.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 46 % · winter 76 % |
| Saint-Point-Lac | 25 | 649 km E | 306 | 22 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Jarrier | 73 | 745 km SE | 506 | 25 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 0 % · 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 Bretteville-sur-Ay'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Marcouf | 50 | 34 km NE | 355 | 6.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Champeaux | 50 | 59 km S | 349 | 24.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Quiberville-sur-Mer | 76 | 197 km E | 542 | 44.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Jean-le-Thomas | 50 | 60 km S | 401 | 41.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Côme-de-Fresné | 14 | 75 km E | 256 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Caurel | 22 | 155 km SW | 353 | 30.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
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