Canville-la-Rocque
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 6.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 4 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Canville-la-Rocque (INSEE 50097) is in Manche (50), part of CA du Cotentin. Population 125 (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 6.2/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 4 % of the 12,568 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.36 | 10 | 3.56 |
| Housing mix | 0.33 | 5 | 1.67 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 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 133 (2012) → 125 (2023): -6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 146 (1990) → 125 (2023): -14.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 93, of which 33.3 % second homes and 4.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Port-Bail-sur-Mer): 3.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Port-Bail-sur-Mer): 4.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Port-Bail-sur-Mer): 4.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Port-Bail-sur-Mer): 4.5 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Besneville): 2.8 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 1 day a year at or above 30 °C and 18 days at or below 0 °C, over 10 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the MONTGARDON weather station, 8.5 km away at 80 m; the village itself is at 36 m. [10]
An average of 1,069 mm of rain a year, spread over 152 days — about 7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at FIERVILLE-LES-M, 5.4 km away at 72 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
No price figures: fewer than five comparable sales were registered here between 2021 and 2025. A median of two sales is not a median. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50097/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50097/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50097/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50097/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 50412
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 50049
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chazelet | 36 | 390 km SE | 124 | 7.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 51 % · winter 64 % |
| Casabianca | 2B | 1,144 km SE | 123 | 13.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 77 % · winter 82 % |
| Tersannes | 87 | 396 km SE | 126 | 3.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 44 % · winter 45 % |
| Le Plantis | 61 | 169 km SE | 125 | 7.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 51 % |
| Sceau-Saint-Angel | 24 | 463 km SE | 125 | 8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 33 % · winter 49 % |
| Corsaint | 21 | 475 km SE | 129 | 9.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 54 % · winter 43 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Plantis | 61 | 169 km SE | 125 | 7.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 51 % |
| Chazelet | 36 | 390 km SE | 124 | 7.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 51 % · winter 64 % |
| Tersannes | 87 | 396 km SE | 126 | 3.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 44 % · winter 45 % |
| Sceau-Saint-Angel | 24 | 463 km SE | 125 | 8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 33 % · winter 49 % |
| Corsaint | 21 | 475 km SE | 129 | 9.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 54 % · winter 43 % |
| Casabianca | 2B | 1,144 km SE | 123 | 13.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 77 % · winter 82 % |
Elsewhere
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