Le Grippon
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 16.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 21 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Le Grippon (INSEE 50115) is in Manche (50), part of CA Mont-Saint-Michel-Normandie. Population 391 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2016-01-01 from 1 former commune: Les Chambres (50114). [3]
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 16.1/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 21 % of the 18,009 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 | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.73 | 5 | 3.66 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [4,5]
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. [4,5]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 347 (2012) → 391 (2023): 12.7 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 223 (1990) → 391 (2023): 75.3 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 201, of which 13.4 % second homes and 7 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Haye-Pesnel): 2.4 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Food shop (La Haye-Pesnel): 2.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (La Haye-Pesnel): 2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (La Haye-Pesnel): 2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (La Haye-Pesnel): 2.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 3 days a year at or above 30 °C and 41 days at or below 0 °C, over 16 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LONGUEVILLE weather station, 16.1 km away at 5 m; the village itself is at 120 m. [10]
The village sits 115 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 BRECEY, 17.3 km away at 63 m, over 15 summers. [10]
That station sits 57 m below 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 1,070 mm of rain a year, spread over 148 days — about 7.2 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at SARTILLY, 5.4 km away at 75 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
25 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 199,000 € — 1,200 € per m² of built surface. [11]
The median across Manche is 1,444 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [11]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50115/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50115/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50115/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50115/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 50237
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chareil-Cintrat | 03 | 445 km SE | 388 | 13.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Trinité | 50 | 12 km E | 405 | 13.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Bessons | 48 | 568 km SE | 421 | 16 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 36 % · humidity 93 % |
| Changy | 71 | 499 km SE | 427 | 11.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 46 % · humidity 100 % |
| Semoussac | 17 | 381 km S | 386 | 16.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 84 % · humidity 64 % |
| Rimou | 35 | 43 km S | 357 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Trinité | 50 | 12 km E | 405 | 13.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rimou | 35 | 43 km S | 357 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Semoussac | 17 | 381 km S | 386 | 16.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 84 % · humidity 64 % |
| Chareil-Cintrat | 03 | 445 km SE | 388 | 13.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Changy | 71 | 499 km SE | 427 | 11.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 46 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Bessons | 48 | 568 km SE | 421 | 16 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 36 % · 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 Le Grippon'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcilly | 50 | 18 km SE | 355 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gandelain | 61 | 102 km E | 408 | 10.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Magneville | 50 | 75 km N | 321 | 13.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Pierre-des-Ifs | 14 | 119 km E | 453 | 14.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Léger-sur-Sarthe | 61 | 131 km E | 320 | 10.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Calais-du-Désert | 53 | 89 km E | 396 | 20.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
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