La Colombe
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school.
Few services 33.5/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 62 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Colombe (INSEE 50137) is in Manche (50), part of CC de Villedieu Intercom. Population 626 (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 33.5/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 62 % of the 16,841 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.61 | 10 | 6.12 |
| Housing mix | 0.88 | 5 | 4.42 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school. [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (LIDL). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LE KIOSQUE A PIZZA). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 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 | 1 | LIDL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 1 | LE KIOSQUE A PIZZA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 614 (2012) → 626 (2023): 2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 563 (1990) → 626 (2023): 11.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 327, of which 5.8 % second homes and 11.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Percy-en-Normandie): 4.7 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (La Colombe): 2.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Percy-en-Normandie): 4.8 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Percy-en-Normandie): 4.8 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Beslon): 3.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 4 days a year at or above 30 °C and 27 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the COULOUVRAY-BOISBENATRE weather station, 11.5 km away at 268 m; the village itself is at 168 m. [11]
The village sits 100 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at BRECEY, 16.2 km away at 63 m, over 15 summers. [11]
That station sits 105 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 1,391 mm of rain a year, spread over 165 days — about 8.4 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at COULOUVRAY-BOISBENATRE, 11.5 km away at 268 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50137/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50137/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50137/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50137/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 50393
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 50137
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 50048
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harcanville | 76 | 169 km NE | 522 | 39.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Voyennes | 80 | 318 km E | 595 | 25.5 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Hoguette | 14 | 75 km E | 662 | 32.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sept-Sorts | 77 | 313 km E | 616 | 35.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 46 % · humidity 100 % |
| Roinville | 28 | 220 km E | 588 | 30.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 65 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bonnée | 45 | 290 km SE | 696 | 45.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Hoguette | 14 | 75 km E | 662 | 32.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Harcanville | 76 | 169 km NE | 522 | 39.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Roinville | 28 | 220 km E | 588 | 30.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 65 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bonnée | 45 | 290 km SE | 696 | 45.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sept-Sorts | 77 | 313 km E | 616 | 35.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 46 % · humidity 100 % |
| Voyennes | 80 | 318 km E | 595 | 25.5 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Colombe'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harcanville | 76 | 169 km NE | 522 | 39.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Hoguette | 14 | 75 km E | 662 | 32.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Coyecques | 62 | 309 km NE | 597 | 26.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Reviers | 14 | 71 km NE | 627 | 24.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bovel | 35 | 118 km SW | 618 | 39.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Miannay | 80 | 250 km NE | 604 | 34.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
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