Courcy
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 28.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 45 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Courcy (INSEE 50145) is in Manche (50), part of CC Coutances Mer et Bocage. Population 639 (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 28.7/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 45 % of the 16,791 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.85 | 10 | 8.48 |
| Housing mix | 0.86 | 5 | 4.31 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE PAIN LEVE). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, 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 | LE PAIN LEVE | 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 | 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE | 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 | 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 603 (2012) → 639 (2023): 6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 474 (1990) → 639 (2023): 34.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 290, of which 6.9 % second homes and 3.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Courcy): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Ouville): 3.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Coutances): 3.5 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Coutances): 3.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Courcy): 0 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 4 days a year at or above 30 °C and 26 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the COUTANCES weather station, 4.7 km away at 80 m; the village itself is at 77 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at CERISY LA SALLE, 6.9 km away at 134 m, over 21 summers. [11]
That station sits 57 m above 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 1,089 mm of rain a year, spread over 153 days — about 7.1 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at COUTANCES, 4.7 km away at 80 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50145/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50145/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50145/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50145/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 50145
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 50389
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 50147
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dracy-Saint-Loup | 71 | 482 km SE | 641 | 24.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 32 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Hilaire-la-Gravelle | 41 | 228 km SE | 652 | 24.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 62 % · winter 59 % |
| Aurice | 40 | 584 km S | 633 | 25.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 23 % · winter 74 % · humidity 36 % |
| Auppegard | 76 | 196 km NE | 695 | 27.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Menneville | 62 | 296 km NE | 670 | 26.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Butten | 67 | 628 km E | 640 | 23.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auppegard | 76 | 196 km NE | 695 | 27.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Hilaire-la-Gravelle | 41 | 228 km SE | 652 | 24.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 62 % · winter 59 % |
| Menneville | 62 | 296 km NE | 670 | 26.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Dracy-Saint-Loup | 71 | 482 km SE | 641 | 24.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 32 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aurice | 40 | 584 km S | 633 | 25.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 23 % · winter 74 % · humidity 36 % |
| Butten | 67 | 628 km E | 640 | 23.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 64 % · 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 Courcy'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auppegard | 76 | 196 km NE | 695 | 27.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Menneville | 62 | 296 km NE | 670 | 26.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Campagne-lès-Boulonnais | 62 | 299 km NE | 669 | 29.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Bocasse | 76 | 190 km E | 654 | 25.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Surques | 62 | 303 km NE | 624 | 31.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lottinghen | 62 | 300 km NE | 544 | 27.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
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