Donville-les-Bains
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 37.3/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 16 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Donville-les-Bains (INSEE 50165) is in Manche (50), part of CC de Granville, Terre et Mer. Population 3,146 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/50165-donville-les-bains
Vitality score
Vitality score 37.3/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 16 % of the 6,849 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 | 0.38 | 25 | 9.52 |
| Social | 0.43 | 20 | 8.53 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.31 | 10 | 3.07 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.48 | 10 | 4.83 |
| Housing mix | 0.49 | 5 | 2.43 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (L'EPI DORE · LBLM · LA GOURMANDISE DONVILLAISE). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (LES 3 SAVEURS). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LA DEPANNEUSE). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (NETTO). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (LE SAINT PIERRE). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LA BONA PIZZA). [3,4]
4 × Café / bar (LE BISTROQUET). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (PAUL FREMONT, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE LEFRANC LEVEQUE · PHARMACIE POMME). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (DONVILLE LES BAINS RP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE DONVILLE-LES-BAINS EDMOND ET LUCIEN RUDAUX). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE MULTISPORTS HALLE DE SPORTS). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (POSTE DE SECOURS PLAGE PISCINE). [3]
7 × Hairdresser (MARILYN COIFFURE · AU CHEVEU PRES · ESPACE COIFFURE · VALERIE COIFFURE A DOMICILE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel (HÔTEL DE LA BAIE - THALASSO PRÉVITHAL). [3,4]
2 × Campsite (CAMPING INTERCOMMUNAL L'ERMITAGE · CAMPING L'OASIS DE LA PLAGE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 5 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | L'EPI DORE · LBLM · LA GOURMANDISE DONVILLAISE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | LES 3 SAVEURS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | LA DEPANNEUSE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | NETTO | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | LE SAINT PIERRE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 1 | LA BONA PIZZA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 4 | LE BISTROQUET | INSEE SIRENE 4 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | PAUL FREMONT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE LEFRANC LEVEQUE · PHARMACIE POMME | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | DONVILLE LES BAINS RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE DONVILLE-LES-BAINS EDMOND ET LUCIEN RUDAUX | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | SALLE MULTISPORTS HALLE DE SPORTS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 1 | POSTE DE SECOURS PLAGE PISCINE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 7 | MARILYN COIFFURE · AU CHEVEU PRES · ESPACE COIFFURE · VALERIE COIFFURE A DOMICILE | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | HÔTEL DE LA BAIE - THALASSO PRÉVITHAL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 2 | CAMPING INTERCOMMUNAL L'ERMITAGE · CAMPING L'OASIS DE LA PLAGE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 3,238 (2012) → 3,146 (2023): -2.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 3,199 (1990) → 3,146 (2023): -1.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,571, of which 25.7 % second homes and 8.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Donville-les-Bains): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Donville-les-Bains): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Donville-les-Bains): 0.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Donville-les-Bains): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Donville-les-Bains): 0.4 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 3 days a year at or above 30 °C and 35 days at or below 0 °C, over 16 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the LONGUEVILLE weather station, 1.7 km away at 5 m; the village itself is at 32 m. [9]
An average of 826 mm of rain a year, spread over 132 days — about 6.3 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at GRANVILLE-STEP, 0.9 km away at 24 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50165/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50165/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50165/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50165/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 50165
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Turbie | 06 | 892 km SE | 3,045 | 50.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 90 % · winter 58 % |
| Hermanville-sur-Mer | 14 | 104 km NE | 3,323 | 37 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 100 % · winter 89 % |
| Port-Louis | 56 | 183 km SW | 2,608 | 56.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 97 % · winter 82 % |
| Sevrier | 74 | 669 km SE | 4,333 | 65.5 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 36 % · winter 41 % |
| Angoulins | 17 | 307 km S | 4,240 | 57.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 85 % · winter 74 % |
| Saint-Parres-aux-Tertres | 10 | 424 km E | 3,223 | 59.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 36 % · winter 58 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hermanville-sur-Mer | 14 | 104 km NE | 3,323 | 37 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 100 % · winter 89 % |
| Port-Louis | 56 | 183 km SW | 2,608 | 56.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 97 % · winter 82 % |
| Angoulins | 17 | 307 km S | 4,240 | 57.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 85 % · winter 74 % |
| Saint-Parres-aux-Tertres | 10 | 424 km E | 3,223 | 59.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 36 % · winter 58 % |
| Sevrier | 74 | 669 km SE | 4,333 | 65.5 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 36 % · winter 41 % |
| La Turbie | 06 | 892 km SE | 3,045 | 50.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 90 % · winter 58 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
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