Ducey-Les Chéris
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 65.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 97 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Ducey-Les Chéris (INSEE 50168) is in Manche (50), part of CA Mont-Saint-Michel-Normandie. Population 2,784 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2016-01-01 from 1 former commune: Les Chéris (50132). [3]
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/50168-ducey-les-cheris
Vitality score
Vitality score 65.9/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 97 % of the 7,596 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 | 0.52 | 25 | 13.03 |
| Social | 0.82 | 20 | 16.42 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.67 | 10 | 6.72 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.71 | 10 | 7.06 |
| Housing mix | 0.9 | 5 | 4.52 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [4,5]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AU PANIER GOURMAND · BOULANGERIE DUCLOS · GOBE PATRICE & CORINNE). [4,5]
1 × Butcher (boucherie). [4,5]
1 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR MARKET). [4,5]
4 × Restaurant (LA MARIONNETTE · LA BONNE PORTE · LE CLAPTON CAFE · DUCEY KEBAB HOUSE). [4,5]
3 × Café / bar (BAR DE LA BAIE · LE DUCEEN · BAR DES SPORTIFS). [5]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE LES P'TITS LOUPS). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE VICTOR HUGO · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ECOLE LES SAINTS-PERES). [4]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE GABRIEL DE MONTGOMMERY). [4]
6 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ROMAIN LERICOLLAIS, MÉDECIN · ROMAIN CHANTELOUBE, MÉDECIN · CAROLE GAUCHER, MÉDECIN · ANNE-LAURE HUET, MÉDECIN · ALEXANDRE RICHARD, MÉDECIN). [4]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LA SELUNE). [4,5]
1 × Post office / agence postale (DUCEY AP). [4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE DE DUCEY). [4]
1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE OMNISPORTS). [4]
2 × Bank (AGENCE DE DUCEY · CREDIT AGRICOLE NORMANDIE). [4]
6 × Hairdresser (A L'INFINITIF · CHANGEZ D'AIR · CHOUCHOU THE VOUS). [4,5]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [4]
2 × Hotel (AUBERGE DE LA SÉLUNE · BEST WESTERN). [4,5]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL LA SELUNE). [4,5]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [4,5]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | AU PANIER GOURMAND · BOULANGERIE DUCLOS · GOBE PATRICE & CORINNE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [4,5] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Supermarket | 1 | CARREFOUR MARKET | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 4 | LA MARIONNETTE · LA BONNE PORTE · LE CLAPTON CAFE · DUCEY KEBAB HOUSE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 3 | BAR DE LA BAIE · LE DUCEEN · BAR DES SPORTIFS | INSEE SIRENE 3 [5] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE LES P'TITS LOUPS | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE VICTOR HUGO · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ECOLE LES SAINTS-PERES | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE GABRIEL DE MONTGOMMERY | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 6 | ROMAIN LERICOLLAIS, MÉDECIN · ROMAIN CHANTELOUBE, MÉDECIN · CAROLE GAUCHER, MÉDECIN · ANNE-LAURE HUET, MÉDECIN · ALEXANDRE RICHARD, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 6 [4] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE LA SELUNE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | DUCEY AP | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHEQUE DE DUCEY | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | SALLE OMNISPORTS | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 2 | AGENCE DE DUCEY · CREDIT AGRICOLE NORMANDIE | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Hairdresser | 6 | A L'INFINITIF · CHANGEZ D'AIR · CHOUCHOU THE VOUS | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [4,5] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] |
| Hotel | 2 | AUBERGE DE LA SÉLUNE · BEST WESTERN | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,5] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL LA SELUNE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Tuesday 7h30 à 13h30 (en été) 7h30 à 12h30 (en hiver) Grande Rue et Rue de Semallé (seasonal). [6]
Trajectory
Population 2,753 (2012) → 2,784 (2023): 1.1 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 2,309 (1990) → 2,784 (2023): 20.6 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,506, of which 4.8 % second homes and 8.5 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Ducey-Les Chéris): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Ducey-Les Chéris): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [10]
GP (Ducey-Les Chéris): 0.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Ducey-Les Chéris): 0 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Ducey-Les Chéris): 0.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 5 days a year at or above 30 °C and 44 days at or below 0 °C, over 14 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the BRECEY weather station, 15.1 km away at 63 m; the village itself is at 12 m. [11]
The village sits 51 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, 15.1 km away at 63 m, over 15 summers. [11]
That station sits 51 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 1,065 mm of rain a year, spread over 154 days — about 6.9 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST OVIN, 7.7 km away at 155 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
148 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 165,350 € — 1,496 € per m² of built surface. [12]
8 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 222,500 € — 1,537 € per m². [12]
The median across Manche is 1,444 € per m², so this commune sits about level with it. [12]
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
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [6]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50168/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://ducey.fr/marche/— “Les mardis matin”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50168/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50168/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50168/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 50168
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dompierre-sur-Besbre | 03 | 440 km SE | 2,959 | 58.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montrevel-en-Bresse | 01 | 545 km SE | 2,743 | 72.1 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 74 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mauzé-sur-le-Mignon | 79 | 273 km S | 2,941 | 63.3 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 49 % · winter 99 % |
| Ennezat | 63 | 456 km SE | 2,748 | 60.1 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 % |
| Loury | 45 | 259 km E | 2,616 | 53.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 54 % · winter 84 % |
| Polliat | 01 | 550 km SE | 2,741 | 64.7 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 74 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loury | 45 | 259 km E | 2,616 | 53.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 54 % · winter 84 % |
| Mauzé-sur-le-Mignon | 79 | 273 km S | 2,941 | 63.3 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 49 % · winter 99 % |
| Dompierre-sur-Besbre | 03 | 440 km SE | 2,959 | 58.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ennezat | 63 | 456 km SE | 2,748 | 60.1 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montrevel-en-Bresse | 01 | 545 km SE | 2,743 | 72.1 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 74 % · humidity 86 % |
| Polliat | 01 | 550 km SE | 2,741 | 64.7 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 74 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Ducey-Les Chéris'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haspres | 59 | 386 km NE | 2,626 | 52.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Hermes | 60 | 271 km E | 2,466 | 60 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Landrecies | 59 | 398 km NE | 3,407 | 44.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Broons | 22 | 79 km SW | 2,943 | 72.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Loiron-Ruillé | 53 | 68 km SE | 2,758 | 58.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Plœuc-L'Hermitage | 22 | 112 km W | 4,103 | 50.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
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