Fontenay-sur-Mer
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 14.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 42 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Fontenay-sur-Mer (INSEE 50190) is in Manche (50), part of CA du Cotentin. Population 161 (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 14.7/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 42 % of the 14,590 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.37 | 10 | 3.66 |
| Housing mix | 0.5 | 5 | 2.52 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (EGS PRESQU'ILE RESTAU). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, 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 | 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 | 1 | EGS PRESQU'ILE RESTAU | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 166 (2012) → 161 (2023): -3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 186 (1990) → 161 (2023): -13.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 125, of which 24.8 % second homes and 8.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Quinéville): 3.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Quinéville): 3.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Montebourg): 5.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Montebourg): 5.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Montebourg): 4.8 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 1 day a year at or above 30 °C and 20 days at or below 0 °C, over 27 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the STE MARIE DU MO weather station, 14 km away at 5 m; the village itself is at 26 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at STE MARIE DU MO, 14 km away at 5 m, over 26 summers. [10]
An average of 866 mm of rain a year, spread over 137 days — about 6.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ST VAAST LA HOUGUE, 9.6 km away at 17 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50190/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50190/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50190/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50190/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 50421
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 50341
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Menétru-le-Vignoble | 39 | 597 km SE | 164 | 18.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 19 % · humidity 93 % |
| Inxent | 62 | 250 km NE | 157 | 16.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ger | 65 | 722 km S | 160 | 20.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 31 % · winter 81 % · humidity 57 % |
| Asnières-en-Montagne | 21 | 455 km SE | 160 | 14.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 38 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rossillon | 01 | 657 km SE | 166 | 22.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 43 % · humidity 93 % |
| Romagne-sous-Montfaucon | 55 | 463 km E | 170 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 58 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inxent | 62 | 250 km NE | 157 | 16.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Asnières-en-Montagne | 21 | 455 km SE | 160 | 14.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 38 % · humidity 100 % |
| Romagne-sous-Montfaucon | 55 | 463 km E | 170 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 58 % · humidity 100 % |
| Menétru-le-Vignoble | 39 | 597 km SE | 164 | 18.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 19 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rossillon | 01 | 657 km SE | 166 | 22.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 43 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ger | 65 | 722 km S | 160 | 20.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 31 % · winter 81 % · humidity 57 % |
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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 Fontenay-sur-Mer'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rubercy | 14 | 39 km SE | 152 | 23.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Theil-en-Auge | 14 | 114 km E | 199 | 25.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Manvieux | 14 | 50 km E | 129 | 23.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Maupertus-sur-Mer | 50 | 22 km NW | 238 | 16.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aumeville-Lestre | 50 | 5.6 km N | 132 | 8.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Canapville | 14 | 106 km E | 224 | 22.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
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