Gatteville-le-Phare
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 12.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 8 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Gatteville-le-Phare (INSEE 50196) is in Manche (50), part of CA du Cotentin. Population 465 (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 12.6/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 8 % of the 17,947 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 | 0.34 | 10 | 3.36 |
| Housing mix | 0.21 | 5 | 1.05 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (SAS LOBERCAIL). [3,4]
2 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL LA BLANCHE NEF · CAMPING LA FERME DU BORD DE MER). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
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 | SAS LOBERCAIL | 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 | 2 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL LA BLANCHE NEF · CAMPING LA FERME DU BORD DE MER | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 480 (2012) → 465 (2023): -3.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 556 (1990) → 465 (2023): -16.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 448, of which 39.5 % second homes and 5.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Barfleur): 2.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Barfleur): 2.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Barfleur): 2.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Barfleur): 2.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Barfleur): 2.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 0 days a year at or above 30 °C and 3 days at or below 0 °C, over 16 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the GATTEVILLE LE P weather station, 1.7 km away at 4 m; the village itself is at 14 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at GONNEVILLE, 13.6 km away at 134 m, over 30 summers. [9]
That station sits 120 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 641 mm of rain a year, spread over 117 days — about 5.5 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at GATTEVILLE LE P, 1.7 km away at 4 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50196/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50196/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50196/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50196/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 50030
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villers-sur-Authie | 80 | 224 km E | 468 | 18.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 49 % · humidity 100 % |
| Barzan | 17 | 464 km S | 475 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 73 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Sauveur | 05 | 821 km SE | 481 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Vincent-de-Cosse | 24 | 568 km S | 388 | 18.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 10 % · winter 57 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Croix-aux-Mines | 88 | 630 km E | 448 | 13.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-André-d'Hébertot | 14 | 120 km E | 451 | 21.8 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-André-d'Hébertot | 14 | 120 km E | 451 | 21.8 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villers-sur-Authie | 80 | 224 km E | 468 | 18.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 49 % · humidity 100 % |
| Barzan | 17 | 464 km S | 475 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 73 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Vincent-de-Cosse | 24 | 568 km S | 388 | 18.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 10 % · winter 57 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Croix-aux-Mines | 88 | 630 km E | 448 | 13.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Sauveur | 05 | 821 km SE | 481 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Gatteville-le-Phare'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champeaux | 50 | 107 km S | 349 | 24.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Plovan | 29 | 299 km SW | 677 | 20.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lanmodez | 22 | 162 km SW | 394 | 24 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Kerbors | 22 | 168 km SW | 292 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Pernelle | 50 | 7.7 km S | 286 | 19.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Valcanville | 50 | 5.8 km SW | 389 | 13.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
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