Gavray-sur-Sienne
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 62.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 95 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Gavray-sur-Sienne (INSEE 50197) is in Manche (50), part of CC Coutances Mer et Bocage. Population 2,047 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2019-01-01 from 4 former communes: Le Mesnil-Amand (50301), Le Mesnil-Hue (50314), Le Mesnil-Rogues (50320), Sourdeval-les-Bois (50583). [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/50197-gavray-sur-sienne
Vitality score
Vitality score 62.2/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 95 % of the 9,463 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 | 0.65 | 25 | 16.23 |
| Social | 0.8 | 20 | 16.02 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.66 | 10 | 6.56 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 0.56 | 10 | 5.58 |
| Housing mix | 0.71 | 5 | 3.53 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [4,5]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE FOURNIL DE LA SIENNE · AUX P'TITES DOUCEURS). [4,5]
3 × Butcher (boucherie) (ANDOUILLERIE DE LA BALEINE · BOUCHERIE LEBEL JP · LEGRAND JEAN-RAPHAEL). [4,5]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (L'EPICERIE DE GAVRAY). [4,5]
1 × Supermarket (U EXPRESS). [4,5]
7 × Restaurant (AUBERGE DU MESNIL ROGUES · ALEXNANA · LE BAR DES SPORTS · GAVRAY TACOS KEBAB · PIZZA GAVRAY). [4,5]
2 × Café / bar (LE CENTRAL). [5]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [4]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE ROLAND VAUDATIN). [4]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CAROLINE HINARD-CACQUEVEL, MÉDECIN · ERICK SAVARY, MÉDECIN · THIERRY OZENNE, MÉDECIN · CHRISTOPHE DELAUNAY, MÉDECIN · EMMANUEL BRUGNOT, MÉDECIN). [4]
1 × Pharmacy (SELARL PHARMACIE DE GAVRAY). [4,5]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [4]
1 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE). [4]
1 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE NORMANDIE). [4]
4 × Hairdresser. [4,5]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [4]
1 × Hotel (HÔTEL DE LA GARE). [4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle), Library. [4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | LE FOURNIL DE LA SIENNE · AUX P'TITES DOUCEURS | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,5] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 3 | ANDOUILLERIE DE LA BALEINE · BOUCHERIE LEBEL JP · LEGRAND JEAN-RAPHAEL | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | L'EPICERIE DE GAVRAY | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Supermarket | 1 | U EXPRESS | 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 | 7 | AUBERGE DU MESNIL ROGUES · ALEXNANA · LE BAR DES SPORTS · GAVRAY TACOS KEBAB · PIZZA GAVRAY | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 2 | LE CENTRAL | INSEE SIRENE 2 [5] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE ROLAND VAUDATIN | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 5 | CAROLINE HINARD-CACQUEVEL, MÉDECIN · ERICK SAVARY, MÉDECIN · THIERRY OZENNE, MÉDECIN · CHRISTOPHE DELAUNAY, MÉDECIN · EMMANUEL BRUGNOT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [4] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | SELARL PHARMACIE DE GAVRAY | 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 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | GYMNASE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 1 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE NORMANDIE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Hairdresser | 4 | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [4,5] | |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] |
| Hotel | 1 | HÔTEL DE LA GARE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [5] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 1,988 (2012) → 2,047 (2023): 3 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 1,935 (1990) → 2,047 (2023): 5.8 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,380, of which 14.7 % second homes and 11.7 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Gavray-sur-Sienne): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Gavray-sur-Sienne): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Gavray-sur-Sienne): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Gavray-sur-Sienne): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Gavray-sur-Sienne): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 3 days a year at or above 30 °C and 14 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the CERISY LA SALLE weather station, 14.5 km away at 134 m; the village itself is at 32 m. [10]
The village sits 102 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at CERISY LA SALLE, 14.5 km away at 134 m, over 21 summers. [10]
That station sits 102 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 1,131 mm of rain a year, spread over 153 days — about 7.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at EQUILLY, 8.9 km away at 101 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 — 50197/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50197/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50197/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50197/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 50197
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruoms | 07 | 659 km SE | 2,311 | 73.7 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 42 % · humidity 86 % |
| Châteauponsac | 87 | 366 km SE | 2,034 | 48.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 32 % · humidity 100 % |
| Naucelle | 12 | 595 km SE | 2,012 | 65.5 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 59 % · winter 66 % |
| Hirsingue | 68 | 654 km E | 2,122 | 60 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 31 % · humidity 93 % |
| Marcigny | 71 | 499 km SE | 1,682 | 62.7 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 24 % · humidity 93 % |
| Laissac-Sévérac l'Église | 12 | 596 km SE | 2,141 | 65.6 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 8 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Châteauponsac | 87 | 366 km SE | 2,034 | 48.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 32 % · humidity 100 % |
| Marcigny | 71 | 499 km SE | 1,682 | 62.7 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 24 % · humidity 93 % |
| Naucelle | 12 | 595 km SE | 2,012 | 65.5 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 59 % · winter 66 % |
| Laissac-Sévérac l'Église | 12 | 596 km SE | 2,141 | 65.6 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 8 % · humidity 93 % |
| Hirsingue | 68 | 654 km E | 2,122 | 60 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 31 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ruoms | 07 | 659 km SE | 2,311 | 73.7 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 42 % · 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 Gavray-sur-Sienne'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tréguier | 22 | 138 km W | 2,294 | 69.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Quettehou | 50 | 76 km N | 1,811 | 47.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lanmeur | 29 | 176 km W | 2,387 | 63.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lessay | 50 | 37 km N | 2,278 | 65.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lanvollon | 22 | 124 km W | 1,969 | 66 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Matignon | 22 | 77 km SW | 1,771 | 61 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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