Gouvets
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 5 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Gouvets (INSEE 50214) is in Manche (50), part of CA Saint-Lô Agglo. Population 295 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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 9/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 5 % of the 17,814 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.47 | 10 | 4.7 |
| Housing mix | 0.59 | 5 | 2.97 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 276 (2012) → 295 (2023): 6.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 304 (1990) → 295 (2023): -3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 172, of which 20.3 % second homes and 7.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Tessy-Bocage): 5 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Tessy-Bocage): 5 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Tessy-Bocage): 4.3 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Tessy-Bocage): 5.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Tessy-Bocage): 4.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 3 days a year at or above 30 °C and 36 days at or below 0 °C, over 10 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the GIEVILLE weather station, 12.9 km away at 134 m; the village itself is at 141 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at GIEVILLE, 12.9 km away at 134 m, over 10 summers. [9]
An average of 1,017 mm of rain a year, spread over 148 days — about 6.9 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at ST LOUET SUR VI, 10.1 km away at 120 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 — 50214/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50214/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50214/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50214/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 50592
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Issoudun-Létrieix | 23 | 401 km SE | 291 | 9.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 54 % · humidity 100 % |
| Maxou | 46 | 526 km SE | 287 | 13.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 8 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Martin-le-Bouillant | 50 | 17 km S | 301 | 9.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ligneyrac | 19 | 478 km SE | 290 | 9.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 21 % · winter 78 % · humidity 64 % |
| Bourgougnague | 47 | 494 km S | 285 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 0 % · winter 95 % |
| Gimbrède | 32 | 561 km S | 295 | 10.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 10 % · winter 93 % · humidity 36 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Martin-le-Bouillant | 50 | 17 km S | 301 | 9.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Issoudun-Létrieix | 23 | 401 km SE | 291 | 9.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 54 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ligneyrac | 19 | 478 km SE | 290 | 9.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 21 % · winter 78 % · humidity 64 % |
| Bourgougnague | 47 | 494 km S | 285 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 0 % · winter 95 % |
| Maxou | 46 | 526 km SE | 287 | 13.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 8 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Gimbrède | 32 | 561 km S | 295 | 10.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 10 % · winter 93 % · humidity 36 % |
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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 Gouvets'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Martin-le-Bouillant | 50 | 17 km S | 301 | 9.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Jouin | 14 | 85 km E | 300 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Vigor-des-Monts | 50 | 2.5 km S | 284 | 10.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montabot | 50 | 2.2 km W | 271 | 9.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Clarbec | 14 | 96 km E | 314 | 10.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Mesnillard | 50 | 34 km S | 257 | 8.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
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