Gouville-sur-Mer
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 48.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 50 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Gouville-sur-Mer (INSEE 50215) is in Manche (50), part of CC Coutances Mer et Bocage. Population 3,274 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2019-01-01 from 4 former communes: Anneville-sur-Mer (50014), Montsurvent (50354), Servigny (50573), Boisroger (50061). [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/50215-gouville-sur-mer
Vitality score
Vitality score 48.3/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 50 % of the 6,612 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 | 0.28 | 25 | 6.97 |
| Social | 0.73 | 20 | 14.64 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.37 | 10 | 3.74 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.48 | 5 | 2.41 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [4,5]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA P'TITE BOULANGE). [4,5]
1 × Butcher (boucherie). [4,5]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (U EXPRESS · L'ATELIER DES SAVEURS). [4,5]
3 × Fishmonger (HUITRE DELA ROQUE · LA PERLE DU SENEQUET · GRANDS CRUS EN COTENTIN). [4,5]
11 × Restaurant (LE PIERREFEU · BOA COFFEE AND FOOD · MILETTE). [4,5]
3 × Café / bar (CHEZ LOULOU). [5]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [4]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (YACINE MIMOUNI, MÉDECIN · THIERRY DEYGLUN, MÉDECIN · NATHALIE VAUDIN, MÉDECIN). [4]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU SENEQUET). [4,5]
1 × Post office / agence postale (GOUVILLE SUR MER LPA AP). [4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE GOUVILLE-SUR-MER). [4]
1 × Swimming pool (POSTE DE SECOURS). [4]
1 × Bank (CREDIT AGRICOLE NORMANDIE). [4]
3 × Hairdresser (SALON OXYDE · CONCEPT COIFFURE). [4,5]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [4]
3 × Campsite (CAMPING DE GOUVILLE · CAMPING BELLE ETOILE · CAMPING DU GRAND LARGE). [4,5]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 3 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle). [4,5]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LA P'TITE BOULANGE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | U EXPRESS · L'ATELIER DES SAVEURS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 3 | HUITRE DELA ROQUE · LA PERLE DU SENEQUET · GRANDS CRUS EN COTENTIN | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [4,5] |
| Restaurant | 11 | LE PIERREFEU · BOA COFFEE AND FOOD · MILETTE | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 16 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 3 | CHEZ LOULOU | INSEE SIRENE 3 [5] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | YACINE MIMOUNI, MÉDECIN · THIERRY DEYGLUN, MÉDECIN · NATHALIE VAUDIN, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [4] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DU SENEQUET | 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 | GOUVILLE SUR MER LPA AP | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE GOUVILLE-SUR-MER | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Swimming pool | 1 | POSTE DE SECOURS | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Bank | 1 | CREDIT AGRICOLE NORMANDIE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Hairdresser | 3 | SALON OXYDE · CONCEPT COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,5] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [5] | |
| Campsite | 3 | CAMPING DE GOUVILLE · CAMPING BELLE ETOILE · CAMPING DU GRAND LARGE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,5] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Friday 8h à 12h place de l'église. [6]
Trajectory
Population 3,031 (2012) → 3,274 (2023): 8 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 2,081 (1990) → 3,274 (2023): 57.3 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,465, of which 25.9 % second homes and 6.1 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Gouville-sur-Mer): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Gouville-sur-Mer): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
GP (Gouville-sur-Mer): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Gouville-sur-Mer): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Gouville-sur-Mer): 0.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 2 days a year at or above 30 °C and 19 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the GOUVILLE weather station, 2.1 km away at 7 m; the village itself is at 20 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at GOUVILLE, 2.1 km away at 7 m, over 21 summers. [11]
An average of 849 mm of rain a year, spread over 136 days — about 6.2 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at GOUVILLE, 2.1 km away at 7 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
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 — 50215/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://gouville-sur-mer.fr/les-marches-de-gouville/— “Le marché a lieu tous les vendredis de 8h à 12h tout le long de l'année sur la place de l'église.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50215/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50215/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50215/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 50215
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Forêt-Fouesnant | 29 | 221 km SW | 3,508 | 55.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Saturnin-lès-Apt | 84 | 782 km SE | 3,004 | 46.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Julien | 83 | 831 km SE | 2,453 | 55 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 1 % · humidity 93 % |
| Jugon-les-Lacs | 22 | 94 km SW | 2,541 | 66.5 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Crach | 56 | 195 km SW | 3,423 | 48.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 96 % |
| Saint-Sauveur-Villages | 50 | 13 km E | 3,208 | 43.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Sauveur-Villages | 50 | 13 km E | 3,208 | 43.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Jugon-les-Lacs | 22 | 94 km SW | 2,541 | 66.5 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Crach | 56 | 195 km SW | 3,423 | 48.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 96 % |
| La Forêt-Fouesnant | 29 | 221 km SW | 3,508 | 55.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Saturnin-lès-Apt | 84 | 782 km SE | 3,004 | 46.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Julien | 83 | 831 km SE | 2,453 | 55 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 1 % · 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 Gouville-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Forêt-Fouesnant | 29 | 221 km SW | 3,508 | 55.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Sauveur-Villages | 50 | 13 km E | 3,208 | 43.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Évellys | 56 | 154 km SW | 3,379 | 44.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ploumilliau | 22 | 149 km W | 2,466 | 57.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sainte-Mère-Église | 50 | 40 km NE | 2,896 | 66.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rédené | 29 | 195 km SW | 3,043 | 48 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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