Hauteville-sur-Mer
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 44.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 84 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Hauteville-sur-Mer (INSEE 50231) is in Manche (50), part of CC Coutances Mer et Bocage. Population 707 (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 44.6/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 84 % of the 16,367 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.93 | 20 | 18.64 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.77 | 10 | 7.67 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (PROXI). [3,4]
8 × Restaurant (SARL BATAILLE-MAERLE · LA MER O VENT · MEMERE ET COMPAGNIE · LE CARPE DIEM · S.A.S. DE LA PLAGE). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Cinema (CINEMA DE LA PLAGE). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (POSTE DE SECOURS). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPINGS MUNICIPAUX). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Fishmonger.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, 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) | 1 | PROXI | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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] | |
| Restaurant | 8 | SARL BATAILLE-MAERLE · LA MER O VENT · MEMERE ET COMPAGNIE · LE CARPE DIEM · S.A.S. DE LA PLAGE | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | CINEMA DE LA PLAGE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 1 | POSTE DE SECOURS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPINGS MUNICIPAUX | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 665 (2012) → 707 (2023): 6.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 558 (1990) → 707 (2023): 26.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,157, of which 66.3 % second homes and 1.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Tourneville-sur-Mer): 1.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Tourneville-sur-Mer): 1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Tourneville-sur-Mer): 1.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Quettreville-sur-Sienne): 5.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Hauteville-sur-Mer): 0.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 4 days a year at or above 30 °C and 22 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the COUTANCES weather station, 9.6 km away at 80 m; the village itself is at 23 m. [11]
The village sits 57 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at GOUVILLE, 15.5 km away at 7 m, over 21 summers. [11]
An average of 997 mm of rain a year, spread over 147 days — about 6.8 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at QUETTREVILLE, 4.7 km away at 34 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50231/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50231/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50231/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50231/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 50272
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 50419
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 50231
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poggio-Mezzana | 2B | 1,124 km SE | 885 | 46.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 99 % · humidity 21 % |
| Savigny-sur-Clairis | 89 | 355 km E | 450 | 26.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 68 % · humidity 100 % |
| Labeaume | 07 | 672 km SE | 698 | 37.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 53 % · humidity 79 % |
| Auberville | 14 | 116 km E | 609 | 30.1 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Côte-d'Arbroz | 74 | 689 km SE | 349 | 41.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 7 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saurat | 09 | 718 km S | 700 | 40.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 12 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auberville | 14 | 116 km E | 609 | 30.1 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Savigny-sur-Clairis | 89 | 355 km E | 450 | 26.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 68 % · humidity 100 % |
| Labeaume | 07 | 672 km SE | 698 | 37.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 53 % · humidity 79 % |
| La Côte-d'Arbroz | 74 | 689 km SE | 349 | 41.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 7 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saurat | 09 | 718 km S | 700 | 40.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 12 % · humidity 93 % |
| Poggio-Mezzana | 2B | 1,124 km SE | 885 | 46.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 99 % · humidity 21 % |
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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 Hauteville-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formigny La Bataille | 14 | 61 km NE | 765 | 33.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Audresselles | 62 | 304 km NE | 608 | 45.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Carolles | 50 | 25 km S | 774 | 54.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Berville-sur-Mer | 27 | 147 km E | 664 | 37.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Quiberville-sur-Mer | 76 | 205 km NE | 542 | 44.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gréolières | 06 | 868 km SE | 631 | 42.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
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