Le Mesnil-Garnier
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 14.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 31 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Le Mesnil-Garnier (INSEE 50311) is in Manche (50), part of CC Coutances Mer et Bocage. Population 220 (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 14.3/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 31 % of the 16,584 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 | 0.35 | 10 | 3.46 |
| Housing mix | 0.48 | 5 | 2.4 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (MG BAR). [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, Restaurant, 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | MG BAR | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 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 233 (2012) → 220 (2023): -5.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 260 (1990) → 220 (2023): -15.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 154, of which 26 % second homes and 7.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Fleury): 4.9 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Gavray-sur-Sienne): 5.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Gavray-sur-Sienne): 5.3 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Gavray-sur-Sienne): 5.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Fleury): 3.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 4 days a year at or above 30 °C and 26 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the COULOUVRAY-BOISBENATRE weather station, 17.4 km away at 268 m; the village itself is at 133 m. [10]
The village sits 135 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 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at BRECEY, 18.2 km away at 63 m, over 15 summers. [10]
That station sits 70 m below 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, 6.8 km away at 101 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
16 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 151,225 € — 1,380 € per m² of built surface. [11]
The median across Manche is 1,444 € per m², so this commune sits about level with it. [11]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50311/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50311/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50311/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50311/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 50185
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 50197
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boussay | 37 | 278 km SE | 237 | 17.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 81 % · humidity 86 % |
| Serres-et-Montguyard | 24 | 485 km S | 231 | 22.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 31 % · winter 68 % · humidity 71 % |
| Bazaiges | 36 | 338 km SE | 229 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rayssac | 81 | 630 km SE | 234 | 13.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 59 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vitrolles | 05 | 743 km SE | 221 | 22.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 15 % · winter 9 % · humidity 93 % |
| Plouzélambre | 22 | 166 km W | 198 | 15.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plouzélambre | 22 | 166 km W | 198 | 15.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Boussay | 37 | 278 km SE | 237 | 17.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 81 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bazaiges | 36 | 338 km SE | 229 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
| Serres-et-Montguyard | 24 | 485 km S | 231 | 22.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 31 % · winter 68 % · humidity 71 % |
| Rayssac | 81 | 630 km SE | 234 | 13.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 59 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vitrolles | 05 | 743 km SE | 221 | 22.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 15 % · winter 9 % · 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 Le Mesnil-Garnier'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plouzélambre | 22 | 166 km W | 198 | 15.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mérillac | 22 | 105 km SW | 249 | 15.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sainte-Marie-du-Bois | 53 | 75 km SE | 226 | 8.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lescouët-Gouarec | 22 | 162 km SW | 216 | 8.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Monthault | 35 | 40 km S | 248 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Aubin-des-Bois | 14 | 14 km E | 226 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
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