Le Mesnil-Gilbert
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 6.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 4 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Le Mesnil-Gilbert (INSEE 50312) is in Manche (50), part of CA Mont-Saint-Michel-Normandie. Population 146 (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 6.7/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 4 % of the 13,883 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 | 0.29 | 10 | 2.93 |
| Housing mix | 0.55 | 5 | 2.75 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [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 | 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 148 (2012) → 146 (2023): -1.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 184 (1990) → 146 (2023): -20.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 111, of which 22.5 % second homes and 10.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Pois): 3.9 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Pois): 4 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Pois): 4.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Juvigny les Vallées): 5.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Pois): 3.9 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 4 days a year at or above 30 °C and 48 days at or below 0 °C, over 14 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the BRECEY weather station, 8 km away at 63 m; the village itself is at 70 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at BRECEY, 8 km away at 63 m, over 15 summers. [10]
An average of 1,159 mm of rain a year, spread over 154 days — about 7.5 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at JUVIGNY-LE-T, 5.1 km away at 256 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 — 50312/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50312/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50312/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50312/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 50542
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 50260
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Silvain-sous-Toulx | 23 | 366 km SE | 146 | 6.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 38 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Bersac | 05 | 707 km SE | 146 | 15 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 8 % · winter 1 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bellon | 16 | 390 km S | 145 | 8.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 92 % · humidity 57 % |
| Orival | 16 | 392 km S | 149 | 7.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 23 % · winter 92 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Christophe-sur-Avre | 27 | 138 km E | 145 | 8.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 79 % · winter 96 % |
| Mauroux | 32 | 553 km S | 143 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 65 % · humidity 43 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Christophe-sur-Avre | 27 | 138 km E | 145 | 8.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 79 % · winter 96 % |
| Saint-Silvain-sous-Toulx | 23 | 366 km SE | 146 | 6.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 38 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bellon | 16 | 390 km S | 145 | 8.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 92 % · humidity 57 % |
| Orival | 16 | 392 km S | 149 | 7.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 23 % · winter 92 % · humidity 79 % |
| Mauroux | 32 | 553 km S | 143 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 65 % · humidity 43 % |
| Le Bersac | 05 | 707 km SE | 146 | 15 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 8 % · 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 Le Mesnil-Gilbert'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontenay-Torcy | 60 | 227 km NE | 143 | 12.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lessard-et-le-Chêne | 14 | 95 km NE | 152 | 7.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Champeaux-sur-Sarthe | 61 | 112 km E | 159 | 8.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Cercueil | 61 | 81 km E | 145 | 11.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vendières | 02 | 331 km E | 133 | 10.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bazoques | 27 | 128 km NE | 141 | 11.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
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