Mortain-Bocage
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 68.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 98 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Mortain-Bocage (INSEE 50359) is in Manche (50), part of CA Mont-Saint-Michel-Normandie. Population 2,961 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2016-01-01 from 4 former communes: Bion (50056), Notre-Dame-du-Touchet (50381), Saint-Jean-du-Corail (50494), Villechien (50638). [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/50359-mortain-bocage
Vitality score
Vitality score 68.2/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 98 % of the 7,185 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 | 0.68 | 25 | 17.01 |
| Social | 0.93 | 20 | 18.68 |
| Education | 0.78 | 10 | 7.77 |
| Health | 0.59 | 10 | 5.85 |
| Public & culture | 0.51 | 5 | 2.56 |
| Population trend | 0.22 | 10 | 2.18 |
| Housing mix | 0.78 | 5 | 3.89 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [4,5]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (VIVENOT · BOULANGERIE LETONDEUR). [4,5]
2 × Butcher (boucherie). [4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (EPI SERVICE). [4,5]
2 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR MARKET · ALDI MARCHE HONFLEUR). [4,5]
6 × Restaurant (LE CENTRAL · NEW PARIS · CHEZ LILI · L'ENVIE DES METS). [4,5]
5 × Café / bar (LE SULKY · LE CENTRAL · BAR DE LA VALLEE · LES CASCADES · L'AKWA). [5]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ECOLE DU SACRE-COEUR · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE DU ROCHER · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LES LUTINS). [4]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE ROBERT DE MORTAIN · COLLEGE PRIVE SACRE COEUR). [4]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JEAN-YVES LEMARDELEY, MÉDECIN · LAURENCE LARIGAUDERIE, MÉDECIN · JOSE ANTONIO VELASCO SOTO, MÉDECIN). [4]
1 × Pharmacy. [4,5]
2 × Post office / agence postale (MORTAIN BOCAGE AP · LA POSTE). [4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE MORTAIN-BOCAGE VICTOR GASTEBOIS). [4]
2 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE MULTISPORTS COSEC · SALLE CLAUDE LEBIGOT). [4]
4 × Bank (CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL MORTAIN · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE NORMANDIE · CREDIT AGRICOLE NORMANDIE · CREDIT MUTUEL). [4]
2 × Hairdresser (LE SALON · STYLE COLOR). [4,5]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [4,5]
1 × Hotel (HÔTEL DE LA POSTE). [4,5]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL LES CASCADES). [4,5]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | VIVENOT · BOULANGERIE LETONDEUR | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,5] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | EPI SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Supermarket | 2 | CARREFOUR MARKET · ALDI MARCHE HONFLEUR | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [5] | |
| Restaurant | 6 | LE CENTRAL · NEW PARIS · CHEZ LILI · L'ENVIE DES METS | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 5 | LE SULKY · LE CENTRAL · BAR DE LA VALLEE · LES CASCADES · L'AKWA | INSEE SIRENE 5 [5] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ECOLE DU SACRE-COEUR · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE DU ROCHER · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LES LUTINS | INSEE BPE 3 [4] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE ROBERT DE MORTAIN · COLLEGE PRIVE SACRE COEUR | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | JEAN-YVES LEMARDELEY, MÉDECIN · LAURENCE LARIGAUDERIE, MÉDECIN · JOSE ANTONIO VELASCO SOTO, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [4] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4,5] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | MORTAIN BOCAGE AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE MORTAIN-BOCAGE VICTOR GASTEBOIS | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | SALLE MULTISPORTS COSEC · SALLE CLAUDE LEBIGOT | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 4 | CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL MORTAIN · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE NORMANDIE · CREDIT AGRICOLE NORMANDIE · CREDIT MUTUEL | INSEE BPE 4 [4] |
| Hairdresser | 2 | LE SALON · STYLE COLOR | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [4,5] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Hotel | 1 | HÔTEL DE LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL LES CASCADES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 3,171 (2012) → 2,961 (2023): -6.6 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 4,126 (1990) → 2,961 (2023): -28.2 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,910, of which 11.1 % second homes and 15.4 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Mortain-Bocage): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Mortain-Bocage): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Mortain-Bocage): 0.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Juvigny les Vallées): 6.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Mortain-Bocage): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 5 days a year at or above 30 °C and 48 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST-HILAIRE-DU-H weather station, 14.7 km away at 95 m; the village itself is at 225 m. [11]
The village sits 130 m above 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 BRECEY, 19.1 km away at 63 m, over 15 summers. [11]
That station sits 162 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 1,221 mm of rain a year, spread over 157 days — about 7.8 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST-CLEMENT, 4.9 km away at 269 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 — 50359/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50359/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50359/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50359/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 50359
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bozouls | 12 | 542 km SE | 3,001 | 57.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 15 % · winter 61 % · humidity 100 % |
| Veynes | 05 | 690 km SE | 3,214 | 53.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villeneuve-de-Berg | 07 | 616 km SE | 3,031 | 55.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 8 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Puisserguier | 34 | 663 km SE | 3,078 | 42.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 74 % · humidity 50 % |
| Mirepoix | 09 | 655 km S | 3,172 | 56.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 23 % · winter 92 % · humidity 71 % |
| Fresnay-sur-Sarthe | 72 | 82 km SE | 2,928 | 62.8 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 77 % · winter 91 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fresnay-sur-Sarthe | 72 | 82 km SE | 2,928 | 62.8 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 77 % · winter 91 % |
| Bozouls | 12 | 542 km SE | 3,001 | 57.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 15 % · winter 61 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villeneuve-de-Berg | 07 | 616 km SE | 3,031 | 55.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 8 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mirepoix | 09 | 655 km S | 3,172 | 56.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 23 % · winter 92 % · humidity 71 % |
| Puisserguier | 34 | 663 km SE | 3,078 | 42.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 74 % · humidity 50 % |
| Veynes | 05 | 690 km SE | 3,214 | 53.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 0 % · 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 Mortain-Bocage'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mauron | 56 | 117 km SW | 3,163 | 51 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ambrières-les-Vallées | 53 | 36 km SE | 2,619 | 63.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Grandvilliers | 60 | 238 km NE | 2,786 | 68.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Malestroit | 56 | 142 km SW | 2,558 | 73 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rue | 80 | 261 km NE | 2,987 | 73.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pré-en-Pail-Saint-Samson | 53 | 59 km E | 2,273 | 55.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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