Port-Bail-sur-Mer
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 65.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 97 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Port-Bail-sur-Mer (INSEE 50412) is in Manche (50), part of CA du Cotentin. Population 2,520 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2019-01-01 from 2 former communes: Denneville (50160), Saint-Lô-d'Ourville (50503). [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/50412-port-bail-sur-mer
Vitality score
Vitality score 65.2/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 97 % of the 8,201 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 | 18.58 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.59 | 10 | 5.85 |
| Public & culture | 0.51 | 5 | 2.56 |
| Population trend | 0.51 | 10 | 5.08 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [4,5]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LEBRETON · AU P'TIT BONHEUR · LES SAVEURS D'ALYANA). [4,5]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (LE TRAITEUR DU COTENTIN). [4,5]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [4,5]
2 × Supermarket (INTERMARCHE · DLNP3). [4,5]
10 × Restaurant (RESTAURANT LE CABESTAN · DOUCEUR DES ILES · PREVOST · HOTEL RESTAURANT DES PINS · LA PIZZA GARNIE). [4,5]
4 × Café / bar (NUL BAR AILLEURS · LE BAC A SABLE). [5]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [4]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE ANDRE MICLOT). [4]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ANNE WUCHER, MÉDECIN · ROUHOLLAH GOLDOUSTE, MÉDECIN · NICOLAS PENCHET, MÉDECIN). [4]
1 × Pharmacy (SELARL PHARMACIE DU HAVRE). [4,5]
2 × Post office / agence postale (DENNEVILLE AP · LA POSTE). [4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE PORT-BAIL-SUR-MER LA GRANGE AUX LIVRES). [4]
1 × Gym / sports hall (STADE OMNISPORTS). [4]
3 × Hairdresser (JULIE COIFFURE · L'ATELIER 41 · UN BRIN DE COIFFURE). [4,5]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [4]
1 × Hotel (HÔTEL AUX 13 ARCHES). [4,5]
5 × Campsite (CAMPING VIEUX FORT · CAMPING L'ESPÉRANCE · CAMPING LA CÔTE DES ISLES · LA FERME DU BOST · LE B17). [4,5]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | LEBRETON · AU P'TIT BONHEUR · LES SAVEURS D'ALYANA | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,5] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | LE TRAITEUR DU COTENTIN | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] | |
| Supermarket | 2 | INTERMARCHE · DLNP3 | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 10 | RESTAURANT LE CABESTAN · DOUCEUR DES ILES · PREVOST · HOTEL RESTAURANT DES PINS · LA PIZZA GARNIE | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 15 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 4 | NUL BAR AILLEURS · LE BAC A SABLE | INSEE SIRENE 4 [5] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE ANDRE MICLOT | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | ANNE WUCHER, MÉDECIN · ROUHOLLAH GOLDOUSTE, MÉDECIN · NICOLAS PENCHET, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [4] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | SELARL PHARMACIE DU HAVRE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | DENNEVILLE AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE PORT-BAIL-SUR-MER LA GRANGE AUX LIVRES | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | STADE OMNISPORTS | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 3 | JULIE COIFFURE · L'ATELIER 41 · UN BRIN DE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,5] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] |
| Hotel | 1 | HÔTEL AUX 13 ARCHES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Campsite | 5 | CAMPING VIEUX FORT · CAMPING L'ESPÉRANCE · CAMPING LA CÔTE DES ISLES · LA FERME DU BOST · LE B17 | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [4,5] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 2,740 (2012) → 2,520 (2023): -8 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 2,500 (1990) → 2,520 (2023): 0.8 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 3,144, of which 51.7 % second homes and 5 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Port-Bail-sur-Mer): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Port-Bail-sur-Mer): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Port-Bail-sur-Mer): 0.5 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Port-Bail-sur-Mer): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Port-Bail-sur-Mer): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 1 day a year at or above 30 °C and 9 days at or below 0 °C, over 12 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the BARNEVILLE CART weather station, 8.7 km away at 62 m; the village itself is at 12 m. [10]
An average of 1,069 mm of rain a year, spread over 152 days — about 7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at FIERVILLE-LES-M, 5.6 km away at 72 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 — 50412/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50412/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50412/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50412/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 50412
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penvénan | 22 | 130 km SW | 2,584 | 62.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 95 % |
| Pleubian | 22 | 118 km SW | 2,365 | 54.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 89 % |
| Piriac-sur-Mer | 44 | 226 km S | 2,685 | 63 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 91 % |
| La Barre-de-Monts | 85 | 274 km S | 2,367 | 62.4 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 82 % · winter 80 % |
| Lit-et-Mixe | 40 | 591 km S | 1,719 | 58.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 38 % · winter 50 % |
| Vendays-Montalivet | 33 | 445 km S | 2,838 | 74.8 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 51 % · winter 62 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleubian | 22 | 118 km SW | 2,365 | 54.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 89 % |
| Penvénan | 22 | 130 km SW | 2,584 | 62.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 95 % |
| Piriac-sur-Mer | 44 | 226 km S | 2,685 | 63 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 91 % |
| La Barre-de-Monts | 85 | 274 km S | 2,367 | 62.4 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 82 % · winter 80 % |
| Vendays-Montalivet | 33 | 445 km S | 2,838 | 74.8 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 51 % · winter 62 % |
| Lit-et-Mixe | 40 | 591 km S | 1,719 | 58.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 38 % · winter 50 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
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