Saint-Amand-Villages
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 43/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 43 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Amand-Villages (INSEE 50444) is in Manche (50), part of CA Saint-Lô Agglo. Population 2,525 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2017-01-01 from 3 former communes: La Chapelle-du-Fest (50122), Placy-Montaigu (50404), Saint-Symphorien-les-Buttes (50559). [3]
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 43/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 43 % of the 8,192 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 | 0.5 | 25 | 12.47 |
| Social | 0.39 | 20 | 7.87 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.76 | 10 | 7.59 |
| Housing mix | 0.94 | 5 | 4.69 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [4,5]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (MA CERISE SUR LE GATEAU · BEAUFILS G). [4,5]
4 × Supermarket (LIDL · CARREFOUR MARKET · ALDI MARCHE HONFLEUR · ACTION). [4,5]
1 × Restaurant. [4,5]
1 × Café / bar (LE SAINT AMAND). [5]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [4]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [4]
1 × Hairdresser (L'ATELIER COIFFURE PAR MIKAEL). [4,5]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [4,5]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | MA CERISE SUR LE GATEAU · BEAUFILS G | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Supermarket | 4 | LIDL · CARREFOUR MARKET · ALDI MARCHE HONFLEUR · ACTION | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [4,5] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4,5] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE SAINT AMAND | INSEE SIRENE 1 [5] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | L'ATELIER COIFFURE PAR MIKAEL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 2,550 (2012) → 2,525 (2023): -1 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 2,006 (1990) → 2,525 (2023): 25.9 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,204, of which 3.1 % second homes and 6.8 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Amand-Villages): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Torigny-les-Villes): 1.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
GP (Torigny-les-Villes): 1.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Torigny-les-Villes): 1.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saint-Amand-Villages): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 3 days a year at or above 30 °C and 36 days at or below 0 °C, over 10 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the GIEVILLE weather station, 3.2 km away at 134 m; the village itself is at 125 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at GIEVILLE, 3.2 km away at 134 m, over 10 summers. [11]
An average of 854 mm of rain a year, spread over 136 days — about 6.3 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at GIEVILLE, 3.2 km away at 134 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
157 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 160,000 € — 962 € per m² of built surface. [12]
The median across Manche is 1,444 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [12]
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 — 50444/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50444/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50444/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50444/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 50444
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 50601
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Magne-de-Castillon | 33 | 470 km S | 2,165 | 47.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 26 % · winter 93 % · humidity 64 % |
| Arcisses | 28 | 154 km SE | 2,197 | 45.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Père-Marc-en-Poulet | 35 | 87 km SW | 2,440 | 43.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Salles-la-Source | 12 | 576 km SE | 2,333 | 41 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Folquin | 62 | 306 km NE | 2,349 | 49.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Lande-Patry | 61 | 41 km SE | 1,730 | 31.9 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Lande-Patry | 61 | 41 km SE | 1,730 | 31.9 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Père-Marc-en-Poulet | 35 | 87 km SW | 2,440 | 43.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Arcisses | 28 | 154 km SE | 2,197 | 45.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Folquin | 62 | 306 km NE | 2,349 | 49.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Magne-de-Castillon | 33 | 470 km S | 2,165 | 47.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 26 % · winter 93 % · humidity 64 % |
| Salles-la-Source | 12 | 576 km SE | 2,333 | 41 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Saint-Amand-Villages'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Folquin | 62 | 306 km NE | 2,349 | 49.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Moustoir-Ac | 56 | 191 km SW | 1,775 | 35.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vieux-Vy-sur-Couesnon | 35 | 87 km SW | 1,286 | 42.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Baguer-Morvan | 35 | 83 km SW | 1,702 | 36.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Plouisy | 22 | 171 km W | 2,007 | 45.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Val-d'Arguenon | 22 | 111 km SW | 2,844 | 58.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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