Saint-Clément-Rancoudray
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 13.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 8 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Clément-Rancoudray (INSEE 50456) is in Manche (50), part of CA Mont-Saint-Michel-Normandie. Population 555 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/50456-saint-clement-rancoudray
Vitality score
Vitality score 13.9/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 8 % of the 17,496 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.33 | 10 | 3.32 |
| Housing mix | 0.64 | 5 | 3.21 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE FOURNIL DE LA CANCE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie).
Not found in the commune: 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) | 1 | LE FOURNIL DE LA CANCE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 548 (2012) → 555 (2023): 1.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 667 (1990) → 555 (2023): -16.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 364, of which 17.9 % second homes and 12.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Clément-Rancoudray): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Mortain-Bocage): 4.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Mortain-Bocage): 4.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Sourdeval): 5.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Mortain-Bocage): 5.2 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 53 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST-HILAIRE-DU-H weather station, 19.8 km away at 95 m; the village itself is at 274 m. [11]
The village sits 179 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]
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, 0.2 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 — 50456/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50456/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50456/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50456/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 50456
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 50359
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 50582
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Journiac | 24 | 434 km S | 496 | 21.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 84 % |
| Mouret | 12 | 531 km SE | 560 | 19.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 44 % · winter 92 % |
| Flée | 72 | 144 km SE | 528 | 11.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 77 % · winter 80 % |
| Montpinchon | 50 | 49 km NW | 543 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 55 % |
| Vallées en Champagne | 02 | 331 km E | 599 | 12.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 91 % |
| Saint-Jacques-de-Néhou | 50 | 98 km NW | 625 | 29.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 72 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montpinchon | 50 | 49 km NW | 543 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 55 % |
| Saint-Jacques-de-Néhou | 50 | 98 km NW | 625 | 29.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 72 % |
| Flée | 72 | 144 km SE | 528 | 11.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 77 % · winter 80 % |
| Vallées en Champagne | 02 | 331 km E | 599 | 12.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 91 % |
| Journiac | 24 | 434 km S | 496 | 21.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 84 % |
| Mouret | 12 | 531 km SE | 560 | 19.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 44 % · winter 92 % |
Elsewhere
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