Saint-Denis-le-Gast
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 18.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 20 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Denis-le-Gast (INSEE 50463) is in Manche (50), part of CC Coutances Mer et Bocage. Population 530 (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 18.6/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 20 % of the 17,639 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.47 | 10 | 4.71 |
| Housing mix | 0.64 | 5 | 3.21 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT DENIS LE GAST AP). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (JESS'COIFFURE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, 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) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | SAINT DENIS LE GAST AP | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | JESS'COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 545 (2012) → 530 (2023): -2.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 546 (1990) → 530 (2023): -2.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 368, of which 17.9 % second homes and 14.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Gavray-sur-Sienne): 3.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Gavray-sur-Sienne): 3.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Gavray-sur-Sienne): 3.7 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Gavray-sur-Sienne): 3.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Denis-le-Gast): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 3 days a year at or above 30 °C and 20 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the CERISY LA SALLE weather station, 10.9 km away at 134 m; the village itself is at 111 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at CERISY LA SALLE, 10.9 km away at 134 m, over 21 summers. [10]
An average of 1,104 mm of rain a year, spread over 152 days — about 7.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CERISY LA SALLE, 10.9 km away at 134 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 — 50463/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50463/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50463/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50463/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 50197
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 50463
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saulgond | 16 | 369 km SE | 530 | 20.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 73 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Tour-Saint-Gelin | 37 | 247 km SE | 501 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 76 % · humidity 86 % |
| Assé-le-Riboul | 72 | 133 km SE | 479 | 21.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 72 % · winter 72 % |
| Anzême | 23 | 382 km SE | 551 | 18.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 61 % · humidity 79 % |
| Isserpent | 03 | 482 km SE | 560 | 20.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
| Marsolan | 32 | 574 km S | 438 | 20.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 36 % · winter 88 % · humidity 29 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assé-le-Riboul | 72 | 133 km SE | 479 | 21.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 72 % · winter 72 % |
| La Tour-Saint-Gelin | 37 | 247 km SE | 501 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 76 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saulgond | 16 | 369 km SE | 530 | 20.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 73 % · humidity 86 % |
| Anzême | 23 | 382 km SE | 551 | 18.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 61 % · humidity 79 % |
| Isserpent | 03 | 482 km SE | 560 | 20.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
| Marsolan | 32 | 574 km S | 438 | 20.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 36 % · winter 88 % · humidity 29 % |
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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-Denis-le-Gast'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collorec | 29 | 194 km W | 588 | 28.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mont-Saint-Jean | 72 | 118 km SE | 628 | 25.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montpinchon | 50 | 9.2 km N | 543 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Haudricourt | 76 | 237 km NE | 461 | 18.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Merléac | 22 | 137 km SW | 481 | 23.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Feugères | 50 | 23 km N | 356 | 27.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
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