Sainte-Geneviève
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 11.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 13 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Sainte-Geneviève (INSEE 50469) is in Manche (50), part of CA du Cotentin. Population 299 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [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 11.7/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 13 % of the 17,839 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.67 | 10 | 6.68 |
| Housing mix | 0.65 | 5 | 3.25 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), 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) | 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) | 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 314 (2012) → 299 (2023): -4.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 256 (1990) → 299 (2023): 16.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 183, of which 17.5 % second homes and 4.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Le Vicel): 3.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Valcanville): 2.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Montfarville): 3.2 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Barfleur): 3.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Montfarville): 3.1 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 1 day a year at or above 30 °C and 11 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the BARFLEUR weather station, 2.7 km away at 13 m; the village itself is at 21 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at GONNEVILLE, 10.8 km away at 134 m, over 30 summers. [12]
That station sits 113 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 864 mm of rain a year, spread over 132 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at BARFLEUR, 2.7 km away at 13 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50469/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50469/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50469/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50469/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 50633
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 50613
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 50342
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 50030
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neuvy-en-Dunois | 28 | 263 km SE | 300 | 11.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 50 % · humidity 100 % |
| Hercé | 53 | 142 km S | 297 | 8.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mandeville-en-Bessin | 14 | 51 km SE | 303 | 11.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Martin-le-Gaillard | 76 | 196 km E | 295 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 69 % |
| Saint-Rimay | 41 | 267 km SE | 294 | 8.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 54 % · winter 39 % |
| Béraut | 32 | 651 km S | 299 | 9.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 23 % · winter 78 % · humidity 14 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mandeville-en-Bessin | 14 | 51 km SE | 303 | 11.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Hercé | 53 | 142 km S | 297 | 8.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Martin-le-Gaillard | 76 | 196 km E | 295 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 69 % |
| Neuvy-en-Dunois | 28 | 263 km SE | 300 | 11.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 50 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Rimay | 41 | 267 km SE | 294 | 8.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 54 % · winter 39 % |
| Béraut | 32 | 651 km S | 299 | 9.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 23 % · winter 78 % · humidity 14 % |
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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 Sainte-Geneviève'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mandeville-en-Bessin | 14 | 51 km SE | 303 | 11.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Étréham | 14 | 53 km SE | 324 | 14.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Théville | 50 | 7.8 km W | 310 | 14.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Agy | 14 | 61 km SE | 320 | 12.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tocqueville | 50 | 2.2 km NW | 258 | 7.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Condé-sur-Seulles | 14 | 69 km SE | 302 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
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