Saint-Germain-de-Varreville
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 7.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 8 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Germain-de-Varreville (INSEE 50479) is in Manche (50), part of CC de la Baie du Cotentin. Population 109 (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 7.3/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 8 % of the 11,356 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 | 0.47 | 10 | 4.73 |
| Housing mix | 0.29 | 5 | 1.46 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Hairdresser (SAINT SAENS). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Campsite.
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 | 1 | SAINT SAENS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 118 (2012) → 109 (2023): -7.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 112 (1990) → 109 (2023): -2.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 82, of which 35.4 % second homes and 4.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Sainte-Mère-Église): 5.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Sainte-Mère-Église): 2.3 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Sainte-Mère-Église): 5.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Sainte-Mère-Église): 5.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Sainte-Mère-Église): 4.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 1 day a year at or above 30 °C and 20 days at or below 0 °C, over 27 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the STE MARIE DU MO weather station, 7.5 km away at 5 m; the village itself is at 19 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at STE MARIE DU MO, 7.5 km away at 5 m, over 26 summers. [9]
An average of 886 mm of rain a year, spread over 139 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at STE MARIE DU MO, 7.5 km away at 5 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
What property sold for
12 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 195,000 € — 1,817 € per m² of built surface. [10]
The median across Manche is 1,444 € per m², so this commune sits above it. [10]
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 — 50479/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50479/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50479/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50479/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 50523
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bussières | 63 | 474 km SE | 109 | 5.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 7 % · humidity 100 % |
| Miolles | 81 | 682 km SE | 108 | 5.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 46 % · winter 53 % |
| Saint-Oradoux-près-Crocq | 23 | 481 km SE | 109 | 5.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cassagnoles | 34 | 736 km SE | 109 | 10.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 36 % · winter 78 % · humidity 79 % |
| Tonnac | 81 | 643 km SE | 113 | 6.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 69 % · humidity 86 % |
| Rentières | 63 | 554 km SE | 106 | 6.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 47 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bussières | 63 | 474 km SE | 109 | 5.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 7 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Oradoux-près-Crocq | 23 | 481 km SE | 109 | 5.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rentières | 63 | 554 km SE | 106 | 6.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 47 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tonnac | 81 | 643 km SE | 113 | 6.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 69 % · humidity 86 % |
| Miolles | 81 | 682 km SE | 108 | 5.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 46 % · winter 53 % |
| Cassagnoles | 34 | 736 km SE | 109 | 10.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 36 % · winter 78 % · humidity 79 % |
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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-Germain-de-Varreville'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barneville-la-Bertran | 14 | 105 km E | 121 | 6.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Monfréville | 14 | 22 km SE | 101 | 8.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Igeaux | 22 | 187 km SW | 126 | 6.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Roque-Baignard | 14 | 103 km E | 104 | 7.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Mesnil-Véneron | 50 | 24 km S | 107 | 10.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Antonin | 06 | 878 km SE | 85 | 12.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
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