Saint-Germain-sur-Ay
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 61.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 97 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Germain-sur-Ay (INSEE 50481) is in Manche (50), part of CC Côte Ouest Centre Manche. Population 926 (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 61.2/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 97 % of the 14,805 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 | 0.58 | 25 | 14.41 |
| Social | 0.93 | 20 | 18.62 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.95 | 10 | 9.51 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (CONFLANT HUGUETTE · PROXI LE MARCHE DE LA PLAGE). [3,4]
6 × Restaurant (AUX P'TITS PLATS D'ISA · AUX DELICES THAI · O'LALA BAR · LE GRAIN DE SABLE · DLB). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (CHEZ MARIA · LE N'L'EAU). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT GERMAIN SUR AY RP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SAINT-GERMAIN-SUR-AY). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (L IMAGINE COIFFURE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (HÔTEL LA FERME DES MARES). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING AUX GRANDS ESPACES). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [4,3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | CONFLANT HUGUETTE · PROXI LE MARCHE DE LA PLAGE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 6 | AUX P'TITS PLATS D'ISA · AUX DELICES THAI · O'LALA BAR · LE GRAIN DE SABLE · DLB | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | CHEZ MARIA · LE N'L'EAU | INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 GERMAIN SUR AY RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SAINT-GERMAIN-SUR-AY | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | L IMAGINE COIFFURE | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | HÔTEL LA FERME DES MARES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING AUX GRANDS ESPACES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 897 (2012) → 926 (2023): 3.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 638 (1990) → 926 (2023): 45.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,452, of which 64.1 % second homes and 3.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Germain-sur-Ay): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Germain-sur-Ay): 0.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Lessay): 4.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Créances): 4.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saint-Germain-sur-Ay): 0 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 1 day a year at or above 30 °C and 13 days at or below 0 °C, over 10 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the MONTGARDON weather station, 5.1 km away at 80 m; the village itself is at 8 m. [11]
The village sits 72 m below 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]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at GOUVILLE, 14.3 km away at 7 m, over 21 summers. [11]
An average of 1,030 mm of rain a year, spread over 153 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at MONTGARDON, 5.1 km away at 80 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 — 50481/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50481/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50481/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50481/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 50481
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 50267
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 50151
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Déserts | 73 | 699 km SE | 845 | 56.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sauzon | 56 | 240 km SW | 1,036 | 44.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Berrias-et-Casteljau | 07 | 697 km SE | 793 | 57.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 41 % · humidity 93 % |
| Valdeblore | 06 | 881 km SE | 835 | 67.8 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 54 % · winter 70 % |
| Carolles | 50 | 54 km S | 774 | 54.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Viens | 84 | 807 km SE | 626 | 51.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolles | 50 | 54 km S | 774 | 54.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sauzon | 56 | 240 km SW | 1,036 | 44.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Berrias-et-Casteljau | 07 | 697 km SE | 793 | 57.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 41 % · humidity 93 % |
| Les Déserts | 73 | 699 km SE | 845 | 56.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Viens | 84 | 807 km SE | 626 | 51.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Valdeblore | 06 | 881 km SE | 835 | 67.8 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 54 % · winter 70 % |
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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-sur-Ay'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sauzon | 56 | 240 km SW | 1,036 | 44.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Carolles | 50 | 54 km S | 774 | 54.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Nic | 29 | 228 km SW | 753 | 46.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bangor | 56 | 244 km SW | 994 | 48.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Locmaria | 56 | 242 km SW | 978 | 50.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Larmor-Baden | 56 | 207 km SW | 917 | 58.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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