Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 73.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 99 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët (INSEE 50484) is in Manche (50), part of CA Mont-Saint-Michel-Normandie. Population 5,770 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2016-01-01 from 2 former communes: Saint-Martin-de-Landelles (50515), Virey (50644). [3]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/50484-saint-hilaire-du-harcouet
Vitality score
Vitality score 73.8/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 99 % of the 4,087 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 | 0.79 | 25 | 19.83 |
| Social | 0.98 | 20 | 19.51 |
| Education | 0.71 | 10 | 7.13 |
| Health | 0.65 | 10 | 6.52 |
| Public & culture | 0.31 | 5 | 1.54 |
| Population trend | 0.38 | 10 | 3.78 |
| Housing mix | 0.88 | 5 | 4.39 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [4,5]
7 × Bakery (boulangerie) (ROUSSEL CLOVIS · BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · AU MOULIN DES SAVEURS · AU P'TIT BONHEUR). [4,5]
6 × Butcher (boucherie) (L'OURS QUI FUME · SAVEURS DU MAINE TRAITEUR HARDY · BOUCHERIE STEPHANE). [4,5]
4 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SNLECHAT · PROXI). [4,5]
6 × Supermarket (LIDL · UNI SERVICE DISTRIBUTION · CENTRE DISTRIBUTEUR E. LECLERC · ALDI MARCHE HONFLEUR · ACTION). [4,5]
14 × Restaurant (LA MAISON DU COUSCOUS · GSOUDA DACHEUX · ANACAPRI). [4,5]
16 × Café / bar (CAFE DES ARTISTES · SUSHIDEAL AND CO · CAFE DES ARTISTES · AU COMPTOIR D'ALEX · BISTROT DE CLEM). [5]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LECROISEY). [4]
5 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LECROISEY · ECOLE PRIMAIRE BEAUSEJOUR · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ECOLE SAINT-JOSEPH (SAINT-MARTIN DE LANDELLES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE IMMACULEE CONCEPTION). [4]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE JULES VERNE · COLLEGE PRIVE DE L IMMACULEE CONCEPTION). [4]
6 × GP (médecin généraliste) (STEPHANE BEROUD, MÉDECIN · BOGDAN-CRISTIAN CONSTANTIN, MÉDECIN · FLORENCE ANGELIQUE-TALBOT, MÉDECIN · RICHARD TALBOT, MÉDECIN · JUSTINE CESNEUT, MÉDECIN). [4]
3 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE SAINT-MICHEL · PHARMACIE DU CENTRE · PHARMACIE SAINT MARTIN). [4,5]
2 × Post office / agence postale (ST MARTIN LANDELLES AP · LA POSTE). [4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SAINT-HILAIRE-DU-HARCOUËT). [4]
1 × Cinema (REX). [4]
5 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE OMNISPORTS MARLY · LYCEE PROFESSIONNEL TECHNIQUE CLAUDE LEHEC · STADE MUNICIPAL · COLLEGE IMMACULEE CONCEPTION · SALLE OMNISPORTS LECROISEY). [4]
6 × Bank (CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL ST HILAIRE HARCOUET · AGENCE DE SAINT HILAIRE DU HARCOUET · CREDIT AGRICOLE NORMANDIE · SOCIETE GENERALE · CREDIT MUTUEL). [4]
14 × Hairdresser (HAMEL ANNE-MARIE). [4,5]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [4]
3 × Hotel (HOTEL LE LION D'OR · HOTEL LE CYGNE · HÔTEL DE L' AGRICULTURE). [4,5]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL DE LA SELUNE). [4,5]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 3 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 7 | ROUSSEL CLOVIS · BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · AU MOULIN DES SAVEURS · AU P'TIT BONHEUR | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [4,5] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 6 | L'OURS QUI FUME · SAVEURS DU MAINE TRAITEUR HARDY · BOUCHERIE STEPHANE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,5] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 4 | SNLECHAT · PROXI | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [4,5] |
| Supermarket | 6 | LIDL · UNI SERVICE DISTRIBUTION · CENTRE DISTRIBUTEUR E. LECLERC · ALDI MARCHE HONFLEUR · ACTION | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [4,5] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 14 | LA MAISON DU COUSCOUS · GSOUDA DACHEUX · ANACAPRI | INSEE BPE 14 / INSEE SIRENE 20 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 16 | CAFE DES ARTISTES · SUSHIDEAL AND CO · CAFE DES ARTISTES · AU COMPTOIR D'ALEX · BISTROT DE CLEM | INSEE SIRENE 16 [5] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LECROISEY | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 5 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LECROISEY · ECOLE PRIMAIRE BEAUSEJOUR · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ECOLE SAINT-JOSEPH (SAINT-MARTIN DE LANDELLES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE IMMACULEE CONCEPTION | INSEE BPE 5 [4] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE JULES VERNE · COLLEGE PRIVE DE L IMMACULEE CONCEPTION | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 6 | STEPHANE BEROUD, MÉDECIN · BOGDAN-CRISTIAN CONSTANTIN, MÉDECIN · FLORENCE ANGELIQUE-TALBOT, MÉDECIN · RICHARD TALBOT, MÉDECIN · JUSTINE CESNEUT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 6 [4] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | PHARMACIE SAINT-MICHEL · PHARMACIE DU CENTRE · PHARMACIE SAINT MARTIN | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | ST MARTIN LANDELLES AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SAINT-HILAIRE-DU-HARCOUËT | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Cinema | 1 | REX | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Gym / sports hall | 5 | SALLE OMNISPORTS MARLY · LYCEE PROFESSIONNEL TECHNIQUE CLAUDE LEHEC · STADE MUNICIPAL · COLLEGE IMMACULEE CONCEPTION · SALLE OMNISPORTS LECROISEY | INSEE BPE 5 [4] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 6 | CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL ST HILAIRE HARCOUET · AGENCE DE SAINT HILAIRE DU HARCOUET · CREDIT AGRICOLE NORMANDIE · SOCIETE GENERALE · CREDIT MUTUEL | INSEE BPE 6 [4] |
| Hairdresser | 14 | HAMEL ANNE-MARIE | INSEE BPE 14 / INSEE SIRENE 16 [4,5] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] |
| Hotel | 3 | HOTEL LE LION D'OR · HOTEL LE CYGNE · HÔTEL DE L' AGRICULTURE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,5] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL DE LA SELUNE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 6,204 (2012) → 5,770 (2023): -7 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 6,573 (1990) → 5,770 (2023): -12.2 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 3,788, of which 6.1 % second homes and 13.8 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët): 0 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 8 days a year at or above 30 °C and 39 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ST-HILAIRE-DU-H weather station, 1.5 km away at 95 m; the village itself is at 82 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at BRECEY, 17.9 km away at 63 m, over 15 summers. [10]
An average of 923 mm of rain a year, spread over 140 days — about 6.6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ST-HILAIRE-DU-H, 1.5 km away at 95 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
407 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 125,000 € — 1,014 € per m² of built surface. [11]
60 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 100,000 € — 1,103 € per m². [11]
The median across Manche is 1,444 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [11]
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 — 50484/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50484/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50484/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50484/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 50484
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bédarieux | 34 | 642 km SE | 5,804 | 59.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 18 % · winter 72 % · humidity 79 % |
| Melle | 79 | 271 km S | 5,752 | 58 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Thizy-les-Bourgs | 69 | 496 km SE | 5,771 | 57.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Servian | 34 | 665 km SE | 5,517 | 57.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 78 % · humidity 64 % |
| Bricquebec-en-Cotentin | 50 | 107 km N | 5,893 | 57.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Briec | 29 | 222 km W | 5,816 | 56.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bricquebec-en-Cotentin | 50 | 107 km N | 5,893 | 57.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Briec | 29 | 222 km W | 5,816 | 56.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Melle | 79 | 271 km S | 5,752 | 58 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Thizy-les-Bourgs | 69 | 496 km SE | 5,771 | 57.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bédarieux | 34 | 642 km SE | 5,804 | 59.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 18 % · winter 72 % · humidity 79 % |
| Servian | 34 | 665 km SE | 5,517 | 57.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 78 % · humidity 64 % |
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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-Hilaire-du-Harcouët'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bricquebec-en-Cotentin | 50 | 107 km N | 5,893 | 57.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Plouay | 56 | 182 km SW | 5,755 | 66.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pouzauges | 85 | 200 km S | 5,668 | 52.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Souterraine | 23 | 324 km SE | 4,978 | 59.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gévezé | 35 | 65 km SW | 6,061 | 53 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-James | 50 | 18 km W | 5,018 | 53.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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