Saint-Jean-des-Champs
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 52.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 82 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Jean-des-Champs (INSEE 50493) is in Manche (50), part of CC de Granville, Terre et Mer. Population 1,534 (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 52.9/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 82 % of the 11,452 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 | 0.26 | 25 | 6.56 |
| Social | 0.63 | 20 | 12.58 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.59 | 10 | 5.85 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.82 | 5 | 4.09 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AUX SAVEURS DE SAINT-JEAN). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (COTE & CORAIL). [3,4]
4 × Restaurant (NORMANDIE CONVOYAGE SERVICES · MASALA BOX · AC SERVICES). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE CAFE). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MARION BOULANGER, MÉDECIN · PASCAL VIRY, MÉDECIN · EMILIE ALLAIN, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy. [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT JEAN DES CHAMPS AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SAINT-JEAN DES CHAMPS MÉDIATHÈQUE EMILE VIVIER). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE OMNISPORTS · COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (CHARLIE'S BRAIDS · YON). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Pharmacy.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | AUX SAVEURS DE SAINT-JEAN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | COTE & CORAIL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 4 | NORMANDIE CONVOYAGE SERVICES · MASALA BOX · AC SERVICES | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE CAFE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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) | 3 | MARION BOULANGER, MÉDECIN · PASCAL VIRY, MÉDECIN · EMILIE ALLAIN, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | SAINT JEAN DES CHAMPS AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SAINT-JEAN DES CHAMPS MÉDIATHÈQUE EMILE VIVIER | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | SALLE OMNISPORTS · COMPLEXE SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 2 | CHARLIE'S BRAIDS · YON | INSEE BPE 2 / 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 1,348 (2012) → 1,534 (2023): 13.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 989 (1990) → 1,534 (2023): 55.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 758, of which 9.1 % second homes and 6.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Jean-des-Champs): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Hudimesnil): 4.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Jean-des-Champs): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (La Haye-Pesnel): 6.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saint-Jean-des-Champs): 0 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 3 days a year at or above 30 °C and 40 days at or below 0 °C, over 16 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LONGUEVILLE weather station, 8.8 km away at 5 m; the village itself is at 97 m. [11]
The village sits 92 m above 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]
An average of 1,131 mm of rain a year, spread over 153 days — about 7.4 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at EQUILLY, 5.6 km away at 101 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 — 50493/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50493/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50493/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50493/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 50493
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 50252
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 50237
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maël-Carhaix | 22 | 156 km W | 1,497 | 46.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 99 % |
| Thorigny-sur-Oreuse | 89 | 363 km E | 1,396 | 46.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 59 % · winter 92 % |
| Montournais | 85 | 238 km S | 1,630 | 47.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 72 % · winter 80 % |
| Lasseube | 64 | 628 km S | 1,735 | 52 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 49 % · winter 93 % |
| Plouasne | 22 | 71 km SW | 1,798 | 51 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 89 % |
| Outarville | 45 | 265 km E | 1,343 | 40.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 69 % · winter 78 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plouasne | 22 | 71 km SW | 1,798 | 51 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 89 % |
| Maël-Carhaix | 22 | 156 km W | 1,497 | 46.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 99 % |
| Montournais | 85 | 238 km S | 1,630 | 47.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 72 % · winter 80 % |
| Outarville | 45 | 265 km E | 1,343 | 40.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 69 % · winter 78 % |
| Thorigny-sur-Oreuse | 89 | 363 km E | 1,396 | 46.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 59 % · winter 92 % |
| Lasseube | 64 | 628 km S | 1,735 | 52 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 49 % · winter 93 % |
Elsewhere
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