Saint-Jean-le-Thomas
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 41.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 89 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Jean-le-Thomas (INSEE 50496) is in Manche (50), part of CA Mont-Saint-Michel-Normandie. Population 401 (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 41.9/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 89 % of the 17,999 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.79 | 20 | 15.82 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.51 | 10 | 5.08 |
| 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]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SARL MAISON GOUTTE). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (SARL M.D LE SAINT JEANNAIS · LE JARDIN DES DUNES). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT JEAN LE THOMAS RP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SAINT-JEAN-LE-THOMAS). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
4 × Hotel (APPART HOTEL DE LA BAIE - CHEZ LES GARCONS). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [4,3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | SARL MAISON GOUTTE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 3 | SARL M.D LE SAINT JEANNAIS · LE JARDIN DES DUNES | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | 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) | 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 JEAN LE THOMAS RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SAINT-JEAN-LE-THOMAS | 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 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 4 | APPART HOTEL DE LA BAIE - CHEZ LES GARCONS | INSEE SIRENE 4 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 429 (2012) → 401 (2023): -6.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 398 (1990) → 401 (2023): 0.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 564, of which 55.7 % second homes and 3.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Jean-le-Thomas): 0.5 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Carolles): 4 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Sartilly-Baie-Bocage): 4.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Sartilly-Baie-Bocage): 5 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saint-Jean-le-Thomas): 0.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 4 days a year at or above 30 °C and 12 days at or below 0 °C, over 12 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the GRANVILLE weather station, 13.7 km away at 37 m; the village itself is at 23 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at PONTORSON, 16.1 km away at 33 m, over 28 summers. [11]
An average of 1,070 mm of rain a year, spread over 148 days — about 7.2 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at SARTILLY, 4.9 km away at 75 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 — 50496/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50496/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50496/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50496/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 50496
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 50102
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 50565
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vallorcine | 74 | 703 km E | 453 | 50.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Limans | 04 | 766 km SE | 385 | 42.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Giettaz | 73 | 683 km SE | 381 | 39.5 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lanuéjols | 30 | 634 km SE | 341 | 36.1 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 11 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sollacaro | 2A | 1,125 km SE | 396 | 40.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 57 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lapleau | 19 | 473 km SE | 393 | 45.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 79 % · winter 43 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lapleau | 19 | 473 km SE | 393 | 45.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 79 % · winter 43 % |
| Lanuéjols | 30 | 634 km SE | 341 | 36.1 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 11 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Giettaz | 73 | 683 km SE | 381 | 39.5 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vallorcine | 74 | 703 km E | 453 | 50.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Limans | 04 | 766 km SE | 385 | 42.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sollacaro | 2A | 1,125 km SE | 396 | 40.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 57 % · humidity 86 % |
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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-Jean-le-Thomas'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Nic | 29 | 212 km W | 753 | 46.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Île-de-Batz | 29 | 183 km W | 458 | 40.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Audinghen | 62 | 326 km NE | 617 | 45 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Caurel | 22 | 126 km SW | 353 | 30.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Île-d'Arz | 56 | 159 km SW | 321 | 51.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Quiberville-sur-Mer | 76 | 219 km NE | 542 | 44.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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