Saint-Laurent-de-Cuves
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 26.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 49 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Laurent-de-Cuves (INSEE 50499) is in Manche (50), part of CA Mont-Saint-Michel-Normandie. Population 496 (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 26.4/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 49 % of the 17,779 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 | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.51 | 10 | 5.1 |
| Housing mix | 0.63 | 5 | 3.13 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (MARLON PIZZA). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT LAURENT DE CUVES RP). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE A POLYVALENCE EXTRA SPORTIVE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (COCO COIFFURE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, 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 | 1 | MARLON PIZZA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | SAINT LAURENT DE CUVES RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | SALLE A POLYVALENCE EXTRA SPORTIVE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | COCO COIFFURE | 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 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 484 (2012) → 496 (2023): 2.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 491 (1990) → 496 (2023): 1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 304, of which 18.8 % second homes and 5.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Pois): 4 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Pois): 4 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Pois): 4 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Brécey): 4.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Pois): 3.9 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 5 days a year at or above 30 °C and 26 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the COULOUVRAY-BOISBENATRE weather station, 4 km away at 268 m; the village itself is at 99 m. [10]
The village sits 169 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at BRECEY, 4.5 km away at 63 m, over 15 summers. [10]
An average of 1,391 mm of rain a year, spread over 165 days — about 8.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at COULOUVRAY-BOISBENATRE, 4 km away at 268 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50499/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50499/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50499/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50499/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 50542
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 50074
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manerbe | 14 | 106 km NE | 544 | 27.9 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 78 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bellechaume | 89 | 358 km E | 436 | 30.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 49 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Sauvant | 17 | 338 km S | 515 | 27.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 92 % · humidity 57 % |
| Longevilles-Mont-d'Or | 25 | 598 km E | 625 | 36.3 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 9 % · humidity 93 % |
| Solore-en-Forez | 42 | 506 km SE | 507 | 18 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 47 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villeny | 41 | 247 km SE | 487 | 39.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manerbe | 14 | 106 km NE | 544 | 27.9 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 78 % · humidity 86 % |
| Villeny | 41 | 247 km SE | 487 | 39.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Sauvant | 17 | 338 km S | 515 | 27.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 92 % · humidity 57 % |
| Bellechaume | 89 | 358 km E | 436 | 30.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 49 % · humidity 93 % |
| Solore-en-Forez | 42 | 506 km SE | 507 | 18 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 47 % · humidity 93 % |
| Longevilles-Mont-d'Or | 25 | 598 km E | 625 | 36.3 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 9 % · humidity 93 % |
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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-Laurent-de-Cuves'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marais-Vernier | 27 | 137 km NE | 469 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bailly-en-Rivière | 76 | 220 km NE | 510 | 20.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Crouay | 14 | 62 km N | 510 | 22 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chambray | 27 | 181 km E | 391 | 33.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gueschart | 80 | 280 km NE | 361 | 33.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Courgeon | 61 | 131 km E | 350 | 27.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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