Saint-Nicolas-de-Pierrepont
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 11.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 12 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Nicolas-de-Pierrepont (INSEE 50528) is in Manche (50), part of CC Côte Ouest Centre Manche. Population 296 (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 11.4/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 12 % of the 17,802 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.68 | 10 | 6.79 |
| Housing mix | 0.59 | 5 | 2.93 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 282 (2012) → 296 (2023): 5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 251 (1990) → 296 (2023): 17.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 193, of which 20.7 % second homes and 5.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Haye): 4.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (La Haye): 4 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (La Haye): 4.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (La Haye): 4.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (La Haye): 2.6 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 1 day a year at or above 30 °C and 18 days at or below 0 °C, over 10 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the MONTGARDON weather station, 5 km away at 80 m; the village itself is at 35 m. [9]
An average of 1,031 mm of rain a year, spread over 147 days — about 7 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at ST SYMPHORIEN, 4 km away at 30 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50528/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50528/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50528/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50528/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 50236
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glanes | 46 | 555 km SE | 292 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 38 % · winter 93 % |
| Hautot-l'Auvray | 76 | 176 km E | 305 | 9.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 90 % · winter 78 % |
| Hardencourt-Cocherel | 27 | 214 km E | 298 | 14.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 77 % · winter 74 % |
| Bézu-la-Forêt | 27 | 233 km E | 284 | 15.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 67 % · winter 51 % |
| La Louptière-Thénard | 10 | 382 km E | 302 | 15 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 59 % · winter 57 % |
| Lisors | 27 | 222 km E | 290 | 10.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 64 % · winter 53 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hautot-l'Auvray | 76 | 176 km E | 305 | 9.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 90 % · winter 78 % |
| Hardencourt-Cocherel | 27 | 214 km E | 298 | 14.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 77 % · winter 74 % |
| Lisors | 27 | 222 km E | 290 | 10.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 64 % · winter 53 % |
| Bézu-la-Forêt | 27 | 233 km E | 284 | 15.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 67 % · winter 51 % |
| La Louptière-Thénard | 10 | 382 km E | 302 | 15 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 59 % · winter 57 % |
| Glanes | 46 | 555 km SE | 292 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 38 % · winter 93 % |
Elsewhere
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