Saint-Pierre-de-Semilly
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 21.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 36 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Pierre-de-Semilly (INSEE 50538) is in Manche (50), part of CA Saint-Lô Agglo. Population 421 (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 21.1/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 36 % of the 17,948 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.68 | 10 | 6.79 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.85 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, 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) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 436 (2012) → 421 (2023): -3.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 357 (1990) → 421 (2023): 17.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 203, of which 1.5 % second homes and 7.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Lô): 4.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Jean-d'Elle): 3.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Jean-d'Elle): 3.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Jean-d'Elle): 3.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Pierre-de-Semilly): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 3 days a year at or above 30 °C and 28 days at or below 0 °C, over 10 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ROUXEVILLE weather station, 5.5 km away at 158 m; the village itself is at 123 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at GIEVILLE, 12.2 km away at 134 m, over 10 summers. [11]
An average of 1,030 mm of rain a year, spread over 154 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST-JEAN-DES-B, 3.9 km away at 216 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 — 50538/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50538/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50538/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50538/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 50502
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 50492
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 50538
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kappelkinger | 57 | 577 km E | 425 | 20.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 45 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bouxières-sous-Froidmont | 54 | 517 km E | 430 | 24.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 77 % · winter 31 % |
| Saint-Georges-de-Poisieux | 18 | 375 km SE | 430 | 20.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
| Antheuil-Portes | 60 | 276 km E | 408 | 19.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Porquéricourt | 60 | 292 km E | 416 | 22.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Oppy | 62 | 311 km NE | 418 | 22.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antheuil-Portes | 60 | 276 km E | 408 | 19.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Porquéricourt | 60 | 292 km E | 416 | 22.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Oppy | 62 | 311 km NE | 418 | 22.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Georges-de-Poisieux | 18 | 375 km SE | 430 | 20.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bouxières-sous-Froidmont | 54 | 517 km E | 430 | 24.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 77 % · winter 31 % |
| Kappelkinger | 57 | 577 km E | 425 | 20.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 45 % · humidity 100 % |
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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-Pierre-de-Semilly'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-Germain-des-Essourts | 76 | 175 km E | 380 | 20.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saussay | 76 | 152 km NE | 376 | 23.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Beaussault | 76 | 196 km E | 410 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lières | 62 | 293 km NE | 335 | 20.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Épagne-Épagnette | 80 | 233 km NE | 510 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Buigny-Saint-Maclou | 80 | 233 km NE | 514 | 18 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
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