Saint-Pois
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 48.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 93 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Pois (INSEE 50542) is in Manche (50), part of CC de Villedieu Intercom. Population 454 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 48.2/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 93 % of the 17,939 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 | 0.42 | 25 | 10.54 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.79 | 10 | 7.91 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.31 | 10 | 3.14 |
| Housing mix | 0.72 | 5 | 3.62 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (VIVECO). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LE SAVEUR VIVRE). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (STEPHANE SOLTY, MÉDECIN · FABRICE MANCEL, MÉDECIN · YOANN LECOMTE, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy. [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT POIS AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SAINT-POIS). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE DE SPORTS DAMIEN ELOI). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Pharmacy.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | VIVECO | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | LE SAVEUR VIVRE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | STEPHANE SOLTY, MÉDECIN · FABRICE MANCEL, MÉDECIN · YOANN LECOMTE, 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 POIS AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SAINT-POIS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | SALLE DE SPORTS DAMIEN ELOI | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 499 (2012) → 454 (2023): -9 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 558 (1990) → 454 (2023): -18.6 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 341, of which 13.8 % second homes and 11.1 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Pois): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Saint-Pois): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Pois): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Brécey): 7.9 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saint-Pois): 0 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 4 days a year at or above 30 °C and 27 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the COULOUVRAY-BOISBENATRE weather station, 4.8 km away at 268 m; the village itself is at 170 m. [11]
The village sits 98 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at BRECEY, 8 km away at 63 m, over 15 summers. [11]
That station sits 107 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 1,391 mm of rain a year, spread over 165 days — about 8.4 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at COULOUVRAY-BOISBENATRE, 4.8 km away at 268 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 — 50542/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-05— https://data.datatourisme.fr/30/43d0c98f-b122-3915-9a88-41f0dd73edc8— “Marché de Saint-Pois”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50542/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50542/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50542/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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Veurdre | 03 | 379 km SE | 475 | 46.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 53 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sauzet | 46 | 513 km S | 531 | 56 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 31 % · winter 62 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Seine-l'Abbaye | 21 | 459 km E | 364 | 53.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 59 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pontarion | 23 | 377 km SE | 357 | 51.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 24 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tombebœuf | 47 | 486 km S | 443 | 44.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 21 % · winter 84 % · humidity 64 % |
| Clelles | 38 | 670 km SE | 596 | 61.3 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 11 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pontarion | 23 | 377 km SE | 357 | 51.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 24 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Veurdre | 03 | 379 km SE | 475 | 46.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 53 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Seine-l'Abbaye | 21 | 459 km E | 364 | 53.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 59 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tombebœuf | 47 | 486 km S | 443 | 44.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 21 % · winter 84 % · humidity 64 % |
| Sauzet | 46 | 513 km S | 531 | 56 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 31 % · winter 62 % · humidity 57 % |
| Clelles | 38 | 670 km SE | 596 | 61.3 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 11 % · 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-Pois'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Cambe | 14 | 66 km N | 548 | 54.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bonnebosq | 14 | 98 km NE | 649 | 60.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Laurent-de-Condel | 14 | 57 km NE | 512 | 43.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Morteaux-Coulibœuf | 14 | 75 km E | 601 | 39.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Quesnoy-le-Montant | 80 | 250 km NE | 514 | 35.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Roncey | 50 | 33 km NW | 770 | 63.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
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