Villiers-Fossard
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 17.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 11 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Villiers-Fossard (INSEE 50641) is in Manche (50), part of CA Saint-Lô Agglo. Population 646 (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 17.4/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 11 % of the 16,749 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 | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.78 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Hairdresser (SL COIFFURE A DOMICILE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hotel.
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 | 1 | SL COIFFURE A DOMICILE | 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] | |
| 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 598 (2012) → 646 (2023): 8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 417 (1990) → 646 (2023): 54.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 279, of which 2.2 % second homes and 8.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Le Mesnil-Rouxelin): 2.8 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Georges-Montcocq): 3.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Lô): 4.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Saint-Lô): 4.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saint-Georges-Montcocq): 3.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 2 days a year at or above 30 °C and 27 days at or below 0 °C, over 13 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the PONT-HEBERT weather station, 6.3 km away at 58 m; the village itself is at 93 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at GIEVILLE, 17.2 km away at 134 m, over 10 summers. [11]
An average of 971 mm of rain a year, spread over 147 days — about 6.6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at PONT-HEBERT, 6.3 km away at 58 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 — 50641/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50641/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50641/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 50641/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 50321
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 50475
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 50502
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salans | 39 | 554 km E | 658 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 44 % · winter 30 % |
| Ellon | 14 | 29 km E | 636 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Méautis | 50 | 22 km NW | 648 | 12.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Durningen | 67 | 632 km E | 687 | 17.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Arthémonay | 26 | 642 km SE | 613 | 17.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 57 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-André-d'Huiriat | 01 | 554 km SE | 667 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 13 % · winter 70 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Méautis | 50 | 22 km NW | 648 | 12.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ellon | 14 | 29 km E | 636 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-André-d'Huiriat | 01 | 554 km SE | 667 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 13 % · winter 70 % |
| Salans | 39 | 554 km E | 658 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 44 % · winter 30 % |
| Durningen | 67 | 632 km E | 687 | 17.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Arthémonay | 26 | 642 km SE | 613 | 17.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 57 % · 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 Villiers-Fossard'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Méautis | 50 | 22 km NW | 648 | 12.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mutrécy | 14 | 48 km E | 593 | 17.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bussus-lès-Yaucourt | 80 | 245 km NE | 556 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cauvicourt | 14 | 59 km E | 564 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Chaussée | 76 | 174 km NE | 561 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Leulinghen-Bernes | 62 | 272 km NE | 540 | 15.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
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