Domfront en Poiraie
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 51.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 54 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Domfront en Poiraie (INSEE 61145) is in Orne (61), part of CC Domfront Tinchebray Interco. Population 4,113 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2016-01-01 from 2 former communes: La Haute-Chapelle (61201), Rouellé (61355). [3]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/61145-domfront-en-poiraie
Vitality score
Vitality score 51.8/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 54 % of the 5,488 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 | 10.39 |
| Social | 0.84 | 20 | 16.71 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.46 | 10 | 4.61 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.29 | 10 | 2.91 |
| Housing mix | 0.88 | 5 | 4.4 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [4,5]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AU PALAIS DES PAINS · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE DE SAINT-FRO). [4,5]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (LE PANIER DES GOURMETS). [4]
4 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LETOUZE GEORGETTE · ROCQUES GWENDOLINE · AUX QUATRE SAISONS · VIVECO). [4,5]
2 × Supermarket (LEHAN · CARREFOUR MARKET). [4,5]
9 × Restaurant (BAR DU PALAIS · AUX DELICES DE L ORIENT · LA GRANGE · L'EXPRESS · L'ECHAUGUETTE). [4,5]
6 × Café / bar (LA BARRIQUE A MOUSSE · PIZZA DEL SOL · BAR LE SAINT FRONT · BAR DE LA TOUR · LE CENTRAL). [5]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE GEORGES BRASSENS/JACQUES BREL · ECOLE PRIMAIRE DE L ANGE GARDIEN). [4]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE JACQUES PREVERT · COLLEGE PRIVE SACRE COEUR). [4]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MURIEL DUMESNIL, MÉDECIN · KARIMA KHALLOUT, MÉDECIN · MARC MASSENET, MÉDECIN). [4]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE GORE GOGER · PHARMACIE KRANZLIN). [4,5]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [4]
1 × Library (MEDIATHÈQUE DE DOMFRONT EN POIRAIE). [4]
1 × Cinema (CINEMA THEATRE MUNICIPAL). [4]
2 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF MUNICIPAL · SALLE MAURICE TENCE). [4]
6 × Bank (CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL BOCAGE DOMFRONTAIS · AGENCE DE DOMFRONT · CREDIT AGRICOLE NORMANDIEA · CREDIT MUTUEL · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOLE DOMFRONT-PASSAIS). [4]
4 × Hairdresser (NUANCE · LE SALON · L'ATELIER COIFFURE). [4,5]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [4]
1 × Hotel (LE PETIT GILDAS). [4,5]
2 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL · CAMPING À LA FERME SOUS LES POIRIERS). [4,5]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Restaurant, 1 × Nursery school (maternelle), 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 1 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | AU PALAIS DES PAINS · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE DE SAINT-FRO | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,5] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | LE PANIER DES GOURMETS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 4 | LETOUZE GEORGETTE · ROCQUES GWENDOLINE · AUX QUATRE SAISONS · VIVECO | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [4,5] |
| Supermarket | 2 | LEHAN · CARREFOUR MARKET | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 9 | BAR DU PALAIS · AUX DELICES DE L ORIENT · LA GRANGE · L'EXPRESS · L'ECHAUGUETTE | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 18 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 6 | LA BARRIQUE A MOUSSE · PIZZA DEL SOL · BAR LE SAINT FRONT · BAR DE LA TOUR · LE CENTRAL | INSEE SIRENE 6 [5] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE GEORGES BRASSENS/JACQUES BREL · ECOLE PRIMAIRE DE L ANGE GARDIEN | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE JACQUES PREVERT · COLLEGE PRIVE SACRE COEUR | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | MURIEL DUMESNIL, MÉDECIN · KARIMA KHALLOUT, MÉDECIN · MARC MASSENET, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [4] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE GORE GOGER · PHARMACIE KRANZLIN | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,5] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 1 | MEDIATHÈQUE DE DOMFRONT EN POIRAIE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Cinema | 1 | CINEMA THEATRE MUNICIPAL | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF MUNICIPAL · SALLE MAURICE TENCE | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 6 | CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL BOCAGE DOMFRONTAIS · AGENCE DE DOMFRONT · CREDIT AGRICOLE NORMANDIEA · CREDIT MUTUEL · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOLE DOMFRONT-PASSAIS | INSEE BPE 6 [4] |
| Hairdresser | 4 | NUANCE · LE SALON · L'ATELIER COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [4,5] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] |
| Hotel | 1 | LE PETIT GILDAS | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4,5] |
| Campsite | 2 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL · CAMPING À LA FERME SOUS LES POIRIERS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 4,571 (2012) → 4,113 (2023): -10 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 5,202 (1990) → 4,113 (2023): -20.9 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,788, of which 6 % second homes and 16 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Domfront en Poiraie): 0.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Domfront en Poiraie): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Domfront en Poiraie): 0.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Domfront en Poiraie): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Domfront en Poiraie): 0.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 6 days a year at or above 30 °C and 44 days at or below 0 °C, over 28 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ST BOMER-LES-FORGES weather station, 5.9 km away at 226 m; the village itself is at 197 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ST-FRAIMBAULT, 10.7 km away at 158 m, over 25 summers. [10]
An average of 1,096 mm of rain a year, spread over 148 days — about 7.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ST BOMER-LES-FORGES, 5.9 km away at 226 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 — 61145/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 61145/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 61145/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 61145/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 61145
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Florentin | 89 | 330 km E | 4,164 | 53.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Allaire | 56 | 155 km SW | 3,955 | 47.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Plomelin | 29 | 269 km W | 4,239 | 41.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Just-Malmont | 43 | 522 km SE | 4,239 | 48.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 57 % · humidity 93 % |
| Châtelaudren-Plouagat | 22 | 173 km W | 3,974 | 61.5 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 61 % · humidity 100 % |
| Solesmes | 59 | 348 km NE | 4,142 | 52.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allaire | 56 | 155 km SW | 3,955 | 47.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Châtelaudren-Plouagat | 22 | 173 km W | 3,974 | 61.5 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 61 % · humidity 100 % |
| Plomelin | 29 | 269 km W | 4,239 | 41.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Florentin | 89 | 330 km E | 4,164 | 53.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Solesmes | 59 | 348 km NE | 4,142 | 52.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Just-Malmont | 43 | 522 km SE | 4,239 | 48.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 57 % · 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 Domfront en Poiraie'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solesmes | 59 | 348 km NE | 4,142 | 52.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Moréac | 56 | 177 km SW | 3,704 | 53.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Retiers | 35 | 93 km SW | 4,566 | 54.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Plouigneau | 29 | 224 km W | 5,014 | 56.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Trait | 76 | 145 km NE | 4,704 | 54.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mauron | 56 | 133 km SW | 3,163 | 51 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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