Saint-Céneri-le-Gérei
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 23.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 88 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Céneri-le-Gérei (INSEE 61372) is in Orne (61), part of CU d'Alençon. Population 110 (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 23.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 88 % of the 11,472 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 | 0.79 | 20 | 15.82 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.22 | 10 | 2.24 |
| Housing mix | 0.33 | 5 | 1.63 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (L'ECHOPPE GOURMANDE). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (AUBERGE DES PEINTRES). [4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | L'ECHOPPE GOURMANDE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | AUBERGE DES PEINTRES | INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 120 (2012) → 110 (2023): -8.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 152 (1990) → 110 (2023): -27.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 104, of which 33.7 % second homes and 9.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Pierre-des-Nids): 4.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Pierre-des-Nids): 4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Pierre-des-Nids): 4.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Pierre-des-Nids): 4.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Moulins-le-Carbonnel): 2.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 9 days a year at or above 30 °C and 43 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ALENCON weather station, 13.9 km away at 143 m; the village itself is at 149 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ALENCON, 13.9 km away at 143 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 749 mm of rain a year, spread over 120 days — about 6.2 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ALENCON, 13.9 km away at 143 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 — 61372/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 61372/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 61372/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 61372/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 53246
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 72212
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tréhorenteuc | 56 | 171 km W | 111 | 24.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Moudeyres | 43 | 495 km SE | 115 | 26.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 28 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chazeaux | 07 | 537 km SE | 134 | 31 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pierrecourt | 70 | 428 km E | 103 | 20.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 51 % · humidity 93 % |
| Béhuard | 49 | 120 km S | 115 | 22 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Châtelblanc | 25 | 500 km E | 117 | 16.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Béhuard | 49 | 120 km S | 115 | 22 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tréhorenteuc | 56 | 171 km W | 111 | 24.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pierrecourt | 70 | 428 km E | 103 | 20.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 51 % · humidity 93 % |
| Moudeyres | 43 | 495 km SE | 115 | 26.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 28 % · humidity 93 % |
| Châtelblanc | 25 | 500 km E | 117 | 16.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chazeaux | 07 | 537 km SE | 134 | 31 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 70 % · 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-Céneri-le-Gérei'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tréhorenteuc | 56 | 171 km W | 111 | 24.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Belval | 88 | 524 km E | 148 | 23.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lusigny-sur-Ouche | 21 | 381 km E | 115 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Couptrain | 53 | 21 km NW | 103 | 22.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Champosoult | 61 | 57 km N | 105 | 8.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Dainville-Bertheléville | 55 | 410 km E | 120 | 6.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
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