Saint-Ellier-les-Bois
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 9.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 8 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Ellier-les-Bois (INSEE 61384) is in Orne (61), part of CU d'Alençon. Population 254 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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 9.5/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 8 % of the 17,293 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 | 0.5 | 10 | 5 |
| Housing mix | 0.62 | 5 | 3.09 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Hairdresser (LAETITIACOIFF). [3,4]
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 | LAETITIACOIFF | 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
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 250 (2012) → 254 (2023): 1.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 254 (1990) → 254 (2023): 0 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 162, of which 19.1 % second homes and 14.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Carrouges): 6.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Carrouges): 6.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Carrouges): 6.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Carrouges): 6.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (L'Orée-d'Écouves): 4.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 5 days a year at or above 30 °C and 50 days at or below 0 °C, over 10 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the CARROUGES weather station, 6.7 km away at 295 m; the village itself is at 262 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ALENCON, 17.1 km away at 143 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 119 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 966 mm of rain a year, spread over 138 days — about 7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ST ELLIER DES BOIS, 0.6 km away at 266 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 — 61384/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 61384/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 61384/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 61384/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 61074
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 61228
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Presnoy | 45 | 206 km E | 257 | 14.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cazideroque | 47 | 465 km S | 249 | 9.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 26 % · winter 81 % |
| Berrie | 86 | 162 km S | 251 | 9.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Bourdeix | 24 | 331 km S | 246 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 44 % · winter 92 % |
| L'Isle-Bouzon | 32 | 515 km S | 252 | 10.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 15 % · winter 74 % · humidity 43 % |
| Blavignac | 48 | 479 km SE | 252 | 8.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 85 % · winter 15 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berrie | 86 | 162 km S | 251 | 9.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Presnoy | 45 | 206 km E | 257 | 14.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Bourdeix | 24 | 331 km S | 246 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 44 % · winter 92 % |
| Cazideroque | 47 | 465 km S | 249 | 9.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 26 % · winter 81 % |
| Blavignac | 48 | 479 km SE | 252 | 8.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 85 % · winter 15 % |
| L'Isle-Bouzon | 32 | 515 km S | 252 | 10.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 15 % · winter 74 % · humidity 43 % |
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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-Ellier-les-Bois'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-Sauveur-de-Carrouges | 61 | 7.4 km N | 236 | 10.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Mesnillard | 50 | 73 km W | 257 | 8.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fauguernon | 14 | 79 km N | 221 | 10.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sainte-Opportune | 61 | 34 km NW | 244 | 11.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Marguerite-de-Carrouges | 61 | 8.4 km NW | 210 | 10 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Mesnil-Eudes | 14 | 67 km N | 252 | 9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
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