Saint-Germain-le-Vieux
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 11.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 46 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Germain-le-Vieux (INSEE 61398) is in Orne (61), part of CC de la Vallée de la Haute Sarthe. Population 62 (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 11.1/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 46 % of the 6,452 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 | 0.55 | 10 | 5.51 |
| Housing mix | 0.78 | 5 | 3.89 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [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 | 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 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 55 (2012) → 62 (2023): 12.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 59 (1990) → 62 (2023): 5.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 36, of which 11.1 % second homes and 11.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Courtomer): 3.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Courtomer): 1.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Courtomer): 3.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Courtomer): 3.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Courtomer): 3.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 5 days a year at or above 30 °C and 43 days at or below 0 °C, over 13 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the COURTOMER weather station, 3 km away at 223 m; the village itself is at 221 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at PIN AU HARAS-INRAE, 16 km away at 202 m, over 15 summers. [9]
An average of 803 mm of rain a year, spread over 133 days — about 6 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at COURTOMER, 3 km away at 223 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 61398/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 61398/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 61398/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 61398/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 61133
- 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-Amans | 11 | 611 km S | 63 | 7.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 84 % · humidity 71 % |
| Proupiary | 31 | 608 km S | 61 | 12.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vaucourt | 54 | 469 km E | 64 | 8 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Bassoncourt | 52 | 392 km E | 62 | 8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 49 % · humidity 93 % |
| Palantine | 25 | 453 km E | 61 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 65 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Haye-Bellefond | 50 | 117 km W | 63 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Haye-Bellefond | 50 | 117 km W | 63 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bassoncourt | 52 | 392 km E | 62 | 8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 49 % · humidity 93 % |
| Palantine | 25 | 453 km E | 61 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 65 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vaucourt | 54 | 469 km E | 64 | 8 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Proupiary | 31 | 608 km S | 61 | 12.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Amans | 11 | 611 km S | 63 | 7.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 84 % · humidity 71 % |
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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-Germain-le-Vieux'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ménil-Froger | 61 | 14 km N | 63 | 10.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Écury-le-Repos | 51 | 274 km E | 62 | 8.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Moustier-en-Fagne | 59 | 326 km NE | 61 | 8.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Reuves | 51 | 257 km E | 59 | 7.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Crosville-sur-Douve | 50 | 157 km NW | 62 | 13.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Boisbergues | 80 | 221 km NE | 64 | 8.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
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