Saint-Gilles-des-Marais
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 18.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 76 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Gilles-des-Marais (INSEE 61401) is in Orne (61), part of CC Domfront Tinchebray Interco. Population 106 (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 18.3/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 76 % of the 11,108 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.55 | 10 | 5.5 |
| Housing mix | 0.75 | 5 | 3.73 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (PARACHUTE PIZZA). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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 | 1 | PARACHUTE PIZZA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 105 (2012) → 106 (2023): 1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 101 (1990) → 106 (2023): 5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 63, of which 12.7 % second homes and 19 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Domfront en Poiraie): 3.7 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Domfront en Poiraie): 2.6 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Domfront en Poiraie): 3.8 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Domfront en Poiraie): 3.4 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Domfront en Poiraie): 3.3 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 8 days a year at or above 30 °C and 35 days at or below 0 °C, over 28 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the ST BOMER-LES-FORGES weather station, 8.6 km away at 226 m; the village itself is at 121 m. [9]
The village sits 105 m below the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.71 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at ST-FRAIMBAULT, 8.8 km away at 158 m, over 25 summers. [9]
An average of 1,096 mm of rain a year, spread over 148 days — about 7.4 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at ST BOMER-LES-FORGES, 8.6 km away at 226 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 — 61401/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 61401/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 61401/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 61401/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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fornex | 09 | 621 km S | 104 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 23 % · winter 82 % |
| Villebramar | 47 | 460 km S | 109 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 31 % · winter 95 % · humidity 64 % |
| Camou-Cihigue | 64 | 608 km S | 107 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 64 % · winter 88 % |
| Poullignac | 16 | 358 km S | 107 | 18.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 95 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Mesmin | 21 | 421 km E | 109 | 20.5 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 68 % · humidity 100 % |
| Monclar-sur-Losse | 32 | 567 km S | 111 | 20.5 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 31 % · winter 96 % · humidity 36 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poullignac | 16 | 358 km S | 107 | 18.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 95 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Mesmin | 21 | 421 km E | 109 | 20.5 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 68 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villebramar | 47 | 460 km S | 109 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 31 % · winter 95 % · humidity 64 % |
| Monclar-sur-Losse | 32 | 567 km S | 111 | 20.5 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 31 % · winter 96 % · humidity 36 % |
| Camou-Cihigue | 64 | 608 km S | 107 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 64 % · winter 88 % |
| Fornex | 09 | 621 km S | 104 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 23 % · winter 82 % |
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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-Gilles-des-Marais'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buré | 61 | 81 km E | 98 | 17.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Blincourt | 60 | 258 km E | 125 | 24.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montigny | 14 | 53 km N | 86 | 23.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Carville-Pot-de-Fer | 76 | 163 km NE | 108 | 10 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Planques | 62 | 290 km NE | 104 | 11.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Folie | 14 | 78 km N | 108 | 10.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
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