Sainte-Opportune
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 11.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 14 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Sainte-Opportune (INSEE 61436) is in Orne (61), part of CA Flers Agglo. Population 244 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/61436-sainte-opportune
Vitality score
Vitality score 11.1/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 14 % of the 17,108 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.7 | 10 | 6.96 |
| Housing mix | 0.5 | 5 | 2.48 |
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 243 (2012) → 244 (2023): 0.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 204 (1990) → 244 (2023): 19.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 139, of which 25.2 % second homes and 4.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Briouze): 5.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Athis-Val de Rouvre): 4.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Briouze): 6.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Messei): 9.5 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Landigou): 4 km to the west (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 9 days a year at or above 30 °C and 53 days at or below 0 °C, over 18 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the BRIOUZE weather station, 6.5 km away at 215 m; the village itself is at 246 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at FLERS, 12.7 km away at 195 m, over 28 summers. [12]
That station sits 51 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 928 mm of rain a year, spread over 138 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at BRIOUZE, 6.5 km away at 215 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 61436/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 61436/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 61436/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 61436/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 61063
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 61007
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 61278
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 61221
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanzay | 79 | 282 km S | 234 | 10 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 89 % · humidity 79 % |
| Veyrines-de-Vergt | 24 | 426 km S | 244 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 70 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Christophe-du-Jambet | 72 | 66 km SE | 231 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 89 % |
| Lisores | 14 | 52 km NE | 260 | 9.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Crouzille | 63 | 371 km SE | 262 | 7.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 55 % · humidity 93 % |
| Clermont-d'Excideuil | 24 | 392 km S | 255 | 9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 73 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lisores | 14 | 52 km NE | 260 | 9.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Christophe-du-Jambet | 72 | 66 km SE | 231 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 89 % |
| Vanzay | 79 | 282 km S | 234 | 10 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 89 % · humidity 79 % |
| La Crouzille | 63 | 371 km SE | 262 | 7.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 55 % · humidity 93 % |
| Clermont-d'Excideuil | 24 | 392 km S | 255 | 9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 73 % · humidity 71 % |
| Veyrines-de-Vergt | 24 | 426 km S | 244 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 70 % · humidity 79 % |
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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 Sainte-Opportune'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-Pierre-de-Cernières | 27 | 72 km E | 228 | 11.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Sauveur-de-Carrouges | 61 | 29 km SE | 236 | 10.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Gonfrière | 61 | 66 km E | 271 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| L'Hôme-Chamondot | 61 | 85 km E | 266 | 13.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fontaine-Raoul | 41 | 142 km SE | 231 | 11.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Nottonville | 28 | 158 km SE | 279 | 9.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
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