Sées
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 56.7/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 71 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Sées (INSEE 61464) is in Orne (61), part of CC des Sources de l'Orne. Population 4,168 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/61464-sees
Vitality score
Vitality score 56.7/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Bakery (boulangerie)).
Better served than 71 % of the 5,437 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 | 0.38 | 25 | 9.52 |
| Social | 0.86 | 20 | 17.27 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.61 | 10 | 6.1 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.42 | 10 | 4.17 |
| Housing mix | 0.94 | 5 | 4.71 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA TENTATION · SEES SUCRE SALE). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE COLLET). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (INTERMARCHE · CARREFOUR MARKET). [3,4]
12 × Restaurant (AU NORMANDY · IL ETAIT UNE FOIS...L'AVEN · AKDENIZ KEBAB · PELLAGIO). [3,4]
6 × Café / bar (LE BISTROT DE LA GARE · LE CENTRAL · LE BAR AUX ETOILES). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE JEAN-PIERRE PELLETIER). [3]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE MARIE IMMACULEE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT-JOSEPH SAINT-JOSEPH · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LOUIS FORTON). [3]
4 × Collège (COLLEGE NICOLAS-JACQUES CONTE · ECOLE SECONDAIRE PRIVEE INSTITUT CROIX DES VENTS · ECOLE MATERNELLE SAINT-PIERRE · ECOLE SECONDAIRE PRIVEE INSTITUT D'ARGENTRE). [3]
7 × GP (médecin généraliste) (BENOIT LASCAUD, MÉDECIN · IVAN STANILOV, MÉDECIN · GANKA KRASTEVA, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE COQUETTE, MÉDECIN · PABLO PARRONDO TOCA, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (SELARL PHARMACIE DE LA REPUBLIQUE · PHARMACIE PRINCIPALE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE EMILE ZOLA). [3]
1 × Cinema (REX). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE D ARGENTRE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DU SIVOS). [3]
5 × Bank (AGENCE DE SEES · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL DE SEES · CREDIT AGRICOLE NORMANDIE · CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL DE MAINE ANJOU ET BASSE NORMANDIE · BANQUE CIC OUEST). [3]
5 × Hairdresser (COIFF' ELLE ET LUI · HAIR LOOK · EURL ATELIER 24). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel (HÔTEL DU DAUPHIN (LDF)). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | LA TENTATION · SEES SUCRE SALE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE COLLET | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Supermarket | 2 | INTERMARCHE · CARREFOUR MARKET | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 12 | AU NORMANDY · IL ETAIT UNE FOIS...L'AVEN · AKDENIZ KEBAB · PELLAGIO | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 6 | LE BISTROT DE LA GARE · LE CENTRAL · LE BAR AUX ETOILES | INSEE SIRENE 6 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE JEAN-PIERRE PELLETIER | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE MARIE IMMACULEE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT-JOSEPH SAINT-JOSEPH · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LOUIS FORTON | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 4 | COLLEGE NICOLAS-JACQUES CONTE · ECOLE SECONDAIRE PRIVEE INSTITUT CROIX DES VENTS · ECOLE MATERNELLE SAINT-PIERRE · ECOLE SECONDAIRE PRIVEE INSTITUT D'ARGENTRE | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 7 | BENOIT LASCAUD, MÉDECIN · IVAN STANILOV, MÉDECIN · GANKA KRASTEVA, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE COQUETTE, MÉDECIN · PABLO PARRONDO TOCA, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | SELARL PHARMACIE DE LA REPUBLIQUE · PHARMACIE PRINCIPALE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE EMILE ZOLA | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | REX | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | COMPLEXE D ARGENTRE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DU SIVOS | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 5 | AGENCE DE SEES · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL DE SEES · CREDIT AGRICOLE NORMANDIE · CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL DE MAINE ANJOU ET BASSE NORMANDIE · BANQUE CIC OUEST | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 5 | COIFF' ELLE ET LUI · HAIR LOOK · EURL ATELIER 24 | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | HÔTEL DU DAUPHIN (LDF) | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Saturday 8h à 13h Cour Mazeline. [5]
Trajectory
Population 4,358 (2012) → 4,168 (2023): -4.4 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 4,547 (1990) → 4,168 (2023): -8.3 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,435, of which 2.9 % second homes and 13.5 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Sées): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Sées): 0.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Sées): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Sées): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Sées): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 9 days a year at or above 30 °C and 50 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the SEES weather station, 1.5 km away at 195 m; the village itself is at 188 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at PIN AU HARAS-INRAE, 13.3 km away at 202 m, over 15 summers. [10]
An average of 819 mm of rain a year, spread over 128 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at SEES, 1.5 km away at 195 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Bakery (boulangerie)
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 61464/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.ville-sees.fr/marche-du-samedi-matin/— “Chaque samedi matin, de 8h à 13h, retrouvez vos producteurs sur le marché, Cour Mazeline à Sées.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 61464/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 61464/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 61464/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 61464
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courpière | 63 | 407 km SE | 4,166 | 50.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Châtelet-en-Brie | 77 | 193 km E | 4,207 | 45.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rives de l'Yon | 85 | 250 km SW | 4,335 | 48 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bollwiller | 68 | 532 km E | 4,184 | 48.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Romain-le-Puy | 42 | 452 km SE | 4,142 | 54.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 57 % · humidity 93 % |
| Betschdorf | 67 | 567 km E | 4,231 | 45.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Châtelet-en-Brie | 77 | 193 km E | 4,207 | 45.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rives de l'Yon | 85 | 250 km SW | 4,335 | 48 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Courpière | 63 | 407 km SE | 4,166 | 50.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Romain-le-Puy | 42 | 452 km SE | 4,142 | 54.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 57 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bollwiller | 68 | 532 km E | 4,184 | 48.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Betschdorf | 67 | 567 km E | 4,231 | 45.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 78 % · 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 Sées'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Châtelet-en-Brie | 77 | 193 km E | 4,207 | 45.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Plœuc-L'Hermitage | 22 | 218 km W | 4,103 | 50.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Aubin-d'Aubigné | 35 | 137 km W | 4,304 | 52.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pont-de-Roide-Vermondans | 25 | 510 km E | 3,912 | 44.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Boos | 76 | 115 km NE | 3,975 | 51 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Bouëxière | 35 | 128 km W | 4,667 | 53.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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