Belmesnil
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 34.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 75 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Belmesnil (INSEE 76075) is in Seine-Maritime (76), part of CC Terroir de Caux. Population 440 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [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 34.1/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 75 % of the 17,945 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 | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.53 | 10 | 5.3 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.75 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (CHEZ LOULOU). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE). [3]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), 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 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | CHEZ LOULOU | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| 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 480 (2012) → 440 (2023): -8.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 427 (1990) → 440 (2023): 3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 199, of which 2.5 % second homes and 7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bacqueville-en-Caux): 3.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Bacqueville-en-Caux): 4.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Bacqueville-en-Caux): 3.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Bacqueville-en-Caux): 4.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Belmesnil): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 2 days a year at or above 30 °C and 27 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the DIEPPE weather station, 18.4 km away at 40 m; the village itself is at 127 m. [10]
The village sits 87 m above 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at DIEPPE, 18.4 km away at 40 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 87 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 957 mm of rain a year, spread over 141 days — about 6.8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ST-GERMAIN-D'ETABLES, 11.5 km away at 22 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 — 76075/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 76075/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 76075/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 76075/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 76051
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 76075
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remomeix | 88 | 465 km E | 428 | 32.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 23 % · humidity 100 % |
| Devay | 58 | 378 km SE | 460 | 33.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 50 % · humidity 93 % |
| Espirat | 63 | 478 km S | 416 | 42.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bellebrune | 62 | 118 km NE | 427 | 39.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montpensier | 63 | 446 km S | 465 | 38.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 36 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villefrancœur | 41 | 231 km S | 416 | 32.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellebrune | 62 | 118 km NE | 427 | 39.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villefrancœur | 41 | 231 km S | 416 | 32.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Devay | 58 | 378 km SE | 460 | 33.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 50 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montpensier | 63 | 446 km S | 465 | 38.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 36 % · humidity 93 % |
| Remomeix | 88 | 465 km E | 428 | 32.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 23 % · humidity 100 % |
| Espirat | 63 | 478 km S | 416 | 42.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 80 % · 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 Belmesnil'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellebrune | 62 | 118 km NE | 427 | 39.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Georges-d'Elle | 50 | 161 km SW | 380 | 33.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Hardifort | 59 | 155 km NE | 385 | 34.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-André-de-l'Épine | 50 | 165 km SW | 555 | 40.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ochtezeele | 59 | 151 km NE | 351 | 43.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Zuytpeene | 59 | 150 km NE | 557 | 39.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
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