Bolbec
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 49.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 17 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Bolbec (INSEE 76114) is in Seine-Maritime (76), part of CA Caux Seine Agglo. Population 11,590 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [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/76114-bolbec
Vitality score
Vitality score 49.5/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 17 % of the 2,118 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 | 9.61 |
| Social | 0.69 | 20 | 13.74 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.35 | 10 | 3.53 |
| Public & culture | 0.12 | 5 | 0.59 |
| Population trend | 0.44 | 10 | 4.37 |
| Housing mix | 0.99 | 5 | 4.93 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
6 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE LE CAPRICE · AUX DELICES D'IRIS · AU FOURNIL BOLBECAIS · LA ROSA · LE FOURNIL GOURMAND). [3,4]
3 × Butcher (boucherie) (CHARCUTERIE DU CENTRE · MAISON DUMONT). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (IZRI · AYOUR). [3,4]
3 × Supermarket (INTERMARCHE · DRAZAH · MARCHE U). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (LA CHALOUPE BOLBECAISE). [3,4]
15 × Restaurant (LES P'TITS PLATS · SAVEURS D ORIENT · L ETOILE ORIENTALE - RIVIERA LOUNGE · GOOD TIME). [3,4]
6 × Café / bar (CAFE DU HAVRE · LE MONT DE BOLBEC · LE RENDEZ-VOUS · LE FLASH). [4]
5 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PABLO PICASSO · ECOLE MATERNELLE DESGENETAIS · ECOLE MATERNELLE EDMEE HATINGUAIS · ECOLE MATERNELLE JACQUES PREVERT · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBL CHAMP DES OISEAUX). [3]
6 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE CLAUDE CHAPELLE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE VICTOR HUGO · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JULES VERNE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PIERRE CORNEILLE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JULES FERRY). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE RONCHEROLLES · COLLEGE SAINTE GENEVIEVE). [3]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (FRANCOIS HECQUET, MÉDECIN · FABIENNE DOIZON, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE GROUT, MÉDECIN · THI MINH TAM PHAM, MÉDECIN). [3]
3 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DES TISSERANDS · PHARMACIE DU BOLBEC · PHARMACIE DU CENTRE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE BOLBEC COMMUNAUTÉ D'AGGLOMÉRATION CAUX SEINE AGGLO). [3]
1 × Cinema (LE XENON). [3]
4 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF ERIC TABARLY · GYMNASE DE FONTAINE MARTEL · GYMNASE JACQUES ANQUETIL · SALLE DANIEL BONNET). [3]
9 × Bank (CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE BOLBEC · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE NORMANDIE · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DE NORMANDIE-SEINE · BANQUE CIC NORD OUEST). [3]
16 × Hairdresser (ESPACE COIFFURE · BELLISSIMA · MICHELE COIFFURE · D AND D STUDIO COIFFURE). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL LE RELAIS D'ETRETAT). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Restaurant, 4 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 6 | BOULANGERIE LE CAPRICE · AUX DELICES D'IRIS · AU FOURNIL BOLBECAIS · LA ROSA · LE FOURNIL GOURMAND | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 3 | CHARCUTERIE DU CENTRE · MAISON DUMONT | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | IZRI · AYOUR | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 3 | INTERMARCHE · DRAZAH · MARCHE U | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | LA CHALOUPE BOLBECAISE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 15 | LES P'TITS PLATS · SAVEURS D ORIENT · L ETOILE ORIENTALE - RIVIERA LOUNGE · GOOD TIME | INSEE BPE 15 / INSEE SIRENE 22 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 6 | CAFE DU HAVRE · LE MONT DE BOLBEC · LE RENDEZ-VOUS · LE FLASH | INSEE SIRENE 6 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 5 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PABLO PICASSO · ECOLE MATERNELLE DESGENETAIS · ECOLE MATERNELLE EDMEE HATINGUAIS · ECOLE MATERNELLE JACQUES PREVERT · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBL CHAMP DES OISEAUX | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 6 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE CLAUDE CHAPELLE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE VICTOR HUGO · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JULES VERNE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PIERRE CORNEILLE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JULES FERRY | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE RONCHEROLLES · COLLEGE SAINTE GENEVIEVE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 4 | FRANCOIS HECQUET, MÉDECIN · FABIENNE DOIZON, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE GROUT, MÉDECIN · THI MINH TAM PHAM, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | PHARMACIE DES TISSERANDS · PHARMACIE DU BOLBEC · PHARMACIE DU CENTRE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 INTERCOMMUNALE BOLBEC COMMUNAUTÉ D'AGGLOMÉRATION CAUX SEINE AGGLO | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | LE XENON | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 4 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF ERIC TABARLY · GYMNASE DE FONTAINE MARTEL · GYMNASE JACQUES ANQUETIL · SALLE DANIEL BONNET | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 9 | CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE BOLBEC · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE NORMANDIE · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DE NORMANDIE-SEINE · BANQUE CIC NORD OUEST | INSEE BPE 9 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 16 | ESPACE COIFFURE · BELLISSIMA · MICHELE COIFFURE · D AND D STUDIO COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 16 / INSEE SIRENE 23 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL LE RELAIS D'ETRETAT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [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 11,753 (2012) → 11,590 (2023): -1.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 12,372 (1990) → 11,590 (2023): -6.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 5,984, of which 0.7 % second homes and 11 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bolbec): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Bolbec): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Bolbec): 0.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Bolbec): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Bolbec): 0.3 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 6 days a year at or above 30 °C and 28 days at or below 0 °C, over 27 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the GODERVILLE weather station, 10.8 km away at 118 m; the village itself is at 56 m. [9]
The village sits 62 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]
An average of 1,088 mm of rain a year, spread over 156 days — about 7 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at BOLBEC, 0.5 km away at 61 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
What property sold for
691 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 113,448 € — 1,327 € per m² of built surface. [10]
183 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 78,000 € — 1,098 € per m². [10]
The median across Seine-Maritime is 1,803 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [10]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 76114/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 76114/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 76114/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 76114/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 76114
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruay-sur-l'Escaut | 59 | 237 km NE | 11,644 | 44.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 76 % |
| Maizières-lès-Metz | 57 | 413 km E | 11,580 | 47.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 79 % · winter 77 % |
| Fourmies | 59 | 261 km E | 11,449 | 53.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 69 % |
| Chauny | 02 | 198 km E | 11,596 | 62.6 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 81 % |
| Pacé | 35 | 229 km SW | 11,703 | 52.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 93 % |
| Somain | 59 | 219 km NE | 11,766 | 48.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 72 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chauny | 02 | 198 km E | 11,596 | 62.6 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 81 % |
| Somain | 59 | 219 km NE | 11,766 | 48.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 72 % |
| Pacé | 35 | 229 km SW | 11,703 | 52.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 93 % |
| Bruay-sur-l'Escaut | 59 | 237 km NE | 11,644 | 44.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 76 % |
| Fourmies | 59 | 261 km E | 11,449 | 53.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 69 % |
| Maizières-lès-Metz | 57 | 413 km E | 11,580 | 47.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 79 % · winter 77 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/76114-bolbec