La Bouille
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 36.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 66 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Bouille (INSEE 76131) is in Seine-Maritime (76), part of Métropole Rouen Normandie. Population 706 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 36.4/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 66 % of the 16,360 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.5 | 20 | 9.93 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.32 | 10 | 3.19 |
| Housing mix | 0.93 | 5 | 4.67 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie). [3,4]
5 × Restaurant (G.M · LE CAFE DE LA POSTE HOTEL-RESTAURAN · LA ESCALA · SAINT PIERRE). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE LE PETIT PRINCE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA BOUILLE RPC RP). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (ANGELIQUE COIFFURE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (LA TABLE D'HECTOR). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 5 | G.M · LE CAFE DE LA POSTE HOTEL-RESTAURAN · LA ESCALA · SAINT PIERRE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE LE PETIT PRINCE | 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 | 1 | LA BOUILLE RPC RP | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 3 | ANGELIQUE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | LA TABLE D'HECTOR | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 793 (2012) → 706 (2023): -11 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 862 (1990) → 706 (2023): -18.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 424, of which 3.3 % second homes and 13.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Bouille): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Sahurs): 1.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Sahurs): 1.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Grand-Couronne): 4.6 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (La Bouille): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 15 days a year at or above 30 °C and 36 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the JUMIEGES weather station, 12.4 km away at 30 m; the village itself is at 6 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ROUEN-BOOS, 18.4 km away at 156 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 150 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 842 mm of rain a year, spread over 132 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at JUMIEGES, 12.4 km away at 30 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 76131/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 76131/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 76131/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 76131/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 76131
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 76550
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 76319
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mont-Notre-Dame | 02 | 192 km E | 751 | 36.7 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Harskirchen | 67 | 447 km E | 895 | 37.4 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Amigny-Rouy | 02 | 174 km E | 707 | 35.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Couvron-et-Aumencourt | 02 | 190 km E | 926 | 37.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lixheim | 57 | 457 km E | 552 | 35.2 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 47 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Masmes | 51 | 242 km E | 550 | 36.3 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amigny-Rouy | 02 | 174 km E | 707 | 35.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Couvron-et-Aumencourt | 02 | 190 km E | 926 | 37.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mont-Notre-Dame | 02 | 192 km E | 751 | 36.7 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Masmes | 51 | 242 km E | 550 | 36.3 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Harskirchen | 67 | 447 km E | 895 | 37.4 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lixheim | 57 | 457 km E | 552 | 35.2 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 47 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 La Bouille'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-Germain-Laxis | 77 | 155 km SE | 742 | 38.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cormenon | 41 | 154 km S | 679 | 31.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Wilwisheim | 67 | 484 km E | 772 | 39.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Petite-Raon | 88 | 456 km E | 734 | 23.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Pierre | 67 | 490 km E | 614 | 41.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villiers-Saint-Georges | 77 | 197 km E | 1,160 | 33.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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