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Gouy

Seine-Maritime · Métropole Rouen Normandie · INSEE 76313

A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.

Few services 25.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 23 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Gouy (INSEE 76313) is in Seine-Maritime (76), part of Métropole Rouen Normandie. Population 888 (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.

Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/76313-gouy

Vitality score

Vitality score 25.4/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 23 % of the 15,029 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.

ComponentValue (0–1)WeightContribution
Daily food0250
Social0200
Education0.63106.32
Health0100
Public & culture0.3251.58
Population trend0.88108.79
Housing mix0.9854.92

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 0 of 6
Eating out 0 of 1
Cafés and bars 0 of 1
Schools 1 of 3
Health 0 of 4
Public services 0 of 1
Culture 1 of 2
Sport 0 of 2
Everyday services 0 of 3
Lodging 0 of 2
One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PREHISTOVAL). [3]

1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE GOUY). [3]

Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [3,4]

All 25 service types, with per-source counts
TypeCountNamesSources
Bakery (boulangerie)0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Butcher (boucherie)0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Supermarket0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Cheese shop (fromagerie)0INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Fishmonger0INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Restaurant0INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Café / bar0INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)1ECOLE PRIMAIRE PREHISTOVALINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Collège0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
GP (médecin généraliste)0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Pharmacy0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Nurse0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Dentist0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Post office / agence postale0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Library1BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE GOUYINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Cinema0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Gym / sports hall0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Swimming pool0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Bank0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Hairdresser0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Fuel station0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Hotel0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Campsite0INSEE 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

1968: 348 2023: 888 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 798 (2012) → 888 (2023): 11.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]

Population 644 (1990) → 888 (2023): 37.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 379, of which 0.8 % second homes and 4.5 % vacant. [7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

2.5 km5 kmFood shop — 1.3 km SW (Les Authieux-sur-le-Port-Saint-Ouen)Bakery — 2.0 km E (Ymare)Pharmacy — 2.6 km E (Quévreville-la-Poterie)GP — 2.7 km E (Quévreville-la-Poterie)
In the commune Primary school Food shop — 1.3 km SWBakery — 2.0 km EPharmacy — 2.6 km EGP — 2.7 km E Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Ymare): 2 km to the east (straight line). [8]

Food shop (Les Authieux-sur-le-Port-Saint-Ouen): 1.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]

GP (Quévreville-la-Poterie): 2.7 km to the east (straight line). [10]

Pharmacy (Quévreville-la-Poterie): 2.6 km to the east (straight line). [10]

Primary school (Gouy): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [11]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

An average of 8 days a year at or above 30 °C and 34 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]

Measured at the ROUEN-BOOS weather station, 4.5 km away at 156 m; the village itself is at 77 m. [12]

The village sits 79 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. [12]

Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [12]

Humidity measured at ROUEN-BOOS, 4.5 km away at 156 m, over 30 summers. [12]

That station sits 79 m above 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 835 mm of rain a year, spread over 134 days — about 6.2 mm on a day it rains. [12]

Rainfall measured at ROUEN-BOOS, 4.5 km away at 156 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]

Uncertainties

No specific uncertainties flagged.

References

  1. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 76313/2023
  2. INSEE density grid 2026
  3. INSEE BPE 2025
  4. INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
  5. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 76313/2012
  6. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 76313/1990
  7. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 76313/logement/2023
  8. INSEE BPE 2025 — 76753
  9. INSEE BPE 2025 — 76039
  10. INSEE BPE 2025 — 76514
  11. INSEE BPE 2025 — 76313
  12. 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.

CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Boissy-Fresnoy60127 km E94226.7Few servicesSimilar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 %
Morthomiers18271 km S84526Few servicesWarmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 %
Pimprez60132 km E84824.8Few servicesSimilar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 %
Noyelles-sur-Escaut59170 km NE81623.7Few servicesno figures
Saint-Jean-de-Cornies34661 km S85826.5Few servicesWarmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 89 % · humidity 71 %
Le Fresne-Camilly14119 km W95125.1Few servicesMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 %
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CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Le Fresne-Camilly14119 km W95125.1Few servicesMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 %
Boissy-Fresnoy60127 km E94226.7Few servicesSimilar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 %
Pimprez60132 km E84824.8Few servicesSimilar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 %
Noyelles-sur-Escaut59170 km NE81623.7Few servicesno figures
Morthomiers18271 km S84526Few servicesWarmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 %
Saint-Jean-de-Cornies34661 km S85826.5Few servicesWarmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 89 % · humidity 71 %

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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 Gouy'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.

CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Le Fresne-Camilly14119 km W95125.1Few servicesMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 %
Bichancourt02151 km E97921.9Few servicesMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 %
Saint-Vincent-Cramesnil7659 km W68926.6Few servicesMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 %
Tortequesne62171 km NE90722.7Few servicesMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 %
Noyelles-sous-Bellonne62172 km NE84825.1Few servicesMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 %
Arsy60111 km E83222.3Few servicesMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 %