Le Houlme
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 42.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 20 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Le Houlme (INSEE 76366) is in Seine-Maritime (76), part of Métropole Rouen Normandie. Population 4,130 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [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/76366-le-houlme
Vitality score
Vitality score 42.4/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 20 % of the 5,482 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 | 0.31 | 25 | 7.68 |
| Social | 0.47 | 20 | 9.35 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.51 | 10 | 5.13 |
| Public & culture | 0.11 | 5 | 0.55 |
| Population trend | 0.45 | 10 | 4.5 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.92 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA BOITE DES DELICES). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (ALIMENTATION GENERALE COURS DES HALLES). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (LECLERC · LIDL). [3,4]
5 × Restaurant (BAR RESTAURANT DU VIADUC · AGUA · PIZZA FIALHO · OCHIA). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE CAFE DE LA MAIRIE). [4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE J PICARD LE DOUX · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE JEAN LURCAT). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PREVERT-ARAGON). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE JEAN ZAY). [3]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JEAN BEUZEBOC, MÉDECIN · PATRICK CLOSET, MÉDECIN · LUDWIG LONGUET, MÉDECIN · LAURENCE FONTAINE, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LA MAIRIE · PHARMACIE DE LA REPUBLIQUE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE FERNAND LEGER · SALLE JACKSON RICHARDSON). [3]
6 × Hairdresser (DREAM LOOK · LA COUPE A CABANA · BARB'HAIR CUT · LA PAUSE COIFFURE E.I.). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | LA BOITE DES DELICES | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | ALIMENTATION GENERALE COURS DES HALLES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | LECLERC · LIDL | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 5 | BAR RESTAURANT DU VIADUC · AGUA · PIZZA FIALHO · OCHIA | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE CAFE DE LA MAIRIE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE J PICARD LE DOUX · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE JEAN LURCAT | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PREVERT-ARAGON | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE JEAN ZAY | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 4 | JEAN BEUZEBOC, MÉDECIN · PATRICK CLOSET, MÉDECIN · LUDWIG LONGUET, MÉDECIN · LAURENCE FONTAINE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE DE LA MAIRIE · PHARMACIE DE LA REPUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | GYMNASE FERNAND LEGER · SALLE JACKSON RICHARDSON | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 6 | DREAM LOOK · LA COUPE A CABANA · BARB'HAIR CUT · LA PAUSE COIFFURE E.I. | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Sunday 8h00 à 12h00 rue Quilbeuf entre la Mairie et Foyer communal. [5]
Trajectory
Population 4,002 (2012) → 4,130 (2023): 3.2 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 4,349 (1990) → 4,130 (2023): -5 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,033, of which 0.8 % second homes and 5.9 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Le Houlme): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Le Houlme): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Le Houlme): 0 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Le Houlme): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Le Houlme): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 17 days a year at or above 30 °C and 32 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ROUEN - JARDIN weather station, 9.8 km away at 21 m; the village itself is at 34 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ROUEN-BOOS, 16.5 km away at 156 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 122 m above 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 890 mm of rain a year, spread over 135 days — about 6.6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ROUEN - JATTE, 8.5 km away at 63 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
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 — 76366/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.le-houlme.fr/5746-marche.htm— “Le marché se tient tous les dimanches de 8h00 à 12h00 rue Quilbeuf entre la Mairie et Foyer communal.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 76366/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 76366/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 76366/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 76366
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oberhoffen-sur-Moder | 67 | 503 km E | 3,992 | 45.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 57 % · humidity 79 % |
| La Chaussée-Saint-Victor | 41 | 212 km S | 4,471 | 49.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fagnières | 51 | 246 km E | 4,858 | 42.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Boisse | 01 | 505 km SE | 3,449 | 43.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 53 % · humidity 86 % |
| Moulins-lès-Metz | 57 | 370 km E | 5,265 | 59 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bouxières-aux-Dames | 54 | 382 km E | 4,106 | 34.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 61 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Chaussée-Saint-Victor | 41 | 212 km S | 4,471 | 49.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fagnières | 51 | 246 km E | 4,858 | 42.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Moulins-lès-Metz | 57 | 370 km E | 5,265 | 59 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bouxières-aux-Dames | 54 | 382 km E | 4,106 | 34.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 61 % · humidity 100 % |
| Oberhoffen-sur-Moder | 67 | 503 km E | 3,992 | 45.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 57 % · humidity 79 % |
| La Boisse | 01 | 505 km SE | 3,449 | 43.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 53 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Le Houlme'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Chaussée-Saint-Victor | 41 | 212 km S | 4,471 | 49.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Indre | 44 | 325 km SW | 4,160 | 55.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mouroux | 77 | 164 km SE | 5,810 | 51.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Coudray-Montceaux | 91 | 149 km SE | 4,801 | 40 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Beaucouzé | 49 | 257 km SW | 5,732 | 62.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Notre-Dame-d'Oé | 37 | 229 km S | 4,515 | 45.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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