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Oudalle

Seine-Maritime · CU Le Havre Seine Métropole · INSEE 76489

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

Few services 32.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 65 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Oudalle (INSEE 76489) is in Seine-Maritime (76), part of CU Le Havre Seine Métropole. Population 520 (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.

Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/76489-oudalle

Vitality score

Vitality score 32.4/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 65 % of the 17,720 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
Social0.32206.32
Education0.63106.32
Health0100
Public & culture050
Population trend11010
Housing mix0.9854.9

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 0 of 6
Eating out 1 of 1
Cafés and bars 0 of 1
Schools 1 of 3
Health 0 of 4
Public services 0 of 1
Culture 0 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 and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]

1 × Restaurant (LE ZENITH). [3,4]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ANTOINE DE SAINT-EXUPERY). [3]

Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [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 BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Restaurant1LE ZENITHINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Café / bar0INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)1ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ANTOINE DE SAINT-EXUPERYINSEE 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]
Library0INSEE BPE 0 [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: 151 2023: 520 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 404 (2012) → 520 (2023): 28.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]

Population 330 (1990) → 520 (2023): 57.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 208, of which 1 % second homes and 5.8 % vacant. [7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

2.5 km5 kmPrimary school — 1.5 km SW (Oudalle)Food shop — 2.0 km NW (Gainneville)Bakery — 2.5 km NE (Saint-Aubin-Routot)GP — 2.9 km NW (Gainneville)Pharmacy — 4.7 km NE (Saint-Romain-de-Colbosc)
Primary school — 1.5 km SWFood shop — 2.0 km NWBakery — 2.5 km NEGP — 2.9 km NWPharmacy — 4.7 km NE 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 (Saint-Aubin-Routot): 2.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]

Food shop (Gainneville): 2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]

GP (Gainneville): 2.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]

Pharmacy (Saint-Romain-de-Colbosc): 4.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]

Primary school (Oudalle): 1.5 km to the south-west (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 3 days a year at or above 30 °C and 21 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]

Measured at the OCTEVILLE weather station, 15.4 km away at 90 m; the village itself is at 102 m. [12]

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

Humidity measured at OCTEVILLE, 15.4 km away at 90 m, over 30 summers. [12]

An average of 1,029 mm of rain a year, spread over 149 days — about 6.9 mm on a day it rains. [12]

Rainfall measured at ST-ROMAIN-DE-C, 3.5 km away at 110 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]

What property sold for

28 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 248,062 € — 1,925 € per m² of built surface. [13]

The median across Seine-Maritime is 1,803 € per m², so this commune sits about level with it. [13]

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

  1. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 76489/2023
  2. INSEE density grid 2026
  3. INSEE BPE 2025
  4. INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
  5. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 76489/2012
  6. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 76489/1990
  7. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 76489/logement/2023
  8. INSEE BPE 2025 — 76563
  9. INSEE BPE 2025 — 76296
  10. INSEE BPE 2025 — 76647
  11. INSEE BPE 2025 — 76489
  12. Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
  13. DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025

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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
Fonsomme02227 km E51825.9Few servicesSimilar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 %
Saint-Ambreuil71461 km SE52332.3Few servicesWarmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 39 % · humidity 64 %
Lamillarié81645 km S51732.4Few servicesWarmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 13 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 %
Fournival60150 km E51927.4Few servicesSimilar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 42 % · humidity 100 %
Bouzincourt80176 km E52826.3Few servicesSimilar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 %
Ponsas26592 km SE52328.9Few servicesWarmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 84 % · humidity 86 %
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CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Fournival60150 km E51927.4Few servicesSimilar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 42 % · humidity 100 %
Bouzincourt80176 km E52826.3Few servicesSimilar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 %
Fonsomme02227 km E51825.9Few servicesSimilar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 %
Saint-Ambreuil71461 km SE52332.3Few servicesWarmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 39 % · humidity 64 %
Ponsas26592 km SE52328.9Few servicesWarmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 84 % · humidity 86 %
Lamillarié81645 km S51732.4Few servicesWarmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 13 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 %

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…and in much the same climate

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CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Nonant1475 km SW52033Few servicesMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 %
Sercus59203 km NE48631.3Few servicesMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 %
Conteville-lès-Boulogne62171 km NE57233Few servicesMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 %
Caours80133 km NE54828Few servicesMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 %
Oost-Cappel59227 km NE46328.2Few servicesMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 %
La Selle-en-Luitré35169 km SW58235.2Few servicesMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 %