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Saint-Valery-en-Caux

Seine-Maritime · CC de la Côte d'Albâtre · INSEE 76655

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.

Partly served 54.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 67 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Saint-Valery-en-Caux (INSEE 76655) is in Seine-Maritime (76), part of CC de la Côte d'Albâtre. Population 3,851 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24.

Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/76655-saint-valery-en-caux

Vitality score

Vitality score 54.8/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 67 % of the 5,841 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 food0.482512.07
Social0.912018.19
Education0.39103.93
Health0.55105.53
Public & culture0.2251.11
Population trend0.34103.38
Housing mix0.4752.37

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 5 of 6
Eating out 1 of 1
Cafés and bars 1 of 1
Schools 3 of 3
Health 2 of 4
Public services 1 of 1
Culture 2 of 2
Sport 2 of 2
Everyday services 3 of 3
Lodging 2 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 food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]

3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (CHOCOLAT HAUTOT · LE VIENNOIS · MAISON FEREY). [3,4]

2 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE GERARD). [3,4]

2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LES FERMES NORMANDES · KROMIOS MODANEL). [3,4]

3 × Supermarket (LECLERC · ALDI MARCHE · CARREFOUR EXPRESS). [3,4]

1 × Fishmonger. [3,4]

20 × Restaurant (AUBERGE VAL'RIQUAISE · LA BASCULE · BEAUFOUR FRANCE · COTE PLAGE · LE RELAIS FLEURI). [3,4]

7 × Café / bar (LE MIHLONNA K FE · LA MAISON DES GALETS · LE SAINT VAL · BISTROT DU BOX). [4]

1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE LES GOELANDS). [3]

2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOL PRIM LE GRAND PAVOIS · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE NOTRE-DAME DU BON PORT). [3]

1 × Collège (COLLEGE JEHAN LE POVREMOYNE). [3]

5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (WILFRIED BOSSON, MÉDECIN · BRUNO DELAMARE, MÉDECIN · AURELIE DUFOUR, MÉDECIN · CELINE MAGIN, MÉDECIN · VICTOR FERRE, MÉDECIN). [3]

2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU PORT · PHARMACIE DU CENTRE). [3,4]

1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]

1 × Library (MEDIATHEQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]

1 × Cinema (CASINO MUNICIPAL). [3]

4 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE DE L ECOLE COSTES ET BELLONTE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF JEAN CLAUDE NALLET · GYMNASE DE L ECOLE LE GRAND PAVOIS · STADE MUNICIPAL GAULARD). [3]

1 × Swimming pool (BAIGNADE AMENAGEE). [3]

4 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE NORMANDIE · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DE NORMANDIE-SEINE · BANQUE CIC NORD OUEST · SOCIETE GENERALE). [3]

6 × Hairdresser (ANTHINEA · IDEALL COIFFURE · S'COUPE COIFFURE). [3,4]

2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]

7 × Hotel (HÔTEL DU CASINO · HÔTEL DES BAINS · HÔTEL HENRI IV · LA MAISON DES GALETS · L'EDEN). [3,4]

1 × Campsite (SEASONOVA CAMPING ETENNEMARE). [3,4]

Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 3 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 3 × Restaurant.

All 25 service types, with per-source counts
TypeCountNamesSources
Bakery (boulangerie)3CHOCOLAT HAUTOT · LE VIENNOIS · MAISON FEREYINSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4]
Butcher (boucherie)2BOUCHERIE GERARDINSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)2LES FERMES NORMANDES · KROMIOS MODANELINSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4]
Supermarket3LECLERC · ALDI MARCHE · CARREFOUR EXPRESSINSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4]
Cheese shop (fromagerie)0INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Fishmonger1INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Restaurant20AUBERGE VAL'RIQUAISE · LA BASCULE · BEAUFOUR FRANCE · COTE PLAGE · LE RELAIS FLEURIINSEE BPE 20 / INSEE SIRENE 29 [3,4]
Café / bar7LE MIHLONNA K FE · LA MAISON DES GALETS · LE SAINT VAL · BISTROT DU BOXINSEE SIRENE 7 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)1ECOLE MATERNELLE LES GOELANDSINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)2ECOL PRIM LE GRAND PAVOIS · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE NOTRE-DAME DU BON PORTINSEE BPE 2 [3]
Collège1COLLEGE JEHAN LE POVREMOYNEINSEE BPE 1 [3]
GP (médecin généraliste)5WILFRIED BOSSON, MÉDECIN · BRUNO DELAMARE, MÉDECIN · AURELIE DUFOUR, MÉDECIN · CELINE MAGIN, MÉDECIN · VICTOR FERRE, MÉDECININSEE BPE 5 [3]
Pharmacy2PHARMACIE DU PORT · PHARMACIE DU CENTREINSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Nurse0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Dentist0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Post office / agence postale1LA POSTEINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Library1MEDIATHEQUE MUNICIPALEINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Cinema1CASINO MUNICIPALINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Gym / sports hall4GYMNASE DE L ECOLE COSTES ET BELLONTE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF JEAN CLAUDE NALLET · GYMNASE DE L ECOLE LE GRAND PAVOIS · STADE MUNICIPAL GAULARDINSEE BPE 4 [3]
Swimming pool1BAIGNADE AMENAGEEINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Bank4CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE NORMANDIE · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DE NORMANDIE-SEINE · BANQUE CIC NORD OUEST · SOCIETE GENERALEINSEE BPE 4 [3]
Hairdresser6ANTHINEA · IDEALL COIFFURE · S'COUPE COIFFUREINSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4]
Fuel station2STATION SERVICEINSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Hotel7HÔTEL DU CASINO · HÔTEL DES BAINS · HÔTEL HENRI IV · LA MAISON DES GALETS · L'EDENINSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4]
Campsite1SEASONOVA CAMPING ETENNEMAREINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4]

Market and village life

Weekly market (reported, unverified): Friday 9h à 12h Place de la Chapelle. [5]

Trajectory

1968: 3,089 peak 1982: 5,501 2023: 3,851 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 4,314 (2012) → 3,851 (2023): -10.7 % over 10 years. [6,1]

Population 4,595 (1990) → 3,851 (2023): -16.2 % over 30 years. [7,1]

Dwellings (2023): 3,044, of which 26.3 % second homes and 9.4 % vacant. [8]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

2.5 km5 km
In the commune Bakery, Food shop, Primary school, GP, Pharmacy 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-Valery-en-Caux): 0 km to the east (straight line). [9]

Food shop (Saint-Valery-en-Caux): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]

GP (Saint-Valery-en-Caux): 0.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]

Pharmacy (Saint-Valery-en-Caux): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]

Primary school (Saint-Valery-en-Caux): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]

Climate

No climate figures: the nearest weather station is more than 20 km away, too far to describe this commune.

Uncertainties

The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]

References

  1. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 76655/2023
  2. INSEE density grid 2026
  3. INSEE BPE 2025
  4. INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
  5. Commune website 2026-10— https://cote-albatre-tourisme.fr/fete-manifestation/49859-marche-traditionnel/— “Tous les vendredis matin, de 9h à 12h, sur la place de la Chapelle.”(unverified)
  6. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 76655/2012
  7. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 76655/1990
  8. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 76655/logement/2023
  9. INSEE BPE 2025 — 76655

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
Jonzac17499 km S3,60254.9Partly servedno figures
Penta-di-Casinca2B1,062 km SE3,67163.2Servedno figures
Sospel06840 km SE3,79153Partly servedno figures
Sévérac d'Aveyron12642 km S4,02656.2Partly servedno figures
Magalas34737 km S3,58250.1Partly servedno figures
Bourcefranc-le-Chapus17468 km S3,48649.5Partly servedno figures
Order by distance instead
CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Bourcefranc-le-Chapus17468 km S3,48649.5Partly servedno figures
Jonzac17499 km S3,60254.9Partly servedno figures
Sévérac d'Aveyron12642 km S4,02656.2Partly servedno figures
Magalas34737 km S3,58250.1Partly servedno figures
Sospel06840 km SE3,79153Partly servedno figures
Penta-di-Casinca2B1,062 km SE3,67163.2Servedno figures

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