Gamaches
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 61.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 94 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Gamaches (INSEE 80373) is in Somme (80), part of CC des Villes Soeurs. Population 2,397 (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/80373-gamaches
Vitality score
Vitality score 61.8/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 94 % of the 8,499 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 | 0.73 | 25 | 18.22 |
| Social | 0.68 | 20 | 13.63 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.75 | 10 | 7.48 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.27 | 10 | 2.73 |
| Housing mix | 0.91 | 5 | 4.54 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SARL L'ARTISANALE · L'ARBRE A PAIN · AU FOURNIL DES DAMAVILLE). [3,4]
3 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE DU CENTRE · BOUCHERIE, CHARCUTERIE BOELDIEU · EI CARON STEVEN). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (ALDI MARCHE GAMACHES). [3,4]
7 × Restaurant (LE CHALET · CHRIS PIZZA · MASSYRE TANIA · AU RENDEZ-VOUS DES SPORTIFS · S.M.H. FOOD). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE CHIQUITO). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (EC MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE A.BAILLET). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SACRE COEUR). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE LOUIS JOUVET). [3]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MARC DESSELLE, MÉDECIN · RAZVAN VOENOIU, MÉDECIN · YANNICK FRANCOIS, MÉDECIN · FATIHA MIKAIL, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE LELONG · PHARMACIE FOURDRAINE QUEVY). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE JEAN FERRAT - GAMACHES). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE). [3]
2 × Bank (AGENCE DE GAMACHES · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL BRIE PICARDIE). [3]
6 × Hairdresser (INSTINC'TIF · STUDIO BEAUTE · LN COIFFURE). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LES MARGUERITES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire).
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | SARL L'ARTISANALE · L'ARBRE A PAIN · AU FOURNIL DES DAMAVILLE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 3 | BOUCHERIE DU CENTRE · BOUCHERIE, CHARCUTERIE BOELDIEU · EI CARON STEVEN | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Supermarket | 2 | ALDI MARCHE GAMACHES | 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 | 7 | LE CHALET · CHRIS PIZZA · MASSYRE TANIA · AU RENDEZ-VOUS DES SPORTIFS · S.M.H. FOOD | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE CHIQUITO | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | EC MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE A.BAILLET | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SACRE COEUR | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE LOUIS JOUVET | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 4 | MARC DESSELLE, MÉDECIN · RAZVAN VOENOIU, MÉDECIN · YANNICK FRANCOIS, MÉDECIN · FATIHA MIKAIL, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE LELONG · PHARMACIE FOURDRAINE QUEVY | 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 | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE JEAN FERRAT - GAMACHES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | GYMNASE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 2 | AGENCE DE GAMACHES · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL BRIE PICARDIE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 6 | INSTINC'TIF · STUDIO BEAUTE · LN COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING LES MARGUERITES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day (reported, unverified): Saturday Sur la place Maréchal Leclerc, près de la Mairie, en centre bourg. No source says whether it is weekly or monthly. [5]
Trajectory
Population 2,730 (2012) → 2,397 (2023): -12.2 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 3,099 (1990) → 2,397 (2023): -22.7 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,413, of which 4.6 % second homes and 11.5 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Gamaches): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Gamaches): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Gamaches): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Gamaches): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Gamaches): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 8 days a year at or above 30 °C and 31 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the OISEMONT_SAPC weather station, 15.4 km away at 121 m; the village itself is at 34 m. [10]
The village sits 87 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at OISEMONT_SAPC, 15.4 km away at 121 m, over 13 summers. [10]
That station sits 87 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 970 mm of rain a year, spread over 142 days — about 6.8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at BUIGNY-LES-GAMACHES, 4.3 km away at 114 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 — 80373/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.gamaches.fr/jour-de-marche/— “Samedi matin (toute l'année) Sur la place Maréchal Leclerc, près de la Mairie, en centre bourg, les artisans, producteurs et commerçants vous proposent des produits frais.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 80373/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 80373/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 80373/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 80373
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Sylvestre-sur-Lot | 47 | 624 km S | 2,397 | 60.6 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 100 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Geoire-en-Valdaine | 38 | 589 km SE | 2,392 | 63.2 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 36 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Germain-du-Plain | 71 | 444 km SE | 2,362 | 65.8 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 31 % · winter 64 % · humidity 71 % |
| Renazé | 53 | 310 km SW | 2,504 | 50.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 85 % |
| Andouillé | 53 | 264 km SW | 2,321 | 61.1 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Epfig | 67 | 466 km E | 2,263 | 57.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 59 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andouillé | 53 | 264 km SW | 2,321 | 61.1 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Renazé | 53 | 310 km SW | 2,504 | 50.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 85 % |
| Saint-Germain-du-Plain | 71 | 444 km SE | 2,362 | 65.8 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 31 % · winter 64 % · humidity 71 % |
| Epfig | 67 | 466 km E | 2,263 | 57.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 59 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Geoire-en-Valdaine | 38 | 589 km SE | 2,392 | 63.2 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 36 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Sylvestre-sur-Lot | 47 | 624 km S | 2,397 | 60.6 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 100 % · humidity 57 % |
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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 Gamaches'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-Pierre-de-Varengeville | 76 | 70 km SW | 2,322 | 50.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bréval | 78 | 116 km S | 2,151 | 60.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Périers | 50 | 232 km W | 2,376 | 69.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Caumont-sur-Aure | 14 | 198 km SW | 2,431 | 60 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gorron | 53 | 246 km SW | 2,440 | 61.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Grand-Fougeray | 35 | 348 km SW | 2,584 | 66.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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