Saint-Valery-sur-Somme
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 66.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 98 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Valery-sur-Somme (INSEE 80721) is in Somme (80), part of CA de la Baie de Somme. Population 2,306 (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/80721-saint-valery-sur-somme
Vitality score
Vitality score 66.2/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 98 % of the 8,715 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 | 0.85 | 25 | 21.33 |
| Social | 0.96 | 20 | 19.18 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.66 | 10 | 6.56 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.33 | 10 | 3.33 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA FOURNEE DE LA BAIE · AU FOURNIL DE PAUL · LES 2'M · WATTERLOT PATISSERIE BOULANGERIE). [3,4]
3 × Butcher (boucherie) (AU COIN GOUTEUX). [3,4]
5 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LES GOURMANDISES DE LENA · LA SARDINE · LE CASIER · MAISON DU TERROIR). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (AMEVAL · LIDL). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (LA FROMAGERIE DE ST VAL). [4]
3 × Fishmonger (AU POISSON DU COIN · L'ARRIVAGE · ELAN). [3,4]
38 × Restaurant (YA VOUS ET YA NOUS · LA CIVETTE · EFFES LA BRASSERIE DE LA BAIE DE SOMME · LA TERRASSE). [3,4]
5 × Café / bar (LT LE SULKY · LE BISTROT DE SAINT VAL' · LE SULKY · LE RIVAT). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE NOTRE-DAME). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE DE LA BAIE DE SOMME). [3]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (OLIVIER REGNIER, MÉDECIN · BRIGITTE DOUVILLE DE FRANSSU, MÉDECIN · BENOIT MONARD, MÉDECIN · MATHILDE HEROS-MONARD, MÉDECIN · ISABELLE BOURET, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy. [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SAINT-VALERY-SUR-SOMME). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE INTERCOMMUNAL). [3]
3 × Bank (AGENCE DE ST VALERY · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL BRIE PICARDIE · BNP PARIBAS). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (DROUART · WESTERN ROAD BARBER & WOMEN · FUSSILIER SOLENE EIRL). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
9 × Hotel (HOTEL PICARDIA · LES CORDERIES · HOTEL DES PILOTES · HOTEL LE RELAIS GUILLAUME DE NORMANDY · HOTEL DU PORT, RESTAURANT LES BAINS). [3,4]
3 × Campsite (LE WALRIC · LE VILLAGE DE LA SABLIERE · LE CAMPING DE LA CROIX L'ABBE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 4 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Hairdresser, 1 × Campsite.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 4 | LA FOURNEE DE LA BAIE · AU FOURNIL DE PAUL · LES 2'M · WATTERLOT PATISSERIE BOULANGERIE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 3 | AU COIN GOUTEUX | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 5 | LES GOURMANDISES DE LENA · LA SARDINE · LE CASIER · MAISON DU TERROIR | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | AMEVAL · LIDL | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | LA FROMAGERIE DE ST VAL | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 3 | AU POISSON DU COIN · L'ARRIVAGE · ELAN | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 38 | YA VOUS ET YA NOUS · LA CIVETTE · EFFES LA BRASSERIE DE LA BAIE DE SOMME · LA TERRASSE | INSEE BPE 38 / INSEE SIRENE 54 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 5 | LT LE SULKY · LE BISTROT DE SAINT VAL' · LE SULKY · LE RIVAT | INSEE SIRENE 5 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE NOTRE-DAME | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE DE LA BAIE DE SOMME | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 5 | OLIVIER REGNIER, MÉDECIN · BRIGITTE DOUVILLE DE FRANSSU, MÉDECIN · BENOIT MONARD, MÉDECIN · MATHILDE HEROS-MONARD, MÉDECIN · ISABELLE BOURET, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SAINT-VALERY-SUR-SOMME | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | GYMNASE INTERCOMMUNAL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 3 | AGENCE DE ST VALERY · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL BRIE PICARDIE · BNP PARIBAS | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 4 | DROUART · WESTERN ROAD BARBER & WOMEN · FUSSILIER SOLENE EIRL | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 9 | HOTEL PICARDIA · LES CORDERIES · HOTEL DES PILOTES · HOTEL LE RELAIS GUILLAUME DE NORMANDY · HOTEL DU PORT, RESTAURANT LES BAINS | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 3 | LE WALRIC · LE VILLAGE DE LA SABLIERE · LE CAMPING DE LA CROIX L'ABBE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Wednesday, Sunday 8h30 (mercredi) / 7h (dimanche) quai de l'Amiral Courbet / place des Pilotes. [5]
Trajectory
Population 2,703 (2012) → 2,306 (2023): -14.7 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 2,769 (1990) → 2,306 (2023): -16.7 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,351, of which 51 % second homes and 1.8 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Valery-sur-Somme): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Saint-Valery-sur-Somme): 0.6 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Valery-sur-Somme): 1.6 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Le Crotoy): 3.3 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saint-Valery-sur-Somme): 0.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 3 days a year at or above 30 °C and 26 days at or below 0 °C, over 11 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the CAYEUX-HOURDEL weather station, 5.4 km away at 4 m; the village itself is at 12 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at CAYEUX-HOURDEL, 5.4 km away at 4 m, over 11 summers. [11]
An average of 792 mm of rain a year, spread over 124 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at CAYEUX-HOURDEL, 5.4 km away at 4 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
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 — 80721/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— http://www.saint-valery-sur-somme.fr/les-marches— “le mercredi matin sur le quai de l'Amiral Courbet à partir de 8h30 le dimanche matin sur la place des Pilotes et le quai de l'Amiral Courbet à partir de 7h”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 80721/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 80721/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 80721/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 80721
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 80228
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Léon | 40 | 736 km S | 2,306 | 64.3 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 44 % · winter 73 % |
| Barneville-Carteret | 50 | 259 km W | 2,223 | 63.7 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 77 % |
| Le Palais | 56 | 472 km SW | 2,599 | 73.4 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rivedoux-Plage | 17 | 497 km SW | 2,483 | 65.5 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Meschers-sur-Gironde | 17 | 550 km S | 3,180 | 50.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 96 % · humidity 79 % |
| Breil-sur-Roya | 06 | 825 km SE | 2,377 | 59.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 10 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barneville-Carteret | 50 | 259 km W | 2,223 | 63.7 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 77 % |
| Le Palais | 56 | 472 km SW | 2,599 | 73.4 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rivedoux-Plage | 17 | 497 km SW | 2,483 | 65.5 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Meschers-sur-Gironde | 17 | 550 km S | 3,180 | 50.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 96 % · humidity 79 % |
| Léon | 40 | 736 km S | 2,306 | 64.3 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 44 % · winter 73 % |
| Breil-sur-Roya | 06 | 825 km SE | 2,377 | 59.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 10 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Saint-Valery-sur-Somme'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merville-Franceville-Plage | 14 | 166 km SW | 2,231 | 56.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Jard-sur-Mer | 85 | 482 km SW | 3,235 | 62.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cayeux-sur-Mer | 80 | 9.8 km W | 2,316 | 59.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Criel-sur-Mer | 76 | 29 km SW | 2,527 | 49.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Audierne | 29 | 509 km SW | 3,727 | 58.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pléneuf-Val-André | 22 | 351 km SW | 3,988 | 58.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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