Valambray
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 25/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 7 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Valambray (INSEE 14005) is in Calvados (14), part of CC Val ès Dunes. Population 1,682 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2017-01-01 from 4 former communes: Billy (14074), Conteville (14176), Fierville-Bray (14268), Poussy-la-Campagne (14517). [3]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 25/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 7 % of the 10,773 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 | 0.13 | 25 | 3.28 |
| Social | 0.2 | 20 | 3.93 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.52 | 10 | 5.16 |
| 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. [4,5]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (SARL DIMITRI GUILLAUME). [4,5]
1 × Restaurant (LE LEPRECHAUN). [4,5]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [4]
1 × Hairdresser (MANON VOUS COIFFE). [4,5]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [4,5]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | SARL DIMITRI GUILLAUME | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [5] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 1 | LE LEPRECHAUN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | MANON VOUS COIFFE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 1,766 (2012) → 1,682 (2023): -4.8 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 1,656 (1990) → 1,682 (2023): 1.6 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 733, of which 0.8 % second homes and 5.6 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Moult-Chicheboville): 2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Valambray): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [10]
GP (Moult-Chicheboville): 2.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Moult-Chicheboville): 2.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Valambray): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 6 days a year at or above 30 °C and 39 days at or below 0 °C, over 23 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ARGENCES weather station, 4.4 km away at 53 m; the village itself is at 30 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ST SYLVAIN_SAPC, 7.6 km away at 62 m, over 14 summers. [11]
An average of 743 mm of rain a year, spread over 131 days — about 5.7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ARGENCES, 4.4 km away at 53 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14005/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14005/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14005/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14005/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 14456
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 14005
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bretagne-de-Marsan | 40 | 585 km S | 1,618 | 30.5 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 13 % · winter 96 % · humidity 36 % |
| Francheleins | 01 | 502 km SE | 1,597 | 38.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 54 % · winter 59 % |
| Saint-Clair | 07 | 560 km SE | 1,348 | 37.3 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chailly-en-Brie | 77 | 242 km E | 1,576 | 26.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 82 % · humidity 79 % |
| Brugheas | 03 | 427 km SE | 1,564 | 37.1 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Valliquerville | 76 | 83 km NE | 1,494 | 24 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valliquerville | 76 | 83 km NE | 1,494 | 24 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chailly-en-Brie | 77 | 242 km E | 1,576 | 26.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 82 % · humidity 79 % |
| Brugheas | 03 | 427 km SE | 1,564 | 37.1 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Francheleins | 01 | 502 km SE | 1,597 | 38.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 54 % · winter 59 % |
| Saint-Clair | 07 | 560 km SE | 1,348 | 37.3 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bretagne-de-Marsan | 40 | 585 km S | 1,618 | 30.5 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 13 % · winter 96 % · humidity 36 % |
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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 Valambray'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valliquerville | 76 | 83 km NE | 1,494 | 24 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Offekerque | 62 | 257 km NE | 1,291 | 26.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Pierre-du-Regard | 61 | 41 km SW | 1,321 | 26.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Moutiers | 35 | 148 km SW | 896 | 37.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Yvetot-Bocage | 50 | 107 km NW | 1,212 | 25.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Maulévrier-Sainte-Gertrude | 76 | 81 km NE | 1,053 | 22.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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