Arromanches-les-Bains
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school.
Partly served 55.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 97 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Arromanches-les-Bains (INSEE 14021) is in Calvados (14), part of CC de Bayeux Intercom. Population 413 (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/14021-arromanches-les-bains
Vitality score
Vitality score 55.3/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 97 % of the 17,970 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 | 0.5 | 25 | 12.47 |
| Social | 0.98 | 20 | 19.5 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.51 | 10 | 5.1 |
| Housing mix | 0.09 | 5 | 0.46 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE CLAIR DE LUNE). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (PRODUITS REGIONAUX · MARVA). [3,4]
10 × Restaurant (M.J · LA MER VILLOU · BAR DU 6 JUIN · BRILLANT · L'EN CAS). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (LA MAISON DU 6 · MARY CELESTE). [4]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (DAMIR BZAIH, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy. [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (ARROMANCHES LES BAINS RP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (PLAGE D ARROMANCHES). [3]
5 × Hotel (HÔTEL D'ARROMANCHES (PAPPAGALL) · HÔTEL LE NORMANDIE · HOTEL DE LA MARINE · HOTEL LE MULBERRY · HOTEL L'IDEAL). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 7 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Campsite.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE CLAIR DE LUNE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | PRODUITS REGIONAUX · MARVA | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 10 | M.J · LA MER VILLOU · BAR DU 6 JUIN · BRILLANT · L'EN CAS | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 19 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | LA MAISON DU 6 · MARY CELESTE | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | DAMIR BZAIH, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | ARROMANCHES LES BAINS RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 1 | PLAGE D ARROMANCHES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 5 | HÔTEL D'ARROMANCHES (PAPPAGALL) · HÔTEL LE NORMANDIE · HOTEL DE LA MARINE · HOTEL LE MULBERRY · HOTEL L'IDEAL | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 546 (2012) → 413 (2023): -24.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 409 (1990) → 413 (2023): 1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 502, of which 45.4 % second homes and 7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Arromanches-les-Bains): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Arromanches-les-Bains): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Arromanches-les-Bains): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Ver-sur-Mer): 7.7 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Sommervieu): 5.4 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 4 days a year at or above 30 °C and 15 days at or below 0 °C, over 11 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the BAYEUX weather station, 9.7 km away at 60 m; the village itself is at 11 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at PORT EN BESSIN, 10.9 km away at 68 m, over 13 summers. [11]
That station sits 57 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 835 mm of rain a year, spread over 139 days — about 6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at SAINT VIGOR, 8.4 km away at 33 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 — 14021/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14021/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14021/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14021/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 14021
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 14739
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 14676
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trébas | 81 | 645 km SE | 401 | 56.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 23 % · winter 78 % |
| Saint-Étienne-Vallée-Française | 48 | 668 km SE | 493 | 60 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montbrun-les-Bains | 26 | 737 km SE | 442 | 62.8 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Barrême | 04 | 801 km SE | 413 | 52.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Châteauneuf-Val-de-Bargis | 58 | 365 km SE | 499 | 55.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 38 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Béat-Lez | 31 | 721 km S | 385 | 45.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 49 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Châteauneuf-Val-de-Bargis | 58 | 365 km SE | 499 | 55.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 38 % · humidity 93 % |
| Trébas | 81 | 645 km SE | 401 | 56.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 23 % · winter 78 % |
| Saint-Étienne-Vallée-Française | 48 | 668 km SE | 493 | 60 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Béat-Lez | 31 | 721 km S | 385 | 45.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 49 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montbrun-les-Bains | 26 | 737 km SE | 442 | 62.8 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Barrême | 04 | 801 km SE | 413 | 52.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Arromanches-les-Bains'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barfleur | 50 | 59 km NW | 542 | 60.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Larmor-Baden | 56 | 257 km SW | 917 | 58.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sotteville-sur-Mer | 76 | 121 km NE | 392 | 32.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Bourg-Dun | 76 | 124 km NE | 422 | 21.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Jean-le-Thomas | 50 | 94 km SW | 401 | 41.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Île-d'Arz | 56 | 252 km SW | 321 | 51.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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