Avenay
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 24.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 37 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Avenay (INSEE 14034) is in Calvados (14), part of CC Vallées de l'Orne et de l'Odon. Population 555 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/14034-avenay
Vitality score
Vitality score 24.3/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 37 % of the 17,496 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 | 25 | 0 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.95 | 10 | 9.45 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.86 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (ROUSSEL CAECILIE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | ROUSSEL CAECILIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 524 (2012) → 555 (2023): 5.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 384 (1990) → 555 (2023): 44.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 210, of which 1.4 % second homes and 3.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Évrecy): 2.5 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Amayé-sur-Orne): 2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Évrecy): 2.4 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Sainte-Honorine-du-Fay): 3.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Avenay): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 5 days a year at or above 30 °C and 28 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the CAEN-CARPIQUET weather station, 8.8 km away at 67 m; the village itself is at 62 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at CAEN-CARPIQUET, 8.8 km away at 67 m, over 30 summers. [12]
An average of 749 mm of rain a year, spread over 133 days — about 5.6 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at FONTENAY LE MAR, 8 km away at 58 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
What property sold for
19 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 260,000 € — 1,769 € per m² of built surface. [13]
The median across Calvados is 2,026 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [13]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14034/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14034/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14034/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14034/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 14257
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 14006
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 14592
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 14034
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chesny | 57 | 488 km E | 553 | 24.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
| Kappelen | 68 | 606 km E | 573 | 23.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 39 % · humidity 100 % |
| Kienheim | 67 | 589 km E | 537 | 19 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Altviller | 57 | 524 km E | 524 | 19.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bolsenheim | 67 | 596 km E | 577 | 23.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
| Clastres | 02 | 277 km E | 589 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 54 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clastres | 02 | 277 km E | 589 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 54 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chesny | 57 | 488 km E | 553 | 24.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
| Altviller | 57 | 524 km E | 524 | 19.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Kienheim | 67 | 589 km E | 537 | 19 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bolsenheim | 67 | 596 km E | 577 | 23.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
| Kappelen | 68 | 606 km E | 573 | 23.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 39 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Avenay'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oust-Marest | 80 | 174 km NE | 608 | 18 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Witternesse | 62 | 263 km NE | 636 | 20.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Quiestède | 62 | 265 km NE | 663 | 21.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ames | 62 | 261 km NE | 676 | 21.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Embreville | 80 | 178 km NE | 560 | 26.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Méricourt-l'Abbé | 80 | 238 km NE | 587 | 30.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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