Basseneville
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school.
Few services 33/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 88 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Basseneville (INSEE 14045) is in Calvados (14), part of CC Normandie-Cabourg-Pays d'Auge. Population 253 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [2]
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 33/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 88 % of the 17,252 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.58 | 10 | 5.81 |
| Housing mix | 0.86 | 5 | 4.3 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school. [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (LITTORAL). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LE PETIT MARIO). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LA CHOLLERIE). [4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), 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 | 1 | LITTORAL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 1 | LE PETIT MARIO | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | LA CHOLLERIE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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) | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 258 (2012) → 253 (2023): -1.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 234 (1990) → 253 (2023): 8.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 128, of which 7 % second homes and 7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Troarn): 4.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Basseneville): 0.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Troarn): 4.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Troarn): 5 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Troarn): 4.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
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. [10]
Measured at the ARGENCES weather station, 6.9 km away at 53 m; the village itself is at 11 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 4 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at CAMBREMER, 13.9 km away at 125 m, over 18 summers. [10]
That station sits 114 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 743 mm of rain a year, spread over 131 days — about 5.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ARGENCES, 6.9 km away at 53 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
11 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 255,000 € — 1,891 € per m² of built surface. [11]
The median across Calvados is 2,026 € per m², so this commune sits about level with it. [11]
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 — 14045/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14045/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14045/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14045/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 14712
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 14045
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moncayolle-Larrory-Mendibieu | 64 | 662 km S | 284 | 23.6 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 96 % · humidity 71 % |
| Lalacelle | 61 | 81 km S | 263 | 25.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 71 % |
| Locquignol | 59 | 298 km NE | 301 | 30.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 84 % · humidity 79 % |
| Cléré-du-Bois | 36 | 269 km S | 239 | 22.5 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pommiers-Moulons | 17 | 431 km S | 212 | 27.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montjoie-Saint-Martin | 50 | 113 km SW | 250 | 23.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lalacelle | 61 | 81 km S | 263 | 25.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 71 % |
| Montjoie-Saint-Martin | 50 | 113 km SW | 250 | 23.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 79 % |
| Cléré-du-Bois | 36 | 269 km S | 239 | 22.5 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Locquignol | 59 | 298 km NE | 301 | 30.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 84 % · humidity 79 % |
| Pommiers-Moulons | 17 | 431 km S | 212 | 27.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Moncayolle-Larrory-Mendibieu | 64 | 662 km S | 284 | 23.6 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 96 % · humidity 71 % |
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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 Basseneville'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aunou-sur-Orne | 61 | 70 km S | 283 | 21.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Mesnil-Eudes | 14 | 26 km SE | 252 | 9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Litteau | 14 | 56 km W | 271 | 14 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Castillon | 14 | 48 km W | 368 | 24.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Léger-Dubosq | 14 | 7.8 km NE | 251 | 22.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Planquery | 14 | 51 km W | 249 | 9.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
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