Benerville-sur-Mer
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school.
Few services 22.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 46 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Benerville-sur-Mer (INSEE 14059) is in Calvados (14), part of CC Coeur Côte Fleurie. Population 367 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 22.5/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 46 % of the 18,049 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 | 0.5 | 20 | 9.93 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE FOURNIL DE BENERVILLE). [3,4]
5 × Restaurant (L'HIPPOCAMPE · LES AMMONITES · O'GUST · SUNSET BEACH · DOME). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, 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) | 1 | LE FOURNIL DE BENERVILLE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 5 | L'HIPPOCAMPE · LES AMMONITES · O'GUST · SUNSET BEACH · DOME | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 486 (2012) → 367 (2023): -24.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 411 (1990) → 367 (2023): -10.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,401, of which 83.4 % second homes and 1.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Blonville-sur-Mer): 0.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Blonville-sur-Mer): 0.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Blonville-sur-Mer): 1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Blonville-sur-Mer): 0.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Blonville-sur-Mer): 0.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 4 days a year at or above 30 °C and 26 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the ST GATIEN DES B weather station, 9.7 km away at 139 m; the village itself is at 59 m. [9]
The village sits 80 m below the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.71 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at ST GATIEN DES B, 9.7 km away at 139 m, over 30 summers. [9]
That station sits 80 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 812 mm of rain a year, spread over 133 days — about 6.1 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at DEAUVILLE HIPPO, 2.9 km away at 2 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14059/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14059/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14059/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14059/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 14079
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pullay | 27 | 91 km SE | 381 | 7.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 79 % · winter 66 % |
| Les Barils | 27 | 89 km SE | 270 | 22.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 79 % · winter 66 % |
| Morton | 86 | 248 km S | 370 | 22.8 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Corrençon-en-Vercors | 38 | 634 km SE | 374 | 46.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 51 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Léger-les-Mélèzes | 05 | 701 km SE | 373 | 47.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chamouille | 02 | 263 km E | 272 | 40.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 51 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Barils | 27 | 89 km SE | 270 | 22.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 79 % · winter 66 % |
| Pullay | 27 | 91 km SE | 381 | 7.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 79 % · winter 66 % |
| Morton | 86 | 248 km S | 370 | 22.8 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chamouille | 02 | 263 km E | 272 | 40.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 51 % · humidity 93 % |
| Corrençon-en-Vercors | 38 | 634 km SE | 374 | 46.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 51 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Léger-les-Mélèzes | 05 | 701 km SE | 373 | 47.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · 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 Benerville-sur-Mer'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danestal | 14 | 10 km S | 352 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Côme-de-Fresné | 14 | 47 km W | 256 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Estrébœuf | 80 | 145 km NE | 244 | 8.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Marcouf | 50 | 97 km W | 355 | 6.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Léger-des-Prés | 35 | 162 km SW | 293 | 28 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mosles | 14 | 62 km W | 368 | 26 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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