Bénouville
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 61.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 93 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Bénouville (INSEE 14060) is in Calvados (14), part of CU Caen la Mer. Population 1,987 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [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/14060-benouville
Vitality score
Vitality score 61.2/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 93 % of the 9,672 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 | 0.47 | 25 | 11.83 |
| Social | 0.66 | 20 | 13.11 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.63 | 10 | 6.29 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.89 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (CHEZ NINI). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (LES ELEVEURS DE LA CHARENTONNE · BOUCHERIE RICHARD S). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (COMPTOIR DESTOCKAGE ALIMENTAIRE). [3,4]
5 × Restaurant (GONDREE ARLETTE · GWADAEAT · LES TROIS PLANEURS · HAM AND JAM · LB RESTAURATION). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CATHERINE LE CURIEUX-BELFOND, MÉDECIN · RICHARD OSMOND, MÉDECIN · VANESSA MATHAN, MÉDECIN · CHARLOTTE HUNTZINGER, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE PEGASUS). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE OMNISPORT BENOUVILLE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (PHOENIX COIFFURE). [3,4]
3 × Hotel (LA GLYCINE · LA PALMERAIE · MANOIR D'HASTINGS). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LES HAUTES COUTURES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Nursery school (maternelle). [4,3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | CHEZ NINI | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | LES ELEVEURS DE LA CHARENTONNE · BOUCHERIE RICHARD S | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Supermarket | 1 | COMPTOIR DESTOCKAGE ALIMENTAIRE | 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 | 5 | GONDREE ARLETTE · GWADAEAT · LES TROIS PLANEURS · HAM AND JAM · LB RESTAURATION | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 4 | CATHERINE LE CURIEUX-BELFOND, MÉDECIN · RICHARD OSMOND, MÉDECIN · VANESSA MATHAN, MÉDECIN · CHARLOTTE HUNTZINGER, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE PEGASUS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | SALLE OMNISPORT BENOUVILLE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | PHOENIX COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hotel | 3 | LA GLYCINE · LA PALMERAIE · MANOIR D'HASTINGS | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING LES HAUTES COUTURES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 2,099 (2012) → 1,987 (2023): -5.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,258 (1990) → 1,987 (2023): 57.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 931, of which 1.1 % second homes and 2.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bénouville): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Bénouville): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Bénouville): 1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Bénouville): 1.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Bénouville): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 3 days a year at or above 30 °C and 27 days at or below 0 °C, over 10 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the OUISTREHAM weather station, 3.3 km away at 10 m; the village itself is at 12 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at CAEN-CARPIQUET, 14.7 km away at 67 m, over 30 summers. [9]
That station sits 55 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 721 mm of rain a year, spread over 134 days — about 5.4 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at OUISTREHAM, 3.3 km away at 10 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
What property sold for
109 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 301,250 € — 2,487 € per m² of built surface. [10]
The median across Calvados is 2,026 € per m², so this commune sits above it. [10]
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 — 14060/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14060/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14060/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14060/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 14060
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soliers | 14 | 12 km S | 2,260 | 53.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Balan | 08 | 382 km E | 1,579 | 51.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 43 % · humidity 100 % |
| Monswiller | 67 | 561 km E | 1,995 | 63.6 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 72 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mons-en-Pévèle | 59 | 278 km NE | 2,075 | 51.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Roquefort | 47 | 567 km S | 2,078 | 52.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 21 % · winter 91 % · humidity 57 % |
| Neuf-Brisach | 68 | 590 km E | 1,895 | 65.7 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 42 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soliers | 14 | 12 km S | 2,260 | 53.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mons-en-Pévèle | 59 | 278 km NE | 2,075 | 51.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Balan | 08 | 382 km E | 1,579 | 51.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 43 % · humidity 100 % |
| Monswiller | 67 | 561 km E | 1,995 | 63.6 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 72 % · humidity 86 % |
| Roquefort | 47 | 567 km S | 2,078 | 52.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 21 % · winter 91 % · humidity 57 % |
| Neuf-Brisach | 68 | 590 km E | 1,895 | 65.7 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 42 % · humidity 93 % |
Sort and compare these on the full list →
…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 Bénouville'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soliers | 14 | 12 km S | 2,260 | 53.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Folgoët | 29 | 306 km W | 3,315 | 43.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pernes | 62 | 237 km NE | 1,574 | 59.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gainneville | 76 | 50 km NE | 2,548 | 51.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Coquelles | 62 | 240 km NE | 2,638 | 74 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Marquillies | 59 | 269 km NE | 1,961 | 45.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/14060-benouville