Souleuvre en Bocage
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 70.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 97 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Souleuvre en Bocage (INSEE 14061) is in Calvados (14), part of CC Intercom de la Vire au Noireau. Population 8,629 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2016-01-01 from 20 former communes: Beaulieu (14052), Bures-les-Monts (14115), Campeaux (14129), Carville (14139), Étouvy (14255), La Ferrière-au-Doyen (14262), La Ferrière-Harang (14264), La Graverie (14317), Malloué (14395), Montamy (14440), Mont-Bertrand (14441), Montchauvet (14443), Le Reculey (14532), Saint-Denis-Maisoncelles (14573), Sainte-Marie-Laumont (14618), Saint-Martin-des-Besaces (14629), Saint-Martin-Don (14632), Saint-Ouen-des-Besaces (14636), Saint-Pierre-Tarentaine (14655), Le Tourneur (14704). [3]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/14061-souleuvre-en-bocage
Vitality score
Vitality score 70.8/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 97 % of the 2,838 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 | 0.6 | 25 | 15.02 |
| Social | 0.84 | 20 | 16.71 |
| Education | 0.71 | 10 | 7.13 |
| Health | 0.65 | 10 | 6.52 |
| Public & culture | 0.62 | 5 | 3.1 |
| Population trend | 0.73 | 10 | 7.27 |
| Housing mix | 0.89 | 5 | 4.45 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [4,5]
6 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AUX DELICES DE BENY · J2M MAUPAS · BAGUEPI · AUX GOURMANDISES DE NOTRE ENFANCE · MAISON DANJOU). [4,5]
4 × Butcher (boucherie) (LE ROUX DIDIER · REVET · SAVEURS BESACAISES). [4,5]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (PROXI SERVICE). [4,5]
1 × Supermarket (8 A HUIT). [4,5]
9 × Restaurant (M LES FONDANTS · LE GRANDGOUSIER · RESTAURANT DE LA GARE · FC TRAITEUR · LA P'TITE BOUCHEE). [4,5]
6 × Café / bar (LE MOINE-JOYEUX · LE SAINT MARTIN · LE SYMBOLIC · LA CAMPAULINE · CAFE DE LA SOULEUVRE). [5]
5 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE ARC-EN-CIEL · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LES SOURCES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LA FONTAINE AU BEY · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LE PETIT PRINCE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE DU COURBENCON). [4]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE VAL DE SOULEUVRE). [4]
6 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JUSTINE SIMON, MÉDECIN · VERONIQUE RASTEL-GALOPIN, MÉDECIN · MARC LAPLANCHE, MÉDECIN · SOPHIE LECARPENTIER-DIMECH, MÉDECIN · PIOTR BUDZYNSKI, MÉDECIN). [4]
3 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE LETEURTRE · SELARL SURIRAY · SELARL PHARMACIE LA GRAVERIE). [4,5]
5 × Post office / agence postale (LA GRAVERIE RP · LE TOURNEUR AP · CAMPEAUX AP · SOULEUVRE EN BOCAGE AP · LA POSTE). [4]
3 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE DU BÉNY BOCAGE LA BIBLI · BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE LA GRAVERIE · BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE ST MARTIN DES BESACES). [4]
3 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE · GYMNASE RAYMONDE HENRI · GYMNASE DU CES). [4]
1 × Bank (CREDIT AGRICOLE NORMANDIE). [4]
9 × Hairdresser (HORIZON COIFFURE · BENY COIF'). [4,5]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING SOUS LES ETOILES). [4]
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 6 | AUX DELICES DE BENY · J2M MAUPAS · BAGUEPI · AUX GOURMANDISES DE NOTRE ENFANCE · MAISON DANJOU | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [4,5] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 4 | LE ROUX DIDIER · REVET · SAVEURS BESACAISES | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,5] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | PROXI SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [4,5] |
| Supermarket | 1 | 8 A HUIT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 9 | M LES FONDANTS · LE GRANDGOUSIER · RESTAURANT DE LA GARE · FC TRAITEUR · LA P'TITE BOUCHEE | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 6 | LE MOINE-JOYEUX · LE SAINT MARTIN · LE SYMBOLIC · LA CAMPAULINE · CAFE DE LA SOULEUVRE | INSEE SIRENE 6 [5] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 5 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE ARC-EN-CIEL · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LES SOURCES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LA FONTAINE AU BEY · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LE PETIT PRINCE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE DU COURBENCON | INSEE BPE 5 [4] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE VAL DE SOULEUVRE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 6 | JUSTINE SIMON, MÉDECIN · VERONIQUE RASTEL-GALOPIN, MÉDECIN · MARC LAPLANCHE, MÉDECIN · SOPHIE LECARPENTIER-DIMECH, MÉDECIN · PIOTR BUDZYNSKI, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 6 [4] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | PHARMACIE LETEURTRE · SELARL SURIRAY · SELARL PHARMACIE LA GRAVERIE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,5] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 5 | LA GRAVERIE RP · LE TOURNEUR AP · CAMPEAUX AP · SOULEUVRE EN BOCAGE AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 5 [4] |
| Library | 3 | BIBLIOTHEQUE DU BÉNY BOCAGE LA BIBLI · BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE LA GRAVERIE · BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE ST MARTIN DES BESACES | INSEE BPE 3 [4] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 3 | GYMNASE · GYMNASE RAYMONDE HENRI · GYMNASE DU CES | INSEE BPE 3 [4] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 1 | CREDIT AGRICOLE NORMANDIE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Hairdresser | 9 | HORIZON COIFFURE · BENY COIF' | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [4,5] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING SOUS LES ETOILES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Market day (reported, unverified): Thursday, Saturday 8h à 13h. No source says whether it is weekly or monthly. [6]
Trajectory
Population 8,593 (2012) → 8,629 (2023): 0.4 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 7,030 (1990) → 8,629 (2023): 22.7 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 4,463, of which 5.5 % second homes and 9.7 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Souleuvre en Bocage): 0.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Souleuvre en Bocage): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [10]
GP (Souleuvre en Bocage): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Souleuvre en Bocage): 0.3 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Souleuvre en Bocage): 0.5 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 53 days at or below 0 °C, over 12 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the VIRE weather station, 6.8 km away at 103 m; the village itself is at 176 m. [11]
The village sits 73 m above 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at VIRE, 6.8 km away at 103 m, over 10 summers. [11]
That station sits 73 m below 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 883 mm of rain a year, spread over 138 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at VIRE, 6.8 km away at 103 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [6]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14061/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— http://www.souleuvreenbocage.fr/marches-hebdomadaires/— “Le Bény-Bocage Toute l'année – Jeudi, de 8h à 13h La Graverie Toute l'année – Samedi, de 8h à 13h”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14061/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14061/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14061/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 14061
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Languidic | 56 | 211 km SW | 8,042 | 59.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 68 % |
| Herbignac | 44 | 198 km SW | 7,224 | 68.1 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 % |
| Guipry-Messac | 35 | 143 km SW | 7,354 | 64.2 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
| Kervignac | 56 | 220 km SW | 7,204 | 57.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 68 % · humidity 100 % |
| Salles | 33 | 488 km S | 8,208 | 64.4 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 15 % · winter 80 % · humidity 64 % |
| Vigneux-de-Bretagne | 44 | 191 km S | 6,692 | 57.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 64 % · winter 97 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guipry-Messac | 35 | 143 km SW | 7,354 | 64.2 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vigneux-de-Bretagne | 44 | 191 km S | 6,692 | 57.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 64 % · winter 97 % |
| Herbignac | 44 | 198 km SW | 7,224 | 68.1 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 % |
| Languidic | 56 | 211 km SW | 8,042 | 59.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 68 % |
| Kervignac | 56 | 220 km SW | 7,204 | 57.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 68 % · humidity 100 % |
| Salles | 33 | 488 km S | 8,208 | 64.4 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 15 % · winter 80 % · humidity 64 % |
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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 Souleuvre en Bocage'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pluméliau-Bieuzy | 56 | 191 km SW | 4,632 | 49.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Condé-sur-Vire | 50 | 19 km NW | 4,137 | 39.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Athis-Val de Rouvre | 61 | 29 km SE | 4,201 | 51.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mézidon Vallée d'Auge | 14 | 59 km E | 9,766 | 74 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Pierre-en-Auge | 14 | 60 km E | 7,100 | 59.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montauban-de-Bretagne | 35 | 121 km SW | 6,597 | 66.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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