Boulon
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 18.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 7 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Boulon (INSEE 14090) is in Calvados (14), part of CC Cingal-Suisse Normande. Population 844 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/14090-boulon
Vitality score
Vitality score 18.4/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 7 % of the 15,333 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.93 | 10 | 9.26 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.8 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [4]
1 × Hairdresser (LA P'TITE JARDINI'HAIR). [4,3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Restaurant | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | LA P'TITE JARDINI'HAIR | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,3] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 623 (2012) → 844 (2023): 35.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 592 (1990) → 844 (2023): 42.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 352, of which 2 % second homes and 5.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Laurent-de-Condel): 1.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Fontenay-le-Marmion): 4.4 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Laurent-de-Condel): 2.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Laurent-de-Condel): 2.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Laurent-de-Condel): 2.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 5 days a year at or above 30 °C and 35 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the FRESNEY LE VIEU weather station, 4.2 km away at 175 m; the village itself is at 108 m. [10]
The village sits 67 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ST SYLVAIN_SAPC, 11.7 km away at 62 m, over 14 summers. [10]
An average of 830 mm of rain a year, spread over 134 days — about 6.2 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at FRESNEY LE VIEU, 4.2 km away at 175 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
51 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 242,500 € — 1,894 € 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 — 14090/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14090/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14090/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14090/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 14603
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 14277
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glisolles | 27 | 103 km E | 838 | 13 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tramolé | 38 | 580 km SE | 810 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pessines | 17 | 370 km S | 796 | 18 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 91 % · humidity 64 % |
| Condezaygues | 47 | 517 km S | 839 | 12.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 26 % · winter 99 % · humidity 50 % |
| Amagney | 25 | 522 km E | 934 | 18.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 24 % · humidity 100 % |
| Châtres | 10 | 317 km E | 708 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 72 % · winter 68 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glisolles | 27 | 103 km E | 838 | 13 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Châtres | 10 | 317 km E | 708 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 72 % · winter 68 % |
| Pessines | 17 | 370 km S | 796 | 18 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 91 % · humidity 64 % |
| Condezaygues | 47 | 517 km S | 839 | 12.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 26 % · winter 99 % · humidity 50 % |
| Amagney | 25 | 522 km E | 934 | 18.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 24 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tramolé | 38 | 580 km SE | 810 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 74 % · 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 Boulon'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bréville-les-Monts | 14 | 25 km NE | 661 | 16.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Monchaux-sur-Écaillon | 59 | 309 km NE | 616 | 12.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cierrey | 27 | 120 km E | 805 | 20.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Épretot | 76 | 75 km NE | 782 | 26.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mesnil-Panneville | 76 | 111 km NE | 766 | 26.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pihem | 62 | 261 km NE | 919 | 22.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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