Le Breuil-en-Bessin
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 24.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 48 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Le Breuil-en-Bessin (INSEE 14103) is in Calvados (14), part of CC Isigny-Omaha Intercom. Population 409 (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 24.3/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 48 % of the 17,978 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.86 | 5 | 4.32 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (O P'TIT FAITOUT). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Fishmonger, 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), 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) | 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 | 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] | |
| Restaurant | 1 | O P'TIT FAITOUT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 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 424 (2012) → 409 (2023): -3.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 228 (1990) → 409 (2023): 79.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 206, of which 6.8 % second homes and 5.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Le Molay-Littry): 1.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Le Molay-Littry): 1.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Le Molay-Littry): 1.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Le Molay-Littry): 1.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Le Molay-Littry): 2.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 3 days a year at or above 30 °C and 28 days at or below 0 °C, over 13 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the VAUBADON weather station, 5.4 km away at 105 m; the village itself is at 26 m. [9]
The village sits 79 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 VAUBADON, 5.4 km away at 105 m, over 11 summers. [9]
That station sits 79 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 913 mm of rain a year, spread over 145 days — about 6.3 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at VAUBADON, 5.4 km away at 105 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 — 14103/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14103/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14103/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14103/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 14370
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remigny | 71 | 490 km SE | 404 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Croisille | 27 | 137 km E | 405 | 24 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Auxelles-Bas | 90 | 588 km E | 417 | 20.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 42 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vouthon | 16 | 411 km S | 405 | 20.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rémering | 57 | 543 km E | 421 | 17 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Elbeuf-en-Bray | 76 | 183 km E | 395 | 21.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 79 % · winter 68 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Croisille | 27 | 137 km E | 405 | 24 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Elbeuf-en-Bray | 76 | 183 km E | 395 | 21.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 79 % · winter 68 % |
| Vouthon | 16 | 411 km S | 405 | 20.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Remigny | 71 | 490 km SE | 404 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rémering | 57 | 543 km E | 421 | 17 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Auxelles-Bas | 90 | 588 km E | 417 | 20.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 42 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Le Breuil-en-Bessin'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herbinghen | 62 | 260 km NE | 415 | 22.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Camprond | 50 | 40 km SW | 374 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Hugleville-en-Caux | 76 | 140 km E | 406 | 23 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Echinghen | 62 | 241 km NE | 378 | 22.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Janville | 14 | 52 km E | 382 | 17.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Aucey-la-Plaine | 50 | 93 km SW | 412 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
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