Caen
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Well served 91.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 84 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Caen (INSEE 14118) is in Calvados (14), part of CU Caen la Mer. Population 109,400 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Grands centres urbains (level 1). [2]
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/14118-caen
Vitality score
Vitality score 91.3/100 — Well served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 84 % of the 159 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 | 0.99 | 25 | 24.72 |
| Social | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Education | 0.99 | 10 | 9.87 |
| Health | 0.98 | 10 | 9.78 |
| Public & culture | 0.78 | 5 | 3.88 |
| Population trend | 0.47 | 10 | 4.69 |
| Housing mix | 0.93 | 5 | 4.63 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
89 × Bakery (boulangerie) (L'ATELIER DU CHOCOLAT · TEMOINS · SCOP LA FALUE · AUX DELICES NORMANDS). [3,4]
28 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE MARCEL · BOUCHERIE LEMAGNEN · COOP-SAVEURS). [3,4]
46 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (MAC-PY · CASINO SHOP · DELSALIS). [3,4]
32 × Supermarket (CAEN DISTRIBUTION · LECLERC · SA IFS DISTRIBUTION · LIDL · CAENAL). [3,4]
2 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (AUX FROMAGES DE FRANCE · LES FONDUS DE FROMAGE). [4]
2 × Fishmonger (LES EMBRUNS). [3,4]
388 × Restaurant (LE SAINT SAUVEUR · PIZZA AMALFI · LA CONSIGNE · L'INSOLITE · BITETTI PINO). [3,4]
169 × Café / bar (BAR CELESTE · ORA · DISTAENCE · NONNA · LE TROPIK). [4]
4 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE D'APPLICATION · ECOLE MONTESSORI CAEN). [3]
35 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE ALBERT CAMUS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE CINQ CONTINENTS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE REINE MATHILDE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE RENE LEMIERE). [3]
14 × Collège (COLLEGE PASTEUR · COLLEGE VILLEY DESMESERETS · COLLEGE HASTINGS · COLLEGE GUILLAUME DE NORMANDIE · COLLEGE HENRI BRUNET). [3]
167 × GP (médecin généraliste) (OLIVIER MINIELLO, MÉDECIN · ROMAIN TINEL, MÉDECIN · THIERRY LAFORGE, MÉDECIN · PASCAL VILLECHALANE, MÉDECIN · STEPHAN MELLER, MÉDECIN). [3]
25 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LA GRACE DE DIEU · PHARMACIE DE LA FONTAINE VENOISE · PHARMACIE D HASTINGS · PHARMACIE DE LA FOLIE COUVRECHEF · PHARMACIE DU CLOS HERBERT). [3,4]
20 × Post office / agence postale (CAEN LA MALADRERIE RP · CAEN LA GAZETTE RP · CAEN BAR TABAC DE L'ABBAYE RP · CAEN CARREFOUR EXPRESS BAYEUX RP · CAEN HENRI CHERON RP). [3]
8 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE VENOIX · BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE LA GRÂCE-DE-DIEU · BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE LA PIERRE-HEUZÉ · BIBLIOTHÈQUE ALEXIS DE TOCQUEVILLE · BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE LA FOLIE-COUVRECHEF). [3]
3 × Cinema (CINEMA LUX · PATHE · SALLE PIERRE DAURE). [3]
43 × Gym / sports hall (LYCEE AUGUSTIN FRESNEL · GYMNASE VENOIX · ESPACE SPORTIF CAMILLE CLAUDEL · STADE CAEN NORD IUT · GYMNASE CALVAIRE SAINT PIERRE). [3]
63 × Bank (CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE CAEN CENTRE · CCF · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOL MUT FALAISE · BANQUE DU BATIMENT ET DES TRAVAUX PUBLICS · CREDIT COOPERATIF). [3]
140 × Hairdresser (L'INSTANT COIFFURE BY CATHY · ALBAN COIFFURE). [3,4]
8 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
30 × Hotel (HÔTEL LA CONSIGNE · METTRE LA ZONE A BLANC · IBIS CAEN CENTRE PORT DE PLAISANCE · MERCURE HÔTEL CAEN PORT DE PLAISANCE · BEST WESTERN PLUS LE MODERNE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 19 × Bakery (boulangerie), 5 × Butcher (boucherie), 12 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 6 × Supermarket, 1 × Fishmonger, 108 × Restaurant, 1 × GP (médecin généraliste), 8 × Pharmacy, 4 × Bank, 40 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 89 | L'ATELIER DU CHOCOLAT · TEMOINS · SCOP LA FALUE · AUX DELICES NORMANDS | INSEE BPE 89 / INSEE SIRENE 104 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 28 | BOUCHERIE MARCEL · BOUCHERIE LEMAGNEN · COOP-SAVEURS | INSEE BPE 28 / INSEE SIRENE 29 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 46 | MAC-PY · CASINO SHOP · DELSALIS | INSEE BPE 46 / INSEE SIRENE 92 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 32 | CAEN DISTRIBUTION · LECLERC · SA IFS DISTRIBUTION · LIDL · CAENAL | INSEE BPE 32 / INSEE SIRENE 38 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 2 | AUX FROMAGES DE FRANCE · LES FONDUS DE FROMAGE | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 2 | LES EMBRUNS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 388 | LE SAINT SAUVEUR · PIZZA AMALFI · LA CONSIGNE · L'INSOLITE · BITETTI PINO | INSEE BPE 388 / INSEE SIRENE 640 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 169 | BAR CELESTE · ORA · DISTAENCE · NONNA · LE TROPIK | INSEE SIRENE 169 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 4 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE D'APPLICATION · ECOLE MONTESSORI CAEN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 35 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE ALBERT CAMUS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE CINQ CONTINENTS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE REINE MATHILDE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE RENE LEMIERE | INSEE BPE 35 [3] |
| Collège | 14 | COLLEGE PASTEUR · COLLEGE VILLEY DESMESERETS · COLLEGE HASTINGS · COLLEGE GUILLAUME DE NORMANDIE · COLLEGE HENRI BRUNET | INSEE BPE 14 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 167 | OLIVIER MINIELLO, MÉDECIN · ROMAIN TINEL, MÉDECIN · THIERRY LAFORGE, MÉDECIN · PASCAL VILLECHALANE, MÉDECIN · STEPHAN MELLER, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 167 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 25 | PHARMACIE DE LA GRACE DE DIEU · PHARMACIE DE LA FONTAINE VENOISE · PHARMACIE D HASTINGS · PHARMACIE DE LA FOLIE COUVRECHEF · PHARMACIE DU CLOS HERBERT | INSEE BPE 25 / INSEE SIRENE 46 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 20 | CAEN LA MALADRERIE RP · CAEN LA GAZETTE RP · CAEN BAR TABAC DE L'ABBAYE RP · CAEN CARREFOUR EXPRESS BAYEUX RP · CAEN HENRI CHERON RP | INSEE BPE 20 [3] |
| Library | 8 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE VENOIX · BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE LA GRÂCE-DE-DIEU · BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE LA PIERRE-HEUZÉ · BIBLIOTHÈQUE ALEXIS DE TOCQUEVILLE · BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE LA FOLIE-COUVRECHEF | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Cinema | 3 | CINEMA LUX · PATHE · SALLE PIERRE DAURE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 43 | LYCEE AUGUSTIN FRESNEL · GYMNASE VENOIX · ESPACE SPORTIF CAMILLE CLAUDEL · STADE CAEN NORD IUT · GYMNASE CALVAIRE SAINT PIERRE | INSEE BPE 43 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 63 | CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE CAEN CENTRE · CCF · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOL MUT FALAISE · BANQUE DU BATIMENT ET DES TRAVAUX PUBLICS · CREDIT COOPERATIF | INSEE BPE 63 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 140 | L'INSTANT COIFFURE BY CATHY · ALBAN COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 140 / INSEE SIRENE 191 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 8 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 30 | HÔTEL LA CONSIGNE · METTRE LA ZONE A BLANC · IBIS CAEN CENTRE PORT DE PLAISANCE · MERCURE HÔTEL CAEN PORT DE PLAISANCE · BEST WESTERN PLUS LE MODERNE | INSEE BPE 30 / INSEE SIRENE 46 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 108,365 (2012) → 109,400 (2023): 1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 112,846 (1990) → 109,400 (2023): -3.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 71,593, of which 3.7 % second homes and 8.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Caen): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Caen): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Caen): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Caen): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Caen): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 5 days a year at or above 30 °C and 25 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the CAEN-CARPIQUET weather station, 6 km away at 67 m; the village itself is at 10 m. [9]
The village sits 57 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 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at CAEN-CARPIQUET, 6 km away at 67 m, over 30 summers. [9]
That station sits 57 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 728 mm of rain a year, spread over 126 days — about 5.8 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at CAEN-CARPIQUET, 6 km away at 67 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 — 14118/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14118/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14118/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14118/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 14118
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montreuil | 93 | 208 km E | 111,934 | 91.6 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Orléans | 45 | 220 km SE | 116,357 | 91.3 | Well served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 59 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rouen | 76 | 111 km E | 117,662 | 93 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mulhouse | 68 | 590 km E | 104,978 | 90.5 | Well served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 42 % · humidity 100 % |
| Nancy | 54 | 482 km E | 103,671 | 89.8 | Well served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 51 % · humidity 100 % |
| Argenteuil | 95 | 193 km E | 106,130 | 91.8 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rouen | 76 | 111 km E | 117,662 | 93 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Argenteuil | 95 | 193 km E | 106,130 | 91.8 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montreuil | 93 | 208 km E | 111,934 | 91.6 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Orléans | 45 | 220 km SE | 116,357 | 91.3 | Well served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 59 % · humidity 100 % |
| Nancy | 54 | 482 km E | 103,671 | 89.8 | Well served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 51 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mulhouse | 68 | 590 km E | 104,978 | 90.5 | Well served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 42 % · 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 Caen'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunkerque | 59 | 285 km NE | 86,263 | 88.5 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Brest | 29 | 314 km W | 142,346 | 90.7 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Calais | 62 | 253 km NE | 67,571 | 86.8 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villeneuve-d'Ascq | 59 | 298 km NE | 62,868 | 83.1 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lorient | 56 | 272 km SW | 58,329 | 84.2 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rennes | 35 | 153 km SW | 230,890 | 94.6 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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