La Caine
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 17.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 58 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Caine (INSEE 14122) is in Calvados (14), part of CC Vallées de l'Orne et de l'Odon. Population 159 (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 17.3/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 58 % of the 14,517 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 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.93 | 5 | 4.67 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
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, 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 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 122 (2012) → 159 (2023): 30.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 97 (1990) → 159 (2023): 63.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 61, of which 3.3 % second homes and 4.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Thury-Harcourt-le-Hom): 2.5 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Sainte-Honorine-du-Fay): 5.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Sainte-Honorine-du-Fay): 5.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Sainte-Honorine-du-Fay): 5.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Montillières-sur-Orne): 3.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 4 days a year at or above 30 °C and 41 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the FRESNEY LE VIEU weather station, 10.6 km away at 175 m; the village itself is at 176 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at CAEN-CARPIQUET, 16.9 km away at 67 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 109 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 870 mm of rain a year, spread over 135 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at MONTIGNY, 1.5 km away at 151 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14122/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14122/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14122/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14122/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 14689
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 14592
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 14713
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chesnois-Auboncourt | 08 | 374 km E | 159 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Moinville-la-Jeulin | 28 | 178 km SE | 159 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Allainville | 28 | 138 km E | 159 | 14.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Plainville | 60 | 225 km E | 159 | 14.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Flainval | 54 | 508 km E | 159 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Esclainvillers | 80 | 223 km E | 159 | 14.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 72 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allainville | 28 | 138 km E | 159 | 14.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Moinville-la-Jeulin | 28 | 178 km SE | 159 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Esclainvillers | 80 | 223 km E | 159 | 14.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 72 % |
| Plainville | 60 | 225 km E | 159 | 14.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chesnois-Auboncourt | 08 | 374 km E | 159 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Flainval | 54 | 508 km E | 159 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 73 % · 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 La Caine'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Givenchy-le-Noble | 62 | 259 km NE | 155 | 11.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Senlis | 62 | 255 km NE | 159 | 10 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fresnes-Mazancourt | 80 | 261 km E | 158 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Franqueville | 80 | 223 km NE | 163 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fligny | 08 | 358 km E | 154 | 10 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Douchy | 02 | 278 km E | 153 | 11.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
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