La Cambe

Calvados · CC Isigny-Omaha Intercom · INSEE 14124

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.

Partly served 54.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 96 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

La Cambe (INSEE 14124) is in Calvados (14), part of CC Isigny-Omaha Intercom. Population 548 (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/14124-la-cambe

Vitality score

Vitality score 54.9/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 96 % of the 17,507 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	0.63	25	15.8
Social	0.32	20	6.32
Education	0.63	10	6.32
Health	0.75	10	7.48
Public & culture	0.63	5	3.16
Population trend	0.43	10	4.32
Housing mix	0.66	5	3.28

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 3 of 6

Eating out 1 of 1

Cafés and bars 0 of 1

Schools 1 of 3

Health 2 of 4

Public services 1 of 1

Culture 1 of 2

Sport 0 of 2

Everyday services 1 of 3

Lodging 1 of 2

One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. ^[3,4]

1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (MAISON MADELAINE). ^[3,4]

1 × Butcher (boucherie). ^[3,4]

1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (EPICERIE MONTIGNY). ^[3,4]

1 × Restaurant (BE BOP). ^[3,4]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). ^[3]

2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CLAIRE COMMELIN, MÉDECIN · JEAN-PIERRE ONUFRYK, MÉDECIN). ^[3]

1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LA CAMBE). ^[3,4]

1 × Post office / agence postale (LA CAMBE AP). ^[3]

1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE). ^[3]

1 × Hairdresser (DE MECHE AVEC SARA). ^[3,4]

1 × Campsite (CAMPING LES POMMIERS). ^[3]

Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.

Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle). ^[3,4]

All 25 service types, with per-source counts

Type	Count	Names	Sources
Bakery (boulangerie)	1	MAISON MADELAINE	INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4]
Butcher (boucherie)	1		INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)	1	EPICERIE MONTIGNY	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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	1	BE BOP	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)	1	ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Collège	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
GP (médecin généraliste)	2	CLAIRE COMMELIN, MÉDECIN · JEAN-PIERRE ONUFRYK, MÉDECIN	INSEE BPE 2 [3]
Pharmacy	1	PHARMACIE DE LA CAMBE	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Nurse	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Dentist	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Post office / agence postale	1	LA CAMBE AP	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Library	1	MÉDIATHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE	INSEE BPE 1 [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	1	DE MECHE AVEC SARA	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Fuel station	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Hotel	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Campsite	1	CAMPING LES POMMIERS	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3]

Market and village life

Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.

Trajectory

1968: 615 peak 2012: 636 2023: 548 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 636 (2012) → 548 (2023): -13.8 % over 10 years. ^[5,1]

Population 588 (1990) → 548 (2023): -6.8 % over 30 years. ^[6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 331, of which 17.2 % second homes and 7.6 % vacant. ^[7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

In the commune Food shop, Primary school, GP, Pharmacy Bakery — 5.7 km NW Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Grandcamp-Maisy): 5.7 km to the north-west (straight line). ^[8]

Food shop (La Cambe): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). ^[9]

GP (La Cambe): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). ^[9]

Pharmacy (La Cambe): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). ^[9]

Primary school (La Cambe): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). ^[9]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Days at or above 30 °C 1.6▸

Days at or below 0 °C 19.2

Muggy days a summer 1.7

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

An average of 2 days a year at or above 30 °C and 19 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. ^[10]

Measured at the ENGLESQUEVILLE weather station, 6.1 km away at 38 m; the village itself is at 30 m. ^[10]

Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. ^[10]

Humidity measured at PORT EN BESSIN, 16.8 km away at 68 m, over 13 summers. ^[10]

An average of 864 mm of rain a year, spread over 137 days — about 6.3 mm on a day it rains. ^[10]

Rainfall measured at ENGLESQUEVILLE, 6.1 km away at 38 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. ^[10]

What property sold for

48 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 122,500 € — 1,014 € per m² of built surface. ^[11]

The median across Calvados is 2,026 € per m², so this commune sits below 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 — 14124/2023
INSEE density grid 2026
INSEE BPE 2025
INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14124/2012
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14124/1990
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14124/logement/2023
INSEE BPE 2025 — 14312
INSEE BPE 2025 — 14124
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
Saint-Germain-du-Bel-Air	46	554 km S	624	59.6	Partly served	Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 5 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 %
Bonnebosq	14	80 km E	649	60.7	Served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 %
Estang	32	613 km S	668	57.5	Partly served	Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 95 % · humidity 36 %
Courtomer	61	127 km SE	731	57.7	Partly served	Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 %
Bourg-de-Visa	82	584 km S	396	53.7	Partly served	Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 21 % · winter 72 % · humidity 86 %
Coulanges-sur-Yonne	89	391 km SE	518	55.5	Partly served	Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 61 % · humidity 93 %

Order by distance instead

Commune	Dept	Distance	Population	Score	Band	Climate vs here
Bonnebosq	14	80 km E	649	60.7	Served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 %
Courtomer	61	127 km SE	731	57.7	Partly served	Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 %
Coulanges-sur-Yonne	89	391 km SE	518	55.5	Partly served	Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 61 % · humidity 93 %
Saint-Germain-du-Bel-Air	46	554 km S	624	59.6	Partly served	Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 5 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 %
Bourg-de-Visa	82	584 km S	396	53.7	Partly served	Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 21 % · winter 72 % · humidity 86 %
Estang	32	613 km S	668	57.5	Partly served	Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 95 % · humidity 36 %

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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 Cambe'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
Bonnebosq	14	80 km E	649	60.7	Served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 %
Saint-Pois	50	66 km S	454	48.2	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 %
Roncey	50	46 km SW	770	63.5	Served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 %
Corlay	22	189 km SW	914	71.6	Served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 %
Varengeville-sur-Mer	76	157 km NE	969	59.4	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 %
Hambye	50	48 km SW	1,072	46.7	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 %

Elsewhere

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