Carpiquet
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 48/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 46 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Carpiquet (INSEE 14137) is in Calvados (14), part of CU Caen la Mer. Population 3,428 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [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/14137-carpiquet
Vitality score
Vitality score 48/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 46 % of the 6,374 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 | 0.38 | 25 | 9.52 |
| Social | 0.5 | 20 | 9.98 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.31 | 10 | 3.07 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.99 | 5 | 4.95 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · LES COPAINS DE CARPIQUET · SANDRA ET YANN). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (GRAND FRAIS). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LAJOYE DISTRIBUTION). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (LECLERC · LIDL). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (MIAM FROMAGERIE - EPICERIE - VIN). [4]
6 × Restaurant (BISTROT SNACK DISTRIBUTION · LA FABRIQUE@SALAD · LE GRILLADIN · L'ITALIEN). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE JACQUES CARTIER). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (DOMINIQUE PAIN, MÉDECIN · VIRGINIE VALLEREND, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy. [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE OMNISPORTS). [3]
5 × Hairdresser (ANGHA · COTE COUPE · NORMAN KELIAN · MISS RELOOKING · ZEPEK LBAZ BARBER). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · LES COPAINS DE CARPIQUET · SANDRA ET YANN | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | GRAND FRAIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | LAJOYE DISTRIBUTION | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | LECLERC · LIDL | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | MIAM FROMAGERIE - EPICERIE - VIN | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 6 | BISTROT SNACK DISTRIBUTION · LA FABRIQUE@SALAD · LE GRILLADIN · L'ITALIEN | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE JACQUES CARTIER | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | DOMINIQUE PAIN, MÉDECIN · VIRGINIE VALLEREND, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | SALLE OMNISPORTS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 5 | ANGHA · COTE COUPE · NORMAN KELIAN · MISS RELOOKING · ZEPEK LBAZ BARBER | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [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 2,387 (2012) → 3,428 (2023): 43.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,519 (1990) → 3,428 (2023): 125.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,676, of which 0.5 % second homes and 6.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Carpiquet): 0.3 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Carpiquet): 0.4 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Carpiquet): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Bretteville-sur-Odon): 2.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Carpiquet): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 5 days a year at or above 30 °C and 28 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the CAEN-CARPIQUET weather station, 1.2 km away at 67 m; the village itself is at 57 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at CAEN-CARPIQUET, 1.2 km away at 67 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 728 mm of rain a year, spread over 126 days — about 5.8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CAEN-CARPIQUET, 1.2 km away at 67 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14137/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14137/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14137/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14137/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 14137
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 14101
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Parres-aux-Tertres | 10 | 348 km E | 3,223 | 59.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 49 % · humidity 100 % |
| Varilhes | 09 | 701 km S | 3,487 | 50.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 97 % · humidity 50 % |
| Quévert | 22 | 145 km SW | 3,955 | 57.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Agneaux | 50 | 49 km W | 4,286 | 55.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Coquelles | 62 | 252 km NE | 2,638 | 74 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Romain-de-Jalionas | 38 | 571 km SE | 3,417 | 43.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 61 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agneaux | 50 | 49 km W | 4,286 | 55.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Quévert | 22 | 145 km SW | 3,955 | 57.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Coquelles | 62 | 252 km NE | 2,638 | 74 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Parres-aux-Tertres | 10 | 348 km E | 3,223 | 59.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 49 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Romain-de-Jalionas | 38 | 571 km SE | 3,417 | 43.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 61 % · humidity 86 % |
| Varilhes | 09 | 701 km S | 3,487 | 50.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 97 % · humidity 50 % |
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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 Carpiquet'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quévert | 22 | 145 km SW | 3,955 | 57.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Agneaux | 50 | 49 km W | 4,286 | 55.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Coquelles | 62 | 252 km NE | 2,638 | 74 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Allennes-les-Marais | 59 | 286 km NE | 3,545 | 36.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Folgoët | 29 | 293 km W | 3,315 | 43.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Malo-de-Guersac | 44 | 241 km SW | 3,203 | 35.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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