Cesny-aux-Vignes
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 23.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 46 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Cesny-aux-Vignes (INSEE 14149) is in Calvados (14), part of CC Val ès Dunes. Population 421 (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 23.8/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 46 % of the 17,948 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.76 | 10 | 7.57 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.78 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (CESNY AUX VIGNES AP). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, 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) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | CESNY AUX VIGNES AP | INSEE BPE 1 [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 438 (2012) → 421 (2023): -3.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 335 (1990) → 421 (2023): 25.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 178, of which 2.2 % second homes and 1.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Mézidon Vallée d'Auge): 2.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Valambray): 2.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Mézidon Vallée d'Auge): 3.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Mézidon Vallée d'Auge): 3.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Cesny-aux-Vignes): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 8 days a year at or above 30 °C and 49 days at or below 0 °C, over 11 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the MEZIDON-CANON weather station, 3.1 km away at 35 m; the village itself is at 25 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ST SYLVAIN_SAPC, 8.9 km away at 62 m, over 14 summers. [11]
An average of 772 mm of rain a year, spread over 133 days — about 5.8 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at MEZIDON-CANON, 3.1 km away at 35 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 — 14149/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14149/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14149/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14149/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 14431
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 14005
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 14149
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thieux | 60 | 183 km E | 438 | 22 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Remy-en-l'Eau | 60 | 190 km E | 431 | 22.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Beutin | 62 | 205 km NE | 436 | 24.7 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Grivesnes | 80 | 199 km E | 409 | 25.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Rémy-en-Comté | 70 | 479 km E | 436 | 14.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 68 % · humidity 100 % |
| Beaumont-en-Argonne | 08 | 379 km E | 415 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thieux | 60 | 183 km E | 438 | 22 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Remy-en-l'Eau | 60 | 190 km E | 431 | 22.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Grivesnes | 80 | 199 km E | 409 | 25.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Beutin | 62 | 205 km NE | 436 | 24.7 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Beaumont-en-Argonne | 08 | 379 km E | 415 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Rémy-en-Comté | 70 | 479 km E | 436 | 14.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 68 % · 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 Cesny-aux-Vignes'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Remy-en-l'Eau | 60 | 190 km E | 431 | 22.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Grivesnes | 80 | 199 km E | 409 | 25.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pouilly-sur-Serre | 02 | 276 km E | 490 | 20.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Versigny | 02 | 265 km E | 470 | 20.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Hamel | 80 | 214 km NE | 492 | 20.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pierre-Levée | 77 | 232 km E | 480 | 26.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
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