Colleville-sur-Mer
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 18.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 53 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Colleville-sur-Mer (INSEE 14165) is in Calvados (14), part of CC Isigny-Omaha Intercom. Population 207 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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 18.2/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 53 % of the 16,166 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.92 | 10 | 9.18 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (CHEZ FRANCOIS). [4]
1 × Swimming pool (POSTE DE SECOURS). [3]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LE ROBINSON). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | CHEZ FRANCOIS | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | POSTE DE SECOURS | INSEE BPE 1 [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 SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING LE ROBINSON | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 192 (2012) → 207 (2023): 7.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 146 (1990) → 207 (2023): 41.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 310, of which 66.5 % second homes and 3.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Trévières): 6 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Formigny La Bataille): 4.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer): 2.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Port-en-Bessin-Huppain): 6.7 km to the east (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Trévières): 6 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 1 day a year at or above 30 °C and 16 days at or below 0 °C, over 12 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the PORT EN BESSIN weather station, 5.4 km away at 68 m; the village itself is at 60 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at PORT EN BESSIN, 5.4 km away at 68 m, over 13 summers. [12]
An average of 787 mm of rain a year, spread over 131 days — about 6 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at PORT EN BESSIN, 5.4 km away at 68 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14165/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14165/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14165/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14165/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 14711
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 14281
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 14605
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 14515
- 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-Symphorien-de-Thénières | 12 | 580 km SE | 218 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 39 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pérols-sur-Vézère | 19 | 469 km SE | 201 | 12.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Pierre-Saint-Jean | 07 | 661 km SE | 195 | 26.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Merry-sur-Yonne | 89 | 386 km SE | 187 | 12 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 58 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Ilpize | 43 | 561 km SE | 202 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 9 % · humidity 86 % |
| Les Forges | 79 | 318 km S | 125 | 12 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 46 % · winter 59 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Forges | 79 | 318 km S | 125 | 12 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 46 % · winter 59 % |
| Merry-sur-Yonne | 89 | 386 km SE | 187 | 12 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 58 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pérols-sur-Vézère | 19 | 469 km SE | 201 | 12.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Ilpize | 43 | 561 km SE | 202 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 9 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Symphorien-de-Thénières | 12 | 580 km SE | 218 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 39 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Pierre-Saint-Jean | 07 | 661 km SE | 195 | 26.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 84 % · 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 Colleville-sur-Mer'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plouzélambre | 22 | 212 km W | 198 | 15.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Mesnil-Garnier | 50 | 63 km SW | 220 | 14.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Auvillars | 14 | 68 km E | 238 | 11.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Pierre-le-Vieux | 76 | 136 km NE | 183 | 6.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Biéville | 50 | 30 km S | 198 | 23 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Les Authieux-sur-Calonne | 14 | 82 km E | 278 | 10.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
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