Commes
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 11.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 5 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Commes (INSEE 14172) is in Calvados (14), part of CC de Bayeux Intercom. Population 471 (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 11.4/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 5 % of the 17,897 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 | 0.73 | 10 | 7.33 |
| Housing mix | 0.47 | 5 | 2.37 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
2 × Hotel (HÔTEL LA CHENEVIÈRE · LE CLOS DE L'ANCIEN PRESSOIR). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
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] | |
| 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 | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 2 | HÔTEL LA CHENEVIÈRE · LE CLOS DE L'ANCIEN PRESSOIR | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 381 (2012) → 471 (2023): 23.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 382 (1990) → 471 (2023): 23.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 316, of which 26.3 % second homes and 2.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Port-en-Bessin-Huppain): 1.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Port-en-Bessin-Huppain): 1.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Port-en-Bessin-Huppain): 1.6 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Port-en-Bessin-Huppain): 1.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Port-en-Bessin-Huppain): 1.8 km to the north-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. [9]
Measured at the PORT EN BESSIN weather station, 3.1 km away at 68 m; the village itself is at 53 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at PORT EN BESSIN, 3.1 km away at 68 m, over 13 summers. [9]
An average of 787 mm of rain a year, spread over 131 days — about 6 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at PORT EN BESSIN, 3.1 km away at 68 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14172/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14172/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14172/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14172/logement/2023
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taussac-la-Billière | 34 | 699 km SE | 460 | 13.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 62 % · humidity 86 % |
| Valzin en Petite Montagne | 39 | 572 km SE | 445 | 10.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 8 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Table | 73 | 673 km SE | 445 | 14.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Christophe-sur-Condé | 27 | 97 km E | 440 | 14.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fort-Moville | 27 | 84 km E | 501 | 14.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 65 % · humidity 93 % |
| Orthoux-Sérignac-Quilhan | 30 | 707 km SE | 440 | 15 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 35 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort-Moville | 27 | 84 km E | 501 | 14.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 65 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Christophe-sur-Condé | 27 | 97 km E | 440 | 14.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Valzin en Petite Montagne | 39 | 572 km SE | 445 | 10.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 8 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Table | 73 | 673 km SE | 445 | 14.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Taussac-la-Billière | 34 | 699 km SE | 460 | 13.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 62 % · humidity 86 % |
| Orthoux-Sérignac-Quilhan | 30 | 707 km SE | 440 | 15 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 35 % · humidity 71 % |
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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 Commes'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surville | 14 | 69 km E | 473 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Étienne-la-Thillaye | 14 | 62 km E | 386 | 7.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Maisons | 14 | 2.3 km S | 435 | 13.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bellengreville | 76 | 154 km NE | 467 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Vendelée | 50 | 60 km SW | 459 | 14.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sauchay | 76 | 154 km NE | 454 | 11.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
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