Crouay
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 22/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 32 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Crouay (INSEE 14209) is in Calvados (14), part of CC Isigny-Omaha Intercom. Population 510 (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 22/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 32 % of the 17,754 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 | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.65 | 10 | 6.49 |
| Housing mix | 0.86 | 5 | 4.31 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant. [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (CROUAY AP). [3]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING À LA FERME DU CREULET). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), 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 | 1 | 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) | 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 | 1 | CROUAY 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 | 1 | CAMPING À LA FERME DU CREULET | 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 550 (2012) → 510 (2023): -7.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 444 (1990) → 510 (2023): 14.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 245, of which 6.9 % second homes and 6.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Le Tronquay): 5.4 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Tour-en-Bessin): 3.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Le Molay-Littry): 5.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Le Molay-Littry): 5.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Tour-en-Bessin): 3.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 3 days a year at or above 30 °C and 29 days at or below 0 °C, over 13 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the VAUBADON weather station, 6.7 km away at 105 m; the village itself is at 44 m. [11]
The village sits 61 m below the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.71 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at VAUBADON, 6.7 km away at 105 m, over 11 summers. [11]
That station sits 61 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 913 mm of rain a year, spread over 145 days — about 6.3 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at VAUBADON, 6.7 km away at 105 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 — 14209/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14209/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14209/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14209/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 14714
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 14700
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 14370
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Étricourt-Manancourt | 80 | 286 km E | 510 | 24.7 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bailly-en-Rivière | 76 | 171 km NE | 510 | 20.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Rémy-du-Val | 72 | 128 km SE | 493 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 88 % |
| Saint-Adjutory | 16 | 401 km S | 503 | 26.5 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Clairfontaine | 02 | 355 km E | 509 | 20.7 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 54 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montpeyroux | 24 | 488 km S | 496 | 27.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 76 % · humidity 50 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Rémy-du-Val | 72 | 128 km SE | 493 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 88 % |
| Bailly-en-Rivière | 76 | 171 km NE | 510 | 20.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Étricourt-Manancourt | 80 | 286 km E | 510 | 24.7 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Clairfontaine | 02 | 355 km E | 509 | 20.7 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 54 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Adjutory | 16 | 401 km S | 503 | 26.5 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montpeyroux | 24 | 488 km S | 496 | 27.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 76 % · 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 Crouay'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bailly-en-Rivière | 76 | 171 km NE | 510 | 20.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Marais-Vernier | 27 | 93 km E | 469 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Béhen | 80 | 204 km NE | 500 | 21.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lintot | 76 | 105 km E | 472 | 19.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Beussent | 62 | 234 km NE | 546 | 29.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Kermoroc'h | 22 | 189 km W | 443 | 27.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
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