Épinay-sur-Odon
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 20.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 20 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Épinay-sur-Odon (INSEE 14241) is in Calvados (14), part of CC Pré-Bocage Intercom. Population 632 (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 20.8/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 20 % of the 16,836 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 | 0.65 | 10 | 6.51 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.85 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (D2GS). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie).
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, 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] | |
| 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 | D2GS | 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 | 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 | 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 673 (2012) → 632 (2023): -6.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 549 (1990) → 632 (2023): 15.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 269, of which 1.5 % second homes and 4.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Villers-Bocage): 2.4 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Villers-Bocage): 2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Villers-Bocage): 2.3 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Villers-Bocage): 2.4 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Villers-Bocage): 2.6 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 5 days a year at or above 30 °C and 21 days at or below 0 °C, over 24 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the SAINT GEORGES D weather station, 6.7 km away at 185 m; the village itself is at 88 m. [9]
The village sits 97 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. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at LIVRY, 10.9 km away at 194 m, over 15 summers. [9]
That station sits 106 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 972 mm of rain a year, spread over 145 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at SAINT GEORGES D, 6.7 km away at 185 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 — 14241/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14241/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14241/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14241/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 14752
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vry | 57 | 506 km E | 631 | 25 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 19 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Pardoux-du-Breuil | 47 | 515 km S | 633 | 20.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 36 % · winter 76 % · humidity 50 % |
| Évans | 39 | 519 km E | 651 | 26.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 51 % · winter 22 % |
| Uchacq-et-Parentis | 40 | 573 km S | 626 | 27.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 23 % · winter 68 % · humidity 36 % |
| Saint-Jean-Kourtzerode | 57 | 572 km E | 647 | 25 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 51 % · humidity 93 % |
| Friesenheim | 67 | 614 km E | 615 | 21.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 26 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vry | 57 | 506 km E | 631 | 25 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 19 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Pardoux-du-Breuil | 47 | 515 km S | 633 | 20.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 36 % · winter 76 % · humidity 50 % |
| Évans | 39 | 519 km E | 651 | 26.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 51 % · winter 22 % |
| Saint-Jean-Kourtzerode | 57 | 572 km E | 647 | 25 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 51 % · humidity 93 % |
| Uchacq-et-Parentis | 40 | 573 km S | 626 | 27.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 23 % · winter 68 % · humidity 36 % |
| Friesenheim | 67 | 614 km E | 615 | 21.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 26 % · 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 Épinay-sur-Odon'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosel | 14 | 21 km NE | 696 | 22.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Reviers | 14 | 27 km NE | 627 | 24.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Martin-des-Entrées | 14 | 22 km N | 784 | 27.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ellon | 14 | 16 km N | 636 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villiers-Fossard | 50 | 33 km W | 646 | 17.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Carly | 62 | 242 km NE | 638 | 33.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
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