Esquay-sur-Seulles
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 18.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 40 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Esquay-sur-Seulles (INSEE 14250) is in Calvados (14), part of CC de Bayeux Intercom. Population 299 (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 18.6/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 40 % of the 17,839 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 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.49 | 10 | 4.87 |
| Housing mix | 0.93 | 5 | 4.65 |
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 MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE 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 | 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 321 (2012) → 299 (2023): -6.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 303 (1990) → 299 (2023): -1.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 144, of which 3.5 % second homes and 4.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Creully sur Seulles): 4.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Sommervieu): 3.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Creully sur Seulles): 3.3 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Vigor-le-Grand): 5 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Esquay-sur-Seulles): 0.5 km to the west (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 4 days a year at or above 30 °C and 15 days at or below 0 °C, over 11 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the BAYEUX weather station, 6.8 km away at 60 m; the village itself is at 34 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at PORT EN BESSIN, 14.1 km away at 68 m, over 13 summers. [12]
An average of 835 mm of rain a year, spread over 139 days — about 6 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at SAINT VIGOR, 5.7 km away at 33 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 — 14250/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14250/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14250/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14250/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 14200
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 14676
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 14663
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 14250
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mory | 62 | 269 km NE | 299 | 18.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 65 % · humidity 93 % |
| Brissay-Choigny | 02 | 293 km E | 296 | 18 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 36 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pressy | 62 | 254 km NE | 298 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Coisevaux | 70 | 572 km E | 298 | 23.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 64 % · winter 34 % |
| Trie-la-Ville | 60 | 178 km E | 303 | 16.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 54 % · humidity 93 % |
| Willer | 68 | 615 km E | 295 | 18 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 23 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trie-la-Ville | 60 | 178 km E | 303 | 16.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 54 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pressy | 62 | 254 km NE | 298 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mory | 62 | 269 km NE | 299 | 18.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 65 % · humidity 93 % |
| Brissay-Choigny | 02 | 293 km E | 296 | 18 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 36 % · humidity 93 % |
| Coisevaux | 70 | 572 km E | 298 | 23.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 64 % · winter 34 % |
| Willer | 68 | 615 km E | 295 | 18 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 23 % · 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 Esquay-sur-Seulles'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bouelles | 76 | 161 km E | 260 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bayenghem-lès-Seninghem | 62 | 250 km NE | 354 | 21.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Offrethun | 62 | 236 km NE | 276 | 20.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Henneveux | 62 | 239 km NE | 272 | 20.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Affringues | 62 | 249 km NE | 254 | 21 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Wanchy-Capval | 76 | 157 km NE | 326 | 17 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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