Falaise
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 73.8/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 99 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Falaise (INSEE 14258) is in Calvados (14), part of CC du Pays de Falaise. Population 7,680 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/14258-falaise
Vitality score
Vitality score 73.8/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Pharmacy).
Better served than 99 % of the 3,171 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 | 0.84 | 25 | 20.95 |
| Social | 0.97 | 20 | 19.33 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.68 | 10 | 6.82 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.45 | 10 | 4.46 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.8 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
11 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SARL BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE SERAIS · FLAGRANT DELICE · AUX ARMES DE FALAISE · AUX DELICES DE FALAISE). [3,4]
8 × Butcher (boucherie) (COOP-SAVEURS · BOUCHERIE DU TERROIR). [3,4]
5 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (PANIER SYMPA · EPICERIE AUTREMENT · LE BLEU · L'AS DU CBD · AU BON MARCHE FALAISIEN). [3,4]
3 × Supermarket (FALAISE DISTRIBUTION · LIDL · CARREFOUR MARKET). [3,4]
23 × Restaurant (LA LANTERNE · LE ROZELL · LA FINE FOURCHETTE · LA LICORNE · SARL PSAJ). [3,4]
11 × Café / bar (LE CONCEPT · LE JOCKEY · LE COZY · LE BRAZZA · LES REMPARTS). [4]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE DE LA CROSSE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE SAINTE TRINITE). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE DES DOUITS · COLLEGE PRIVE INSTITUTION SAINTE TRINITE). [3]
14 × GP (médecin généraliste) (FLORENCE TAUPIN, MÉDECIN · TANGUY AUTRET, MÉDECIN · GAETAN FREMOND, MÉDECIN · EVELYNE LIENART, MÉDECIN · MAXIME QUIERS, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LA LIBERTE · PHARMACIE DU VAL D ANTE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHEQUE INTERCOMMUNALE DU PAYS DE FALAISE). [3]
1 × Cinema (ENTRACTE). [3]
3 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE GUILLAUME LE CONQUERANT · GYMNASE DE LA CROSSE · ESPACE SPORTIF DIDIER BIANCO). [3]
7 × Bank (CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT MUTUEL DE FALAISE · CAISSE D EPARGNE · BANQUE CIC NORD OUEST · BRED BANQUE POPULAIRE · SOCIETE GENERALE). [3]
16 × Hairdresser (SCULTING · PIERRE DE LA BRIERE LYDIE · COIFF'DETENTE). [3,4]
5 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (IBIS FALAISE COEUR DE NORMANDIE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL DU CHATEAU). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 3 × Restaurant, 2 × Pharmacy, 4 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 11 | SARL BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE SERAIS · FLAGRANT DELICE · AUX ARMES DE FALAISE · AUX DELICES DE FALAISE | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 8 | COOP-SAVEURS · BOUCHERIE DU TERROIR | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 5 | PANIER SYMPA · EPICERIE AUTREMENT · LE BLEU · L'AS DU CBD · AU BON MARCHE FALAISIEN | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 3 | FALAISE DISTRIBUTION · LIDL · CARREFOUR MARKET | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 23 | LA LANTERNE · LE ROZELL · LA FINE FOURCHETTE · LA LICORNE · SARL PSAJ | INSEE BPE 23 / INSEE SIRENE 37 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 11 | LE CONCEPT · LE JOCKEY · LE COZY · LE BRAZZA · LES REMPARTS | INSEE SIRENE 11 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE DE LA CROSSE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE SAINTE TRINITE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE DES DOUITS · COLLEGE PRIVE INSTITUTION SAINTE TRINITE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 14 | FLORENCE TAUPIN, MÉDECIN · TANGUY AUTRET, MÉDECIN · GAETAN FREMOND, MÉDECIN · EVELYNE LIENART, MÉDECIN · MAXIME QUIERS, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 14 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE DE LA LIBERTE · PHARMACIE DU VAL D ANTE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHEQUE INTERCOMMUNALE DU PAYS DE FALAISE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | ENTRACTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 3 | SALLE GUILLAUME LE CONQUERANT · GYMNASE DE LA CROSSE · ESPACE SPORTIF DIDIER BIANCO | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 7 | CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT MUTUEL DE FALAISE · CAISSE D EPARGNE · BANQUE CIC NORD OUEST · BRED BANQUE POPULAIRE · SOCIETE GENERALE | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 16 | SCULTING · PIERRE DE LA BRIERE LYDIE · COIFF'DETENTE | INSEE BPE 16 / INSEE SIRENE 19 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 5 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 1 | IBIS FALAISE COEUR DE NORMANDIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL DU CHATEAU | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 8,413 (2012) → 7,680 (2023): -8.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 8,119 (1990) → 7,680 (2023): -5.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 4,488, of which 2 % second homes and 14.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Falaise): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Falaise): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Falaise): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Falaise): 0.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Falaise): 0.5 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 7 days a year at or above 30 °C and 27 days at or below 0 °C, over 28 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the DAMBLAINVILLE weather station, 5.5 km away at 155 m; the village itself is at 139 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at DAMBLAINVILLE, 5.5 km away at 155 m, over 28 summers. [9]
An average of 720 mm of rain a year, spread over 126 days — about 5.7 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at DAMBLAINVILLE, 5.5 km away at 155 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Pharmacy
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14258/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14258/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14258/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14258/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 14258
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bain-de-Bretagne | 35 | 160 km SW | 7,674 | 73.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rethel | 08 | 339 km E | 7,444 | 72.1 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 49 % · humidity 93 % |
| Châteaubourg | 35 | 124 km SW | 7,533 | 65.8 | Served | no figures |
| Remiremont | 88 | 510 km E | 7,388 | 67.2 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 24 % · humidity 93 % |
| Évron | 53 | 83 km S | 8,252 | 68.8 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 82 % · winter 72 % |
| Feurs | 42 | 483 km SE | 8,367 | 75 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 38 % · winter 53 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Évron | 53 | 83 km S | 8,252 | 68.8 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 82 % · winter 72 % |
| Châteaubourg | 35 | 124 km SW | 7,533 | 65.8 | Served | no figures |
| Bain-de-Bretagne | 35 | 160 km SW | 7,674 | 73.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rethel | 08 | 339 km E | 7,444 | 72.1 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 49 % · humidity 93 % |
| Feurs | 42 | 483 km SE | 8,367 | 75 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 38 % · winter 53 % · humidity 0 % |
| Remiremont | 88 | 510 km E | 7,388 | 67.2 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 24 % · 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 Falaise'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bain-de-Bretagne | 35 | 160 km SW | 7,674 | 73.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Coutances | 50 | 92 km W | 8,321 | 76.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Quesnoy-sur-Deûle | 59 | 306 km NE | 6,805 | 54.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mordelles | 35 | 152 km SW | 7,911 | 63.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Carentan-les-Marais | 50 | 89 km NW | 10,218 | 58.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Janzé | 35 | 141 km SW | 8,649 | 69.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
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