Fontenay-le-Marmion
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 45.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 57 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Fontenay-le-Marmion (INSEE 14277) is in Calvados (14), part of CC Vallées de l'Orne et de l'Odon. Population 2,055 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 45.7/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 57 % of the 9,445 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 | 0.26 | 25 | 6.56 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.51 | 10 | 5.13 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.99 | 10 | 9.95 |
| Housing mix | 1 | 5 | 4.99 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA BAGUETTE DE SARRAZIN). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (LE 28). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CECILE CARVILLE, MÉDECIN · LISA GANDY, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE FONTENAY). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (FONTENAY LE MARMION AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (SARL BRUNO LEBAILLY). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LA BAGUETTE DE SARRAZIN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 2 | LE 28 | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | CECILE CARVILLE, MÉDECIN · LISA GANDY, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE FONTENAY | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | FONTENAY LE MARMION AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | SARL BRUNO LEBAILLY | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 1,677 (2012) → 2,055 (2023): 22.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,375 (1990) → 2,055 (2023): 49.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 877, of which 0.1 % second homes and 6.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Fontenay-le-Marmion): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Martin-de-May): 1.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Fontenay-le-Marmion): 0.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Martin-de-May): 1.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Fontenay-le-Marmion): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 6 days a year at or above 30 °C and 30 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the FRESNEY LE VIEU weather station, 9.2 km away at 175 m; the village itself is at 51 m. [10]
The village sits 124 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ST SYLVAIN_SAPC, 9.4 km away at 62 m, over 14 summers. [10]
An average of 749 mm of rain a year, spread over 133 days — about 5.6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at FONTENAY LE MAR, 0.5 km away at 58 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14277/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14277/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14277/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14277/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 14277
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 14408
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Prest | 28 | 153 km SE | 2,115 | 39.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Alban-de-Roche | 38 | 572 km SE | 2,168 | 55.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Réding | 57 | 546 km E | 2,280 | 48.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 39 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sarry | 51 | 348 km E | 2,044 | 45.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Givenchy-en-Gohelle | 62 | 267 km NE | 2,072 | 39.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Boran-sur-Oise | 60 | 198 km E | 2,135 | 49.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Prest | 28 | 153 km SE | 2,115 | 39.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Boran-sur-Oise | 60 | 198 km E | 2,135 | 49.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Givenchy-en-Gohelle | 62 | 267 km NE | 2,072 | 39.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sarry | 51 | 348 km E | 2,044 | 45.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Réding | 57 | 546 km E | 2,280 | 48.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 39 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Alban-de-Roche | 38 | 572 km SE | 2,168 | 55.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 85 % · 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 Fontenay-le-Marmion'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clairoix | 60 | 235 km E | 2,208 | 64.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Camphin-en-Carembault | 59 | 287 km NE | 1,737 | 37.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gainneville | 76 | 65 km NE | 2,548 | 51.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fontaine-la-Mallet | 76 | 61 km NE | 2,725 | 46.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bénouville | 14 | 18 km N | 1,987 | 61.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Marquillies | 59 | 283 km NE | 1,961 | 45.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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