Fresney-le-Vieux
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 25.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 60 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Fresney-le-Vieux (INSEE 14291) is in Calvados (14), part of CC Cingal-Suisse Normande. Population 331 (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 25.1/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 60 % of the 18,007 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 | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 1 | 5 | 5 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (O PLAISIRS D METS). [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, 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 | 1 | O PLAISIRS D METS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 278 (2012) → 331 (2023): 19.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 210 (1990) → 331 (2023): 57.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 130, of which 0 % second homes and 6.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Laurent-de-Condel): 4.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Cesny-les-Sources): 2.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Laurent-de-Condel): 3.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Laurent-de-Condel): 3.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Cesny-les-Sources): 2.6 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 4 days a year at or above 30 °C and 41 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the FRESNEY LE VIEU weather station, 1.1 km away at 175 m; the village itself is at 173 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ST SYLVAIN_SAPC, 12.9 km away at 62 m, over 14 summers. [10]
That station sits 111 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 830 mm of rain a year, spread over 134 days — about 6.2 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at FRESNEY LE VIEU, 1.1 km away at 175 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
16 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 185,850 € — 1,392 € per m² of built surface. [11]
The median across Calvados is 2,026 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [11]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14291/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14291/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14291/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14291/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 14603
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 14150
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marestaing | 32 | 613 km S | 331 | 25.1 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 91 % · humidity 43 % |
| Auvernaux | 91 | 218 km E | 332 | 23 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Haussonville | 54 | 495 km E | 324 | 21 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Dommartin-sous-Amance | 54 | 487 km E | 319 | 23.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vironvay | 27 | 120 km E | 334 | 24.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lavans-lès-Dole | 39 | 492 km E | 323 | 25.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 49 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vironvay | 27 | 120 km E | 334 | 24.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Auvernaux | 91 | 218 km E | 332 | 23 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Dommartin-sous-Amance | 54 | 487 km E | 319 | 23.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lavans-lès-Dole | 39 | 492 km E | 323 | 25.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 49 % · humidity 93 % |
| Haussonville | 54 | 495 km E | 324 | 21 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Marestaing | 32 | 613 km S | 331 | 25.1 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 91 % · humidity 43 % |
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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 Fresney-le-Vieux'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bas-Lieu | 59 | 337 km NE | 348 | 19 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Erny-Saint-Julien | 62 | 259 km NE | 338 | 20.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Maizet | 14 | 9.8 km NW | 360 | 23.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Calleville-les-Deux-Églises | 76 | 129 km NE | 328 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Colombiers | 61 | 68 km SE | 336 | 21.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Champs | 02 | 271 km E | 313 | 19.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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