Grimbosq
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 11.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 12 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Grimbosq (INSEE 14320) is in Calvados (14), part of CC Cingal-Suisse Normande. Population 286 (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 11.2/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 12 % of the 17,713 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.5 | 10 | 5.04 |
| Housing mix | 0.9 | 5 | 4.5 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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 | 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) | 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 283 (2012) → 286 (2023): 1.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 285 (1990) → 286 (2023): 0.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 141, of which 5 % second homes and 5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Laurent-de-Condel): 2.8 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Sainte-Honorine-du-Fay): 4.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Laurent-de-Condel): 2.9 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Laurent-de-Condel): 2.8 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Montillières-sur-Orne): 1.8 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 6 days a year at or above 30 °C and 31 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the FRESNEY LE VIEU weather station, 6.6 km away at 175 m; the village itself is at 78 m. [11]
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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at CAEN-CARPIQUET, 15.1 km away at 67 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 870 mm of rain a year, spread over 135 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at MONTIGNY, 5.5 km away at 151 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14320/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14320/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14320/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14320/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 14603
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 14592
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 14713
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houeydets | 65 | 657 km S | 287 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 79 % |
| Le Mesnil-Amey | 50 | 56 km W | 288 | 13.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fresnoy-lès-Roye | 80 | 246 km E | 286 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Louvencourt | 80 | 243 km NE | 289 | 12.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Liancourt-Fosse | 80 | 249 km E | 292 | 14.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fontenelle | 02 | 330 km E | 280 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 49 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Mesnil-Amey | 50 | 56 km W | 288 | 13.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Louvencourt | 80 | 243 km NE | 289 | 12.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fresnoy-lès-Roye | 80 | 246 km E | 286 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Liancourt-Fosse | 80 | 249 km E | 292 | 14.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fontenelle | 02 | 330 km E | 280 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 49 % · humidity 100 % |
| Houeydets | 65 | 657 km S | 287 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 79 % |
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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 Grimbosq'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Mesnil-Amey | 50 | 56 km W | 288 | 13.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Domléger-Longvillers | 80 | 221 km NE | 287 | 12.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Routes | 76 | 116 km NE | 285 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Campigneulles-les-Grandes | 62 | 220 km NE | 295 | 15 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Moussé | 35 | 138 km SW | 293 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Morville | 50 | 90 km NW | 277 | 12.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
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