Hérouville-Saint-Clair
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 64.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 52 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Hérouville-Saint-Clair (INSEE 14327) is in Calvados (14), part of CU Caen la Mer. Population 23,470 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Grands centres urbains (level 1). [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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/14327-herouville-saint-clair
Vitality score
Vitality score 64.2/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 52 % of the 1,014 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 | 0.6 | 25 | 15.09 |
| Social | 0.69 | 20 | 13.89 |
| Education | 0.68 | 10 | 6.75 |
| Health | 0.81 | 10 | 8.15 |
| Public & culture | 0.26 | 5 | 1.28 |
| Population trend | 0.45 | 10 | 4.47 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.91 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
10 × Bakery (boulangerie) (N V S T · C & G CACAO · LES OLIVIERS · BOULANGERIE QUELLIER · LE FOURNIL DE CALIX). [3,4]
5 × Butcher (boucherie) (LE QUAI DES VIANDES · COOP-SAVEURS · BOUCHERIE DE LA HAUTE FOLIE · BOUCHERIE POPULAIRE · BOUCHERIE ANADOLU44). [3,4]
6 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SARL LABARAKA · LE PRE EN VILLE · LEADER PRICE EXPRESS · SYRIANA MARKET · COCCINELLE EXPRESS). [3,4]
8 × Supermarket (JONATHAN MAGASIN COOPERATIF BIOLOGIQUE · CLAIRDIS · AUCHAN SUPERMARCHE · ALDI MARCHE · CARREFOUR CITY). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (SEB OCCASION). [3,4]
44 × Restaurant (FLUNCH · H E D · LE CENTRAL · LA FRINGALE). [3,4]
4 × Café / bar (9INE KLUB · LE ST CLAIR · LE MA'YO). [4]
9 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE CLAUDIE HAIGNERE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE CELESTIN FREINET · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE MONTMORENCY · ECOLE PRIMAIRE CAMILLE BLAISOT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN BOISARD). [3]
3 × Collège (COLLEGE PIERRE VARIGNON · COLLEGE NELSON MANDELA · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT-MICHEL). [3]
48 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CLEMENTINE PITEL, MÉDECIN · SERGE HELBERT, MÉDECIN · NICOLAS LICIN, MÉDECIN · JULIE BOJ, MÉDECIN · THOMAS GELMANN, MÉDECIN). [3]
8 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LEBISEY · PHARMACIE DU VIADUC · PHARMACIE DES BELLES PORTES · PHARMACIE CENTRALE · PHARMACIE MONTMORENCY). [3,4]
4 × Post office / agence postale (HEROUVILLE SAINT CLAIR LEBISEY RP · SUPER U HEROUVILLE ST CLAIR RP · HEROUVILLE SAINT CLAIR MONTMO. AP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE D'HÉROUVILLE). [3]
1 × Cinema (CAFE DES IMAGES). [3]
6 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF HUMBERT · COMPLEXE SPORTIF VAL SAINT CLAIR · EREA YVONNE GUEGAN · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DANIEL HUET · ESPACE SPORTIF SALVADOR ALLENDE). [3]
7 × Bank (CAISSE LOCALE CRED AGRIC MUT BLAINVILLE · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE NORMANDIE · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL HEROUVILLE ST CLAIR · BANQUE CIC NORD OUEST · BRED BANQUE POPULAIRE). [3]
13 × Hairdresser (FRANCK PROVOST · FRANCK PROVOST SALONS · LE BASTARD SANDRINE · SAINT ALGUE · NORMAN KELIAN). [3,4]
4 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
5 × Hotel (CAMPANILE CAEN NORD · ETAP HOTEL · HOTEL IBIS · MERCURE HÔTEL CAEN CÔTE DE NACRE · BRIT HOTEL). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Supermarket, 9 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 1 × GP (médecin généraliste), 1 × Pharmacy, 3 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 10 | N V S T · C & G CACAO · LES OLIVIERS · BOULANGERIE QUELLIER · LE FOURNIL DE CALIX | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 15 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 5 | LE QUAI DES VIANDES · COOP-SAVEURS · BOUCHERIE DE LA HAUTE FOLIE · BOUCHERIE POPULAIRE · BOUCHERIE ANADOLU44 | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 6 | SARL LABARAKA · LE PRE EN VILLE · LEADER PRICE EXPRESS · SYRIANA MARKET · COCCINELLE EXPRESS | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 8 | JONATHAN MAGASIN COOPERATIF BIOLOGIQUE · CLAIRDIS · AUCHAN SUPERMARCHE · ALDI MARCHE · CARREFOUR CITY | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | SEB OCCASION | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 44 | FLUNCH · H E D · LE CENTRAL · LA FRINGALE | INSEE BPE 44 / INSEE SIRENE 61 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 4 | 9INE KLUB · LE ST CLAIR · LE MA'YO | INSEE SIRENE 4 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 9 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE CLAUDIE HAIGNERE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE CELESTIN FREINET · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE MONTMORENCY · ECOLE PRIMAIRE CAMILLE BLAISOT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN BOISARD | INSEE BPE 9 [3] |
| Collège | 3 | COLLEGE PIERRE VARIGNON · COLLEGE NELSON MANDELA · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT-MICHEL | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 48 | CLEMENTINE PITEL, MÉDECIN · SERGE HELBERT, MÉDECIN · NICOLAS LICIN, MÉDECIN · JULIE BOJ, MÉDECIN · THOMAS GELMANN, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 48 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 8 | PHARMACIE DE LEBISEY · PHARMACIE DU VIADUC · PHARMACIE DES BELLES PORTES · PHARMACIE CENTRALE · PHARMACIE MONTMORENCY | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 4 | HEROUVILLE SAINT CLAIR LEBISEY RP · SUPER U HEROUVILLE ST CLAIR RP · HEROUVILLE SAINT CLAIR MONTMO. AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE D'HÉROUVILLE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | CAFE DES IMAGES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 6 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF HUMBERT · COMPLEXE SPORTIF VAL SAINT CLAIR · EREA YVONNE GUEGAN · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DANIEL HUET · ESPACE SPORTIF SALVADOR ALLENDE | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 7 | CAISSE LOCALE CRED AGRIC MUT BLAINVILLE · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE NORMANDIE · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL HEROUVILLE ST CLAIR · BANQUE CIC NORD OUEST · BRED BANQUE POPULAIRE | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 13 | FRANCK PROVOST · FRANCK PROVOST SALONS · LE BASTARD SANDRINE · SAINT ALGUE · NORMAN KELIAN | INSEE BPE 13 / INSEE SIRENE 22 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 4 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 5 | CAMPANILE CAEN NORD · ETAP HOTEL · HOTEL IBIS · MERCURE HÔTEL CAEN CÔTE DE NACRE · BRIT HOTEL | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [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 21,411 (2012) → 23,470 (2023): 9.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 24,795 (1990) → 23,470 (2023): -5.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 11,968, of which 0.9 % second homes and 5.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Hérouville-Saint-Clair): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Hérouville-Saint-Clair): 0.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Hérouville-Saint-Clair): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Hérouville-Saint-Clair): 0.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Hérouville-Saint-Clair): 0.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 5 days a year at or above 30 °C and 28 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the CAEN-CARPIQUET weather station, 9.3 km away at 67 m; the village itself is at 48 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at CAEN-CARPIQUET, 9.3 km away at 67 m, over 30 summers. [9]
An average of 728 mm of rain a year, spread over 126 days — about 5.8 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at CAEN-CARPIQUET, 9.3 km away at 67 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14327/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14327/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14327/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14327/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 14327
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dammarie-les-Lys | 77 | 230 km E | 23,559 | 61.2 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 49 % · humidity 86 % |
| Combs-la-Ville | 77 | 220 km E | 23,350 | 63.7 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 69 % · humidity 79 % |
| La Valette-du-Var | 83 | 831 km SE | 23,719 | 71 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 66 % · humidity 0 % |
| Deuil-la-Barre | 95 | 196 km E | 23,099 | 64.2 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Roissy-en-Brie | 77 | 223 km E | 23,229 | 61.3 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 65 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lanester | 56 | 274 km SW | 23,263 | 63.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deuil-la-Barre | 95 | 196 km E | 23,099 | 64.2 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Combs-la-Ville | 77 | 220 km E | 23,350 | 63.7 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 69 % · humidity 79 % |
| Roissy-en-Brie | 77 | 223 km E | 23,229 | 61.3 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 65 % · humidity 100 % |
| Dammarie-les-Lys | 77 | 230 km E | 23,559 | 61.2 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 49 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lanester | 56 | 274 km SW | 23,263 | 63.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Valette-du-Var | 83 | 831 km SE | 23,719 | 71 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 66 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Hérouville-Saint-Clair'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lanester | 56 | 274 km SW | 23,263 | 63.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Loos | 59 | 287 km NE | 22,567 | 65.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mons-en-Barœul | 59 | 294 km NE | 21,105 | 56 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vélizy-Villacoublay | 78 | 190 km E | 23,011 | 64.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Élancourt | 78 | 174 km E | 26,365 | 57.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Madeleine | 59 | 292 km NE | 21,790 | 63.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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