Ifs
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 59/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 52 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Ifs (INSEE 14341) is in Calvados (14), part of CU Caen la Mer. Population 11,937 (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/14341-ifs
Vitality score
Vitality score 59/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 52 % of the 2,052 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 | 0.48 | 25 | 12.11 |
| Social | 0.7 | 20 | 13.92 |
| Education | 0.31 | 10 | 3.13 |
| Health | 0.55 | 10 | 5.53 |
| Public & culture | 0.12 | 5 | 0.59 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.88 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
9 × Bakery (boulangerie) (MALIA · MAISON CLAIRAY · SAVEURS ET GOURMANDISES · LE MOULIN DES PIERRES). [3,4]
5 × Butcher (boucherie) (PRIX MIAM · BOUCHERIE POIRRIER · BOUCHERIE 3 CHEFS · BOUCHERIE JEAN VILAR · VORTEX). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SEVEN ELEVEN). [3,4]
3 × Supermarket (SA IFS DISTRIBUTION · ALDI MARCHE · SUPER U). [3,4]
21 × Restaurant (ALFRA · LE CHERCHE MIDI · DUO · LOUMANE). [3,4]
5 × Café / bar (LE VINCENNES · LE BIARRITZ · LA MINUTE BLONDE). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PAUL FORT). [3]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE SIMONE VEIL · ECOLE PRIMAIRE MARIE CURIE UNITE B · ECOLE PRIMAIRE JEAN VILAR). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE LEOPOLD SEDAR SENGHOR). [3]
10 × GP (médecin généraliste) (PAYAM PARSHAD, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE PILLARD, MÉDECIN · SARAH LETELLIER, MÉDECIN · NADINE LECLERC-GOULARD, MÉDECIN · RÉMI COLSON, MÉDECIN). [3]
4 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DEBUSSY · PHARMACIE JEAN VILAR · PHARMACIE D IFS C CIAL ROCADE SUD · PHARMACIE DES JONQUILLES). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE D'IFS). [3]
4 × Gym / sports hall (CASERNE DEPARTEMENTALE DES POMPIERS · ECOLE MARIE CURIE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF MENDES FRANCE · GYMNASE SENGHOR). [3]
4 × Bank (CREDIT AGRICOLE NORMANDIE · BRED BANQUE POPULAIRE · SOCIETE GENERALE · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE NORMANDIE). [3]
6 × Hairdresser (STARLING · FAMILY HAIR · LAURA B COIFFEUR · NORMAN KELIAN). [3,4]
4 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL M & R). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 7 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 1 × Collège, 3 × Hairdresser, 2 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 9 | MALIA · MAISON CLAIRAY · SAVEURS ET GOURMANDISES · LE MOULIN DES PIERRES | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 5 | PRIX MIAM · BOUCHERIE POIRRIER · BOUCHERIE 3 CHEFS · BOUCHERIE JEAN VILAR · VORTEX | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | SEVEN ELEVEN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 3 | SA IFS DISTRIBUTION · ALDI MARCHE · SUPER U | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 21 | ALFRA · LE CHERCHE MIDI · DUO · LOUMANE | INSEE BPE 21 / INSEE SIRENE 31 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 5 | LE VINCENNES · LE BIARRITZ · LA MINUTE BLONDE | INSEE SIRENE 5 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PAUL FORT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE SIMONE VEIL · ECOLE PRIMAIRE MARIE CURIE UNITE B · ECOLE PRIMAIRE JEAN VILAR | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE LEOPOLD SEDAR SENGHOR | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 10 | PAYAM PARSHAD, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE PILLARD, MÉDECIN · SARAH LETELLIER, MÉDECIN · NADINE LECLERC-GOULARD, MÉDECIN · RÉMI COLSON, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 10 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 4 | PHARMACIE DEBUSSY · PHARMACIE JEAN VILAR · PHARMACIE D IFS C CIAL ROCADE SUD · PHARMACIE DES JONQUILLES | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [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 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE D'IFS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 4 | CASERNE DEPARTEMENTALE DES POMPIERS · ECOLE MARIE CURIE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF MENDES FRANCE · GYMNASE SENGHOR | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 4 | CREDIT AGRICOLE NORMANDIE · BRED BANQUE POPULAIRE · SOCIETE GENERALE · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE NORMANDIE | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 6 | STARLING · FAMILY HAIR · LAURA B COIFFEUR · NORMAN KELIAN | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 4 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL M & R | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [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 11,450 (2012) → 11,937 (2023): 4.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 6,974 (1990) → 11,937 (2023): 71.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 5,555, of which 1.2 % second homes and 3.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Ifs): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Ifs): 0.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Ifs): 0.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Ifs): 0.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Ifs): 0.3 km to the north (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, 9.1 km away at 67 m; the village itself is at 42 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at CAEN-CARPIQUET, 9.1 km away at 67 m, over 30 summers. [9]
An average of 749 mm of rain a year, spread over 133 days — about 5.6 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at FONTENAY LE MAR, 5.5 km away at 58 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 — 14341/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14341/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14341/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14341/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 14341
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craponne | 69 | 536 km SE | 12,084 | 59.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
| Talant | 21 | 444 km SE | 11,896 | 36.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 47 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Pierre-du-Perray | 91 | 217 km E | 11,993 | 44.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Marly | 59 | 311 km NE | 11,995 | 45.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Riedisheim | 68 | 590 km E | 12,200 | 48 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 46 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villecresnes | 94 | 216 km E | 11,647 | 53.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villecresnes | 94 | 216 km E | 11,647 | 53.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Pierre-du-Perray | 91 | 217 km E | 11,993 | 44.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Marly | 59 | 311 km NE | 11,995 | 45.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Talant | 21 | 444 km SE | 11,896 | 36.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 47 % · humidity 100 % |
| Craponne | 69 | 536 km SE | 12,084 | 59.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
| Riedisheim | 68 | 590 km E | 12,200 | 48 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 46 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Ifs'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ploufragan | 22 | 193 km W | 11,507 | 47.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Outreau | 62 | 223 km NE | 13,138 | 52.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chantepie | 35 | 149 km SW | 10,670 | 51 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Voisins-le-Bretonneux | 78 | 180 km E | 10,624 | 47.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mondeville | 14 | 4.9 km NE | 10,331 | 60.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande | 35 | 155 km SW | 13,800 | 53.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/14341-ifs