Lisieux
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 72.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 83 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Lisieux (INSEE 14366) is in Calvados (14), part of CA Lisieux Normandie. Population 19,645 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [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/14366-lisieux
Vitality score
Vitality score 72.9/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 83 % of the 1,223 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 | 0.72 | 25 | 18.04 |
| Social | 1 | 20 | 19.96 |
| Education | 0.71 | 10 | 7.13 |
| Health | 0.77 | 10 | 7.7 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.08 |
| Population trend | 0.33 | 10 | 3.29 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.79 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
26 × Bakery (boulangerie) (ECP). [3,4]
6 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE RONDEAU · SARL SOCIETE FERRIERE · MASSU MOISE · COOP-SAVEURS · LES ELEVEURS DE LA CHARENTONNE). [3,4]
9 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (PROXI SERVICE · LA HALLE DU SOLEIL · LE CABAS · SOTRAFOOD). [3,4]
7 × Supermarket (LIDL · COTILAS · ALDI MARCHE · MONOPRIX · ACTION). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger. [3,4]
80 × Restaurant (BUFFALO GRILL · LA ROTONDE · LA COUSCOUSSERIE · THE GUEST). [3,4]
44 × Café / bar (LA BARAQ · L'ETAPE · BAR TABAC DU BOULEVARD · CAFE FRANCAIS · LE MELTING POT). [4]
10 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE JEAN MOULIN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE SAINT EXUPERY 3 · ECOLE PRIMAIRE REGINALD TREVETT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE FRANCOIS GUIZOT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE MARIE CURIE). [3]
5 × Collège (COLLEGE JULES MICHELET · COLLEGE PIERRE SIMON DE LAPLACE · COLLEGE MARCEL GAMBIER · COLLEGE ST JEAN BAPTISTE DE LA SALLE · COLLEGE PRIVE NOTRE DAME). [3]
16 × GP (médecin généraliste) (PASCALE ABBATE-LERAY, MÉDECIN · MAGALI BRENDEL, MÉDECIN · DOMINIQUE HITIER, MÉDECIN · ALICE LOZIER-FORNIER, MÉDECIN · AGNÈS GUILLERM, MÉDECIN). [3]
9 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE VICTOR HUGO · PHARMACIE DU PAYS D AUGE · PHARMACIE DE LA GARE · PHARMACIE OURSEL · PHARMACIE MOZART). [3,4]
3 × Post office / agence postale (LISIEUX CARREFOUR EXPRESS RP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MEDIATHEQUE INTERCOMMUNALE ANDRÉ MALRAUX). [3]
2 × Cinema (MAJESTIC · ROYAL). [3]
7 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE MARCEL CERDAN · GYMNASE LIONEL TERRAY · SALLE MULTIACTIVITES · COLLEGE MARCEL GAMBIER · MOS IC). [3]
8 × Bank (CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE LISIEUX · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE NORMANDIE · BANQUE CIC NORD OUEST · BRED BANQUE POPULAIRE · SOCIETE GENERALE). [3]
42 × Hairdresser (MD COIFFURE · LE P'TIT SALON · HUGO · FRANCK PROVOST). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
10 × Hotel (GRAND HÔTEL DE L'ESPÉRANCE · ETAP HOTEL · COMFORT HOTEL CATHEDRALE · CAMPANILE · HÔTEL DE L'EUROPE). [3,4]
2 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL · CAMPING DE LISIEUX - GAIA VACANCES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 5 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Supermarket, 1 × Fishmonger, 19 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Bank, 11 × Hairdresser, 2 × Hotel, 1 × Campsite.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 26 | ECP | INSEE BPE 26 / INSEE SIRENE 29 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 6 | BOUCHERIE RONDEAU · SARL SOCIETE FERRIERE · MASSU MOISE · COOP-SAVEURS · LES ELEVEURS DE LA CHARENTONNE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 9 | PROXI SERVICE · LA HALLE DU SOLEIL · LE CABAS · SOTRAFOOD | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 15 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 7 | LIDL · COTILAS · ALDI MARCHE · MONOPRIX · ACTION | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 80 | BUFFALO GRILL · LA ROTONDE · LA COUSCOUSSERIE · THE GUEST | INSEE BPE 80 / INSEE SIRENE 116 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 44 | LA BARAQ · L'ETAPE · BAR TABAC DU BOULEVARD · CAFE FRANCAIS · LE MELTING POT | INSEE SIRENE 44 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 10 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE JEAN MOULIN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE SAINT EXUPERY 3 · ECOLE PRIMAIRE REGINALD TREVETT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE FRANCOIS GUIZOT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE MARIE CURIE | INSEE BPE 10 [3] |
| Collège | 5 | COLLEGE JULES MICHELET · COLLEGE PIERRE SIMON DE LAPLACE · COLLEGE MARCEL GAMBIER · COLLEGE ST JEAN BAPTISTE DE LA SALLE · COLLEGE PRIVE NOTRE DAME | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 16 | PASCALE ABBATE-LERAY, MÉDECIN · MAGALI BRENDEL, MÉDECIN · DOMINIQUE HITIER, MÉDECIN · ALICE LOZIER-FORNIER, MÉDECIN · AGNÈS GUILLERM, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 16 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 9 | PHARMACIE VICTOR HUGO · PHARMACIE DU PAYS D AUGE · PHARMACIE DE LA GARE · PHARMACIE OURSEL · PHARMACIE MOZART | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 3 | LISIEUX CARREFOUR EXPRESS RP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MEDIATHEQUE INTERCOMMUNALE ANDRÉ MALRAUX | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 2 | MAJESTIC · ROYAL | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 7 | GYMNASE MARCEL CERDAN · GYMNASE LIONEL TERRAY · SALLE MULTIACTIVITES · COLLEGE MARCEL GAMBIER · MOS IC | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 8 | CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE LISIEUX · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE NORMANDIE · BANQUE CIC NORD OUEST · BRED BANQUE POPULAIRE · SOCIETE GENERALE | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 42 | MD COIFFURE · LE P'TIT SALON · HUGO · FRANCK PROVOST | INSEE BPE 42 / INSEE SIRENE 59 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 10 | GRAND HÔTEL DE L'ESPÉRANCE · ETAP HOTEL · COMFORT HOTEL CATHEDRALE · CAMPANILE · HÔTEL DE L'EUROPE | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 2 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL · CAMPING DE LISIEUX - GAIA VACANCES | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Saturday 8h à 13h (Place de la République), 8h à 17h en été / 8h à 16h en hiver (Rue Pont-Mortain) Place de la République et Rue Pont-Mortain. [5]
Trajectory
Population 21,170 (2012) → 19,645 (2023): -7.2 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 23,703 (1990) → 19,645 (2023): -17.1 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 11,991, of which 2.1 % second homes and 9.8 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Lisieux): 0 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Lisieux): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Lisieux): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Lisieux): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Lisieux): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 9 days a year at or above 30 °C and 42 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LISIEUX_SAPC weather station, 2.1 km away at 62 m; the village itself is at 50 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 4 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at CAMBREMER, 13.5 km away at 125 m, over 18 summers. [10]
That station sits 75 m above 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 882 mm of rain a year, spread over 135 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LISIEUX_SAPC, 2.1 km away at 62 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14366/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.ville-lisieux.fr/fr/yrx-Animation-commerciale.html— “Marché de producteurs, tous les samedis au coeur du centre-ville ! Place de la République : 8h à 13h”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14366/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14366/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14366/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 14366
- 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-Lô | 50 | 96 km W | 19,471 | 71.5 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 80 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Dié-des-Vosges | 88 | 502 km E | 19,251 | 69.9 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 43 % · humidity 79 % |
| Bruz | 35 | 191 km SW | 19,683 | 63 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 84 % · humidity 79 % |
| Valserhône | 01 | 538 km SE | 16,712 | 64 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 43 % · humidity 79 % |
| Landerneau | 29 | 337 km W | 16,363 | 67.7 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 57 % · humidity 86 % |
| Alençon | 61 | 80 km S | 25,490 | 77.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alençon | 61 | 80 km S | 25,490 | 77.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Lô | 50 | 96 km W | 19,471 | 71.5 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 80 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bruz | 35 | 191 km SW | 19,683 | 63 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 84 % · humidity 79 % |
| Landerneau | 29 | 337 km W | 16,363 | 67.7 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 57 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Dié-des-Vosges | 88 | 502 km E | 19,251 | 69.9 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 43 % · humidity 79 % |
| Valserhône | 01 | 538 km SE | 16,712 | 64 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 43 % · 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 Lisieux'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Épernay | 51 | 272 km E | 22,174 | 73.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Coulommiers | 77 | 212 km E | 16,374 | 68.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Château-Thierry | 02 | 231 km E | 15,097 | 66.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Persan | 95 | 149 km E | 14,359 | 54.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ozoir-la-Ferrière | 77 | 184 km E | 21,238 | 61.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mayenne | 53 | 112 km SW | 12,883 | 59.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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