Luc-sur-Mer

Calvados · CC Coeur de Nacre · INSEE 14384

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.

Partly served 47/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 45 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Luc-sur-Mer (INSEE 14384) is in Calvados (14), part of CC Coeur de Nacre. Population 3,275 (2023). ^[1]

INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). ^[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/14384-luc-sur-mer

Vitality score

Vitality score 47/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 45 % of the 6,612 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	0.32	25	8.08
Social	0.84	20	16.71
Education	0.22	10	2.21
Health	0.37	10	3.74
Public & culture	0.11	5	0.55
Population trend	0.63	10	6.29
Housing mix	0.47	5	2.35

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 4 of 6

Eating out 1 of 1

Cafés and bars 1 of 1

Schools 1 of 3

Health 2 of 4

Public services 1 of 1

Culture 1 of 2

Sport 2 of 2

Everyday services 2 of 3

Lodging 2 of 2

One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. ^[3,4]

3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LES DESSERTS LUTINS · SARL L'ENVIE · BISCUITS & SAVEURS). ^[3,4]

1 × Butcher (boucherie) (CHEZ STEPHANE BOUCHERIE). ^[3,4]

1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (CARREFOUR CITY). ^[3]

1 × Fishmonger (CHEZ PIERROT). ^[3,4]

9 × Restaurant (LA CABANA · LA GUI-GUI DE LUC · CHEZ ARMAND · LES TERRASSES DU MINI GOLF). ^[3,4]

6 × Café / bar (LA VILLA DE LUC · LE SAINT CLAUDE · LA PAILLOTE · LE BOHEME 23). ^[4]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE ERIC TABARLY). ^[3]

3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MARINE CORDERO, MÉDECIN · DOROTHEE CHICOT, MÉDECIN · SANDRINE LECARPENTIER, MÉDECIN). ^[3]

1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LA MER). ^[3,4]

1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). ^[3]

1 × Cinema (DRAKKAR). ^[3]

1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF). ^[3]

1 × Swimming pool (POSTE DE SECOURS). ^[3]

1 × Bank (CREDIT AGRICOLE NORMANDIE). ^[3]

6 × Hairdresser (R - BOX · ROBROSROM). ^[3,4]

2 × Hotel (HÔTEL DES THERMES ET DU CASINO · BEAU RIVAGE). ^[3,4]

1 × Campsite (CAMPING LA CAPRICIEUSE). ^[3,4]

Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 4 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire).

Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), Library. ^[4,3]

All 25 service types, with per-source counts

Type	Count	Names	Sources
Bakery (boulangerie)	3	LES DESSERTS LUTINS · SARL L'ENVIE · BISCUITS & SAVEURS	INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4]
Butcher (boucherie)	1	CHEZ STEPHANE BOUCHERIE	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)	1	CARREFOUR CITY	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3]
Supermarket	0		INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Cheese shop (fromagerie)	0		INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Fishmonger	1	CHEZ PIERROT	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Restaurant	9	LA CABANA · LA GUI-GUI DE LUC · CHEZ ARMAND · LES TERRASSES DU MINI GOLF	INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 15 [3,4]
Café / bar	6	LA VILLA DE LUC · LE SAINT CLAUDE · LA PAILLOTE · LE BOHEME 23	INSEE SIRENE 6 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)	1	ECOLE PRIMAIRE ERIC TABARLY	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Collège	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
GP (médecin généraliste)	3	MARINE CORDERO, MÉDECIN · DOROTHEE CHICOT, MÉDECIN · SANDRINE LECARPENTIER, MÉDECIN	INSEE BPE 3 [3]
Pharmacy	1	PHARMACIE DE LA MER	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Cinema	1	DRAKKAR	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Gym / sports hall	1	COMPLEXE SPORTIF	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Swimming pool	1	POSTE DE SECOURS	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Bank	1	CREDIT AGRICOLE NORMANDIE	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Hairdresser	6	R - BOX · ROBROSROM	INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4]
Fuel station	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Hotel	2	HÔTEL DES THERMES ET DU CASINO · BEAU RIVAGE	INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Campsite	1	CAMPING LA CAPRICIEUSE	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]

Market and village life

Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.

Trajectory

1968: 1,976 2023: 3,275 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 3,134 (2012) → 3,275 (2023): 4.5 % over 10 years. ^[5,1]

Population 2,902 (1990) → 3,275 (2023): 12.9 % over 30 years. ^[6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 2,423, of which 26.5 % second homes and 5.7 % vacant. ^[7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

In the commune Bakery, Food shop, GP, Pharmacy Primary school — 0.5 km S Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Luc-sur-Mer): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). ^[8]

Food shop (Luc-sur-Mer): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). ^[8]

GP (Luc-sur-Mer): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). ^[8]

Pharmacy (Luc-sur-Mer): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). ^[8]

Primary school (Luc-sur-Mer): 0.5 km to the south (straight line). ^[8]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Days at or above 30 °C 1.2▸

Days at or below 0 °C 18.5▸

Muggy days a summer 1

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

An average of 1 day a year at or above 30 °C and 19 days at or below 0 °C, over 23 complete years in 1995–2024. ^[9]

Measured at the BERNIERES weather station, 5.7 km away at 2 m; the village itself is at 11 m. ^[9]

Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. ^[9]

Humidity measured at BERNIERES, 5.7 km away at 2 m, over 23 summers. ^[9]

An average of 696 mm of rain a year, spread over 123 days — about 5.7 mm on a day it rains. ^[9]

Rainfall measured at BERNIERES, 5.7 km away at 2 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 — 14384/2023
INSEE density grid 2026
INSEE BPE 2025
INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14384/2012
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14384/1990
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14384/logement/2023
INSEE BPE 2025 — 14384
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
Vic-la-Gardiole	34	722 km SE	3,428	51.1	Partly served	Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 15 % · winter 97 % · humidity 0 %
Ghyvelde	59	282 km NE	4,133	43.8	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 %
Mireval	34	720 km SE	3,301	45.9	Partly served	Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 15 % · winter 97 % · humidity 0 %
Belz	56	276 km SW	3,893	56.6	Partly served	Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 95 %
Menthon-Saint-Bernard	74	623 km SE	1,891	50.6	Partly served	Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 12 % · humidity 93 %
Louannec	22	230 km W	3,019	46.6	Partly served	Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 %

Order by distance instead

Commune	Dept	Distance	Population	Score	Band	Climate vs here
Louannec	22	230 km W	3,019	46.6	Partly served	Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 %
Belz	56	276 km SW	3,893	56.6	Partly served	Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 95 %
Ghyvelde	59	282 km NE	4,133	43.8	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 %
Menthon-Saint-Bernard	74	623 km SE	1,891	50.6	Partly served	Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 12 % · humidity 93 %
Mireval	34	720 km SE	3,301	45.9	Partly served	Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 15 % · winter 97 % · humidity 0 %
Vic-la-Gardiole	34	722 km SE	3,428	51.1	Partly served	Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 15 % · winter 97 % · 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 Luc-sur-Mer'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
Ghyvelde	59	282 km NE	4,133	43.8	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 %
Touques	14	33 km E	3,913	47.6	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 %
Hermanville-sur-Mer	14	4.6 km SE	3,323	37	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 %
Bénodet	29	320 km SW	3,849	57.4	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 %
Langrune-sur-Mer	14	1.4 km W	1,916	53	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 %
La Rivière-Saint-Sauveur	14	47 km E	2,527	64.4	Served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 %

Elsewhere

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