Merville-Franceville-Plage
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 56.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 85 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Merville-Franceville-Plage (INSEE 14409) is in Calvados (14), part of CC Normandie-Cabourg-Pays d'Auge. Population 2,231 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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/14409-merville-franceville-plage
Vitality score
Vitality score 56.3/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 85 % of the 8,883 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 | 0.42 | 25 | 10.48 |
| Social | 0.82 | 20 | 16.31 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.51 | 10 | 5.13 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SAS AUX DELICES DE MERVILLE FRANCEVILLE · LA MALLE A CHOCOLATS · BOULANGERIE CLATOT · LA PETITE BOULANGERIE DU BOUT DU MONDE). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (AU COURS DES HALLES). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR CONTACT). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (LA BOITE O FROMAGES). [4]
1 × Fishmonger (LE COMPTOIR PECHE IODE). [3,4]
14 × Restaurant (MONTIER YOLANDE · LA BRASSERIE DU VILLAGE · LA CREPIT'ROLL · SANTA FE · LE LODGE). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (LE MERVILLE). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE DE MERVILLE-FRANCEVILLE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE ALFRED KASTLER). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (SEVERINE BETTON, MÉDECIN · BAPTISTE CARPENTIER, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LA PLAGE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (MERVILLE FRANCEVILLE LPA AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE AU BORD DES MOTS). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (COLLEGE ALFRED KASTLER · COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [3]
3 × Swimming pool (POSTE DE SECOURS 1 · POSTE DE SECOURS CAMPING · POSTE DE SECOURS DES DUNES). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (L'ATELIER D'ANNE LAURE · AMBIANCE V · LE SALON D'ISA). [3,4]
4 × Hotel (HOTEL LE VAUBAN · HOTEL CHEZ MARION · HOTEL DE LA PLAGE / RESIDENCE LE BOIS FLOTTE · FACE A LA MER). [3,4]
6 × Campsite (CAMPING DE LA MER · AIRE NATURELLE LE RIVAGE · CAMPING ARIANE · CAMPING OASIS · CAMPING LE POINT DU JOUR). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Fishmonger, 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Campsite.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 4 | SAS AUX DELICES DE MERVILLE FRANCEVILLE · LA MALLE A CHOCOLATS · BOULANGERIE CLATOT · LA PETITE BOULANGERIE DU BOUT DU MONDE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | AU COURS DES HALLES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | CARREFOUR CONTACT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | LA BOITE O FROMAGES | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 1 | LE COMPTOIR PECHE IODE | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 14 | MONTIER YOLANDE · LA BRASSERIE DU VILLAGE · LA CREPIT'ROLL · SANTA FE · LE LODGE | INSEE BPE 14 / INSEE SIRENE 20 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | LE MERVILLE | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE DE MERVILLE-FRANCEVILLE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE ALFRED KASTLER | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | SEVERINE BETTON, MÉDECIN · BAPTISTE CARPENTIER, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE LA PLAGE | 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 | MERVILLE FRANCEVILLE LPA AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE AU BORD DES MOTS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | COLLEGE ALFRED KASTLER · COMPLEXE SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 3 | POSTE DE SECOURS 1 · POSTE DE SECOURS CAMPING · POSTE DE SECOURS DES DUNES | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 3 | L'ATELIER D'ANNE LAURE · AMBIANCE V · LE SALON D'ISA | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 4 | HOTEL LE VAUBAN · HOTEL CHEZ MARION · HOTEL DE LA PLAGE / RESIDENCE LE BOIS FLOTTE · FACE A LA MER | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 6 | CAMPING DE LA MER · AIRE NATURELLE LE RIVAGE · CAMPING ARIANE · CAMPING OASIS · CAMPING LE POINT DU JOUR | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Thursday, Sunday Le jeudi matin Sous la nouvelle halle commerçante & Avenue de Paris. [5]
Trajectory
Population 2,196 (2012) → 2,231 (2023): 1.6 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 1,317 (1990) → 2,231 (2023): 69.4 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,964, of which 58.1 % second homes and 3.8 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Merville-Franceville-Plage): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Merville-Franceville-Plage): 0.5 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Merville-Franceville-Plage): 0.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Merville-Franceville-Plage): 0.7 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Merville-Franceville-Plage): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 3 days a year at or above 30 °C and 28 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the SALLENELLES weather station, 2.7 km away at 7 m; the village itself is at 5 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at BERNIERES, 17.6 km away at 2 m, over 23 summers. [10]
An average of 733 mm of rain a year, spread over 128 days — about 5.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at SALLENELLES, 2.7 km away at 7 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
224 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 318,552 € — 3,987 € per m² of built surface. [11]
247 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 128,000 € — 4,167 € per m². [11]
The median across Calvados is 2,026 € per m², so this commune sits above it. [11]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
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 — 14409/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://merville-franceville.fr/le-marche/— “Le marché de Merville-Franceville a lieu le jeudi matin, toute l'année sous la halle commerçante & avenue de Paris, le dimanche matin uniquement sous la halle commerçante.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14409/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14409/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14409/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 14409
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barneville-Carteret | 50 | 113 km W | 2,223 | 63.7 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 74 % |
| Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer | 13 | 739 km SE | 2,433 | 62.8 | Served | no figures |
| Léon | 40 | 607 km S | 2,306 | 64.3 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 44 % · winter 76 % |
| Criel-sur-Mer | 76 | 137 km NE | 2,527 | 49.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Mathes | 17 | 402 km S | 2,180 | 65.2 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 93 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Valery-sur-Somme | 80 | 166 km NE | 2,306 | 66.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barneville-Carteret | 50 | 113 km W | 2,223 | 63.7 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 74 % |
| Criel-sur-Mer | 76 | 137 km NE | 2,527 | 49.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Valery-sur-Somme | 80 | 166 km NE | 2,306 | 66.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Les Mathes | 17 | 402 km S | 2,180 | 65.2 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 93 % · humidity 64 % |
| Léon | 40 | 607 km S | 2,306 | 64.3 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 44 % · winter 76 % |
| Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer | 13 | 739 km SE | 2,433 | 62.8 | Served | no figures |
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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 Merville-Franceville-Plage'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Criel-sur-Mer | 76 | 137 km NE | 2,527 | 49.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Valery-sur-Somme | 80 | 166 km NE | 2,306 | 66.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Jard-sur-Mer | 85 | 334 km S | 3,235 | 62.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cayeux-sur-Mer | 80 | 158 km NE | 2,316 | 59.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Agon-Coutainville | 50 | 103 km W | 3,020 | 52.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Camiers | 62 | 194 km NE | 2,582 | 59.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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