Le Mesnil-au-Grain
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 17.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 81 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Le Mesnil-au-Grain (INSEE 14412) is in Calvados (14), part of CC Pré-Bocage Intercom. Population 74 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 17.1/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 81 % of the 7,836 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 | 25 | 0 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.98 | 10 | 9.8 |
| Housing mix | 0.94 | 5 | 4.7 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 67 (2012) → 74 (2023): 10.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 50 (1990) → 74 (2023): 48 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 33, of which 3 % second homes and 0 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Les Monts d'Aunay): 3.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Les Monts d'Aunay): 3.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Les Monts d'Aunay): 3.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Villers-Bocage): 5.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Malherbe-sur-Ajon): 3.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 4 days a year at or above 30 °C and 27 days at or below 0 °C, over 24 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the SAINT GEORGES D weather station, 6.3 km away at 185 m; the village itself is at 136 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at LIVRY, 13.5 km away at 194 m, over 15 summers. [11]
That station sits 58 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 870 mm of rain a year, spread over 135 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at MONTIGNY, 5.2 km away at 151 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14412/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14412/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14412/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14412/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 14027
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 14752
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 14037
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grandfontaine-sur-Creuse | 25 | 563 km E | 75 | 12.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 12 % · humidity 93 % |
| Les Bâties | 70 | 510 km E | 75 | 13.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 46 % · humidity 93 % |
| Torcy-le-Petit | 10 | 356 km E | 72 | 9.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 64 % · winter 55 % |
| Arget | 64 | 612 km S | 76 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 23 % · winter 91 % · humidity 0 % |
| Mourvilles-Basses | 31 | 643 km S | 79 | 16 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 15 % · winter 85 % · humidity 57 % |
| Lhez | 65 | 652 km S | 76 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 77 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torcy-le-Petit | 10 | 356 km E | 72 | 9.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 64 % · winter 55 % |
| Les Bâties | 70 | 510 km E | 75 | 13.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 46 % · humidity 93 % |
| Grandfontaine-sur-Creuse | 25 | 563 km E | 75 | 12.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 12 % · humidity 93 % |
| Arget | 64 | 612 km S | 76 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 23 % · winter 91 % · humidity 0 % |
| Mourvilles-Basses | 31 | 643 km S | 79 | 16 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 15 % · winter 85 % · humidity 57 % |
| Lhez | 65 | 652 km S | 76 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 77 % · humidity 57 % |
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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 Le Mesnil-au-Grain'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mencas | 62 | 259 km NE | 71 | 8.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Coulmer | 61 | 72 km SE | 81 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Marant | 62 | 236 km NE | 73 | 8.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vicques | 14 | 40 km E | 67 | 12.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montrabot | 50 | 22 km W | 70 | 8.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pierrepont | 14 | 27 km SE | 83 | 9.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
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