Mézidon Vallée d'Auge
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 74/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 98 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Mézidon Vallée d'Auge (INSEE 14431) is in Calvados (14), part of CA Lisieux Normandie. Population 9,766 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2017-01-01 from 16 former communes: Les Authieux-Papion (14031), Coupesarte (14189), Crèvecœur-en-Auge (14201), Croissanville (14208), Écajeul (14233), Grandchamp-le-Château (14313), Lécaude (14359), Magny-la-Campagne (14386), Magny-le-Freule (14387), Le Mesnil-Mauger (14422), Monteille (14444), Percy-en-Auge (14493), Saint-Crespin (14567), Saint-Julien-le-Faucon (14600), Sainte-Marie-aux-Anglais (14617), Vieux-Fumé (14749). [3]
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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 74/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 98 % of the 2,522 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 | 0.66 | 25 | 16.44 |
| Social | 0.86 | 20 | 17.21 |
| Education | 0.83 | 10 | 8.26 |
| Health | 0.75 | 10 | 7.48 |
| Public & culture | 0.61 | 5 | 3.05 |
| Population trend | 0.62 | 10 | 6.16 |
| Housing mix | 0.86 | 5 | 4.32 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [4,5]
10 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LEPERE SYLVIAN · BOULANGERIE VALENTINE · DESBLEDS ANNICK · LE PETIT FOURNIL). [4,5]
3 × Butcher (boucherie) (COADOU MALIKA · ANTHONY & CIE). [4,5]
3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (PROXI · COCCINELLE EXPRESS · LA RUE DES DELICES). [4,5]
1 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR MARKET). [4,5]
9 × Restaurant (LA PUCE A L'OREILLE · A LA BON'HEUR · LA TABLE DU MAROC · AUX SAINTS JUS). [4,5]
7 × Café / bar (BAR DU CENTRE · LA VALLEE D'AUGE · BAR DE LA POSTE). [5]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE JEAN JAURES · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE JEAN TOMASI). [4]
7 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE DE CREVECOEUR EN AUGE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE DU VAL LAIZON · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE ALBERT CAMUS · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [4]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE BORIS VIAN). [4]
8 × GP (médecin généraliste) (THOMAS PELTIER, MÉDECIN · AMELIA MATUSA, MÉDECIN · MAGALIE MONERIE, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE ROBIN, MÉDECIN · LUCIE MAILLE-PELTIER, MÉDECIN). [4]
4 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE MUNOZ LE BARON · PHARMACIE LENFANT - ZERGER · PHARMACIE LE CHEVALIER · PHARMACIE DE CREVECOEUR). [4,5]
7 × Post office / agence postale (LE MESNIL MAUGER RP · SAINT JULIEN LE FAUCON RP · VIEUX FUME LPR RP · CROISSANVILLE AP · MAGNY LA CAMPAGNE AP). [4]
2 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE · BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE MÉZIDON). [4]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF J LADOUMERGUE). [4]
3 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE NORMANDIE · CREDIT AGRICOLE NORMANDIE · SOCIETE GENERALE). [4]
12 × Hairdresser (J-B · S.O.S. COIFFURE · ISA COIFF A DOM). [4,5]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [4]
2 × Hotel (HÔTEL DE LA GARE · AUBERGE DU CHEVAL BLANC). [4,5]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Restaurant, 2 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 10 | LEPERE SYLVIAN · BOULANGERIE VALENTINE · DESBLEDS ANNICK · LE PETIT FOURNIL | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [4,5] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 3 | COADOU MALIKA · ANTHONY & CIE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,5] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 3 | PROXI · COCCINELLE EXPRESS · LA RUE DES DELICES | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [4,5] |
| Supermarket | 1 | CARREFOUR MARKET | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 9 | LA PUCE A L'OREILLE · A LA BON'HEUR · LA TABLE DU MAROC · AUX SAINTS JUS | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 7 | BAR DU CENTRE · LA VALLEE D'AUGE · BAR DE LA POSTE | INSEE SIRENE 7 [5] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE JEAN JAURES · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE JEAN TOMASI | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 7 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE DE CREVECOEUR EN AUGE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE DU VAL LAIZON · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE ALBERT CAMUS · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 7 [4] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE BORIS VIAN | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 8 | THOMAS PELTIER, MÉDECIN · AMELIA MATUSA, MÉDECIN · MAGALIE MONERIE, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE ROBIN, MÉDECIN · LUCIE MAILLE-PELTIER, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 8 [4] |
| Pharmacy | 4 | PHARMACIE MUNOZ LE BARON · PHARMACIE LENFANT - ZERGER · PHARMACIE LE CHEVALIER · PHARMACIE DE CREVECOEUR | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [4,5] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 7 | LE MESNIL MAUGER RP · SAINT JULIEN LE FAUCON RP · VIEUX FUME LPR RP · CROISSANVILLE AP · MAGNY LA CAMPAGNE AP | INSEE BPE 7 [4] |
| Library | 2 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE · BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE MÉZIDON | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF J LADOUMERGUE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 3 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE NORMANDIE · CREDIT AGRICOLE NORMANDIE · SOCIETE GENERALE | INSEE BPE 3 [4] |
| Hairdresser | 12 | J-B · S.O.S. COIFFURE · ISA COIFF A DOM | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 15 [4,5] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] |
| Hotel | 2 | HÔTEL DE LA GARE · AUBERGE DU CHEVAL BLANC | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [4,5] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Sunday matin Place de la gare de Mézidon-Canon. [6]
Trajectory
Population 9,766 (2012) → 9,766 (2023): 0 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 8,749 (1990) → 9,766 (2023): 11.6 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 4,710, of which 6.8 % second homes and 5.7 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Mézidon Vallée d'Auge): 0.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Mézidon Vallée d'Auge): 0.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
GP (Mézidon Vallée d'Auge): 0.3 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Mézidon Vallée d'Auge): 0.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Mézidon Vallée d'Auge): 0.4 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 8 days a year at or above 30 °C and 49 days at or below 0 °C, over 11 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the MEZIDON-CANON weather station, 2.1 km away at 35 m; the village itself is at 22 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at L OUDON LIEURY_SAPC, 10 km away at 52 m, over 17 summers. [11]
An average of 772 mm of rain a year, spread over 133 days — about 5.8 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at MEZIDON-CANON, 2.1 km away at 35 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
643 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 165,000 € — 1,456 € per m² of built surface. [12]
29 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 126,000 € — 933 € per m². [12]
The median across Calvados is 2,026 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [12]
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. [6]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14431/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://mva14.fr/commerces-marche-droit-de-place-et-terrasse/— “Le marché plein air a lieu Chaque dimanche matin Place de la gare de Mézidon-Canon”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14431/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14431/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14431/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 14431
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nort-sur-Erdre | 44 | 210 km SW | 9,570 | 64.4 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu | 44 | 255 km SW | 9,400 | 66.4 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Brissac Loire Aubance | 49 | 193 km S | 10,878 | 60.9 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chantonnay | 85 | 275 km S | 8,557 | 63.1 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 86 % · humidity 79 % |
| Questembert | 56 | 236 km SW | 8,133 | 70 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ergué-Gabéric | 29 | 315 km W | 8,606 | 63.9 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 62 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brissac Loire Aubance | 49 | 193 km S | 10,878 | 60.9 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Nort-sur-Erdre | 44 | 210 km SW | 9,570 | 64.4 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Questembert | 56 | 236 km SW | 8,133 | 70 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu | 44 | 255 km SW | 9,400 | 66.4 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chantonnay | 85 | 275 km S | 8,557 | 63.1 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 86 % · humidity 79 % |
| Ergué-Gabéric | 29 | 315 km W | 8,606 | 63.9 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 62 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Mézidon Vallée d'Auge'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montauban-de-Bretagne | 35 | 175 km SW | 6,597 | 66.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Feignies | 59 | 317 km NE | 6,703 | 53.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët | 50 | 93 km SW | 5,770 | 73.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche | 87 | 407 km S | 6,830 | 66.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Souterraine | 23 | 336 km S | 4,978 | 59.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bonneval | 28 | 146 km SE | 4,868 | 60.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
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