Monceaux-en-Bessin
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 17.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 13 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Monceaux-en-Bessin (INSEE 14436) is in Calvados (14), part of CC de Bayeux Intercom. Population 601 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [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 17.3/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 13 % of the 17,050 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 | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.94 | 5 | 4.69 |
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 531 (2012) → 601 (2023): 13.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 395 (1990) → 601 (2023): 52.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 262, of which 3.1 % second homes and 2.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bayeux): 1.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Vigor-le-Grand): 2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Vigor-le-Grand): 1.9 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Vigor-le-Grand): 1.9 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Bayeux): 1.9 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 4 days a year at or above 30 °C and 15 days at or below 0 °C, over 11 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the BAYEUX weather station, 2.5 km away at 60 m; the village itself is at 70 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at VAUBADON, 11.5 km away at 105 m, over 11 summers. [10]
An average of 795 mm of rain a year, spread over 134 days — about 5.9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at BAYEUX, 2.5 km away at 60 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14436/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14436/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14436/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14436/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 14047
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 14663
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uttenheim | 67 | 614 km E | 596 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 18 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fontaine-sous-Préaux | 76 | 137 km E | 569 | 14 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Champillon | 51 | 340 km E | 510 | 10.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 23 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ville-sur-Lumes | 08 | 400 km E | 530 | 17.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 41 % · humidity 86 % |
| Nouilly | 57 | 505 km E | 719 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 16 % · humidity 93 % |
| Belleray | 55 | 443 km E | 464 | 10.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 64 % · winter 24 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontaine-sous-Préaux | 76 | 137 km E | 569 | 14 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Champillon | 51 | 340 km E | 510 | 10.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 23 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ville-sur-Lumes | 08 | 400 km E | 530 | 17.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 41 % · humidity 86 % |
| Belleray | 55 | 443 km E | 464 | 10.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 64 % · winter 24 % |
| Nouilly | 57 | 505 km E | 719 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 16 % · humidity 93 % |
| Uttenheim | 67 | 614 km E | 596 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 18 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Monceaux-en-Bessin'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaucelles | 14 | 4.7 km NW | 599 | 23.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Trégarantec | 29 | 275 km W | 634 | 24.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bény-sur-Mer | 14 | 19 km E | 467 | 16.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Setques | 62 | 260 km NE | 594 | 38.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Pierre-de-Coutances | 50 | 60 km SW | 387 | 13.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Banville | 14 | 16 km NE | 797 | 22.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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