Port-en-Bessin-Huppain
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 55.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 85 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Port-en-Bessin-Huppain (INSEE 14515) is in Calvados (14), part of CC de Bayeux Intercom. Population 1,876 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/14515-port-en-bessin-huppain
Vitality score
Vitality score 55.4/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 85 % of the 10,020 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 | 0.47 | 25 | 11.74 |
| Social | 0.98 | 20 | 19.69 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.59 | 10 | 5.85 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 0.31 | 10 | 3.13 |
| Housing mix | 0.36 | 5 | 1.79 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SARL EPI DU PORT · LA HUCHE DU PORT). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LE MARCHE DE LALIE · LES DELICES DE NORMANDIE). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (SUPER U · CARREFOUR EXPRESS). [3,4]
3 × Fishmonger (PORT MAREE · LE GRAND LARGE). [3,4]
14 × Restaurant (LA MARIE DU PORT · O PECHE MIGNON · FLEUR DE SEL · BARQUE BLEUE · O'PLAN B BY LE 6.3). [3,4]
7 × Café / bar (LE VAUBAN · LE LOUP-BAR · LE CHALUT DE PORT EN BESSIN). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (YANNICK TANAY, MÉDECIN · BRIGITTE BAZIN, MÉDECIN · PIERRE PITREY, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE MONFORT MARIS). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE HENRI THIEBOT · SALLE BERNARD BLACHET). [3]
2 × Bank (BANQUE CIC NORD OUEST · BANQUE POPULAIRE GRAND OUEST). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (BERENG'HAIR). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
4 × Hotel (MERCURE HÔTEL BAYEUX OMAHA BEACH · IBIS PORT EN BESSIN · HÔTEL DE LA MARINE · EISENHOWER HOTEL - KING HOTEL). [3,4]
2 × Campsite (CAMPING DE LA PRAIRIE · CAMPING PORT'LAND). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Nursery school (maternelle), Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | SARL EPI DU PORT · LA HUCHE DU PORT | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | LE MARCHE DE LALIE · LES DELICES DE NORMANDIE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | SUPER U · CARREFOUR EXPRESS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 3 | PORT MAREE · LE GRAND LARGE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 14 | LA MARIE DU PORT · O PECHE MIGNON · FLEUR DE SEL · BARQUE BLEUE · O'PLAN B BY LE 6.3 | INSEE BPE 14 / INSEE SIRENE 19 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 7 | LE VAUBAN · LE LOUP-BAR · LE CHALUT DE PORT EN BESSIN | INSEE SIRENE 7 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | YANNICK TANAY, MÉDECIN · BRIGITTE BAZIN, MÉDECIN · PIERRE PITREY, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE MONFORT MARIS | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | GYMNASE HENRI THIEBOT · SALLE BERNARD BLACHET | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 2 | BANQUE CIC NORD OUEST · BANQUE POPULAIRE GRAND OUEST | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 3 | BERENG'HAIR | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 4 | MERCURE HÔTEL BAYEUX OMAHA BEACH · IBIS PORT EN BESSIN · HÔTEL DE LA MARINE · EISENHOWER HOTEL - KING HOTEL | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 2 | CAMPING DE LA PRAIRIE · CAMPING PORT'LAND | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 2,039 (2012) → 1,876 (2023): -8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 2,308 (1990) → 1,876 (2023): -18.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,543, of which 32.1 % second homes and 5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Port-en-Bessin-Huppain): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Port-en-Bessin-Huppain): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Port-en-Bessin-Huppain): 0.5 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Port-en-Bessin-Huppain): 0.4 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Port-en-Bessin-Huppain): 0.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 1 day a year at or above 30 °C and 13 days at or below 0 °C, over 12 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the PORT EN BESSIN weather station, 1.3 km away at 68 m; the village itself is at 10 m. [9]
The village sits 58 m below the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.71 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at PORT EN BESSIN, 1.3 km away at 68 m, over 13 summers. [9]
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. [9]
An average of 787 mm of rain a year, spread over 131 days — about 6 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at PORT EN BESSIN, 1.3 km away at 68 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 — 14515/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14515/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14515/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14515/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 14515
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vernet-les-Bains | 66 | 794 km S | 1,498 | 50.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
| Quettehou | 50 | 48 km NW | 1,811 | 47.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ambleteuse | 62 | 234 km NE | 2,033 | 51.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Terre-de-Haut | 971 | 6,577 km W | 1,463 | 55.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 82 % |
| Port-des-Barques | 17 | 379 km S | 1,780 | 50.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 80 % · humidity 71 % |
| Lanvollon | 22 | 181 km SW | 1,969 | 66 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quettehou | 50 | 48 km NW | 1,811 | 47.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lanvollon | 22 | 181 km SW | 1,969 | 66 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ambleteuse | 62 | 234 km NE | 2,033 | 51.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Port-des-Barques | 17 | 379 km S | 1,780 | 50.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 80 % · humidity 71 % |
| Vernet-les-Bains | 66 | 794 km S | 1,498 | 50.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
| Terre-de-Haut | 971 | 6,577 km W | 1,463 | 55.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 82 % |
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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 Port-en-Bessin-Huppain'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quettehou | 50 | 48 km NW | 1,811 | 47.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ambleteuse | 62 | 234 km NE | 2,033 | 51.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lanvollon | 22 | 181 km SW | 1,969 | 66 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gavray-sur-Sienne | 50 | 65 km SW | 2,047 | 62.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Faou | 29 | 277 km SW | 1,911 | 62 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Matignon | 22 | 140 km SW | 1,771 | 61 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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