Préaux-Bocage
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 12.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 39 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Préaux-Bocage (INSEE 14519) is in Calvados (14), part of CC Vallées de l'Orne et de l'Odon. Population 107 (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 12.1/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 39 % of the 11,176 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 | 0.6 | 10 | 6.03 |
| Housing mix | 0.84 | 5 | 4.22 |
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 115 (2012) → 107 (2023): -7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 97 (1990) → 107 (2023): 10.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 51, of which 7.8 % second homes and 3.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Sainte-Honorine-du-Fay): 3.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Sainte-Honorine-du-Fay): 3.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Sainte-Honorine-du-Fay): 3.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Sainte-Honorine-du-Fay): 3.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Sainte-Honorine-du-Fay): 3.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 4 days a year at or above 30 °C and 41 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the FRESNEY LE VIEU weather station, 11.5 km away at 175 m; the village itself is at 162 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at CAEN-CARPIQUET, 14.8 km away at 67 m, over 30 summers. [9]
That station sits 95 m below 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 870 mm of rain a year, spread over 135 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at MONTIGNY, 1.1 km away at 151 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
What property sold for
6 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 278,725 € — 1,166 € per m² of built surface. [10]
The median across Calvados is 2,026 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [10]
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
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14519/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14519/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14519/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14519/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 14592
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aulnay | 86 | 243 km S | 107 | 7.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 84 % · humidity 79 % |
| Brie-sous-Barbezieux | 16 | 406 km S | 109 | 8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 97 % · humidity 57 % |
| Montgaillard-de-Salies | 31 | 676 km S | 108 | 9.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 78 % · humidity 64 % |
| Les Mées | 72 | 99 km SE | 103 | 9.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 91 % |
| Montot-sur-Rognon | 52 | 436 km E | 109 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 82 % · humidity 86 % |
| Luc-Armau | 64 | 627 km S | 104 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 56 % · winter 72 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Mées | 72 | 99 km SE | 103 | 9.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 91 % |
| Aulnay | 86 | 243 km S | 107 | 7.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 84 % · humidity 79 % |
| Brie-sous-Barbezieux | 16 | 406 km S | 109 | 8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 97 % · humidity 57 % |
| Montot-sur-Rognon | 52 | 436 km E | 109 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 82 % · humidity 86 % |
| Luc-Armau | 64 | 627 km S | 104 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 56 % · winter 72 % |
| Montgaillard-de-Salies | 31 | 676 km S | 108 | 9.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 78 % · humidity 64 % |
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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 Préaux-Bocage'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lignières-en-Vimeu | 80 | 189 km NE | 108 | 9.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Boissei-la-Lande | 61 | 60 km SE | 108 | 11.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Carville-Pot-de-Fer | 76 | 116 km NE | 108 | 10 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tréprel | 14 | 22 km SE | 112 | 11.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Coullemont | 62 | 251 km NE | 111 | 12.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Trémont | 61 | 77 km SE | 122 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
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