Saint-Gatien-des-Bois

Calvados · CC Coeur Côte Fleurie · INSEE 14578

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.

Partly served 42.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 62 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Saint-Gatien-des-Bois (INSEE 14578) is in Calvados (14), part of CC Coeur Côte Fleurie. Population 1,295 (2023). ^[1]

INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). ^[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/14578-saint-gatien-des-bois

Vitality score

Vitality score 42.7/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 62 % of the 12,741 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	0.39	25	9.84
Social	0.39	20	7.77
Education	0.39	10	3.93
Health	0.51	10	5.13
Public & culture	0.39	5	1.97
Population trend	0.6	10	5.96
Housing mix	0.35	5	1.73

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 3 of 6

Eating out 1 of 1

Cafés and bars 0 of 1

Schools 1 of 3

Health 2 of 4

Public services 1 of 1

Culture 1 of 2

Sport 0 of 2

Everyday services 2 of 3

Lodging 1 of 2

One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. ^[3,4]

1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (QUENTIN PETIT - BOULANGERIE PATISSE). ^[3,4]

1 × Butcher (boucherie). ^[3]

1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LE P'TIT GATIEN). ^[3,4]

3 × Restaurant (LA FERME · UN P'TIT TRUCK · AU VAL D'AUGE). ^[3,4]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). ^[3]

2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ALICE PERL, MÉDECIN · ETIENNE BOCQUEL, MÉDECIN). ^[3]

1 × Pharmacy. ^[3,4]

1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT GATIEN DES BOIS AP). ^[3]

1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). ^[3]

1 × Hairdresser (L'ATELIER SY'ZO). ^[3,4]

1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). ^[3,4]

2 × Hotel (LE CLOS DEAUVILLE SAINT-GATIEN · AUBERGE LE CHEVAL BLANC). ^[3,4]

Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle). ^[3,4]

All 25 service types, with per-source counts

Type	Count	Names	Sources
Bakery (boulangerie)	1	QUENTIN PETIT - BOULANGERIE PATISSE	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Butcher (boucherie)	1		INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)	1	LE P'TIT GATIEN	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Supermarket	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Cheese shop (fromagerie)	0		INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Fishmonger	0		INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Restaurant	3	LA FERME · UN P'TIT TRUCK · AU VAL D'AUGE	INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4]
Café / bar	0		INSEE SIRENE 0 [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)	2	ALICE PERL, MÉDECIN · ETIENNE BOCQUEL, MÉDECIN	INSEE BPE 2 [3]
Pharmacy	1		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	SAINT GATIEN DES BOIS AP	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Library	1	BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE	INSEE BPE 1 [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	1	L'ATELIER SY'ZO	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Fuel station	1	STATION SERVICE	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Hotel	2	LE CLOS DEAUVILLE SAINT-GATIEN · AUBERGE LE CHEVAL BLANC	INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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

1968: 807 peak 2007: 1,333 2023: 1,295 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 1,313 (2012) → 1,295 (2023): -1.4 % over 10 years. ^[5,1]

Population 1,182 (1990) → 1,295 (2023): 9.6 % over 30 years. ^[6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 927, of which 32.7 % second homes and 5.6 % vacant. ^[7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

In the commune Bakery, Food shop, Primary school, GP Pharmacy — 6.1 km W Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Saint-Gatien-des-Bois): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). ^[8]

Food shop (Saint-Gatien-des-Bois): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). ^[8]

GP (Saint-Gatien-des-Bois): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). ^[8]

Pharmacy (Touques): 6.1 km to the west (straight line). ^[9]

Primary school (Saint-Gatien-des-Bois): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). ^[8]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Days at or above 30 °C 3.8▸

Days at or below 0 °C 30.3

Muggy days a summer 1.3

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

An average of 4 days a year at or above 30 °C and 30 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. ^[10]

Measured at the ST GATIEN DES B weather station, 2.2 km away at 139 m; the village itself is at 149 m. ^[10]

Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. ^[10]

Humidity measured at ST GATIEN DES B, 2.2 km away at 139 m, over 30 summers. ^[10]

An average of 914 mm of rain a year, spread over 141 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. ^[10]

Rainfall measured at ST GATIEN DES B, 2.2 km away at 139 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 — 14578/2023
INSEE density grid 2026
INSEE BPE 2025
INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14578/2012
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14578/1990
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14578/logement/2023
INSEE BPE 2025 — 14578
INSEE BPE 2025 — 14699
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
Cabrières-d'Avignon	84	715 km SE	1,686	58.8	Partly served	Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 %
Varengeville-sur-Mer	76	85 km NE	969	59.4	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 %
Jaujac	07	608 km SE	1,199	60	Served	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 %
Roussillon	84	720 km SE	1,333	59	Partly served	Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 27 % · humidity 100 %
Plurien	22	205 km W	1,521	51.2	Partly served	Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 68 % · humidity 100 %
Goult	84	722 km SE	1,055	47.6	Partly served	Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 36 % · humidity 100 %

Order by distance instead

Commune	Dept	Distance	Population	Score	Band	Climate vs here
Varengeville-sur-Mer	76	85 km NE	969	59.4	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 %
Plurien	22	205 km W	1,521	51.2	Partly served	Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 68 % · humidity 100 %
Jaujac	07	608 km SE	1,199	60	Served	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 %
Cabrières-d'Avignon	84	715 km SE	1,686	58.8	Partly served	Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 %
Roussillon	84	720 km SE	1,333	59	Partly served	Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 27 % · humidity 100 %
Goult	84	722 km SE	1,055	47.6	Partly served	Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 36 % · 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 Saint-Gatien-des-Bois'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
Varengeville-sur-Mer	76	85 km NE	969	59.4	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 %
Saint-Broladre	35	159 km SW	1,153	50.2	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 %
Merlerault-le-Pin	61	73 km S	1,429	42.8	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 %
Plonévez-Porzay	29	351 km W	1,781	57.9	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 %
Cambremer	14	24 km SW	1,294	48.4	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 %
Hirel	35	167 km SW	1,382	45.4	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 %

Elsewhere

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