Sainte-Marguerite-d'Elle
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 40/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 73 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Sainte-Marguerite-d'Elle (INSEE 14614) is in Calvados (14), part of CC Isigny-Omaha Intercom. Population 757 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 40/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 73 % of the 15,991 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 | 0.42 | 25 | 10.54 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.5 | 10 | 4.99 |
| Housing mix | 0.86 | 5 | 4.28 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE DE L'HERBAGE). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (VIVECO). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LA TERRASSE). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINTE MARGUERITE D ELLE AP). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, 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) | 1 | BOUCHERIE DE L'HERBAGE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | VIVECO | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | LA TERRASSE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | SAINTE MARGUERITE D ELLE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 765 (2012) → 757 (2023): -1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 758 (1990) → 757 (2023): -0.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 431, of which 7.2 % second homes and 13.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Clair-sur-l'Elle): 1.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Clair-sur-l'Elle): 1.8 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Clair-sur-l'Elle): 1.6 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Clair-sur-l'Elle): 1.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Sainte-Marguerite-d'Elle): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 3 days a year at or above 30 °C and 29 days at or below 0 °C, over 13 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the VAUBADON weather station, 13.4 km away at 105 m; the village itself is at 46 m. [10]
The village sits 59 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at VAUBADON, 13.4 km away at 105 m, over 11 summers. [10]
That station sits 59 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 974 mm of rain a year, spread over 149 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LITTEAU, 10.6 km away at 125 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 — 14614/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14614/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14614/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14614/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 50455
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 14614
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamnay | 72 | 175 km SE | 928 | 45.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 61 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Nizier-d'Azergues | 69 | 538 km SE | 774 | 42.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 30 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Parcq | 62 | 259 km NE | 740 | 35.8 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Eyrans | 33 | 448 km S | 756 | 40.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 89 % · humidity 43 % |
| Billiat | 01 | 617 km SE | 713 | 39.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chepniers | 17 | 443 km S | 697 | 48 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 38 % · winter 89 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamnay | 72 | 175 km SE | 928 | 45.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 61 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Parcq | 62 | 259 km NE | 740 | 35.8 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chepniers | 17 | 443 km S | 697 | 48 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 38 % · winter 89 % |
| Eyrans | 33 | 448 km S | 756 | 40.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 89 % · humidity 43 % |
| Saint-Nizier-d'Azergues | 69 | 538 km SE | 774 | 42.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 30 % · humidity 100 % |
| Billiat | 01 | 617 km SE | 713 | 39.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Sainte-Marguerite-d'Elle'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rouessé-Vassé | 72 | 131 km SE | 785 | 28.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Grosville | 50 | 62 km NW | 809 | 30 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Moyenneville | 80 | 221 km NE | 693 | 30.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vesly | 50 | 36 km W | 728 | 52.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Amayé-sur-Orne | 14 | 44 km E | 1,079 | 45.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Dangy | 50 | 24 km SW | 648 | 33.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
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