Saint-Samson
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 11/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 10 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Samson (INSEE 14657) is in Calvados (14), part of CC Normandie-Cabourg-Pays d'Auge. Population 307 (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 11/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 10 % of the 17,906 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 | 0.47 | 10 | 4.68 |
| Housing mix | 0.94 | 5 | 4.71 |
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 328 (2012) → 307 (2023): -6.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 317 (1990) → 307 (2023): -3.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 137, of which 2.9 % second homes and 4.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Troarn): 1.8 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Troarn): 1.7 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Troarn): 1.5 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Troarn): 2.4 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Troarn): 2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 6 days a year at or above 30 °C and 39 days at or below 0 °C, over 23 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the ARGENCES weather station, 4.7 km away at 53 m; the village itself is at 16 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at ST SYLVAIN_SAPC, 14.7 km away at 62 m, over 14 summers. [9]
An average of 743 mm of rain a year, spread over 131 days — about 5.7 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at ARGENCES, 4.7 km away at 53 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 — 14657/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14657/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14657/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14657/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 14712
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aizy-Jouy | 02 | 268 km E | 306 | 15.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Marsainvilliers | 45 | 209 km SE | 303 | 15 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 64 % · winter 91 % |
| Razimet | 47 | 538 km S | 309 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 31 % · winter 99 % · humidity 64 % |
| Petit-Croix | 90 | 554 km E | 308 | 11.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 55 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tracy-Bocage | 14 | 41 km W | 312 | 13.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sardon | 63 | 439 km SE | 303 | 13.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tracy-Bocage | 14 | 41 km W | 312 | 13.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Marsainvilliers | 45 | 209 km SE | 303 | 15 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 64 % · winter 91 % |
| Aizy-Jouy | 02 | 268 km E | 306 | 15.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sardon | 63 | 439 km SE | 303 | 13.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
| Razimet | 47 | 538 km S | 309 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 31 % · winter 99 % · humidity 64 % |
| Petit-Croix | 90 | 554 km E | 308 | 11.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 55 % · 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-Samson'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prouville | 80 | 196 km NE | 304 | 12.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Courcelles-sur-Viosne | 95 | 158 km E | 310 | 12.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ricquebourg | 60 | 215 km E | 298 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Moyencourt | 80 | 233 km E | 314 | 13.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lagnicourt-Marcel | 62 | 249 km NE | 309 | 11 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bretteville-le-Rabet | 14 | 19 km SW | 297 | 17.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
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