Saon
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 14.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 30 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saon (INSEE 14667) is in Calvados (14), part of CC Isigny-Omaha Intercom. Population 226 (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/14667-saon
Vitality score
Vitality score 14.2/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 30 % of the 16,695 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 | 0.74 | 10 | 7.42 |
| Housing mix | 0.92 | 5 | 4.62 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Hairdresser. [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 | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 232 (2012) → 226 (2023): -2.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 182 (1990) → 226 (2023): 24.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 105, of which 3.8 % second homes and 3.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Le Molay-Littry): 3.3 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Le Molay-Littry): 2.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Le Molay-Littry): 3.3 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Le Molay-Littry): 3.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Le Molay-Littry): 3.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 3 days a year at or above 30 °C and 27 days at or below 0 °C, over 13 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the VAUBADON weather station, 6.9 km away at 105 m; the village itself is at 16 m. [9]
The village sits 89 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 VAUBADON, 6.9 km away at 105 m, over 11 summers. [9]
That station sits 89 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 913 mm of rain a year, spread over 145 days — about 6.3 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at VAUBADON, 6.9 km away at 105 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 — 14667/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14667/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14667/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14667/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 14370
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guinarthe-Parenties | 64 | 655 km S | 227 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 10 % · winter 88 % · humidity 0 % |
| Commenchon | 02 | 293 km E | 224 | 16 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Burtoncourt | 57 | 528 km E | 228 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 74 % · winter 32 % |
| Grisolles | 02 | 307 km E | 227 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sorbon | 08 | 378 km E | 222 | 11.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 49 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sercœur | 88 | 553 km E | 225 | 8.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 35 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commenchon | 02 | 293 km E | 224 | 16 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Grisolles | 02 | 307 km E | 227 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sorbon | 08 | 378 km E | 222 | 11.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 49 % · humidity 93 % |
| Burtoncourt | 57 | 528 km E | 228 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 74 % · winter 32 % |
| Sercœur | 88 | 553 km E | 225 | 8.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 35 % · humidity 93 % |
| Guinarthe-Parenties | 64 | 655 km S | 227 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 10 % · winter 88 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Saon'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rouvres | 14 | 58 km SE | 220 | 13.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Capelle-Fermont | 62 | 277 km NE | 223 | 17 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Loucelles | 14 | 21 km E | 221 | 17.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Yonval | 80 | 211 km NE | 243 | 13.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Boursin | 62 | 255 km NE | 236 | 17 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Prétot-Vicquemare | 76 | 134 km NE | 228 | 16.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
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