Tessel
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 16.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 39 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Tessel (INSEE 14684) is in Calvados (14), part of CC Seulles Terre et Mer. Population 243 (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/14684-tessel
Vitality score
Vitality score 16.8/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 39 % of the 17,055 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 | 0.95 | 10 | 9.46 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.8 |
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 232 (2012) → 243 (2023): 4.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 168 (1990) → 243 (2023): 44.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 102, of which 2 % second homes and 2.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Tilly-sur-Seulles): 4.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Fontenay-le-Pesnel): 1.8 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Val d'Arry): 3.5 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Val d'Arry): 3.6 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Fontenay-le-Pesnel): 2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 5 days a year at or above 30 °C and 28 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the CAEN-CARPIQUET weather station, 9.4 km away at 67 m; the village itself is at 92 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at CAEN-CARPIQUET, 9.4 km away at 67 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 728 mm of rain a year, spread over 126 days — about 5.8 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at CAEN-CARPIQUET, 9.4 km away at 67 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14684/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14684/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14684/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14684/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 14692
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 14278
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 14475
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baizieux | 80 | 242 km NE | 243 | 15.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Euphraise-et-Clairizet | 51 | 325 km E | 244 | 14.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 45 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bisten-en-Lorraine | 57 | 522 km E | 245 | 11 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 34 % · humidity 100 % |
| Châtelraould-Saint-Louvent | 51 | 378 km E | 244 | 12 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bissezeele | 59 | 289 km NE | 239 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ivergny | 62 | 246 km NE | 238 | 14.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baizieux | 80 | 242 km NE | 243 | 15.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ivergny | 62 | 246 km NE | 238 | 14.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bissezeele | 59 | 289 km NE | 239 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Euphraise-et-Clairizet | 51 | 325 km E | 244 | 14.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 45 % · humidity 100 % |
| Châtelraould-Saint-Louvent | 51 | 378 km E | 244 | 12 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bisten-en-Lorraine | 57 | 522 km E | 245 | 11 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 34 % · 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 Tessel'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bissezeele | 59 | 289 km NE | 239 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Yonval | 80 | 200 km NE | 243 | 13.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Estrées-la-Campagne | 14 | 29 km SE | 245 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Pair | 14 | 29 km E | 245 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sorel-en-Vimeu | 80 | 203 km NE | 235 | 13.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Soulangy | 14 | 35 km SE | 249 | 11.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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