Le Torquesne
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 23.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 36 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Le Torquesne (INSEE 14694) is in Calvados (14), part of CC Terre d'Auge. Population 529 (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/14694-le-torquesne
Vitality score
Vitality score 23.5/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 36 % of the 17,629 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.73 | 5 | 3.63 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (LYS'COIFFURE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, 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) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | LYS'COIFFURE | 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 460 (2012) → 529 (2023): 15 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 245 (1990) → 529 (2023): 115.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 262, of which 13.7 % second homes and 4.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Le Breuil-en-Auge): 4.3 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Le Breuil-en-Auge): 4 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Le Breuil-en-Auge): 4.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Bonnebosq): 6.8 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Le Torquesne): 0 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 3 days a year at or above 30 °C and 34 days at or below 0 °C, over 14 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the BEAUMONT EN A. weather station, 7.1 km away at 140 m; the village itself is at 134 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at CAMBREMER, 12.2 km away at 125 m, over 18 summers. [11]
An average of 934 mm of rain a year, spread over 131 days — about 7.1 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at PIERREFITTE EN, 5.6 km away at 50 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
37 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 283,000 € — 1,398 € per m² of built surface. [12]
The median across Calvados is 2,026 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [12]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14694/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14694/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14694/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14694/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 14102
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 14083
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 14694
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Maurice-Saint-Germain | 28 | 104 km SE | 528 | 23.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 70 % · humidity 86 % |
| Grosley-sur-Risle | 27 | 50 km E | 522 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 68 % · humidity 86 % |
| Audrehem | 62 | 217 km NE | 521 | 23.9 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 80 % |
| Saint-Eustache | 74 | 588 km SE | 496 | 23 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 66 % · humidity 79 % |
| Portes-en-Valdaine | 26 | 634 km SE | 459 | 23.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 3 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Créquy | 62 | 196 km NE | 463 | 15 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grosley-sur-Risle | 27 | 50 km E | 522 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 68 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Maurice-Saint-Germain | 28 | 104 km SE | 528 | 23.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 70 % · humidity 86 % |
| Créquy | 62 | 196 km NE | 463 | 15 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Audrehem | 62 | 217 km NE | 521 | 23.9 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 80 % |
| Saint-Eustache | 74 | 588 km SE | 496 | 23 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 66 % · humidity 79 % |
| Portes-en-Valdaine | 26 | 634 km SE | 459 | 23.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 3 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Le Torquesne'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Créquy | 62 | 196 km NE | 463 | 15 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ocqueville | 76 | 75 km NE | 431 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Léger-aux-Bois | 76 | 125 km NE | 474 | 17.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Buigny-Saint-Maclou | 80 | 158 km NE | 514 | 18 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Épagne-Épagnette | 80 | 155 km NE | 510 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Meulers | 76 | 103 km NE | 577 | 24 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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