Ussy
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 29.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 35 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Ussy (INSEE 14720) is in Calvados (14), part of CC du Pays de Falaise. Population 869 (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/14720-ussy
Vitality score
Vitality score 29.5/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 35 % of the 15,180 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.71 | 10 | 7.12 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.78 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (COCCIMARKET). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (USSY AP). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | COCCIMARKET | 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 | 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) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE | 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 | USSY 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 | 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 858 (2012) → 869 (2023): 1.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 717 (1990) → 869 (2023): 21.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 403, of which 2.2 % second homes and 6.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Villers-Canivet): 2.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Ussy): 0.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Potigny): 3.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Potigny): 3.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Ussy): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 7 days a year at or above 30 °C and 35 days at or below 0 °C, over 27 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the PIERREFITTE CIN_SAPC weather station, 9.7 km away at 187 m; the village itself is at 174 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at DAMBLAINVILLE, 10.1 km away at 155 m, over 28 summers. [11]
An average of 914 mm of rain a year, spread over 138 days — about 6.6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at GERMAIN LANGOT, 4.6 km away at 197 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
59 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 160,075 € — 1,478 € 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 — 14720/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14720/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14720/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14720/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 14753
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 14720
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 14516
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chavignon | 02 | 283 km E | 859 | 28.2 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
| Amailloux | 79 | 245 km S | 822 | 27.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pointis-Inard | 31 | 657 km S | 919 | 30.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 80 % · humidity 57 % |
| Villeneuve-du-Paréage | 09 | 661 km S | 739 | 32.8 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 99 % · humidity 57 % |
| Busset | 03 | 430 km SE | 850 | 25.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 65 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Brisson-sur-Loire | 45 | 263 km SE | 962 | 28.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 64 % · winter 53 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amailloux | 79 | 245 km S | 822 | 27.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Brisson-sur-Loire | 45 | 263 km SE | 962 | 28.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 64 % · winter 53 % |
| Chavignon | 02 | 283 km E | 859 | 28.2 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
| Busset | 03 | 430 km SE | 850 | 25.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 65 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pointis-Inard | 31 | 657 km S | 919 | 30.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 80 % · humidity 57 % |
| Villeneuve-du-Paréage | 09 | 661 km S | 739 | 32.8 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 99 % · humidity 57 % |
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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 Ussy'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normanville | 76 | 105 km NE | 651 | 29.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Mards-de-Blacarville | 27 | 75 km NE | 877 | 25.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Paul-du-Vernay | 14 | 44 km NW | 831 | 24.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Germain-le-Vasson | 14 | 5.9 km N | 966 | 34.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Martainville-Épreville | 76 | 128 km NE | 746 | 23.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Martin-de-la-Cluze | 38 | 630 km SE | 754 | 34.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
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