Valdallière
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 39.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 8 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Valdallière (INSEE 14726) is in Calvados (14), part of CC Intercom de la Vire au Noireau. Population 5,696 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2016-01-01 from 13 former communes: Bernières-le-Patry (14065), Burcy (14113), Chênedollé (14156), Le Désert (14222), Estry (14253), Montchamp (14442), Pierres (14503), Presles (14521), La Rocque (14539), Rully (14549), Saint-Charles-de-Percy (14564), Le Theil-Bocage (14686), Viessoix (14746). [3]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 39.3/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 8 % of the 4,136 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 | 0.28 | 25 | 6.97 |
| Social | 0.46 | 20 | 9.21 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.11 | 10 | 1.11 |
| Public & culture | 0.46 | 5 | 2.3 |
| Population trend | 0.56 | 10 | 5.62 |
| Housing mix | 0.85 | 5 | 4.26 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [4,5]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE L & A MOISSERON). [4,5]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE DU BOCAGE). [4,5]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LA BERNIEROISE). [4,5]
1 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR CONTACT). [4,5]
3 × Restaurant (EL FAMILIAL · LE SAINT HUBERT · GRILL HOUSE). [4,5]
2 × Café / bar (CAFE DU COMMERCE · LE RELAIS NORMAND). [5]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE DE VASSY · ECOLE PRIMAIRE DE VIESSOIX). [4]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE ANNE FRANK). [4]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE VALDALLIERE). [4,5]
3 × Post office / agence postale (ESTRY AP · MONTCHAMP AP · LA POSTE). [4]
2 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE MONTCHAMP · MEDIATHEQUE ECLATS DE SAVOIR). [4]
2 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE OMNISPORTS · GYMNASE VASSY). [4]
1 × Bank (CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT NORMANDIE). [4]
5 × Hairdresser (IDELINE · REVELA' TIF · LES CISEAUX DE MARGOT). [4,5]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Pharmacy.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste). [4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | BOULANGERIE L & A MOISSERON | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,5] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE DU BOCAGE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | LA BERNIEROISE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Supermarket | 1 | CARREFOUR CONTACT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 3 | EL FAMILIAL · LE SAINT HUBERT · GRILL HOUSE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 2 | CAFE DU COMMERCE · LE RELAIS NORMAND | INSEE SIRENE 2 [5] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE DE VASSY · ECOLE PRIMAIRE DE VIESSOIX | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE ANNE FRANK | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE VALDALLIERE | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4,5] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 3 | ESTRY AP · MONTCHAMP AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 3 [4] |
| Library | 2 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE MONTCHAMP · MEDIATHEQUE ECLATS DE SAVOIR | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | SALLE OMNISPORTS · GYMNASE VASSY | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 1 | CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT NORMANDIE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Hairdresser | 5 | IDELINE · REVELA' TIF · LES CISEAUX DE MARGOT | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [4,5] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 6,060 (2012) → 5,696 (2023): -6 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 5,363 (1990) → 5,696 (2023): 6.2 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 3,089, of which 7.4 % second homes and 12.5 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Valdallière): 0.3 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Valdallière): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Condé-en-Normandie): 5.6 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Saint-Pierre-d'Entremont): 5.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Valdallière): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 5 days a year at or above 30 °C and 24 days at or below 0 °C, over 16 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the LASSY_SAPC weather station, 8.3 km away at 223 m; the village itself is at 157 m. [12]
The village sits 66 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at VIRE, 13.8 km away at 103 m, over 10 summers. [12]
That station sits 54 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 940 mm of rain a year, spread over 143 days — about 6.6 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at LASSY, 6.8 km away at 163 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14726/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14726/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14726/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14726/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 14726
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 14174
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 61445
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Livarot-Pays-d'Auge | 14 | 63 km E | 6,207 | 60.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Charny Orée de Puisaye | 89 | 298 km E | 4,900 | 54.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Brantôme en Périgord | 24 | 401 km S | 3,763 | 51.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 33 % · winter 57 % |
| Noyant-Villages | 49 | 161 km S | 5,448 | 57.2 | Partly served | no figures |
| Mesnils-sur-Iton | 27 | 128 km E | 6,078 | 55.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 74 % · winter 53 % |
| Puylaurens | 81 | 623 km S | 3,257 | 52.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 99 % · humidity 50 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Livarot-Pays-d'Auge | 14 | 63 km E | 6,207 | 60.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mesnils-sur-Iton | 27 | 128 km E | 6,078 | 55.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 74 % · winter 53 % |
| Noyant-Villages | 49 | 161 km S | 5,448 | 57.2 | Partly served | no figures |
| Charny Orée de Puisaye | 89 | 298 km E | 4,900 | 54.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Brantôme en Périgord | 24 | 401 km S | 3,763 | 51.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 33 % · winter 57 % |
| Puylaurens | 81 | 623 km S | 3,257 | 52.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 99 % · humidity 50 % |
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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 Valdallière'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Livarot-Pays-d'Auge | 14 | 63 km E | 6,207 | 60.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Plouguenast-Langast | 22 | 162 km W | 2,380 | 56.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bannalec | 29 | 245 km SW | 5,725 | 58.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Kervignac | 56 | 225 km SW | 7,204 | 57.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Nivillac | 56 | 189 km SW | 4,951 | 55.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Scaër | 29 | 241 km W | 5,178 | 49.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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