Verson

Calvados · CU Caen la Mer · INSEE 14738

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.

Partly served 48.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 42 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Verson (INSEE 14738) is in Calvados (14), part of CU Caen la Mer. Population 4,059 (2023). ^[1]

INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). ^[2]

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.

Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/14738-verson

Vitality score

Vitality score 48.6/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 42 % of the 5,561 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	0.36	25	8.95
Social	0.58	20	11.57
Education	0.22	10	2.21
Health	0.47	10	4.67
Public & culture	0.22	5	1.11
Population trend	0.79	10	7.87
Housing mix	0.99	5	4.94

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 3 of 6

Eating out 1 of 1

Cafés and bars 1 of 1

Schools 3 of 3

Health 2 of 4

Public services 1 of 1

Culture 1 of 2

Sport 1 of 2

Everyday services 3 of 3

Lodging 0 of 2

One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. ^[3,4]

4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE DE JULES · LE FOURNIL DE JUSTIN · LA P'TITI PAUSE). ^[3,4]

1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE BAUE). ^[3,4]

1 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR CONTACT). ^[3,4]

11 × Restaurant (PASTAPIZZ' · BISTROT DE L'ODON · ISTANBUL KEBAB · DEJBOX SERVICES · LE MEKONG LEA). ^[3,4]

1 × Café / bar. ^[4]

1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE FRANCOISE DOLTO). ^[3]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE VICTOR HUGO). ^[3]

1 × Collège (COLLEGE JACQUES PREVERT). ^[3]

5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (DENIS STOFFEL, MÉDECIN · NATHALIE LEPROVOST, MÉDECIN · STEPHANE JOURNEAU, MÉDECIN · SÉBASTIEN HEBERT, MÉDECIN · JUSTINE REULET, MÉDECIN). ^[3]

1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE LE GAC). ^[3,4]

1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). ^[3]

1 × Library (L@ BIBLIOTHÈQUE). ^[3]

2 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE COUBERTIN · GYMNASE ET SALLE DE MUSCULATION). ^[3]

1 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE NORMANDIE). ^[3]

6 × Hairdresser (SEVERINE COIFFURE · WAVY FAIR · NUANCES & DEGRADES). ^[3,4]

1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). ^[3]

Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant, 2 × Hairdresser.

Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette). ^[3,4]

All 25 service types, with per-source counts

Type	Count	Names	Sources
Bakery (boulangerie)	4	BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE DE JULES · LE FOURNIL DE JUSTIN · LA P'TITI PAUSE	INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4]
Butcher (boucherie)	1	BOUCHERIE BAUE	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Supermarket	1	CARREFOUR CONTACT	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Cheese shop (fromagerie)	0		INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Fishmonger	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Restaurant	11	PASTAPIZZ' · BISTROT DE L'ODON · ISTANBUL KEBAB · DEJBOX SERVICES · LE MEKONG LEA	INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [3,4]
Café / bar	1		INSEE SIRENE 1 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)	1	ECOLE MATERNELLE FRANCOISE DOLTO	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)	1	ECOLE PRIMAIRE VICTOR HUGO	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Collège	1	COLLEGE JACQUES PREVERT	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
GP (médecin généraliste)	5	DENIS STOFFEL, MÉDECIN · NATHALIE LEPROVOST, MÉDECIN · STEPHANE JOURNEAU, MÉDECIN · SÉBASTIEN HEBERT, MÉDECIN · JUSTINE REULET, MÉDECIN	INSEE BPE 5 [3]
Pharmacy	1	PHARMACIE LE GAC	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Nurse	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Dentist	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Post office / agence postale	1	LA POSTE	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Library	1	L@ BIBLIOTHÈQUE	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Cinema	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Gym / sports hall	2	SALLE COUBERTIN · GYMNASE ET SALLE DE MUSCULATION	INSEE BPE 2 [3]
Swimming pool	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Bank	1	CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE NORMANDIE	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Hairdresser	6	SEVERINE COIFFURE · WAVY FAIR · NUANCES & DEGRADES	INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4]
Fuel station	1	STATION SERVICE	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3]
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

1968: 1,380 2023: 4,059 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 3,533 (2012) → 4,059 (2023): 14.9 % over 10 years. ^[5,1]

Population 3,153 (1990) → 4,059 (2023): 28.7 % over 30 years. ^[6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 1,909, of which 0.6 % second homes and 3.7 % vacant. ^[7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

In the commune Bakery, Food shop, Primary school, Pharmacy GP — 0.5 km N Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Verson): 0.4 km to the north-west (straight line). ^[8]

Food shop (Verson): 0.4 km to the north (straight line). ^[8]

GP (Verson): 0.5 km to the north (straight line). ^[8]

Pharmacy (Verson): 0.4 km to the north (straight line). ^[8]

Primary school (Verson): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). ^[8]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Days at or above 30 °C 4.6

Days at or below 0 °C 28.1

Muggy days a summer 0.7

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

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. ^[9]

Measured at the CAEN-CARPIQUET weather station, 3.1 km away at 67 m; the village itself is at 33 m. ^[9]

Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. ^[9]

Humidity measured at CAEN-CARPIQUET, 3.1 km away at 67 m, over 30 summers. ^[9]

An average of 728 mm of rain a year, spread over 126 days — about 5.8 mm on a day it rains. ^[9]

Rainfall measured at CAEN-CARPIQUET, 3.1 km away at 67 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 — 14738/2023
INSEE density grid 2026
INSEE BPE 2025
INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14738/2012
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14738/1990
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14738/logement/2023
INSEE BPE 2025 — 14738
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
Sailly-sur-la-Lys	62	285 km NE	3,981	43.3	Partly served	Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 82 % · winter 64 %
Thumeries	59	292 km NE	4,170	46.4	Partly served	Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 %
Violaines	62	279 km NE	3,839	44.1	Partly served	Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 82 % · winter 64 %
Châteaubernard	16	387 km S	3,878	54	Partly served	Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 99 % · humidity 79 %
Montgermont	35	145 km SW	3,827	55.4	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 %
Biache-Saint-Vaast	62	276 km NE	4,568	45.5	Partly served	Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 %

Order by distance instead

Commune	Dept	Distance	Population	Score	Band	Climate vs here
Montgermont	35	145 km SW	3,827	55.4	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 %
Biache-Saint-Vaast	62	276 km NE	4,568	45.5	Partly served	Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 %
Violaines	62	279 km NE	3,839	44.1	Partly served	Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 82 % · winter 64 %
Sailly-sur-la-Lys	62	285 km NE	3,981	43.3	Partly served	Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 82 % · winter 64 %
Thumeries	59	292 km NE	4,170	46.4	Partly served	Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 %
Châteaubernard	16	387 km S	3,878	54	Partly served	Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 99 % · humidity 79 %

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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 Verson'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
Montgermont	35	145 km SW	3,827	55.4	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 %
Chavagne	35	157 km SW	4,709	52.6	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 %
Calonne-Ricouart	62	258 km NE	5,369	46.3	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 %
Coulogne	62	258 km NE	5,438	52.6	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 %
Gondecourt	59	291 km NE	4,148	40.2	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 %
Pont-Péan	35	157 km SW	4,245	47.6	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 %

Elsewhere

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