Vienne-en-Bessin
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 21.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 57 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Vienne-en-Bessin (INSEE 14744) is in Calvados (14), part of CC de Bayeux Intercom. Population 265 (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/14744-vienne-en-bessin
Vitality score
Vitality score 21.8/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 57 % of the 17,484 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.84 | 10 | 8.38 |
| Housing mix | 0.76 | 5 | 3.8 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (KOYA). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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 | 1 | KOYA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 279 (2012) → 265 (2023): -5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 198 (1990) → 265 (2023): 33.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 125, of which 12 % second homes and 3.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Creully sur Seulles): 3.4 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Sommervieu): 3 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Creully sur Seulles): 2.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Creully sur Seulles): 5.4 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Esquay-sur-Seulles): 1.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 4 days a year at or above 30 °C and 15 days at or below 0 °C, over 11 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the BAYEUX weather station, 7.5 km away at 60 m; the village itself is at 31 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at PORT EN BESSIN, 14.1 km away at 68 m, over 13 summers. [11]
An average of 835 mm of rain a year, spread over 139 days — about 6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at SAINT VIGOR, 6.3 km away at 33 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 — 14744/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14744/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14744/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14744/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 14200
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 14676
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 14250
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gellin | 25 | 583 km SE | 267 | 23.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sarcenas | 38 | 655 km SE | 261 | 23.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 14 % · humidity 86 % |
| Fouillouse | 05 | 734 km SE | 276 | 23.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Méloir-des-Bois | 22 | 151 km SW | 270 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Barbirey-sur-Ouche | 21 | 457 km SE | 259 | 23 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 45 % · humidity 86 % |
| Longpont | 02 | 278 km E | 249 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Méloir-des-Bois | 22 | 151 km SW | 270 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Longpont | 02 | 278 km E | 249 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
| Barbirey-sur-Ouche | 21 | 457 km SE | 259 | 23 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 45 % · humidity 86 % |
| Gellin | 25 | 583 km SE | 267 | 23.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sarcenas | 38 | 655 km SE | 261 | 23.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 14 % · humidity 86 % |
| Fouillouse | 05 | 734 km SE | 276 | 23.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
Sort and compare these on the full list →
…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 Vienne-en-Bessin'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carcagny | 14 | 4.8 km S | 272 | 21.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Pierre-le-Viger | 76 | 121 km NE | 255 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lammerville | 76 | 128 km NE | 302 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Longueville | 14 | 26 km W | 295 | 20.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Pernelle | 50 | 62 km NW | 286 | 19.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Barbeville | 14 | 10 km W | 240 | 24.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/14744-vienne-en-bessin