Vierville-sur-Mer
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school.
Few services 25.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 74 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Vierville-sur-Mer (INSEE 14745) is in Calvados (14), part of CC Isigny-Omaha Intercom. Population 232 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 25.3/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 74 % of the 16,846 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 | 0.29 | 25 | 7.21 |
| Social | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.41 | 10 | 4.06 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school. [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (COCCI MARKET · DINETTE). [4,3]
2 × Restaurant (CREPERIE DE LA FALAISE · L'EMBUSQUE). [4,3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (VIERVILLE SUR MER AP). [4]
1 × Swimming pool (POSTE DE SECOURS). [4]
1 × Hotel (HÔTEL DU CASINO). [4,3]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING OMAHA BEACH). [4,3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | COCCI MARKET · DINETTE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,3] |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Restaurant | 2 | CREPERIE DE LA FALAISE · L'EMBUSQUE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,3] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | VIERVILLE SUR MER AP | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Swimming pool | 1 | POSTE DE SECOURS | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Hotel | 1 | HÔTEL DU CASINO | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,3] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING OMAHA BEACH | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,3] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 250 (2012) → 232 (2023): -7.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 256 (1990) → 232 (2023): -9.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 298, of which 57.4 % second homes and 1.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Trévières): 7.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Vierville-sur-Mer): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer): 2.9 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (La Cambe): 8.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Trévières): 7.3 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 2 days a year at or above 30 °C and 19 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the ENGLESQUEVILLE weather station, 4.1 km away at 38 m; the village itself is at 39 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at PORT EN BESSIN, 9.9 km away at 68 m, over 13 summers. [12]
An average of 864 mm of rain a year, spread over 137 days — about 6.3 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at ENGLESQUEVILLE, 4.1 km away at 38 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 — 14745/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14745/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14745/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14745/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 14711
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 14745
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 14605
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 14124
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bordes-Uchentein | 09 | 735 km S | 219 | 20.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 46 % · humidity 93 % |
| Casalabriva | 2A | 1,141 km SE | 235 | 31.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 15 % · winter 51 % · humidity 93 % |
| Flavigny-sur-Ozerain | 21 | 451 km SE | 274 | 20.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 34 % · humidity 93 % |
| Baudinard-sur-Verdon | 83 | 827 km SE | 235 | 21.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 3 % · winter 70 % · humidity 86 % |
| Labastide-de-Virac | 07 | 689 km SE | 328 | 27.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 54 % · humidity 100 % |
| Poggio-di-Nazza | 2B | 1,134 km SE | 187 | 30.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 85 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flavigny-sur-Ozerain | 21 | 451 km SE | 274 | 20.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 34 % · humidity 93 % |
| Labastide-de-Virac | 07 | 689 km SE | 328 | 27.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 54 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bordes-Uchentein | 09 | 735 km S | 219 | 20.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 46 % · humidity 93 % |
| Baudinard-sur-Verdon | 83 | 827 km SE | 235 | 21.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 3 % · winter 70 % · humidity 86 % |
| Poggio-di-Nazza | 2B | 1,134 km SE | 187 | 30.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 85 % · humidity 79 % |
| Casalabriva | 2A | 1,141 km SE | 235 | 31.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 15 % · winter 51 % · 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 Vierville-sur-Mer'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Côme-de-Fresné | 14 | 22 km E | 256 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lanloup | 22 | 167 km SW | 252 | 20.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Manneville-la-Pipard | 14 | 82 km E | 257 | 22.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Quinéville | 50 | 32 km NW | 258 | 25.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Chapelle-sur-Dun | 76 | 137 km NE | 162 | 11.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Estrébœuf | 80 | 201 km NE | 244 | 8.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
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