Villers-sur-Mer
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 64.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 97 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Villers-sur-Mer (INSEE 14754) is in Calvados (14), part of CC Coeur Côte Fleurie. Population 2,440 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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/14754-villers-sur-mer
Vitality score
Vitality score 64.9/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 97 % of the 8,388 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 | 0.6 | 25 | 15.02 |
| Social | 0.96 | 20 | 19.18 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.66 | 10 | 6.56 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 0.71 | 10 | 7.09 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA JOSEPHINE · LE PETIT PETRIN DE VILLERS · C' DU GATEAU BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (CHARCUTERIE BLAVETTE · BOUCHERIE VILLERS 2000). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (COCCIMARKET). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR CITY). [3,4]
24 × Restaurant (LE MERMOZ · LA GOGAILLE · MARVA). [3,4]
5 × Café / bar (OK'FE · CAFE DE LA POSTE · CAFE DE FRANCE · L'AIGUE MARINE). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE VICTOR DUPREZ · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVE BETHANIE). [3]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MARIE HAMONIC, MÉDECIN · AUDREY LEHOUCQ, MÉDECIN · MARIE-ANNE GABREAU, MÉDECIN · ANNE-SOPHIE GENAIN, MÉDECIN · GUILLAUME MARTIN, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE VILLERS SUR MER). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Cinema (CINEMA DU CASINO). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (STADE ANDRE SALESSE). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (POSTE DE SECOURS). [3]
1 × Bank (VILLERS SUR MER ARC). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (SARL JOLIVET DUVAL · ESPACE COIFFURE · ATELIER COIFFURE DE LA PLAGE). [3,4]
7 × Hotel (RÉSIDENCE CASTELLAMARE · DOMAINE DE VILLERS · HOTEL IBIS · HOTEL DES FALAISES · HOTEL OUTREMER). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING BELLEVUE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle), Library. [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | LA JOSEPHINE · LE PETIT PETRIN DE VILLERS · C' DU GATEAU BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | CHARCUTERIE BLAVETTE · BOUCHERIE VILLERS 2000 | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | COCCIMARKET | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | CARREFOUR CITY | 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 | 24 | LE MERMOZ · LA GOGAILLE · MARVA | INSEE BPE 24 / INSEE SIRENE 36 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 5 | OK'FE · CAFE DE LA POSTE · CAFE DE FRANCE · L'AIGUE MARINE | INSEE SIRENE 5 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE VICTOR DUPREZ · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVE BETHANIE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 5 | MARIE HAMONIC, MÉDECIN · AUDREY LEHOUCQ, MÉDECIN · MARIE-ANNE GABREAU, MÉDECIN · ANNE-SOPHIE GENAIN, MÉDECIN · GUILLAUME MARTIN, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE VILLERS SUR MER | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 1 | CINEMA DU CASINO | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | STADE ANDRE SALESSE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 1 | POSTE DE SECOURS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 1 | VILLERS SUR MER ARC | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 4 | SARL JOLIVET DUVAL · ESPACE COIFFURE · ATELIER COIFFURE DE LA PLAGE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 7 | RÉSIDENCE CASTELLAMARE · DOMAINE DE VILLERS · HOTEL IBIS · HOTEL DES FALAISES · HOTEL OUTREMER | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING BELLEVUE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Tuesday, Friday 7h à 15h centre-ville : le marché a lieu sur la place du marché et se poursuit dans les rues piétonnes de la place. [5]
Trajectory
Population 2,702 (2012) → 2,440 (2023): -9.7 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 2,019 (1990) → 2,440 (2023): 20.9 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 9,490, of which 83.8 % second homes and 0.6 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Villers-sur-Mer): 0 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Villers-sur-Mer): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Villers-sur-Mer): 0.8 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Villers-sur-Mer): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Villers-sur-Mer): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 5 days a year at or above 30 °C and 26 days at or below 0 °C, over 14 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the BEAUMONT EN A. weather station, 10.1 km away at 140 m; the village itself is at 17 m. [10]
The village sits 123 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ST GATIEN DES B, 13.4 km away at 139 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 122 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 812 mm of rain a year, spread over 133 days — about 6.1 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at DEAUVILLE HIPPO, 6.7 km away at 2 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14754/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.villers-sur-mer.fr/les-jours-de-marches/— “Les jours de marchés sont les mardis et les vendredis toute l'année”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14754/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14754/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14754/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 14754
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arzon | 56 | 290 km SW | 2,271 | 65.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Morzine | 74 | 611 km SE | 2,658 | 77.7 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 35 % · humidity 86 % |
| Megève | 74 | 628 km SE | 2,893 | 69.9 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Les Deux Alpes | 38 | 666 km SE | 1,910 | 74.9 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Carcans | 33 | 478 km S | 2,415 | 70 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 54 % · winter 97 % |
| La Tranche-sur-Mer | 85 | 348 km S | 3,136 | 66 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 77 % · winter 99 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arzon | 56 | 290 km SW | 2,271 | 65.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Tranche-sur-Mer | 85 | 348 km S | 3,136 | 66 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 77 % · winter 99 % |
| Carcans | 33 | 478 km S | 2,415 | 70 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 54 % · winter 97 % |
| Morzine | 74 | 611 km SE | 2,658 | 77.7 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 35 % · humidity 86 % |
| Megève | 74 | 628 km SE | 2,893 | 69.9 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Les Deux Alpes | 38 | 666 km SE | 1,910 | 74.9 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Villers-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arzon | 56 | 290 km SW | 2,271 | 65.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Crotoy | 80 | 154 km NE | 1,958 | 61.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Blonville-sur-Mer | 14 | 3.2 km NE | 1,621 | 58.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Valery-sur-Somme | 80 | 152 km NE | 2,306 | 66.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cayeux-sur-Mer | 80 | 144 km NE | 2,316 | 59.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Jard-sur-Mer | 85 | 344 km S | 3,235 | 62.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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