Bernay
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 75.5/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 99 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Bernay (INSEE 27056) is in Eure (27), part of CC Intercom Bernay Terres de Normandie. Population 9,765 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [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/27056-bernay
Vitality score
Vitality score 75.5/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)).
Better served than 99 % of the 2,522 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 | 0.8 | 25 | 20.04 |
| Social | 0.96 | 20 | 19.18 |
| Education | 0.71 | 10 | 7.13 |
| Health | 0.79 | 10 | 7.91 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.42 | 10 | 4.23 |
| Housing mix | 0.91 | 5 | 4.57 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
8 × Bakery (boulangerie) (MAISON SOURDON · CACAO STORY · COUTURIER-AUBENEAU · LES P'TITES DOUCEURS · PAIN DE SUCRE). [3,4]
5 × Butcher (boucherie) (LES ELEVEURS DE LA CHARENTONNE · CHAMAX · AU COCHON D'OR · LAA). [3,4]
3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (BOUDEBOUCH · COTE MARKET · LECOMTE MARKET). [3,4]
7 × Supermarket (ALIMENTATION SAINTE CROIX · POPRA · LOPAM · ALDI MARCHE · U EXPRESS). [3,4]
2 × Fishmonger (BERNAYENNE DE POISSONNERIE · LE PALAIS DU COQUILLAGE). [3,4]
39 × Restaurant (CAFE DE L'ESPERANCE · SARL RESTOGRILL DE LA FONTAINE · SNC BAR BRASSERIE DE L HOTEL DE VILLE · BERNAYDRIVE). [3,4]
10 × Café / bar (LA CIVETTE · LE BISTROT DE PARIS · LE CAFE DE LA GARE · LE COMMERCE · L'AFTER'S BAR). [4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE JEAN MOULIN · ECOLE MATERNELLE FERDINAND BUISSON). [3]
5 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PAUL BERT · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUB F BUISSON · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN MOULIN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE BOURG LECOMTE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE JEANNE D'ARC). [3]
3 × Collège (COLLEGE MARIE CURIE · COLLEGE LE HAMEAU · COLLEGE JEANNE D'ARC SAINT ANSELME). [3]
12 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JEAN-BAPTISTE ANGOT, MÉDECIN · REGIS ROUSSEL, MÉDECIN · SEGOLENE GUILLEMETTE, MÉDECIN · ALAIN RAGOT, MÉDECIN · ROMAIN DELAUNAY, MÉDECIN). [3]
4 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LA COUTURE · PHARMACIE DU PONT RAVET · PHARMACIE TRAN BA · PHARMACIE DE LA CHARENTONNE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE-LUDOTHÈQUE CENTRE CULTUREL MULTIMÉDIA). [3]
1 × Cinema (CINEMA MULTIREX). [3]
6 × Gym / sports hall (ESPACE SPORTIF MARIE CURIE · GYMNASE JACQUES SEBIRE · GYMNASE ALLEE DES SOUPIRS · COLLEGE PRIVE JEANNE D ARC · LYCEE SAINT ANSELME). [3]
11 × Bank (CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE BERNAY CONCHES EN OUCHE · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRIC MUT BERNAY · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE NORMANDIE · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DE NORMANDIE-SEINE · BANQUE CIC NORD OUEST). [3]
18 × Hairdresser (S'TETE COIFFURE · LES CISEAUX D'OR · IMAGINA'TIF). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
2 × Hotel (ACROPOLE HOTEL · HOTEL DU LION D'OR). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 7 × Restaurant, 1 × Bank, 6 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 8 | MAISON SOURDON · CACAO STORY · COUTURIER-AUBENEAU · LES P'TITES DOUCEURS · PAIN DE SUCRE | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 5 | LES ELEVEURS DE LA CHARENTONNE · CHAMAX · AU COCHON D'OR · LAA | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 3 | BOUDEBOUCH · COTE MARKET · LECOMTE MARKET | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 7 | ALIMENTATION SAINTE CROIX · POPRA · LOPAM · ALDI MARCHE · U EXPRESS | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 2 | BERNAYENNE DE POISSONNERIE · LE PALAIS DU COQUILLAGE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 39 | CAFE DE L'ESPERANCE · SARL RESTOGRILL DE LA FONTAINE · SNC BAR BRASSERIE DE L HOTEL DE VILLE · BERNAYDRIVE | INSEE BPE 39 / INSEE SIRENE 62 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 10 | LA CIVETTE · LE BISTROT DE PARIS · LE CAFE DE LA GARE · LE COMMERCE · L'AFTER'S BAR | INSEE SIRENE 10 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE JEAN MOULIN · ECOLE MATERNELLE FERDINAND BUISSON | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 5 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PAUL BERT · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUB F BUISSON · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN MOULIN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE BOURG LECOMTE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE JEANNE D'ARC | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Collège | 3 | COLLEGE MARIE CURIE · COLLEGE LE HAMEAU · COLLEGE JEANNE D'ARC SAINT ANSELME | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 12 | JEAN-BAPTISTE ANGOT, MÉDECIN · REGIS ROUSSEL, MÉDECIN · SEGOLENE GUILLEMETTE, MÉDECIN · ALAIN RAGOT, MÉDECIN · ROMAIN DELAUNAY, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 12 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 4 | PHARMACIE DE LA COUTURE · PHARMACIE DU PONT RAVET · PHARMACIE TRAN BA · PHARMACIE DE LA CHARENTONNE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [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 | MÉDIATHÈQUE-LUDOTHÈQUE CENTRE CULTUREL MULTIMÉDIA | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | CINEMA MULTIREX | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 6 | ESPACE SPORTIF MARIE CURIE · GYMNASE JACQUES SEBIRE · GYMNASE ALLEE DES SOUPIRS · COLLEGE PRIVE JEANNE D ARC · LYCEE SAINT ANSELME | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 11 | CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE BERNAY CONCHES EN OUCHE · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRIC MUT BERNAY · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE NORMANDIE · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DE NORMANDIE-SEINE · BANQUE CIC NORD OUEST | INSEE BPE 11 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 18 | S'TETE COIFFURE · LES CISEAUX D'OR · IMAGINA'TIF | INSEE BPE 18 / INSEE SIRENE 27 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 2 | ACROPOLE HOTEL · HOTEL DU LION D'OR | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Saturday matin centre-ville. [5]
Trajectory
Population 10,399 (2012) → 9,765 (2023): -6.1 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 10,582 (1990) → 9,765 (2023): -7.7 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 6,127, of which 4.3 % second homes and 9.7 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bernay): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Bernay): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Bernay): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Bernay): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Bernay): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 12 days a year at or above 30 °C and 50 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the MENNEVAL weather station, 1.7 km away at 162 m; the village itself is at 108 m. [10]
The village sits 54 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 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at BERNAY, 3.1 km away at 166 m, over 21 summers. [10]
That station sits 58 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 767 mm of rain a year, spread over 130 days — about 5.9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at MENNEVAL, 1.7 km away at 162 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)
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 — 27056/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.bernaylaville.fr/vivre-a-bernay/commerces/— “Le marché de Bernay se tient tous les samedis matin en centre-ville.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 27056/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 27056/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 27056/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 27056
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Figeac | 46 | 510 km S | 9,793 | 76.3 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 80 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Amand-Montrond | 18 | 299 km SE | 9,899 | 71.2 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 89 % · humidity 50 % |
| Revel | 31 | 635 km S | 9,762 | 76.4 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 26 % · winter 62 % · humidity 57 % |
| Ploërmel | 56 | 256 km SW | 10,163 | 59.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lambesc | 13 | 702 km SE | 10,024 | 56.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Carmaux | 81 | 573 km S | 9,872 | 67 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 26 % · winter 93 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ploërmel | 56 | 256 km SW | 10,163 | 59.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Amand-Montrond | 18 | 299 km SE | 9,899 | 71.2 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 89 % · humidity 50 % |
| Figeac | 46 | 510 km S | 9,793 | 76.3 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 80 % · humidity 71 % |
| Carmaux | 81 | 573 km S | 9,872 | 67 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 26 % · winter 93 % · humidity 71 % |
| Revel | 31 | 635 km S | 9,762 | 76.4 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 26 % · winter 62 % · humidity 57 % |
| Lambesc | 13 | 702 km SE | 10,024 | 56.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 92 % · 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 Bernay'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nogent-le-Rotrou | 28 | 87 km S | 9,292 | 68.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Liffré | 35 | 183 km SW | 9,339 | 68.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Junien | 87 | 357 km S | 11,415 | 60.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Verrières-en-Anjou | 49 | 192 km SW | 8,116 | 66.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| L'Aigle | 61 | 36 km S | 7,663 | 67.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Châteaudun | 28 | 125 km SE | 12,830 | 63.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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