Alençon
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 77.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 85 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Alençon (INSEE 61001) is in Orne (61), part of CU d'Alençon. Population 25,490 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [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/61001-alencon
Vitality score
Vitality score 77.4/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 85 % of the 923 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 | 0.79 | 25 | 19.73 |
| Social | 0.98 | 20 | 19.66 |
| Education | 0.85 | 10 | 8.47 |
| Health | 0.78 | 10 | 7.8 |
| Public & culture | 0.35 | 5 | 1.77 |
| Population trend | 0.35 | 10 | 3.5 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.89 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
19 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AUX DELICES DES DUCS · MAISON LUCHIER · REINE · NORMANDELICES). [3,4]
10 × Butcher (boucherie) (MARQUES DOMINGOS · EURL S.P TRAITEUR · EURL AZ-EDDINE · BOUCHERIE RAGOT · CHARCUTERIE DE LANCREL). [3,4]
11 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (AUX FINS GOURMETS · NORMANDIE MAINE ECOLOGIE SARL · ALDI MARCHE · COCCINELLE EXPRESS · MAXI-MARCHE). [3,4]
11 × Supermarket (ALENCON DISTRIBUTION · LIDL · ALDI MARCHE · CARREFOUR EXPRESS · AYSE MARKET). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (AU ROY FROMAGE). [4]
2 × Fishmonger (L OCEAN · POISSONNERIE SAINT PIERRE). [3,4]
74 × Restaurant (CHARY'S · VENETIA · BAR DES COURSES · LE PARISIEN · HAUT MINISTERE). [3,4]
27 × Café / bar (BISTROT DE LA HALLE · LE ROYAL BAR · BAR TABAC DES ETALS · THE RED ROSE · CAFE LA PYRAMIDE). [4]
15 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE MASSON · ECOLE PRIMAIRE JEAN DE LA FONTAINE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE JULES VERNE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE GABRIELLE GRANDIERE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE MOLIERE). [3]
6 × Collège (COLLEGE JEAN RACINE · COLLEGE SAINT EXUPERY · COLLEGE HONORE DE BALZAC · COLLEGE LOUISE MICHEL · COLLEGE PRIVE ST FRANCOIS DE SALES). [3]
21 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ANNE-CELINE BROSSE, MÉDECIN · REMI SALMON, MÉDECIN · AZAD NANDJI, MÉDECIN · IULIAN-CIPRIAN BANU, MÉDECIN · MAGALI DESCHAMPS-LOUVET, MÉDECIN). [3]
8 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE OLLIVIER · PHARMACIE LE POINT DU JOUR · PHARMACIE LERICHE · PHARMACIE GORLIEZ CORBIN · PHARMACIE DE PERSEIGNE). [3,4]
3 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
4 × Library (61 - MEDIATHEQUE DEPARTEMENTALE DE L'ORNE DE L'ORNE · MÉDIATHÈQUE DE QUARTIER PERSEIGNE · MÉDIATHÈQUE DE QUARTIER COURTEILLE · MEDIATHEQUE AVELINE). [3]
1 × Cinema (PLANET'CINE). [3]
9 × Gym / sports hall (LYCEE ALAIN · GYMNASE POISSON · GYMNASE MARCEL MEZEN · GYMNASE LOUVRIER · HALLE DES SPORTS DE PERSEIGNE). [3]
16 × Bank (CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL ALENCON MONTSORT · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUT DE ALENCON-CENTRE · AGENCE DE COURTEILLE · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL PORTES DU MAINE ET PERSEIGNE · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT NORMANDIE). [3]
28 × Hairdresser (COIFF & CO · COIF-EL LUI SAINT KARL 2 · EPI TETE). [3,4]
5 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
5 × Hotel (HOTEL LE CHAPEAU ROUGE · HÔTEL DES DUCS · LE HUSSARD · HOTEL IBIS). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL DE GUERAME). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 5 × Bakery (boulangerie), 4 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 26 × Restaurant, 6 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 19 | AUX DELICES DES DUCS · MAISON LUCHIER · REINE · NORMANDELICES | INSEE BPE 19 / INSEE SIRENE 24 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 10 | MARQUES DOMINGOS · EURL S.P TRAITEUR · EURL AZ-EDDINE · BOUCHERIE RAGOT · CHARCUTERIE DE LANCREL | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 11 | AUX FINS GOURMETS · NORMANDIE MAINE ECOLOGIE SARL · ALDI MARCHE · COCCINELLE EXPRESS · MAXI-MARCHE | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 17 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 11 | ALENCON DISTRIBUTION · LIDL · ALDI MARCHE · CARREFOUR EXPRESS · AYSE MARKET | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | AU ROY FROMAGE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 2 | L OCEAN · POISSONNERIE SAINT PIERRE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 74 | CHARY'S · VENETIA · BAR DES COURSES · LE PARISIEN · HAUT MINISTERE | INSEE BPE 74 / INSEE SIRENE 114 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 27 | BISTROT DE LA HALLE · LE ROYAL BAR · BAR TABAC DES ETALS · THE RED ROSE · CAFE LA PYRAMIDE | INSEE SIRENE 27 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 15 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE MASSON · ECOLE PRIMAIRE JEAN DE LA FONTAINE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE JULES VERNE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE GABRIELLE GRANDIERE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE MOLIERE | INSEE BPE 15 [3] |
| Collège | 6 | COLLEGE JEAN RACINE · COLLEGE SAINT EXUPERY · COLLEGE HONORE DE BALZAC · COLLEGE LOUISE MICHEL · COLLEGE PRIVE ST FRANCOIS DE SALES | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 21 | ANNE-CELINE BROSSE, MÉDECIN · REMI SALMON, MÉDECIN · AZAD NANDJI, MÉDECIN · IULIAN-CIPRIAN BANU, MÉDECIN · MAGALI DESCHAMPS-LOUVET, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 21 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 8 | PHARMACIE OLLIVIER · PHARMACIE LE POINT DU JOUR · PHARMACIE LERICHE · PHARMACIE GORLIEZ CORBIN · PHARMACIE DE PERSEIGNE | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 3 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Library | 4 | 61 - MEDIATHEQUE DEPARTEMENTALE DE L'ORNE DE L'ORNE · MÉDIATHÈQUE DE QUARTIER PERSEIGNE · MÉDIATHÈQUE DE QUARTIER COURTEILLE · MEDIATHEQUE AVELINE | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | PLANET'CINE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 9 | LYCEE ALAIN · GYMNASE POISSON · GYMNASE MARCEL MEZEN · GYMNASE LOUVRIER · HALLE DES SPORTS DE PERSEIGNE | INSEE BPE 9 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 16 | CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL ALENCON MONTSORT · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUT DE ALENCON-CENTRE · AGENCE DE COURTEILLE · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL PORTES DU MAINE ET PERSEIGNE · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT NORMANDIE | INSEE BPE 16 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 28 | COIFF & CO · COIF-EL LUI SAINT KARL 2 · EPI TETE | INSEE BPE 28 / INSEE SIRENE 37 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 5 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 5 | HOTEL LE CHAPEAU ROUGE · HÔTEL DES DUCS · LE HUSSARD · HOTEL IBIS | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL DE GUERAME | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 26,305 (2012) → 25,490 (2023): -3.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 29,988 (1990) → 25,490 (2023): -15 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 15,226, of which 1.1 % second homes and 10 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Alençon): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Alençon): 0.3 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Alençon): 0.4 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Alençon): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Alençon): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 9 days a year at or above 30 °C and 43 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the ALENCON weather station, 2.7 km away at 143 m; the village itself is at 137 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at ALENCON, 2.7 km away at 143 m, over 30 summers. [9]
An average of 749 mm of rain a year, spread over 120 days — about 6.2 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at ALENCON, 2.7 km away at 143 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 — 61001/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 61001/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 61001/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 61001/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 61001
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lisieux | 14 | 80 km N | 19,645 | 72.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Lô | 50 | 115 km NW | 19,471 | 71.5 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Béthune | 62 | 298 km NE | 25,224 | 76.2 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vernon | 27 | 127 km NE | 25,290 | 74.5 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 97 % |
| Miramas | 13 | 659 km SE | 26,203 | 75.4 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 62 % · humidity 43 % |
| Saint-Dié-des-Vosges | 88 | 507 km E | 19,251 | 69.9 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 45 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lisieux | 14 | 80 km N | 19,645 | 72.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Lô | 50 | 115 km NW | 19,471 | 71.5 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vernon | 27 | 127 km NE | 25,290 | 74.5 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 97 % |
| Béthune | 62 | 298 km NE | 25,224 | 76.2 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Dié-des-Vosges | 88 | 507 km E | 19,251 | 69.9 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 45 % · humidity 100 % |
| Miramas | 13 | 659 km SE | 26,203 | 75.4 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 62 % · humidity 43 % |
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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 Alençon'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armentières | 59 | 322 km NE | 26,998 | 72 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bussy-Saint-Georges | 77 | 198 km E | 27,498 | 67.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rambouillet | 78 | 130 km E | 27,724 | 70.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Maubeuge | 59 | 349 km NE | 28,767 | 71.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bruay-la-Buissière | 62 | 289 km NE | 21,424 | 70.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lagny-sur-Marne | 77 | 199 km E | 21,461 | 71 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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