Argentan
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 61.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 58 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Argentan (INSEE 61006) is in Orne (61), part of CC Terres d'Argentan Interco. Population 13,527 (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/61006-argentan
Vitality score
Vitality score 61.6/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 58 % of the 1,831 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 | 0.57 | 25 | 14.15 |
| Social | 0.88 | 20 | 17.59 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.62 | 10 | 6.21 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.08 |
| Population trend | 0.32 | 10 | 3.24 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.77 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
12 × Bakery (boulangerie) (EURL DE NORMANDIE · CHOCOLATIER · BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · SARL LECUYER · BOULANGERIE DES TROIS CROIX). [3,4]
4 × Butcher (boucherie) (SEBAUR · CHARCUTERIE PREUD'HOMME · LES ELEVEURS DE LA CHARENTONNE · LE FAIM TRAITEUR). [3,4]
6 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (CCBL · BIENVENUE A LA FERME · MARKET D'ARGENTAN · NATURE ANDAINES · MA BOITE A DELICES). [3,4]
6 × Supermarket (LIDL · SA DUFRA · SA ARGENTAN DISTRIBUTION · NETTO · CARREFOUR MARKET). [3,4]
32 × Restaurant (BUFFALO GRILL · SARL VIEL LA RENAISSANCE · ARGENTITO · AKDENIZ KEBAB). [3,4]
12 × Café / bar (LE MILORD · L'AMBIANCE · LE BAR NORMAND · LE SULKY · THE GARDEN). [4]
6 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE JEANNE D'ARC · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE NOTRE DAME DE LA PLACE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE VICTOR HUGO · ECOLE PRIMAIRE VINCENT MUSELLI · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE MARCEL PAGNOL). [3]
3 × Collège (COLLEGE JEAN ROSTAND · COLLEGE FRANCOIS TRUFFAUT · COLLEGE PRIVE JEANNE D ARC). [3]
12 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CORALIE LANGRIS-FOREST, MÉDECIN · SEPIDEH LAURENT, MÉDECIN · MARIANNE LEDAUPHIN, MÉDECIN · LAURENT MOISANT, MÉDECIN · FLORIANE DEROUET, MÉDECIN). [3]
5 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE METAYER · PHARMACIE DU FORUM · PHARMACIE BELLE ETOILE · PHARMACIE PHARMAVENIR · PHARMACIE DES BORDS DE L ORNE). [3,4]
3 × Post office / agence postale (ARGENTAN CARREFOUR MARKET RP · ARGENTAN SAINT MICHEL RP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE FRANÇOIS MITTERRAND). [3]
1 × Cinema (NORMANDY). [3]
7 × Gym / sports hall (LYCEE JEANNE D ARC · SALLE DE BOXE · GYMNASE MICHEL PELCHAT · GYMNASE JEAN ROSTAND · COMPLEXE SPORTIF JEAN LE NOIR). [3]
8 × Bank (CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL ARGENTAN · AGENCE D'ARGENTAN · CREDIT AGRICOLE NORMANDIE · SOCIETE GENERALE · CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL DE MAINE ANJOU ET BASSE NORMANDIE). [3]
21 × Hairdresser (COIFFURE DU FORUM · BLACHER COIFFEUR). [3,4]
4 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
3 × Hotel (HÔTEL LA RENAISSANCE · BRIT HOTEL · SURE HÔTEL BY BEST WESTERN ARGENTAN). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL DE LA NOE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Butcher (boucherie), 13 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 12 | EURL DE NORMANDIE · CHOCOLATIER · BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · SARL LECUYER · BOULANGERIE DES TROIS CROIX | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 4 | SEBAUR · CHARCUTERIE PREUD'HOMME · LES ELEVEURS DE LA CHARENTONNE · LE FAIM TRAITEUR | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 6 | CCBL · BIENVENUE A LA FERME · MARKET D'ARGENTAN · NATURE ANDAINES · MA BOITE A DELICES | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 6 | LIDL · SA DUFRA · SA ARGENTAN DISTRIBUTION · NETTO · CARREFOUR MARKET | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 32 | BUFFALO GRILL · SARL VIEL LA RENAISSANCE · ARGENTITO · AKDENIZ KEBAB | INSEE BPE 32 / INSEE SIRENE 48 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 12 | LE MILORD · L'AMBIANCE · LE BAR NORMAND · LE SULKY · THE GARDEN | INSEE SIRENE 12 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 6 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE JEANNE D'ARC · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE NOTRE DAME DE LA PLACE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE VICTOR HUGO · ECOLE PRIMAIRE VINCENT MUSELLI · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE MARCEL PAGNOL | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Collège | 3 | COLLEGE JEAN ROSTAND · COLLEGE FRANCOIS TRUFFAUT · COLLEGE PRIVE JEANNE D ARC | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 12 | CORALIE LANGRIS-FOREST, MÉDECIN · SEPIDEH LAURENT, MÉDECIN · MARIANNE LEDAUPHIN, MÉDECIN · LAURENT MOISANT, MÉDECIN · FLORIANE DEROUET, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 12 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 5 | PHARMACIE METAYER · PHARMACIE DU FORUM · PHARMACIE BELLE ETOILE · PHARMACIE PHARMAVENIR · PHARMACIE DES BORDS DE L ORNE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 3 | ARGENTAN CARREFOUR MARKET RP · ARGENTAN SAINT MICHEL RP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE FRANÇOIS MITTERRAND | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | NORMANDY | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 7 | LYCEE JEANNE D ARC · SALLE DE BOXE · GYMNASE MICHEL PELCHAT · GYMNASE JEAN ROSTAND · COMPLEXE SPORTIF JEAN LE NOIR | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 8 | CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL ARGENTAN · AGENCE D'ARGENTAN · CREDIT AGRICOLE NORMANDIE · SOCIETE GENERALE · CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL DE MAINE ANJOU ET BASSE NORMANDIE | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 21 | COIFFURE DU FORUM · BLACHER COIFFEUR | INSEE BPE 21 / INSEE SIRENE 28 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 4 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 3 | HÔTEL LA RENAISSANCE · BRIT HOTEL · SURE HÔTEL BY BEST WESTERN ARGENTAN | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL DE LA NOE | 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 14,219 (2012) → 13,527 (2023): -4.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 16,413 (1990) → 13,527 (2023): -17.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 7,674, of which 2.3 % second homes and 8.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Argentan): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Argentan): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Argentan): 0 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Argentan): 0.6 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Argentan): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 9 days a year at or above 30 °C and 48 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the ARGENTAN weather station, 3.5 km away at 170 m; the village itself is at 162 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at ARGENTAN, 3.5 km away at 170 m, over 30 summers. [9]
An average of 693 mm of rain a year, spread over 124 days — about 5.6 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at ARGENTAN, 3.5 km away at 170 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 — 61006/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 61006/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 61006/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 61006/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 61006
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nemours | 77 | 207 km E | 12,889 | 60 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Comines | 59 | 312 km NE | 12,731 | 50.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 84 % |
| Sablé-sur-Sarthe | 72 | 103 km S | 12,326 | 60.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 89 % |
| Bayeux | 14 | 78 km NW | 12,659 | 66.7 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 55 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pontivy | 56 | 231 km W | 14,640 | 67.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Morlaix | 29 | 281 km W | 15,194 | 65.1 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayeux | 14 | 78 km NW | 12,659 | 66.7 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 55 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sablé-sur-Sarthe | 72 | 103 km S | 12,326 | 60.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 89 % |
| Nemours | 77 | 207 km E | 12,889 | 60 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pontivy | 56 | 231 km W | 14,640 | 67.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Morlaix | 29 | 281 km W | 15,194 | 65.1 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Comines | 59 | 312 km NE | 12,731 | 50.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 84 % |
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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 Argentan'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pontivy | 56 | 231 km W | 14,640 | 67.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fontenay-le-Fleury | 78 | 151 km E | 13,680 | 40.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Avranches | 50 | 99 km W | 10,143 | 63.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Freyming-Merlebach | 57 | 501 km E | 13,266 | 53.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mayenne | 53 | 66 km SW | 12,883 | 59.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Val-de-Reuil | 27 | 108 km NE | 13,245 | 54.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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