Camembert
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 7.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 5 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Camembert (INSEE 61071) is in Orne (61), part of CC des Vallées d'Auge et du Merlerault. Population 168 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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 7.4/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 5 % of the 14,884 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 | 25 | 0 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.41 | 10 | 4.13 |
| Housing mix | 0.42 | 5 | 2.12 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 196 (2012) → 168 (2023): -14.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 184 (1990) → 168 (2023): -8.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 125, of which 28.8 % second homes and 11.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Vimoutiers): 4 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Vimoutiers): 3.9 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Vimoutiers): 3.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Vimoutiers): 4.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Vimoutiers): 4.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 8 days a year at or above 30 °C and 34 days at or below 0 °C, over 12 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the CHAMPEAUX -LES- weather station, 3.3 km away at 247 m; the village itself is at 143 m. [9]
The village sits 104 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. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at PIN AU HARAS-INRAE, 18.7 km away at 202 m, over 15 summers. [9]
That station sits 59 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 828 mm of rain a year, spread over 146 days — about 5.7 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at CHAMPEAUX -LES-, 3.3 km away at 247 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 — 61071/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 61071/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 61071/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 61071/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 61508
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Hippolyte-le-Graveyron | 84 | 649 km SE | 168 | 8.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Goulafrière | 27 | 20 km E | 170 | 9.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rahay | 72 | 114 km SE | 167 | 7.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 86 % |
| Esclottes | 47 | 465 km S | 170 | 8.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 91 % · humidity 64 % |
| Foissy | 21 | 381 km SE | 173 | 11.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 43 % · humidity 86 % |
| Courgeac | 16 | 389 km S | 167 | 7.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 89 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Goulafrière | 27 | 20 km E | 170 | 9.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rahay | 72 | 114 km SE | 167 | 7.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 86 % |
| Foissy | 21 | 381 km SE | 173 | 11.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 43 % · humidity 86 % |
| Courgeac | 16 | 389 km S | 167 | 7.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 89 % · humidity 64 % |
| Esclottes | 47 | 465 km S | 170 | 8.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 91 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Hippolyte-le-Graveyron | 84 | 649 km SE | 168 | 8.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Camembert'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Goulafrière | 27 | 20 km E | 170 | 9.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tigny-Noyelle | 62 | 196 km NE | 163 | 6.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Ouen-de-Sécherouvre | 61 | 40 km SE | 153 | 5.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Beauchêne | 41 | 121 km SE | 172 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chaumont | 61 | 13 km SE | 165 | 13.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Appeville | 50 | 121 km NW | 200 | 8.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
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