La Chapelle-Biche
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 19.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 22 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Chapelle-Biche (INSEE 61095) is in Orne (61), part of CA Flers Agglo. Population 525 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [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 19.2/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 22 % of the 17,698 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.52 | 10 | 5.23 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.75 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE A.SURVILLE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE A.SURVILLE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 535 (2012) → 525 (2023): -1.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 513 (1990) → 525 (2023): 2.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 244, of which 2.5 % second homes and 9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Chanu): 2.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Clair-de-Halouze): 3.3 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Chanu): 4.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Chanu): 4.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (La Chapelle-Biche): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 4 days a year at or above 30 °C and 61 days at or below 0 °C, over 28 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the FLERS weather station, 5.3 km away at 195 m; the village itself is at 291 m. [11]
The village sits 96 m above 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at FLERS, 5.3 km away at 195 m, over 28 summers. [11]
That station sits 96 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 898 mm of rain a year, spread over 136 days — about 6.6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at FLERS, 5.3 km away at 195 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 61095/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 61095/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 61095/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 61095/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 61093
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 61376
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 61095
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abos | 64 | 595 km S | 526 | 20 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 36 % · humidity 0 % |
| Bazoncourt | 57 | 513 km E | 526 | 21.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Démuin | 80 | 261 km NE | 524 | 21.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pierreval | 76 | 166 km NE | 524 | 24.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vergaville | 57 | 540 km E | 529 | 17.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Aubin-de-Crétot | 76 | 133 km NE | 524 | 20.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Aubin-de-Crétot | 76 | 133 km NE | 524 | 20.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pierreval | 76 | 166 km NE | 524 | 24.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Démuin | 80 | 261 km NE | 524 | 21.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bazoncourt | 57 | 513 km E | 526 | 21.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vergaville | 57 | 540 km E | 529 | 17.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Abos | 64 | 595 km S | 526 | 20 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 36 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 La Chapelle-Biche'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sécheval | 08 | 404 km E | 517 | 22 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Hautvillers-Ouville | 80 | 240 km NE | 527 | 22.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pisseleu | 60 | 216 km NE | 519 | 24.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Jumel | 80 | 246 km NE | 532 | 25 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Fay-Saint-Quentin | 60 | 226 km NE | 531 | 22.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ghissignies | 59 | 350 km NE | 505 | 23.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
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