Écouché-les-Vallées
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 53.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 80 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Écouché-les-Vallées (INSEE 61153) is in Orne (61), part of CC Terres d'Argentan Interco. Population 2,193 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2018-01-01 from 6 former communes: Batilly (61027), La Courbe (61127), Fontenai-sur-Orne (61173), Loucé (61236), Saint-Ouen-sur-Maire (61441), Serans (61470). [3]
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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 53.8/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 80 % of the 9,000 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 | 0.34 | 25 | 8.55 |
| Social | 0.7 | 20 | 14.09 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.59 | 10 | 5.85 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.45 | 10 | 4.54 |
| Housing mix | 0.88 | 5 | 4.41 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [4,5]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA HUCHE A PAIN · AUX PETITES GOURMANDISES). [4,5]
1 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR EXPRESS). [4,5]
3 × Restaurant (AVIA · PIZZA FRESCA · CHEZ KAZIM). [4,5]
2 × Café / bar (LA RENAISSANCE · LE NARVAL). [5]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE (ECOUCHE) · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SACRE COEUR (ECOUCHE). [4]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE GEORGES BRASSENS). [4]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (DELPHINE CHAPLAIN-FAUVEL, MÉDECIN · DEBORAH NENYE, MÉDECIN · JEAN-JACQUES LEGRAND, MÉDECIN). [4]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE D'ECOUCHE). [4,5]
1 × Post office / agence postale (ECOUCHE LES VALLEES RP). [4]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE D'ECOUCHÉ-LES-VALLÉES). [4]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [4]
1 × Bank (CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT NORMANDIE). [4]
2 × Hairdresser (AMELINE). [4,5]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [4,5]
2 × Hotel (LE FAISAN DORE · LE LION D OR). [4,5]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Nursery school (maternelle). [5,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | LA HUCHE A PAIN · AUX PETITES GOURMANDISES | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,5] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [5] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Supermarket | 1 | CARREFOUR EXPRESS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 3 | AVIA · PIZZA FRESCA · CHEZ KAZIM | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 2 | LA RENAISSANCE · LE NARVAL | INSEE SIRENE 2 [5] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE (ECOUCHE) · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SACRE COEUR (ECOUCHE | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE GEORGES BRASSENS | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | DELPHINE CHAPLAIN-FAUVEL, MÉDECIN · DEBORAH NENYE, MÉDECIN · JEAN-JACQUES LEGRAND, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [4] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE D'ECOUCHE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | ECOUCHE LES VALLEES RP | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE D'ECOUCHÉ-LES-VALLÉES | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 1 | CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT NORMANDIE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Hairdresser | 2 | AMELINE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [4,5] |
| Hotel | 2 | LE FAISAN DORE · LE LION D OR | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Friday de 9 Heures à 13 Heures Place Warabiot. [6]
Trajectory
Population 2,218 (2012) → 2,193 (2023): -1.1 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 2,298 (1990) → 2,193 (2023): -4.6 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,230, of which 5.9 % second homes and 11.2 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Écouché-les-Vallées): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Écouché-les-Vallées): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [10]
GP (Écouché-les-Vallées): 0.5 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Écouché-les-Vallées): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Écouché-les-Vallées): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 8 days a year at or above 30 °C and 49 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the RI weather station, 7.7 km away at 212 m; the village itself is at 153 m. [11]
The village sits 59 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ARGENTAN, 9.9 km away at 170 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 761 mm of rain a year, spread over 127 days — about 6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at TANQUES, 5.7 km away at 171 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [6]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 61153/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.ecouchelesvallees.fr/marches.html— “Le marché hebdomadaire d'Écouché a lieu le vendredi, de 9 Heures à 13 Heures, "Place Warabiot".”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 61153/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 61153/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 61153/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 61153
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Égreville | 77 | 229 km E | 2,186 | 52.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bourg | 33 | 410 km S | 2,244 | 55.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 70 % · humidity 57 % |
| Moirans-en-Montagne | 39 | 507 km SE | 2,107 | 59.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 39 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mouzon | 08 | 391 km E | 2,229 | 49.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
| Doudeville | 76 | 130 km NE | 2,420 | 56.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Urt | 64 | 588 km S | 2,346 | 56.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 82 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doudeville | 76 | 130 km NE | 2,420 | 56.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Égreville | 77 | 229 km E | 2,186 | 52.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mouzon | 08 | 391 km E | 2,229 | 49.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bourg | 33 | 410 km S | 2,244 | 55.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 70 % · humidity 57 % |
| Moirans-en-Montagne | 39 | 507 km SE | 2,107 | 59.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 39 % · humidity 93 % |
| Urt | 64 | 588 km S | 2,346 | 56.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 82 % · 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 Écouché-les-Vallées'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Georges-du-Bois | 72 | 85 km S | 2,285 | 53.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montreuil-sur-Ille | 35 | 123 km W | 2,420 | 60.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ribemont | 02 | 286 km NE | 1,931 | 54.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Croisilles | 62 | 272 km NE | 1,939 | 49.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Flesselles | 80 | 224 km NE | 1,937 | 47.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Avesnes-le-Comte | 62 | 258 km NE | 1,840 | 56.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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