Lalacelle
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 25.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 70 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Lalacelle (INSEE 61213) is in Orne (61), part of CU d'Alençon. Population 263 (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 25.6/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 70 % of the 17,415 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 | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.55 | 10 | 5.48 |
| Housing mix | 0.73 | 5 | 3.67 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LA LENTILLIERE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE PARIS BREST). [4]
1 × Hotel (HÔTEL LA LENTILLÈRE (LDF)). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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 | 1 | LA LENTILLIERE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE PARIS BREST | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | HÔTEL LA LENTILLÈRE (LDF) | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| 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 291 (2012) → 263 (2023): -9.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 251 (1990) → 263 (2023): 4.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 158, of which 13.3 % second homes and 11.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Pré-en-Pail-Saint-Samson): 4.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Pré-en-Pail-Saint-Samson): 3.8 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Pré-en-Pail-Saint-Samson): 5 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Denis-sur-Sarthon): 7.5 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Ciral): 1.9 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 5 days a year at or above 30 °C and 50 days at or below 0 °C, over 10 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the CARROUGES weather station, 10.1 km away at 295 m; the village itself is at 274 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ALENCON, 19 km away at 143 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 131 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 966 mm of rain a year, spread over 138 days — about 7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST ELLIER DES BOIS, 5.6 km away at 266 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 — 61213/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 61213/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 61213/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 61213/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 53185
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 61382
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 61107
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charentonnay | 18 | 270 km SE | 282 | 26 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 93 % · humidity 79 % |
| Cléré-du-Bois | 36 | 196 km SE | 239 | 22.5 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 85 % · humidity 79 % |
| Montjoie-Saint-Martin | 50 | 85 km W | 250 | 23.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Livers-Cazelles | 81 | 519 km S | 239 | 29.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Juif | 71 | 445 km SE | 248 | 27 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 13 % · winter 92 % · humidity 71 % |
| Vivans | 42 | 399 km SE | 242 | 23.6 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 92 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montjoie-Saint-Martin | 50 | 85 km W | 250 | 23.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cléré-du-Bois | 36 | 196 km SE | 239 | 22.5 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 85 % · humidity 79 % |
| Charentonnay | 18 | 270 km SE | 282 | 26 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 93 % · humidity 79 % |
| Vivans | 42 | 399 km SE | 242 | 23.6 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 92 % · humidity 0 % |
| Juif | 71 | 445 km SE | 248 | 27 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 13 % · winter 92 % · humidity 71 % |
| Livers-Cazelles | 81 | 519 km S | 239 | 29.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Lalacelle'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montjoie-Saint-Martin | 50 | 85 km W | 250 | 23.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Champrepus | 50 | 95 km NW | 322 | 27.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Locquignol | 59 | 339 km NE | 301 | 30.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Nicolas-de-Sommaire | 61 | 67 km NE | 261 | 20 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Moncy | 61 | 56 km NW | 261 | 25.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Gonlay | 35 | 148 km W | 377 | 29.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
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