Putanges-le-Lac
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 45/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 54 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Putanges-le-Lac (INSEE 61339) is in Orne (61), part of CC du Val d'Orne. Population 2,093 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2016-01-01 from 8 former communes: Chênedouit (61106), La Forêt-Auvray (61174), La Fresnaye-au-Sauvage (61179), Ménil-Jean (61270), Rabodanges (61340), Les Rotours (61354), Saint-Aubert-sur-Orne (61364), Sainte-Croix-sur-Orne (61378). [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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/61339-putanges-le-lac
Vitality score
Vitality score 45/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 54 % of the 9,309 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.59 | 20 | 11.7 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.59 | 10 | 5.85 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 0.49 | 10 | 4.88 |
| Housing mix | 0.64 | 5 | 3.21 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [4,5]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (FLORIAN QUINETTE BOULANGERIE PATISS). [4,5]
1 × Restaurant (LE LION VERD CABARET PUTANGES RESTAURANT). [4,5]
3 × Café / bar (AU POT D'ETAIN · BANG BANG BAR). [5]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUTANGES-PONT-ECREPIN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINTE THERESE (PUTANGES-PONT-ECREPIN). [4]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE GASTON LEFAVRAIS). [4]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CATHERINE CASTEL, MÉDECIN · CATHERINE DELANOE-DAREAU, MÉDECIN · ELODIE MORICE, MÉDECIN). [4]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU VAL D'ORNE). [4,5]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [4]
2 × Gym / sports hall (AIRE DE SPORT COUVERTE · SALLE JEAN FERRON). [4]
1 × Bank (CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT NORMANDIE). [4]
4 × Hairdresser (ID CREATIONS · NOUVEL ECLAT · A LA GARCONNE). [4,5]
1 × Hotel (LE LION VERD). [4,5]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL). [4,5]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), Library. [5,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | FLORIAN QUINETTE BOULANGERIE PATISS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 1 | LE LION VERD CABARET PUTANGES RESTAURANT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 3 | AU POT D'ETAIN · BANG BANG BAR | INSEE SIRENE 3 [5] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUTANGES-PONT-ECREPIN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINTE THERESE (PUTANGES-PONT-ECREPIN | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE GASTON LEFAVRAIS | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | CATHERINE CASTEL, MÉDECIN · CATHERINE DELANOE-DAREAU, MÉDECIN · ELODIE MORICE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [4] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DU VAL D'ORNE | 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 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | AIRE DE SPORT COUVERTE · SALLE JEAN FERRON | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 1 | CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT NORMANDIE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Hairdresser | 4 | ID CREATIONS · NOUVEL ECLAT · A LA GARCONNE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [4,5] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Hotel | 1 | LE LION VERD | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Thursday 9h à 13h place de l'Hôtel de Ville de Putanges-Pont-Ecrepin. [6]
Trajectory
Population 2,156 (2012) → 2,093 (2023): -2.9 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 2,118 (1990) → 2,093 (2023): -1.2 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,353, of which 17.9 % second homes and 11.1 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Putanges-le-Lac): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Lougé-sur-Maire): 7.9 km to the south (straight line). [11]
GP (Putanges-le-Lac): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Putanges-le-Lac): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Putanges-le-Lac): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 7 days a year at or above 30 °C and 32 days at or below 0 °C, over 27 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the FRESNAYE-AU-SAUVAGE_SAPC weather station, 4.9 km away at 229 m; the village itself is at 131 m. [12]
The village sits 98 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at ARGENTAN, 19.5 km away at 170 m, over 30 summers. [12]
An average of 862 mm of rain a year, spread over 136 days — about 6.3 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at FRESNAYE-AU-SAUVAGE_SAPC, 4.9 km away at 229 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
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 — 61339/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.putangeslelac.fr/economie/— “Chaque jeudi de l'année, de 9h à 13h, sur la place de l'Hôtel de Ville de Putanges-Pont-Ecrepin.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 61339/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 61339/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 61339/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 61339
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 61237
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbaretz | 44 | 165 km SW | 2,073 | 51.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Glomel | 22 | 240 km W | 1,440 | 40.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bourbriac | 22 | 219 km W | 2,145 | 54 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ploërdut | 56 | 237 km W | 1,255 | 38.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bazouges-la-Pérouse | 35 | 105 km W | 1,877 | 51.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Teilleul | 50 | 53 km SW | 1,706 | 39 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 97 % · winter 82 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Teilleul | 50 | 53 km SW | 1,706 | 39 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 97 % · winter 82 % |
| Bazouges-la-Pérouse | 35 | 105 km W | 1,877 | 51.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Abbaretz | 44 | 165 km SW | 2,073 | 51.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bourbriac | 22 | 219 km W | 2,145 | 54 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ploërdut | 56 | 237 km W | 1,255 | 38.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Glomel | 22 | 240 km W | 1,440 | 40.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · 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 Putanges-le-Lac'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glomel | 22 | 240 km W | 1,440 | 40.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ploërdut | 56 | 237 km W | 1,255 | 38.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bazouges-la-Pérouse | 35 | 105 km W | 1,877 | 51.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Inguiniel | 56 | 241 km W | 2,188 | 57.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Plonévez-du-Faou | 29 | 270 km W | 2,160 | 56.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bréhan | 56 | 196 km SW | 2,306 | 43.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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