Tinchebray-Bocage
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 50.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 45 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Tinchebray-Bocage (INSEE 61486) is in Orne (61), part of CC Domfront Tinchebray Interco. Population 4,813 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2015-01-01 from 6 former communes: Beauchêne (61031), Frênes (61177), Larchamp (61223), Saint-Cornier-des-Landes (61377), Saint-Jean-des-Bois (61410), Yvrandes (61513). [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/61486-tinchebray-bocage
Vitality score
Vitality score 50.5/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 45 % of the 4,827 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 | 8.4 |
| Social | 0.65 | 20 | 13.05 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.47 | 10 | 4.67 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.43 | 10 | 4.34 |
| Housing mix | 0.83 | 5 | 4.17 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [4,5]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LES DELICES DE L'HORLOGE · AUX GOURMANDISES DE CHRISTOPHE). [4,5]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (MAISON LENORMAND). [4,5]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (COCCIMARKET EPICERIE ELYDEN). [4,5]
1 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR MARKET). [4,5]
6 × Restaurant (RELAIS D'YVRANDES · LE RELAIS · TK61 · COENULA · LE COMPLEXE DE LARCHAMP). [4,5]
3 × Café / bar (LA CIVETTE · LE CHEVAL BLANC). [5]
4 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LA CLEF DES CHAMPS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LA MARINERIE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE ANDRE BRETON · ECOLE PRIMAIRE SAINT-JOSEPH). [4]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE ALBERT CAMUS · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT REMI). [4]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (VIRGINIE NOLLET-GRAUWIN, MÉDECIN · SORAYA MAHOUKOU-KIMBEMBE, MÉDECIN · ANTOINE BOCHET, MÉDECIN · LUCIE SAUVE, MÉDECIN · GILLES QUENTIN, MÉDECIN). [4]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE TINCHEBRAY-BOCAGE). [4,5]
2 × Post office / agence postale (TINCHEBRAY BOCAGE RP · LA POSTE). [4]
2 × Library (PÔLE CULTUREL DE FRÊNES · MEDI@TECH SYLVIA & HUBERT BASSOT). [4]
1 × Cinema (LE NORMANDY). [4]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF COSEC). [4]
1 × Bank (CREDIT AGRICOLE NORMANDIE). [4]
3 × Hairdresser (BARBIER DE TINCHEBRAY · EME COIFF'). [4,5]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [4]
1 × Hotel (AU PERE TRANQUILLE). [4,5]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | LES DELICES DE L'HORLOGE · AUX GOURMANDISES DE CHRISTOPHE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [4,5] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | MAISON LENORMAND | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | COCCIMARKET EPICERIE ELYDEN | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Supermarket | 1 | CARREFOUR MARKET | 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 | 6 | RELAIS D'YVRANDES · LE RELAIS · TK61 · COENULA · LE COMPLEXE DE LARCHAMP | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 3 | LA CIVETTE · LE CHEVAL BLANC | INSEE SIRENE 3 [5] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 4 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LA CLEF DES CHAMPS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LA MARINERIE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE ANDRE BRETON · ECOLE PRIMAIRE SAINT-JOSEPH | INSEE BPE 4 [4] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE ALBERT CAMUS · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT REMI | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 5 | VIRGINIE NOLLET-GRAUWIN, MÉDECIN · SORAYA MAHOUKOU-KIMBEMBE, MÉDECIN · ANTOINE BOCHET, MÉDECIN · LUCIE SAUVE, MÉDECIN · GILLES QUENTIN, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [4] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE TINCHEBRAY-BOCAGE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | TINCHEBRAY BOCAGE RP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Library | 2 | PÔLE CULTUREL DE FRÊNES · MEDI@TECH SYLVIA & HUBERT BASSOT | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Cinema | 1 | LE NORMANDY | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF COSEC | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 1 | CREDIT AGRICOLE NORMANDIE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Hairdresser | 3 | BARBIER DE TINCHEBRAY · EME COIFF' | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [4,5] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] |
| Hotel | 1 | AU PERE TRANQUILLE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Saturday samedi matin place Saint Rémy. [6]
Trajectory
Population 5,049 (2012) → 4,813 (2023): -4.7 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 5,154 (1990) → 4,813 (2023): -6.6 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,820, of which 8.3 % second homes and 13.6 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Tinchebray-Bocage): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Tinchebray-Bocage): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
GP (Tinchebray-Bocage): 0.4 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Tinchebray-Bocage): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Tinchebray-Bocage): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 6 days a year at or above 30 °C and 29 days at or below 0 °C, over 18 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST CORNIER-DES-LANDES weather station, 4.4 km away at 306 m; the village itself is at 205 m. [11]
The village sits 101 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 FLERS, 10.6 km away at 195 m, over 28 summers. [11]
An average of 1,143 mm of rain a year, spread over 155 days — about 7.4 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST CORNIER-DES-LANDES, 4.4 km away at 306 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 — 61486/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— http://www.tinchebray.fr/fr/rb/2233103/marche-food-trucks— “Le marché de Tinchebray a lieu le samedi matin (place Saint Rémy) .”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 61486/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 61486/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 61486/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 61486
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cluny | 71 | 480 km SE | 4,942 | 59.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 38 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villeneuve-en-Retz | 44 | 212 km SW | 5,120 | 61.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Marvejols | 48 | 560 km SE | 4,764 | 55.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 34 % · humidity 93 % |
| Plouigneau | 29 | 219 km W | 5,014 | 56.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Côte-Saint-André | 38 | 588 km SE | 4,873 | 68 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 41 % · humidity 93 % |
| Breteuil | 27 | 121 km E | 4,282 | 50.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 77 % · winter 59 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breteuil | 27 | 121 km E | 4,282 | 50.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 77 % · winter 59 % |
| Villeneuve-en-Retz | 44 | 212 km SW | 5,120 | 61.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Plouigneau | 29 | 219 km W | 5,014 | 56.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cluny | 71 | 480 km SE | 4,942 | 59.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 38 % · humidity 93 % |
| Marvejols | 48 | 560 km SE | 4,764 | 55.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 34 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Côte-Saint-André | 38 | 588 km SE | 4,873 | 68 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 41 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Tinchebray-Bocage'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villeneuve-en-Retz | 44 | 212 km SW | 5,120 | 61.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Plouigneau | 29 | 219 km W | 5,014 | 56.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pont-l'Évêque | 14 | 89 km NE | 5,145 | 70.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Retiers | 35 | 106 km SW | 4,566 | 54.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Trait | 76 | 138 km NE | 4,704 | 54.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Torigny-les-Villes | 50 | 35 km NW | 4,444 | 56.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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