La Férée
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 6.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 8 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Férée (INSEE 08167) is in Ardennes (08), part of CC Ardennes Thiérache. Population 72 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/08167-la-feree
Vitality score
Vitality score 6.2/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 8 % of the 7,639 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.38 | 10 | 3.78 |
| Housing mix | 0.3 | 5 | 1.49 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Hairdresser (PONGNOT DAVINA). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, 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 | 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) | 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 | 1 | PONGNOT DAVINA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 86 (2012) → 72 (2023): -16.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 82 (1990) → 72 (2023): -12.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 57, of which 35.1 % second homes and 10.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Liart): 2.8 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Rocquigny): 8.3 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Brunehamel): 8.9 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Liart): 2.8 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Liart): 2.9 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 10 days a year at or above 30 °C and 77 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the SIGNY-L'ABBAYE weather station, 11.9 km away at 180 m; the village itself is at 233 m. [11]
The village sits 53 m above the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.89 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [11]
An average of 1,072 mm of rain a year, spread over 145 days — about 7.4 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LIART, 2.9 km away at 240 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 — 08167/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08167/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08167/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08167/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 08254
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 08366
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 02126
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy-lès-Chanceaux | 21 | 248 km S | 72 | 7.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 88 % |
| Bézaudun-sur-Bîne | 26 | 578 km S | 73 | 13.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 41 % · winter 85 % |
| Gignac | 84 | 656 km S | 73 | 13.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 31 % · winter 65 % |
| Grandrupt | 88 | 254 km SE | 74 | 10.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 81 % |
| Saint-Bresson | 30 | 648 km S | 73 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 36 % · winter 93 % |
| Courtauly | 11 | 767 km S | 73 | 9.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 79 % · winter 18 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy-lès-Chanceaux | 21 | 248 km S | 72 | 7.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 88 % |
| Grandrupt | 88 | 254 km SE | 74 | 10.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 81 % |
| Bézaudun-sur-Bîne | 26 | 578 km S | 73 | 13.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 41 % · winter 85 % |
| Saint-Bresson | 30 | 648 km S | 73 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 36 % · winter 93 % |
| Gignac | 84 | 656 km S | 73 | 13.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 31 % · winter 65 % |
| Courtauly | 11 | 767 km S | 73 | 9.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 79 % · winter 18 % |
Elsewhere
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