Ercé-près-Liffré
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 35.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 25 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Ercé-près-Liffré (INSEE 35107) is in Ille-et-Vilaine (35), part of CC Liffré-Cormier Communauté. Population 2,034 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
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/35107-erce-pres-liffre
Vitality score
Vitality score 35.6/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 25 % of the 9,511 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 | 0.13 | 25 | 3.28 |
| Social | 0.2 | 20 | 3.93 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.8 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE FOURNIL DE BAPTISTE). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LE CAFE DE LA TERRASSE). [3,4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBL PAUL EMILE VICTOR · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE LE SACRE COEUR). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (ERCE PRES LIFFRE AP). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE D'ERCÉ PRÈS LIFFRÉ LE RELAIS DES CULTURES). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [3]
2 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LE FOURNIL DE BAPTISTE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | LE CAFE DE LA TERRASSE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBL PAUL EMILE VICTOR · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE LE SACRE COEUR | INSEE BPE 2 [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 | 1 | ERCE PRES LIFFRE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE D'ERCÉ PRÈS LIFFRÉ LE RELAIS DES CULTURES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 2 | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 1,759 (2012) → 2,034 (2023): 15.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,122 (1990) → 2,034 (2023): 81.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 860, of which 2 % second homes and 7.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Ercé-près-Liffré): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Chasné-sur-Illet): 3.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Gosné): 4 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Liffré): 4.7 km to the south (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Ercé-près-Liffré): 0.3 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 8 days a year at or above 30 °C and 41 days at or below 0 °C, over 11 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the FEINS weather station, 9.1 km away at 76 m; the village itself is at 64 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at FEINS SA, 9.8 km away at 87 m, over 20 summers. [12]
An average of 870 mm of rain a year, spread over 134 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at MEZIERES-SUR-C., 8.3 km away at 71 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
What property sold for
94 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 248,385 € — 2,136 € per m² of built surface. [13]
The median across Ille-et-Vilaine is 2,168 € per m², so this commune sits about level with it. [13]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 35107/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 35107/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 35107/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 35107/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 35107
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 35067
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 35121
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 35152
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cussac-Fort-Médoc | 33 | 355 km S | 2,279 | 39.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 73 % · humidity 36 % |
| Vérines | 17 | 233 km S | 2,354 | 39.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 84 % · humidity 57 % |
| Sassenay | 71 | 508 km E | 1,612 | 32.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Étriché | 49 | 105 km SE | 1,600 | 40.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fillé | 72 | 129 km E | 1,562 | 40.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Louplande | 72 | 121 km E | 1,505 | 37.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Étriché | 49 | 105 km SE | 1,600 | 40.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Louplande | 72 | 121 km E | 1,505 | 37.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fillé | 72 | 129 km E | 1,562 | 40.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vérines | 17 | 233 km S | 2,354 | 39.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 84 % · humidity 57 % |
| Cussac-Fort-Médoc | 33 | 355 km S | 2,279 | 39.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 73 % · humidity 36 % |
| Sassenay | 71 | 508 km E | 1,612 | 32.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 77 % · 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 Ercé-près-Liffré'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louplande | 72 | 121 km E | 1,505 | 37.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Trévé | 22 | 95 km W | 1,681 | 40 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Colleret | 59 | 463 km NE | 1,541 | 31 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gazeran | 78 | 247 km E | 1,492 | 48.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Moussy-le-Vieux | 77 | 317 km E | 1,469 | 31.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Thuriau | 56 | 110 km W | 1,885 | 48.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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