Fougères
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 74/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 84 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Fougères (INSEE 35115) is in Ille-et-Vilaine (35), part of CA Fougères Agglomération. Population 20,307 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [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/35115-fougeres
Vitality score
Vitality score 74/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 84 % of the 1,178 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 | 0.77 | 25 | 19.22 |
| Social | 0.99 | 20 | 19.76 |
| Education | 0.75 | 10 | 7.47 |
| Health | 0.64 | 10 | 6.37 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.41 | 10 | 4.13 |
| 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]
21 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE PETIT MOULIN · BOULANGERIE-GOURSAD · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE EMMANUEL POSLOUX · BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · LA FLORIANTINE). [3,4]
8 × Butcher (boucherie) (LES ELEVEURS DE LA CHARENTONNE · SARL BEAUSSIER JEROME · DOHA · LES BOUCHERIES DU BOCAGE). [3,4]
11 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (ALFIO · LE GOUT DU BONHEUR · LES HALLES BIOMONDE · MAIER IOAN-TEODOR · LA BECQUEE). [3,4]
6 × Supermarket (VALCLAIR SA · LIDL · CARREFOUR · ALDI MARCHE · CARREFOUR CITY). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (LA PECHERIE). [3,4]
71 × Restaurant (BUFFALO GRILL · RESTECO-COLLEGE STE MARIE DE FOUGER · BURIANA CONSTANTIN · SNC LABAN MENARD · TANTE SUZETTE). [3,4]
30 × Café / bar (BAR L'IMPREVU · LE MOLLY MALONE · BAR DE LA FORAIRIE · LE BISTROT DU BEFFROI · LE MARCHIX). [4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LA MADELEINE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE RAOUL 2). [3]
11 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE DU GUESCLIN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LA FORAIRIE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LA CHATTIERE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LES BLEUETS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE ODILE GAUTRY). [3]
4 × Collège (COLLEGE THERESE PIERRE · COLLEGE MAHATMA GANDHI · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINTE-JEANNE-D'ARC LA SALLE · COLLEGE PRIVE STE MARIE). [3]
11 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ROSE-MARIE CHEVALIER-DAVY, MÉDECIN · FLORIAN MICHEL, MÉDECIN · LUDOVIC LE QUESTEL, MÉDECIN · THIERRY CHEREL, MÉDECIN · JEAN-LOUIS DUVAL, MÉDECIN). [3]
6 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE L'EUROPE · SELARLU PHARMACIE DES COTTERETS · PHARMACIE DE LA CROIX HAMON · PHARMACIE DE BONABRY · PHARMACIE DU CROISSANT). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
2 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE COMMUNAUTAIRE DE FOUGÈRES · 35 - ANTENNE DÉPARTEMENTALE DE FOUGÈRES). [3]
1 × Cinema (LE CLUB). [3]
13 × Gym / sports hall (HALLE OMNISPORTS DES COTTERETS · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DU DRAPEAU DE FOUGERES · GYMNASE DU LYCEE PROFESSIONNEL JEAN GUEHENNO · GYMNASE BONABRY · LYCEE JEAN GUEHENNO). [3]
8 × Bank (AGENCE DE FOUGERES · SOCIETE GENERALE · FOUGERES BNPP BDB · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL D'ILLE ET VILAINE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE FOUGERES). [3]
32 × Hairdresser (HAIRCOI'F · ESPACE COIFFURE · ADC). [3,4]
4 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
5 × Hotel (HOTEL DES VOYAGEURS · FORMULE 1 · HOTEL GRILL CAMPANILE · HOTEL DE BRETAGNE · BALZAC HÔTEL). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING PARON). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Butcher (boucherie), 2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 11 × Restaurant, 3 × Pharmacy, 6 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 21 | LE PETIT MOULIN · BOULANGERIE-GOURSAD · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE EMMANUEL POSLOUX · BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · LA FLORIANTINE | INSEE BPE 21 / INSEE SIRENE 20 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 8 | LES ELEVEURS DE LA CHARENTONNE · SARL BEAUSSIER JEROME · DOHA · LES BOUCHERIES DU BOCAGE | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 11 | ALFIO · LE GOUT DU BONHEUR · LES HALLES BIOMONDE · MAIER IOAN-TEODOR · LA BECQUEE | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 15 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 6 | VALCLAIR SA · LIDL · CARREFOUR · ALDI MARCHE · CARREFOUR CITY | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | LA PECHERIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 71 | BUFFALO GRILL · RESTECO-COLLEGE STE MARIE DE FOUGER · BURIANA CONSTANTIN · SNC LABAN MENARD · TANTE SUZETTE | INSEE BPE 71 / INSEE SIRENE 93 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 30 | BAR L'IMPREVU · LE MOLLY MALONE · BAR DE LA FORAIRIE · LE BISTROT DU BEFFROI · LE MARCHIX | INSEE SIRENE 30 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LA MADELEINE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE RAOUL 2 | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 11 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE DU GUESCLIN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LA FORAIRIE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LA CHATTIERE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LES BLEUETS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE ODILE GAUTRY | INSEE BPE 11 [3] |
| Collège | 4 | COLLEGE THERESE PIERRE · COLLEGE MAHATMA GANDHI · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINTE-JEANNE-D'ARC LA SALLE · COLLEGE PRIVE STE MARIE | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 11 | ROSE-MARIE CHEVALIER-DAVY, MÉDECIN · FLORIAN MICHEL, MÉDECIN · LUDOVIC LE QUESTEL, MÉDECIN · THIERRY CHEREL, MÉDECIN · JEAN-LOUIS DUVAL, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 11 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 6 | PHARMACIE DE L'EUROPE · SELARLU PHARMACIE DES COTTERETS · PHARMACIE DE LA CROIX HAMON · PHARMACIE DE BONABRY · PHARMACIE DU CROISSANT | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 2 | MÉDIATHÈQUE COMMUNAUTAIRE DE FOUGÈRES · 35 - ANTENNE DÉPARTEMENTALE DE FOUGÈRES | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | LE CLUB | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 13 | HALLE OMNISPORTS DES COTTERETS · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DU DRAPEAU DE FOUGERES · GYMNASE DU LYCEE PROFESSIONNEL JEAN GUEHENNO · GYMNASE BONABRY · LYCEE JEAN GUEHENNO | INSEE BPE 13 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 8 | AGENCE DE FOUGERES · SOCIETE GENERALE · FOUGERES BNPP BDB · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL D'ILLE ET VILAINE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE FOUGERES | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 32 | HAIRCOI'F · ESPACE COIFFURE · ADC | INSEE BPE 32 / INSEE SIRENE 46 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 4 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 5 | HOTEL DES VOYAGEURS · FORMULE 1 · HOTEL GRILL CAMPANILE · HOTEL DE BRETAGNE · BALZAC HÔTEL | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING PARON | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day (reported, unverified): Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday 16h à 20h (mercredi), 8h à 12h30 (jeudi), 8h30 à 13h15 ou 13h (samedi selon saison) Esplanade des Chaussonnières (mercredi), parking de la rencontre aux Cotterêts (jeudi), Haute Ville (samedi) (seasonal). No source says whether it is weekly or monthly. [5]
Trajectory
Population 20,040 (2012) → 20,307 (2023): 1.3 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 22,239 (1990) → 20,307 (2023): -8.7 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 12,273, of which 2 % second homes and 8.8 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Fougères): 0.3 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Fougères): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Fougères): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Fougères): 0.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Fougères): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 6 days a year at or above 30 °C and 32 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the FOUGERES weather station, 1.7 km away at 74 m; the village itself is at 131 m. [10]
The village sits 57 m above 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at LOUVIGNE-DU-DESERT, 15.2 km away at 153 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 935 mm of rain a year, spread over 140 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at FOUGERES, 1.7 km away at 74 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
828 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 170,000 € — 1,800 € per m² of built surface. [11]
934 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 100,000 € — 1,640 € per m². [11]
The median across Ille-et-Vilaine is 2,168 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [11]
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
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 35115/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://fougeres.fr/infos-pratiques/marches-hebdomadaires/— “Mercredi après-midi : marché sur l'Esplanade des Chaussonnières de 16h à 20h toute l'année. Jeudi matin : parking de la rencontre aux Cotterêts de 8h à 12h30 toute l'année. Samedi matin : marché de la Haute Ville de 8h30 à 13h15 (d'avril à octobre) et de 8h30 à 13h (de novembre à mars).”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 35115/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 35115/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 35115/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 35115
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Creusot | 71 | 456 km E | 20,509 | 61.5 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Forbach | 57 | 601 km E | 20,493 | 69 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cugnaux | 31 | 570 km S | 20,662 | 63.7 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 26 % · winter 91 % · humidity 50 % |
| Cournon-d'Auvergne | 63 | 442 km SE | 19,951 | 57.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 65 % · humidity 100 % |
| Halluin | 59 | 413 km NE | 20,715 | 63.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 95 % |
| Sélestat | 67 | 640 km E | 19,589 | 68.6 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 61 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halluin | 59 | 413 km NE | 20,715 | 63.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 95 % |
| Cournon-d'Auvergne | 63 | 442 km SE | 19,951 | 57.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 65 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Creusot | 71 | 456 km E | 20,509 | 61.5 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cugnaux | 31 | 570 km S | 20,662 | 63.7 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 26 % · winter 91 % · humidity 50 % |
| Forbach | 57 | 601 km E | 20,493 | 69 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sélestat | 67 | 640 km E | 19,589 | 68.6 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 61 % · 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 Fougères'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruay-la-Buissière | 62 | 360 km NE | 21,424 | 70.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Hazebrouck | 59 | 377 km NE | 21,912 | 73.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Abbeville | 80 | 295 km NE | 22,395 | 76.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Château-Thierry | 02 | 347 km E | 15,097 | 66.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Armentières | 59 | 393 km NE | 26,998 | 72 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Lô | 50 | 85 km N | 19,471 | 71.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
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