La Ferté-Imbault
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school.
Partly served 46.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 79 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Ferté-Imbault (INSEE 41084) is in Loir-et-Cher (41), part of CC de la Sologne des Rivières. Population 947 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [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/41084-la-ferte-imbault
Vitality score
Vitality score 46.1/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 79 % of the 14,674 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 | 0.63 | 25 | 15.8 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.4 | 10 | 4.04 |
| Housing mix | 0.71 | 5 | 3.54 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AU FOURNIL DE JUSTINE & BENJAMIN). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE LA FERTOISE). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (L'EPICERIE FERTOISE). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LE RENDEZ-VOUS DES PECHEURS). [3,4]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JACQUES PELUAU, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE JULIEN). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA FERTE IMBAULT RP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE LA FERTÉ-IMBAULT). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (COIFFURE SONIA · LE SALON D AMANDINE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (AUBERGE A LA TETE DE LARD). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | AU FOURNIL DE JUSTINE & BENJAMIN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE LA FERTOISE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | L'EPICERIE FERTOISE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 RENDEZ-VOUS DES PECHEURS | 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) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | JACQUES PELUAU, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE JULIEN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA FERTE IMBAULT RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE LA FERTÉ-IMBAULT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | GYMNASE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 2 | COIFFURE SONIA · LE SALON D AMANDINE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | AUBERGE A LA TETE DE LARD | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 986 (2012) → 947 (2023): -4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,047 (1990) → 947 (2023): -9.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 659, of which 14.6 % second homes and 11.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Ferté-Imbault): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (La Ferté-Imbault): 0.3 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (La Ferté-Imbault): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (La Ferté-Imbault): 0.3 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Selles-Saint-Denis): 2.6 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 25 days a year at or above 30 °C and 60 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the THEILLAY weather station, 12.8 km away at 140 m; the village itself is at 99 m. [10]
An average of 753 mm of rain a year, spread over 120 days — about 6.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at SELLES SAINT DENIS, 7.5 km away at 98 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 41084/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 41084/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 41084/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 41084/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 41084
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 41241
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maillezais | 85 | 234 km SW | 890 | 65 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 90 % · winter 59 % |
| Trie-sur-Baïse | 65 | 469 km S | 1,006 | 51.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 97 % · winter 76 % |
| Lugny | 71 | 239 km SE | 845 | 65.7 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 77 % · winter 81 % |
| Montolieu | 11 | 454 km S | 829 | 60.4 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 79 % · winter 58 % |
| Olby | 63 | 196 km S | 857 | 61.1 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 64 % · winter 70 % |
| Saint-Martin-la-Sauveté | 42 | 229 km SE | 889 | 47.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 64 % · winter 76 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olby | 63 | 196 km S | 857 | 61.1 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 64 % · winter 70 % |
| Saint-Martin-la-Sauveté | 42 | 229 km SE | 889 | 47.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 64 % · winter 76 % |
| Maillezais | 85 | 234 km SW | 890 | 65 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 90 % · winter 59 % |
| Lugny | 71 | 239 km SE | 845 | 65.7 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 77 % · winter 81 % |
| Montolieu | 11 | 454 km S | 829 | 60.4 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 79 % · winter 58 % |
| Trie-sur-Baïse | 65 | 469 km S | 1,006 | 51.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 97 % · winter 76 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
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