Fère-Champenoise
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 60.3/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 92 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Fère-Champenoise (INSEE 51248) is in Marne (51), part of CC du Sud Marnais. Population 2,173 (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/51248-fere-champenoise
Vitality score
Vitality score 60.3/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 92 % of the 9,068 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 | 0.6 | 25 | 15.02 |
| Social | 0.78 | 20 | 15.54 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.51 | 10 | 5.13 |
| Public & culture | 0.51 | 5 | 2.56 |
| Population trend | 0.42 | 10 | 4.2 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.84 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA BOITE A PAIN DE BEN). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHER). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (INTERMARCHE · COMME A LA GRANGE). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR CONTACT). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (PAUSE KEBAB · SERALENA · LES DELICES DE DENIZ). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (CAFE DES SPORTS). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE STEPHANE MALLARME). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ESTELLE NONO-KOUAMOUO, MÉDECIN · EUGÉNIE GAILLOT, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE GIROST). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (FERE CHAMPENOISE RP). [3]
2 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE DE FÈRE CHAMPENOISE · COMMUNAUTÉ DE COMMUNES DU SUD MARNAIS). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (COLLEGE S MALLARME · COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [3]
2 × Bank (CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DU NORD EST). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (CAPELLI MILON). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | LA BOITE A PAIN DE BEN | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHER | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | INTERMARCHE · COMME A LA GRANGE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | CARREFOUR CONTACT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 3 | PAUSE KEBAB · SERALENA · LES DELICES DE DENIZ | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | CAFE DES SPORTS | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE STEPHANE MALLARME | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | ESTELLE NONO-KOUAMOUO, MÉDECIN · EUGÉNIE GAILLOT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE GIROST | 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 | FERE CHAMPENOISE RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 2 | MÉDIATHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE DE FÈRE CHAMPENOISE · COMMUNAUTÉ DE COMMUNES DU SUD MARNAIS | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | COLLEGE S MALLARME · COMPLEXE SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 2 | CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DU NORD EST | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 2 | CAPELLI MILON | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Wednesday matin place Clemenceau. [5]
Trajectory
Population 2,285 (2012) → 2,173 (2023): -4.9 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 2,362 (1990) → 2,173 (2023): -8 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,201, of which 1.6 % second homes and 13.4 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Fère-Champenoise): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Fère-Champenoise): 0 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Fère-Champenoise): 0.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Fère-Champenoise): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Fère-Champenoise): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 10 days a year at or above 30 °C and 51 days at or below 0 °C, over 27 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the VERT TOULON-CIVC weather station, 11.3 km away at 155 m; the village itself is at 115 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at VATRY-AERO, 13 km away at 179 m, over 24 summers. [10]
That station sits 64 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.63 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 744 mm of rain a year, spread over 120 days — about 6.2 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at BANNES, 7.4 km away at 143 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
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 — 51248/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://fere-champenoise.fr/les-marches/— “Fère-Champenoise accueille chaque mercredi matin, place Clemenceau, un marché alliant des commerces de fruits et légumes, boucherie / charcuterie, prêts à porter, chaussures, bricolage, fromages, fleurs, poissons, maroquinerie, literie”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 51248/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 51248/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 51248/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 51248
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roche-lez-Beaupré | 25 | 228 km SE | 2,158 | 59.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 57 % · humidity 93 % |
| Orchamps-Vennes | 25 | 261 km SE | 2,189 | 59.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 8 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mirebeau | 86 | 359 km SW | 2,143 | 58.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Formerie | 60 | 192 km NW | 2,097 | 63.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Rebais | 77 | 57 km W | 2,294 | 62.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Nesle | 80 | 136 km NW | 2,284 | 58.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rebais | 77 | 57 km W | 2,294 | 62.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Nesle | 80 | 136 km NW | 2,284 | 58.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Formerie | 60 | 192 km NW | 2,097 | 63.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Roche-lez-Beaupré | 25 | 228 km SE | 2,158 | 59.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 57 % · humidity 93 % |
| Orchamps-Vennes | 25 | 261 km SE | 2,189 | 59.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 8 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mirebeau | 86 | 359 km SW | 2,143 | 58.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 99 % · 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 Fère-Champenoise'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formerie | 60 | 192 km NW | 2,097 | 63.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Rebais | 77 | 57 km W | 2,294 | 62.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Nesle | 80 | 136 km NW | 2,284 | 58.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Porte du Der | 52 | 65 km SE | 2,099 | 61 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Patay | 45 | 187 km SW | 2,384 | 60.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montmédy | 55 | 131 km NE | 2,052 | 63.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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