La Ferté Macé
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 58.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 73 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Ferté Macé (INSEE 61168) is in Orne (61), part of CA Flers Agglo. Population 5,071 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2016-01-12 from 1 former commune: Antoigny (61004). [3]
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/61168-la-ferte-mace
Vitality score
Vitality score 58.2/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 73 % of the 4,625 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 | 0.58 | 25 | 14.49 |
| Social | 0.92 | 20 | 18.46 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.46 | 10 | 4.61 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Housing mix | 0.94 | 5 | 4.68 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [4,5]
5 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · SARL BOULANGERIE AMELINE · BOULE ET MIE TENDRE). [4,5]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (SARL VAULOUP TRAITEUR · BOUCHERIE DE LA PLACE). [4,5]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (PANIER FERTOI). [4,5]
4 × Supermarket (LIDL · FER.MA.DIS · INTERMARCHE · ACTION). [4,5]
1 × Fishmonger (LA BROCHARDIERE). [4,5]
16 × Restaurant (AUBERT STEPHAN · LECORNU DENISE · TURKUAZ · L'ESPERANCE · LA CAVE CHIMAY). [4,5]
8 × Café / bar (BAR DU CENTRE · LE VINCENNES · LE BAR DE LA PLAGE · LE CARRE D'AS · AU CAFE CREME). [5]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLES PUBLIQUES FERTOISES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE SAINTE MARIE). [4]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE JACQUES BREL · COLLEGE PRIVE NOTRE-DAME). [4]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (AGATHE DUVAL, MÉDECIN · ALEXIS AUBIN, MÉDECIN). [4]
3 × Pharmacy (SELARL PHARMACIE DES ANDAINES · SELARL PHARMACIE CENTRALE FERTOISE · PHARMACIE D HAUTVIE). [4,5]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [4]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE LA GRANDE NOUVELLE). [4]
1 × Cinema (GERARD PHILIPE). [4]
5 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE HENRY BROSSART · LYCEE LES ANDAINES · SALLE PAUL SOUVRAY · STADE GASTON MEILON · LYCEE FLORA TRISTAN). [4]
5 × Bank (CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL DU PAYS FERTOIS · AGENCE DE LA FERTE MACE · BANQUE CIC NORD OUEST · CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL DE MAINE ANJOU ET BASSE NORMANDIE · BANQUE POPULAIRE GRAND OUEST). [4]
11 × Hairdresser (SARL LA FERTE COIFF · CHARRIER DALILA · SOPHIESTYL · COIF'HOM' · MARIANNE COIFFURE). [4,5]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [4,5]
2 × Hotel (LA TAVERNE DE LA PAIX · AUBERGE D'ANDAINE). [4,5]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LE CHAMP DE LA VALLÉE). [4,5]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Supermarket, 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Bank, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 5 | BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · SARL BOULANGERIE AMELINE · BOULE ET MIE TENDRE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [4,5] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | SARL VAULOUP TRAITEUR · BOUCHERIE DE LA PLACE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | PANIER FERTOI | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4,5] |
| Supermarket | 4 | LIDL · FER.MA.DIS · INTERMARCHE · ACTION | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [4,5] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | LA BROCHARDIERE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Restaurant | 16 | AUBERT STEPHAN · LECORNU DENISE · TURKUAZ · L'ESPERANCE · LA CAVE CHIMAY | INSEE BPE 16 / INSEE SIRENE 23 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 8 | BAR DU CENTRE · LE VINCENNES · LE BAR DE LA PLAGE · LE CARRE D'AS · AU CAFE CREME | INSEE SIRENE 8 [5] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLES PUBLIQUES FERTOISES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE SAINTE MARIE | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE JACQUES BREL · COLLEGE PRIVE NOTRE-DAME | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | AGATHE DUVAL, MÉDECIN · ALEXIS AUBIN, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | SELARL PHARMACIE DES ANDAINES · SELARL PHARMACIE CENTRALE FERTOISE · PHARMACIE D HAUTVIE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [4,5] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE LA GRANDE NOUVELLE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Cinema | 1 | GERARD PHILIPE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Gym / sports hall | 5 | SALLE HENRY BROSSART · LYCEE LES ANDAINES · SALLE PAUL SOUVRAY · STADE GASTON MEILON · LYCEE FLORA TRISTAN | INSEE BPE 5 [4] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 5 | CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL DU PAYS FERTOIS · AGENCE DE LA FERTE MACE · BANQUE CIC NORD OUEST · CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL DE MAINE ANJOU ET BASSE NORMANDIE · BANQUE POPULAIRE GRAND OUEST | INSEE BPE 5 [4] |
| Hairdresser | 11 | SARL LA FERTE COIFF · CHARRIER DALILA · SOPHIESTYL · COIF'HOM' · MARIANNE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [4,5] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Hotel | 2 | LA TAVERNE DE LA PAIX · AUBERGE D'ANDAINE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING LE CHAMP DE LA VALLÉE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 5,850 (2012) → 5,071 (2023): -13.3 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 7,038 (1990) → 5,071 (2023): -27.9 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 3,217, of which 3.2 % second homes and 17.9 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Ferté Macé): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (La Ferté Macé): 0 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (La Ferté Macé): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (La Ferté Macé): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (La Ferté Macé): 0.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 9 days a year at or above 30 °C and 64 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the BAGNOLES-DE-L_ORNE weather station, 6.8 km away at 151 m; the village itself is at 216 m. [10]
The village sits 65 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]
An average of 909 mm of rain a year, spread over 136 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at BAGNOLES-DE-L_ORNE, 6.8 km away at 151 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 — 61168/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 61168/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 61168/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 61168/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 61168
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pont-l'Évêque | 14 | 87 km NE | 5,145 | 70.7 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 90 % · winter 49 % |
| Beaurepaire | 38 | 547 km SE | 5,010 | 61.7 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 54 % · winter 99 % |
| La Côte-Saint-André | 38 | 555 km SE | 4,873 | 68 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 54 % · winter 88 % |
| Blotzheim | 68 | 593 km E | 5,282 | 58.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 69 % · winter 93 % |
| Saint-Vit | 25 | 486 km E | 5,133 | 61 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 74 % · winter 96 % |
| Plouigneau | 29 | 246 km W | 5,014 | 56.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 79 % · winter 62 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pont-l'Évêque | 14 | 87 km NE | 5,145 | 70.7 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 90 % · winter 49 % |
| Plouigneau | 29 | 246 km W | 5,014 | 56.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 79 % · winter 62 % |
| Saint-Vit | 25 | 486 km E | 5,133 | 61 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 74 % · winter 96 % |
| Beaurepaire | 38 | 547 km SE | 5,010 | 61.7 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 54 % · winter 99 % |
| La Côte-Saint-André | 38 | 555 km SE | 4,873 | 68 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 54 % · winter 88 % |
| Blotzheim | 68 | 593 km E | 5,282 | 58.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 69 % · winter 93 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
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