Flers
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 63.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 65 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Flers (INSEE 61169) is in Orne (61), part of CA Flers Agglo. Population 14,432 (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/61169-flers
Vitality score
Vitality score 63.9/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 65 % of the 1,700 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 | 0.66 | 25 | 16.46 |
| Social | 0.91 | 20 | 18.2 |
| Education | 0.58 | 10 | 5.83 |
| Health | 0.49 | 10 | 4.88 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.08 |
| Population trend | 0.31 | 10 | 3.07 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.76 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
16 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BREBA · BOULANGERIE OLIVIER · PIOLINE - VILLECROIX FLOIRAS · RETRODOR). [3,4]
7 × Butcher (boucherie) (CHARCUTERIE TRAITEUR DROUIN · LA BOUCHE...RIT ??? · AURELIEN · BOUCHERIE DU CENTRE · BOUCHERIE FORGET). [3,4]
6 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (CARREFOUR CITY · INTERMARCHE · VFDIET · COCCIMARKET · PENIN). [3,4]
5 × Supermarket (LIDL · SODIFLERS · ALDI MARCHE · NETTO · COCCIMARKET). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (LE SANS ARETES). [3,4]
41 × Restaurant (BUFFALO GRILL · BISTROT SAINT-JEAN · AUBERGE DES VIEILLES PIERRES · NCI.VI). [3,4]
14 × Café / bar (NUIT ETOILEE · L'ETOILE · LE P'TIT GAVROCHE · EL LOCO · LE VERDI). [4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE ROLAND · ECOLE MATERNELLE SEVIGNE). [3]
7 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE NOTRE DAME · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT JOSEPH · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE LES OISILLONS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUB J.MORIN-LA FONTAINE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LES VALLEES). [3]
3 × Collège (COLLEGE SEVIGNE · COLLEGE JEAN MONNET · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT THOMAS D'AQUIN). [3]
7 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ANNE-LISE DE BALBY DE VERNON, MÉDECIN · FREDERIC LOUVET, MÉDECIN · SYLVIE BOGENSCHUTZ-KEITA, MÉDECIN · PATRICK MAIGNAN, MÉDECIN · ARNAUD VIVIEN, MÉDECIN). [3]
4 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE CENTRALE · PHARMACIE DES HALLES · PHARMACIE DE LA GARE · PHARMACIE SAINT MICHEL). [3,4]
3 × Post office / agence postale (FLERS SAINT MICHEL RP · FLERS SAINT SAUVEUR RP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE FLERS). [3]
1 × Cinema (VIKING). [3]
4 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE SEVIGNE · COMPLEXE GODARD MERIENNE · GYMNASE JEAN MONNET · HALLE DES SPORTS SALLE OMNISPORT). [3]
8 × Bank (CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL BOCAGE FLERIEN · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE NORMANDIE · BANQUE CIC NORD OUEST · FLERS DE L'ORNE · CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL DE MAINE ANJOU ET BASSE NORMANDIE). [3]
24 × Hairdresser (L'ATELIER COIFFURE · CREA-TIFS · DS COIFFURE). [3,4]
6 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
5 × Hotel (IBIS STYLES · IBIS-BUDGET-FLERS · BRASSERIE SAINT GERMAIN · LE BEVERL'INN · BEST WESTERN FLERS CENTRE GARE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING DE LA FOUQUERIE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 12 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Bank, 3 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 16 | BREBA · BOULANGERIE OLIVIER · PIOLINE - VILLECROIX FLOIRAS · RETRODOR | INSEE BPE 16 / INSEE SIRENE 15 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 7 | CHARCUTERIE TRAITEUR DROUIN · LA BOUCHE...RIT ??? · AURELIEN · BOUCHERIE DU CENTRE · BOUCHERIE FORGET | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 6 | CARREFOUR CITY · INTERMARCHE · VFDIET · COCCIMARKET · PENIN | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 5 | LIDL · SODIFLERS · ALDI MARCHE · NETTO · COCCIMARKET | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | LE SANS ARETES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 41 | BUFFALO GRILL · BISTROT SAINT-JEAN · AUBERGE DES VIEILLES PIERRES · NCI.VI | INSEE BPE 41 / INSEE SIRENE 68 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 14 | NUIT ETOILEE · L'ETOILE · LE P'TIT GAVROCHE · EL LOCO · LE VERDI | INSEE SIRENE 14 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE ROLAND · ECOLE MATERNELLE SEVIGNE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 7 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE NOTRE DAME · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT JOSEPH · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE LES OISILLONS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUB J.MORIN-LA FONTAINE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LES VALLEES | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Collège | 3 | COLLEGE SEVIGNE · COLLEGE JEAN MONNET · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT THOMAS D'AQUIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 7 | ANNE-LISE DE BALBY DE VERNON, MÉDECIN · FREDERIC LOUVET, MÉDECIN · SYLVIE BOGENSCHUTZ-KEITA, MÉDECIN · PATRICK MAIGNAN, MÉDECIN · ARNAUD VIVIEN, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 4 | PHARMACIE CENTRALE · PHARMACIE DES HALLES · PHARMACIE DE LA GARE · PHARMACIE SAINT MICHEL | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 3 | FLERS SAINT MICHEL RP · FLERS SAINT SAUVEUR RP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE DE FLERS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | VIKING | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 4 | GYMNASE SEVIGNE · COMPLEXE GODARD MERIENNE · GYMNASE JEAN MONNET · HALLE DES SPORTS SALLE OMNISPORT | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 8 | CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL BOCAGE FLERIEN · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE NORMANDIE · BANQUE CIC NORD OUEST · FLERS DE L'ORNE · CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL DE MAINE ANJOU ET BASSE NORMANDIE | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 24 | L'ATELIER COIFFURE · CREA-TIFS · DS COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 24 / INSEE SIRENE 33 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 6 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 5 | IBIS STYLES · IBIS-BUDGET-FLERS · BRASSERIE SAINT GERMAIN · LE BEVERL'INN · BEST WESTERN FLERS CENTRE GARE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING DE LA FOUQUERIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Wednesday, Friday, Saturday 7h à 13h place Saint-Germain et sous le marché couvert (mercredi et samedi); place Saint-Jean (vendredi). [5]
Trajectory
Population 14,968 (2012) → 14,432 (2023): -3.6 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 17,888 (1990) → 14,432 (2023): -19.3 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 8,539, of which 2.4 % second homes and 11.6 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Georges-des-Groseillers): 0.3 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Flers): 0.5 km to the east (straight line). [10]
GP (Flers): 0.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Flers): 0.5 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Flers): 0.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 5 days a year at or above 30 °C and 54 days at or below 0 °C, over 28 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the FLERS weather station, 1 km away at 195 m; the village itself is at 186 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at FLERS, 1 km away at 195 m, over 28 summers. [11]
An average of 898 mm of rain a year, spread over 136 days — about 6.6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at FLERS, 1 km away at 195 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
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 — 61169/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.flers-agglo.fr/mon-quotidien/commerce/— “Marché le mercredi et le samedi sur la place Saint-Germain et sous le marché couvert, de 7h à 13h . Marché le vendredi”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 61169/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 61169/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 61169/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 61391
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 61169
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Omer | 62 | 301 km NE | 14,382 | 65.1 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 100 % · winter 55 % |
| Bar-le-Duc | 55 | 421 km E | 14,607 | 63.7 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Crépy-en-Valois | 60 | 259 km E | 14,351 | 62.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Martin-de-Crau | 13 | 703 km SE | 14,145 | 53 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 59 % · humidity 43 % |
| Pont-à-Mousson | 54 | 486 km E | 14,190 | 65.3 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 82 % · winter 66 % |
| Montargis | 45 | 258 km E | 14,825 | 68.4 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montargis | 45 | 258 km E | 14,825 | 68.4 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Crépy-en-Valois | 60 | 259 km E | 14,351 | 62.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Omer | 62 | 301 km NE | 14,382 | 65.1 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 100 % · winter 55 % |
| Bar-le-Duc | 55 | 421 km E | 14,607 | 63.7 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pont-à-Mousson | 54 | 486 km E | 14,190 | 65.3 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 82 % · winter 66 % |
| Saint-Martin-de-Crau | 13 | 703 km SE | 14,145 | 53 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 59 % · humidity 43 % |
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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 Flers'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crépy-en-Valois | 60 | 259 km E | 14,351 | 62.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Senlis | 60 | 236 km E | 15,157 | 61.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Longwy | 54 | 469 km E | 15,679 | 66.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Amand-les-Eaux | 59 | 345 km NE | 15,974 | 62.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Noyon | 60 | 276 km E | 12,971 | 59.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Obernai | 67 | 593 km E | 12,587 | 64.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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