La Motte-Fouquet
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 9.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 14 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Motte-Fouquet (INSEE 61295) is in Orne (61), part of CC du Pays Fertois et du Bocage Carrougien. Population 156 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 9.5/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 14 % of the 14,407 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 | 25 | 0 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.47 | 10 | 4.69 |
| Housing mix | 0.67 | 5 | 3.37 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 162 (2012) → 156 (2023): -3.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 161 (1990) → 156 (2023): -3.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 92, of which 16.3 % second homes and 9.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Joué-du-Bois): 4 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (La Ferté Macé): 5.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (La Ferté Macé): 6 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (La Ferté Macé): 5.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (La Ferté Macé): 5.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 7 days a year at or above 30 °C and 42 days at or below 0 °C, over 10 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the CARROUGES weather station, 9.9 km away at 295 m; the village itself is at 216 m. [10]
The village sits 79 m below 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 925 mm of rain a year, spread over 138 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at RANES - CHATEAU, 9.6 km away at 250 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 — 61295/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 61295/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 61295/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 61295/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 61209
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Sourd | 02 | 326 km NE | 155 | 9.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 100 % · winter 81 % |
| Veuilly-la-Poterie | 02 | 262 km E | 155 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 89 % |
| Ayzieu | 32 | 525 km S | 158 | 11.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 41 % · winter 74 % |
| Marchemaisons | 61 | 44 km E | 162 | 12.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 100 % · winter 95 % |
| Ménil-Gondouin | 61 | 21 km N | 156 | 9.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 97 % |
| Fresnes | 21 | 367 km E | 153 | 8.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 72 % · winter 58 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ménil-Gondouin | 61 | 21 km N | 156 | 9.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 97 % |
| Marchemaisons | 61 | 44 km E | 162 | 12.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 100 % · winter 95 % |
| Veuilly-la-Poterie | 02 | 262 km E | 155 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 89 % |
| Le Sourd | 02 | 326 km NE | 155 | 9.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 100 % · winter 81 % |
| Fresnes | 21 | 367 km E | 153 | 8.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 72 % · winter 58 % |
| Ayzieu | 32 | 525 km S | 158 | 11.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 41 % · winter 74 % |
Elsewhere
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