La Ferté-Bernard
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 69.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 95 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Ferté-Bernard (INSEE 72132) is in Sarthe (72), part of CC du Pays de l'Huisne Sarthoise. Population 8,740 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [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/72132-la-ferte-bernard
Vitality score
Vitality score 69.9/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 95 % of the 2,816 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 | 0.69 | 25 | 17.21 |
| Social | 0.93 | 20 | 18.61 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.71 | 10 | 7.13 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.43 | 10 | 4.34 |
| Housing mix | 0.94 | 5 | 4.7 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
9 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · BOULANGERIE BENOIT · LA PAUSE GOURMANDE · L'INSTANT CHOCOLAT · PHILEV). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (CHARCUTERIE DES MARAIS). [3,4]
3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (COCCINELLE EXPRESS · AU P'TIT PRIMEUR · SUPERETTE AU BON ACCUEIL). [3,4]
6 × Supermarket (LIDL · FIFERDIS · ALDI MARCHE · CARREFOUR MARKET · CARREFOUR EXPRESS). [3,4]
23 × Restaurant (FLEUR DE SEL · LE COMMERCE · FERTOISE DE RESTAURATION · EURL DYLAN). [3,4]
8 × Café / bar (INTER BOWLING · LE CHIQUITO · CAFE DU CYGNE · CHOPE ET COMPAGNIE LFB · LA CIVETTE FERTOISE). [4]
4 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE PAUL KLEE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE JACQUES PREVERT · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE JULES FERRY · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE VICTOR HUGO). [3]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE VICTOR HUGO · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN ROSTAND · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LEDRU ROLLIN). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE GEORGES DESNOS · COLLEGE NOTRE DAME). [3]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JACQUES LAIZET, MÉDECIN · ALAIN PECHMAJOU, MÉDECIN · ANNE SERRET, MÉDECIN · RENE MAGNIEZ, MÉDECIN · FRANCOIS BEMELMANS, MÉDECIN). [3]
5 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE COUTABLE · PHARMACIE SAINT-ANTOINE · PHARMACIE DU CONTI · PHARMACIE DE LA LIBERTE · PHARMACIE DE LA PLACE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE-LUDOTHÈQUE JEAN D'ORMESSON). [3]
1 × Cinema (LE PALACE). [3]
4 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE GERARD DUTERTRE · SALLE DES SPORTS OLYMPE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF MAURICE LOISEAU · COLLEGE GEORGES DESNOS). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (BASE DE LOISIRS). [3]
8 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DU CENTRE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUT AGRIC DU CTRE · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL FERTE BERNARD · AGENCE DE LA FERTE-BERNARD · SOCIETE GENERALE). [3]
18 × Hairdresser (COIFFURE 2000 · BULLES DE COULEURS). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
2 × Hotel (BRIT HÔTEL LA FERTÉ BERNARD · LE 2 BY AKENA). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LA VENISE DE L'OUEST). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 2 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 9 | BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · BOULANGERIE BENOIT · LA PAUSE GOURMANDE · L'INSTANT CHOCOLAT · PHILEV | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | CHARCUTERIE DES MARAIS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 3 | COCCINELLE EXPRESS · AU P'TIT PRIMEUR · SUPERETTE AU BON ACCUEIL | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 6 | LIDL · FIFERDIS · ALDI MARCHE · CARREFOUR MARKET · CARREFOUR EXPRESS | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 23 | FLEUR DE SEL · LE COMMERCE · FERTOISE DE RESTAURATION · EURL DYLAN | INSEE BPE 23 / INSEE SIRENE 29 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 8 | INTER BOWLING · LE CHIQUITO · CAFE DU CYGNE · CHOPE ET COMPAGNIE LFB · LA CIVETTE FERTOISE | INSEE SIRENE 8 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 4 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE PAUL KLEE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE JACQUES PREVERT · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE JULES FERRY · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE VICTOR HUGO | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE VICTOR HUGO · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN ROSTAND · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LEDRU ROLLIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE GEORGES DESNOS · COLLEGE NOTRE DAME | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 5 | JACQUES LAIZET, MÉDECIN · ALAIN PECHMAJOU, MÉDECIN · ANNE SERRET, MÉDECIN · RENE MAGNIEZ, MÉDECIN · FRANCOIS BEMELMANS, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 5 | PHARMACIE COUTABLE · PHARMACIE SAINT-ANTOINE · PHARMACIE DU CONTI · PHARMACIE DE LA LIBERTE · PHARMACIE DE LA PLACE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE-LUDOTHÈQUE JEAN D'ORMESSON | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | LE PALACE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 4 | SALLE GERARD DUTERTRE · SALLE DES SPORTS OLYMPE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF MAURICE LOISEAU · COLLEGE GEORGES DESNOS | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 1 | BASE DE LOISIRS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 8 | CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DU CENTRE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUT AGRIC DU CTRE · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL FERTE BERNARD · AGENCE DE LA FERTE-BERNARD · SOCIETE GENERALE | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 18 | COIFFURE 2000 · BULLES DE COULEURS | INSEE BPE 18 / INSEE SIRENE 24 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 2 | BRIT HÔTEL LA FERTÉ BERNARD · LE 2 BY AKENA | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING LA VENISE DE L'OUEST | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 9,074 (2012) → 8,740 (2023): -3.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 9,355 (1990) → 8,740 (2023): -6.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 5,172, of which 3 % second homes and 9.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Ferté-Bernard): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (La Ferté-Bernard): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (La Ferté-Bernard): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (La Ferté-Bernard): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (La Ferté-Bernard): 0.3 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 58 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the CORMES weather station, 4.1 km away at 122 m; the village itself is at 84 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at LE LUART, 13.1 km away at 112 m, over 20 summers. [9]
An average of 775 mm of rain a year, spread over 128 days — about 6.1 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at CORMES, 4.1 km away at 122 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72132/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72132/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72132/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 72132/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 72132
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coutras | 33 | 355 km S | 8,678 | 63.8 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 86 % · humidity 0 % |
| Crest | 26 | 510 km SE | 8,658 | 73.8 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Châteauneuf-sur-Loire | 45 | 122 km E | 8,546 | 68.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 92 % |
| Privas | 07 | 488 km SE | 8,538 | 73.2 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Janzé | 35 | 162 km W | 8,649 | 69.5 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Isbergues | 62 | 301 km NE | 8,650 | 64.2 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Châteauneuf-sur-Loire | 45 | 122 km E | 8,546 | 68.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 92 % |
| Janzé | 35 | 162 km W | 8,649 | 69.5 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Isbergues | 62 | 301 km NE | 8,650 | 64.2 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
| Coutras | 33 | 355 km S | 8,678 | 63.8 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 86 % · humidity 0 % |
| Privas | 07 | 488 km SE | 8,538 | 73.2 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Crest | 26 | 510 km SE | 8,658 | 73.8 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 86 % · 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 La Ferté-Bernard'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joigny | 89 | 205 km E | 9,016 | 71.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Nogent-le-Rotrou | 28 | 19 km NE | 9,292 | 68.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Thann | 68 | 481 km E | 7,762 | 56.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Jarny | 54 | 399 km E | 8,050 | 68.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Wissembourg | 67 | 544 km E | 7,566 | 70.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Digoin | 71 | 314 km SE | 7,353 | 62.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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