La Ferté-Saint-Samson
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school.
Few services 38.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 82 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Ferté-Saint-Samson (INSEE 76261) is in Seine-Maritime (76), part of CC des Quatre Rivières en Bray. Population 449 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [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 38.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 82 % of the 17,934 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 | 0.29 | 25 | 7.21 |
| Social | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.85 | 10 | 8.48 |
| Housing mix | 0.82 | 5 | 4.12 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school. [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (LA FERME DES NOUROUX · DOMONT & COWS). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LA PIZZA DU SAMSON). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE SAMSON). [4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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) | 2 | LA FERME DES NOUROUX · DOMONT & COWS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 1 | LA PIZZA DU SAMSON | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE SAMSON | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 460 (2012) → 449 (2023): -2.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 333 (1990) → 449 (2023): 34.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 228, of which 8.8 % second homes and 6.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Forges-les-Eaux): 4.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (La Ferté-Saint-Samson): 2.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Forges-les-Eaux): 3.8 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Argueil): 4 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Forges-les-Eaux): 4 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 11 days a year at or above 30 °C and 55 days at or below 0 °C, over 14 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the FORGES weather station, 2.7 km away at 160 m; the village itself is at 191 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at BOUELLES, 17.3 km away at 232 m, over 19 summers. [11]
An average of 874 mm of rain a year, spread over 136 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at FORGES, 2.7 km away at 160 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 76261/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 76261/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 76261/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 76261/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 76276
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 76261
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 76025
- 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-Yrieix-sous-Aixe | 87 | 415 km S | 449 | 31.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 58 % · humidity 79 % |
| Weinbourg | 67 | 437 km E | 467 | 29.2 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Châtenay | 38 | 549 km SE | 433 | 31.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Verrières | 51 | 252 km E | 423 | 25.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chevresis-Monceau | 02 | 149 km E | 329 | 31.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bonnevaux | 25 | 463 km SE | 410 | 34.1 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevresis-Monceau | 02 | 149 km E | 329 | 31.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Verrières | 51 | 252 km E | 423 | 25.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Yrieix-sous-Aixe | 87 | 415 km S | 449 | 31.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 58 % · humidity 79 % |
| Weinbourg | 67 | 437 km E | 467 | 29.2 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bonnevaux | 25 | 463 km SE | 410 | 34.1 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Châtenay | 38 | 549 km SE | 433 | 31.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 76 % · 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-Saint-Samson'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verrières | 51 | 252 km E | 423 | 25.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chevresis-Monceau | 02 | 149 km E | 329 | 31.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montgesoye | 25 | 443 km SE | 498 | 28.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cornillé-les-Caves | 49 | 267 km SW | 484 | 42.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Chapelle-Montlinard | 18 | 289 km SE | 491 | 30.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Péran | 35 | 312 km SW | 407 | 34.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
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