La Ferrière-en-Parthenay
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 37.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 66 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Ferrière-en-Parthenay (INSEE 79120) is in Deux-Sèvres (79), part of CC de Parthenay-Gâtine. Population 774 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 37.8/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 66 % of the 15,847 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.65 | 10 | 6.5 |
| Housing mix | 0.91 | 5 | 4.56 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA BOUL'@NGE DE MALCOM). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (AU BON ACCUEIL). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA FERRIERE EN PARTHENAY AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE LA FERRIÈRE-EN-PARTHENAY). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (STADE MUNICIPAL). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (BL COIFFURE · ENO'COIFF · LES COULEURS LUNAIRES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LA BOUL'@NGE DE MALCOM | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | AU BON ACCUEIL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | LA FERRIERE EN PARTHENAY AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE LA FERRIÈRE-EN-PARTHENAY | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | STADE MUNICIPAL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 3 | BL COIFFURE · ENO'COIFF · LES COULEURS LUNAIRES | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market: Friday 8 heures à 13 heures sur la place de l'église de la Ferrière-en-Parthenay. [5,6]
Confirmed by two independent sources: Commune website and DATAtourisme.
Trajectory
Population 812 (2012) → 774 (2023): -4.7 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 673 (1990) → 774 (2023): 15 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 405, of which 4.4 % second homes and 8.6 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Ferrière-en-Parthenay): 0.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Chalandray): 5.6 km to the east (straight line). [11]
GP (La Peyratte): 6.1 km to the west (straight line). [12]
Pharmacy (La Peyratte): 6 km to the west (straight line). [12]
Primary school (La Ferrière-en-Parthenay): 0 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 21 days a year at or above 30 °C and 49 days at or below 0 °C, over 24 complete years in 1995–2024. [13]
Measured at the THENEZAY weather station, 5.3 km away at 140 m; the village itself is at 167 m. [13]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [13]
Humidity measured at THENEZAY STNA, 8.6 km away at 132 m, over 23 summers. [13]
An average of 723 mm of rain a year, spread over 113 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [13]
Rainfall measured at THENEZAY, 5.3 km away at 140 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [13]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79120/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.laferriere79.fr/le-marche.html— “Le marché a lieu tous les vendredis matin, de 8 heures à 13 heures, sur la place de l'église de la Ferrière-en-Parthenay.”
- DATAtourisme 2025-09— https://data.datatourisme.fr/23/43f5c357-2aa4-3a58-9f03-8d13f37f6e81— “Marché hebdomadaire de La-Ferrière-en-Parthenay (vendredi matin).”
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79120/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79120/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79120/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 79120
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 86050
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 79208
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neuillé-le-Lierre | 37 | 121 km NE | 753 | 41.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Maillys | 21 | 415 km E | 803 | 37 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Quincy | 18 | 178 km E | 818 | 36.2 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Trébons | 65 | 396 km S | 760 | 38.9 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 82 % · humidity 79 % |
| La Chaussée-sur-Marne | 51 | 420 km NE | 758 | 38.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Épuisay | 41 | 158 km NE | 787 | 41.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neuillé-le-Lierre | 37 | 121 km NE | 753 | 41.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Épuisay | 41 | 158 km NE | 787 | 41.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Quincy | 18 | 178 km E | 818 | 36.2 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Trébons | 65 | 396 km S | 760 | 38.9 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 82 % · humidity 79 % |
| Les Maillys | 21 | 415 km E | 803 | 37 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Chaussée-sur-Marne | 51 | 420 km NE | 758 | 38.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · 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 Ferrière-en-Parthenay'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neuillé-le-Lierre | 37 | 121 km NE | 753 | 41.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Chaussée-sur-Marne | 51 | 420 km NE | 758 | 38.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chargey-lès-Gray | 70 | 438 km E | 667 | 37.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Barjac | 48 | 362 km SE | 806 | 40.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ménil | 53 | 132 km N | 923 | 38.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rochefort-en-Yvelines | 78 | 264 km NE | 910 | 40.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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