Le Bernard
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 40.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 55 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Le Bernard (INSEE 85022) is in Vendée (85), part of CC Vendée Grand Littoral. Population 1,319 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/85022-le-bernard
Vitality score
Vitality score 40.7/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 55 % of the 12,567 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 | 0.39 | 25 | 9.84 |
| Social | 0.39 | 20 | 7.77 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.42 | 5 | 2.09 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (L'INSTANT GOURMAND). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (PRESTA'BOUCHERIE). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LES FERMIERS DE LA VAIQUERIE). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (FOU D POULET · HURTEL MARTINEAU). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LES DOLMENS). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE ARTHUR TORTEREAU). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (LA TETE AILLEURS · DJENNY'LCOIFF). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | L'INSTANT GOURMAND | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | PRESTA'BOUCHERIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | LES FERMIERS DE LA VAIQUERIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 3 | FOU D POULET · HURTEL MARTINEAU | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LES DOLMENS | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE ARTHUR TORTEREAU | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 2 | LA TETE AILLEURS · DJENNY'LCOIFF | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 1,162 (2012) → 1,319 (2023): 13.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 591 (1990) → 1,319 (2023): 123.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 921, of which 29.1 % second homes and 4.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Le Bernard): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Le Bernard): 0.5 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Longeville-sur-Mer): 2.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Longeville-sur-Mer): 2.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Le Bernard): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 22 days a year at or above 30 °C and 32 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ANGLES weather station, 6 km away at 10 m; the village itself is at 25 m. [10]
An average of 874 mm of rain a year, spread over 127 days — about 6.9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ANGLES, 6 km away at 10 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
151 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 215,000 € — 2,267 € per m² of built surface. [11]
The median across Vendée is 2,125 € per m², so this commune sits about level with it. [11]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85022/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85022/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85022/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85022/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 85022
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 85127
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prades | 07 | 493 km E | 1,195 | 37.2 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 51 % · winter 99 % |
| Habère-Lullin | 74 | 608 km E | 1,122 | 36.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 64 % · winter 46 % |
| Pierrefitte-Nestalas | 65 | 402 km S | 1,092 | 42.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 100 % · winter 100 % |
| Les Bréviaires | 78 | 352 km NE | 1,302 | 38.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 74 % · winter 73 % |
| Ardoix | 07 | 500 km E | 1,308 | 42.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 92 % |
| Les Fourgs | 25 | 602 km E | 1,443 | 41.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 46 % · winter 1 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Bréviaires | 78 | 352 km NE | 1,302 | 38.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 74 % · winter 73 % |
| Pierrefitte-Nestalas | 65 | 402 km S | 1,092 | 42.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 100 % · winter 100 % |
| Prades | 07 | 493 km E | 1,195 | 37.2 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 51 % · winter 99 % |
| Ardoix | 07 | 500 km E | 1,308 | 42.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 92 % |
| Les Fourgs | 25 | 602 km E | 1,443 | 41.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 46 % · winter 1 % |
| Habère-Lullin | 74 | 608 km E | 1,122 | 36.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 64 % · winter 46 % |
Elsewhere
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