La Bruffière
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 41.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 20 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Bruffière (INSEE 85039) is in Vendée (85), part of CA Terres de Montaigu. Population 3,987 (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/85039-la-bruffiere
Vitality score
Vitality score 41.9/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 20 % of the 5,659 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 | 0.15 | 25 | 3.69 |
| Social | 0.47 | 20 | 9.35 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.43 | 10 | 4.27 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.84 | 10 | 8.38 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.85 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE GRIGNON D'PAIN). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (DISPA). [3,4]
5 × Restaurant (LE PARADIS · GB RESTAURATION · CITRONNELLE ET CURCUMA · LA TOUR DE PIZZ). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LA BELLE ETOILE). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE CHARLES PERRAULT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SACRE COEUR). [3]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JULIA PENAUD, MÉDECIN · HELENE VISSUZAINE, MÉDECIN · LUCIE DINOT-MARIAU, MÉDECIN · FRANCOIS-STÉPHANE CHUPIN, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE PENDU). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE LA BRUFFIÈRE MÉDIATHÈQUE UN LIVRE POUR TOUS). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [3]
2 × Bank (CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL OCEAN · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE LA BRUFFIERE). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (L'HAIR LIBRE · INFINI COIFFURE · MS COIFFURE). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LE GRIGNON D'PAIN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 | 1 | DISPA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 5 | LE PARADIS · GB RESTAURATION · CITRONNELLE ET CURCUMA · LA TOUR DE PIZZ | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | LA BELLE ETOILE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE CHARLES PERRAULT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SACRE COEUR | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 4 | JULIA PENAUD, MÉDECIN · HELENE VISSUZAINE, MÉDECIN · LUCIE DINOT-MARIAU, MÉDECIN · FRANCOIS-STÉPHANE CHUPIN, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE PENDU | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 DE LA BRUFFIÈRE MÉDIATHÈQUE UN LIVRE POUR TOUS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 2 | CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL OCEAN · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE LA BRUFFIERE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 4 | L'HAIR LIBRE · INFINI COIFFURE · MS COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| 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 3,794 (2012) → 3,987 (2023): 5.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 2,980 (1990) → 3,987 (2023): 33.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,783, of which 1.5 % second homes and 4.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Bruffière): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (La Bruffière): 0.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (La Bruffière): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (La Bruffière): 0.4 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (La Bruffière): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 40 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the LANDES-GENUSSON weather station, 7.4 km away at 100 m; the village itself is at 64 m. [9]
An average of 817 mm of rain a year, spread over 120 days — about 6.8 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at LA GUYONNIERE, 5.2 km away at 69 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 — 85039/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85039/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85039/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85039/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 85039
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingwiller | 67 | 678 km E | 3,995 | 50 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 66 % |
| Replonges | 01 | 470 km E | 3,956 | 44.5 | Partly served | no figures |
| Hussigny-Godbrange | 54 | 591 km NE | 3,912 | 44.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 73 % |
| Fay-de-Bretagne | 44 | 63 km NW | 4,023 | 40.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 85 % |
| Aigrefeuille-sur-Maine | 44 | 17 km NW | 4,156 | 50.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 100 % · winter 89 % |
| Hasnon | 59 | 507 km NE | 3,849 | 44.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 79 % · winter 92 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aigrefeuille-sur-Maine | 44 | 17 km NW | 4,156 | 50.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 100 % · winter 89 % |
| Fay-de-Bretagne | 44 | 63 km NW | 4,023 | 40.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 85 % |
| Replonges | 01 | 470 km E | 3,956 | 44.5 | Partly served | no figures |
| Hasnon | 59 | 507 km NE | 3,849 | 44.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 79 % · winter 92 % |
| Hussigny-Godbrange | 54 | 591 km NE | 3,912 | 44.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 73 % |
| Ingwiller | 67 | 678 km E | 3,995 | 50 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 66 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
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