La Couture
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 14.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 31 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Couture (INSEE 85074) is in Vendée (85), part of CC Sud Vendée Littoral. Population 231 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/85074-la-couture
Vitality score
Vitality score 14.7/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 31 % of the 16,792 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 | 25 | 0 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.87 | 10 | 8.67 |
| Housing mix | 0.77 | 5 | 3.85 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, 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) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 209 (2012) → 231 (2023): 10.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 169 (1990) → 231 (2023): 36.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 113, of which 11.5 % second homes and 8.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais): 3.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais): 3.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais): 3.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais): 3.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais): 3.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 19 days a year at or above 30 °C and 29 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the SAINTE GEMME LA PLAINE_SAPC weather station, 14.1 km away at 3 m; the village itself is at 16 m. [9]
An average of 925 mm of rain a year, spread over 125 days — about 7.4 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at CHATEAU-GUIBERT, 5.1 km away at 50 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
What property sold for
24 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 122,100 € — 1,196 € per m² of built surface. [10]
The median across Vendée is 2,125 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [10]
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 — 85074/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85074/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85074/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85074/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 85135
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courgis | 89 | 404 km E | 231 | 9.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 97 % · winter 45 % |
| Levesville-la-Chenard | 28 | 305 km NE | 229 | 11.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 74 % |
| Moisville | 27 | 315 km NE | 233 | 16.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 85 % · winter 72 % |
| Lapan | 18 | 275 km E | 229 | 16.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 97 % · winter 68 % |
| Sorbey | 55 | 601 km NE | 227 | 16.3 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Hauteville | 51 | 510 km NE | 230 | 14.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 70 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lapan | 18 | 275 km E | 229 | 16.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 97 % · winter 68 % |
| Levesville-la-Chenard | 28 | 305 km NE | 229 | 11.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 74 % |
| Moisville | 27 | 315 km NE | 233 | 16.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 85 % · winter 72 % |
| Courgis | 89 | 404 km E | 231 | 9.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 97 % · winter 45 % |
| Hauteville | 51 | 510 km NE | 230 | 14.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 70 % |
| Sorbey | 55 | 601 km NE | 227 | 16.3 | No daily shops | no figures |
Elsewhere
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