Cugand-la-Bernardière
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 51.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 46 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Cugand-la-Bernardière (INSEE 85076) is in Vendée (85), part of CA Terres de Montaigu. Population 5,711 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2025-01-01 from 1 former commune: La Bernardière (85021). [3]
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 51.5/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 46 % of the 4,122 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 | 25 | 6.24 |
| Social | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.47 | 10 | 4.67 |
| Public & culture | 0.31 | 5 | 1.54 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.75 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [4,5]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE 7 EVIDENCES · LOPASOVI · NOS REVES GOURMANDS). [4,5]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SPAR). [4,5]
4 × Restaurant (RS LA BERNARDIERE · LE RELAIS DE CUGAND · VENDEE BOCAGE TRADITION · LA PAP). [4,5]
4 × Café / bar (CAFE DES SPORTS). [5]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT MICHEL · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT JEAN). [4]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (SOPHIE GUIMBRETIERE, MÉDECIN · OPHELIE TUAL, MÉDECIN · JEAN-FRANÇOIS GUIMBRETIERE, MÉDECIN · MARIE-CAMILLE DAUB-IBRAHIM, MÉDECIN · CLAIRE-ALINE DECOOPMAN, MÉDECIN). [4]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE GUIOT). [4,5]
1 × Post office / agence postale (CUGAND RP). [4]
2 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE LA BERNARDIÈRE LA CASERNE AUX LIVRES · MÉDIATHÈQUE DE CUGAND). [4]
2 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE OMNISPORTS · COMPLEXE SPORTIF PIERRE STEPANOVSKY). [4]
3 × Bank (CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL OCEAN · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL ATLANTIQUE VENDEE · CCM CUGAND). [4]
7 × Hairdresser (RICHARD VIRGINIE COIFFURE A DOMICILE · IDEA'LYSS · TOUT POUR PL'HAIR · CHLOE E). [4,5]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 3 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle). [4,5]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | BOULANGERIE 7 EVIDENCES · LOPASOVI · NOS REVES GOURMANDS | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [4,5] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | SPAR | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4,5] |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 4 | RS LA BERNARDIERE · LE RELAIS DE CUGAND · VENDEE BOCAGE TRADITION · LA PAP | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 4 | CAFE DES SPORTS | INSEE SIRENE 4 [5] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT MICHEL · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT JEAN | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 5 | SOPHIE GUIMBRETIERE, MÉDECIN · OPHELIE TUAL, MÉDECIN · JEAN-FRANÇOIS GUIMBRETIERE, MÉDECIN · MARIE-CAMILLE DAUB-IBRAHIM, MÉDECIN · CLAIRE-ALINE DECOOPMAN, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [4] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE GUIOT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | CUGAND RP | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 2 | MÉDIATHÈQUE DE LA BERNARDIÈRE LA CASERNE AUX LIVRES · MÉDIATHÈQUE DE CUGAND | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | SALLE OMNISPORTS · COMPLEXE SPORTIF PIERRE STEPANOVSKY | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 3 | CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL OCEAN · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL ATLANTIQUE VENDEE · CCM CUGAND | INSEE BPE 3 [4] |
| Hairdresser | 7 | RICHARD VIRGINIE COIFFURE A DOMICILE · IDEA'LYSS · TOUT POUR PL'HAIR · CHLOE E | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [4,5] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 5,075 (2012) → 5,711 (2023): 12.5 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 3,736 (1990) → 5,711 (2023): 52.9 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,469, of which 2.5 % second homes and 4.9 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Cugand-la-Bernardière): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Gétigné): 2.3 km to the north (straight line). [10]
GP (Cugand-la-Bernardière): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Cugand-la-Bernardière): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Cugand-la-Bernardière): 0.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 35 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LANDES-GENUSSON weather station, 14.5 km away at 100 m; the village itself is at 45 m. [11]
The village sits 55 m below the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.71 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [11]
An average of 817 mm of rain a year, spread over 120 days — about 6.8 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LA GUYONNIERE, 10.1 km away at 69 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 — 85076/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85076/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85076/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85076/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 85076
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 44063
- 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-Rémy-sur-Avre | 28 | 265 km NE | 4,058 | 43.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 92 % |
| Nouzonville | 08 | 538 km NE | 5,523 | 43.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 68 % |
| Saint-Pathus | 77 | 375 km NE | 6,479 | 50.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 88 % |
| Serres-Castet | 64 | 415 km S | 4,418 | 61.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 100 % · winter 96 % |
| Sierentz | 68 | 659 km E | 4,409 | 53.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 54 % |
| Villeneuve | 04 | 657 km SE | 4,360 | 46.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 8 % · winter 30 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Rémy-sur-Avre | 28 | 265 km NE | 4,058 | 43.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 92 % |
| Saint-Pathus | 77 | 375 km NE | 6,479 | 50.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 88 % |
| Serres-Castet | 64 | 415 km S | 4,418 | 61.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 100 % · winter 96 % |
| Nouzonville | 08 | 538 km NE | 5,523 | 43.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 68 % |
| Villeneuve | 04 | 657 km SE | 4,360 | 46.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 8 % · winter 30 % |
| Sierentz | 68 | 659 km E | 4,409 | 53.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 54 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
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