Le Fenouiller
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 35.2/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 3 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Le Fenouiller (INSEE 85088) is in Vendée (85), part of CA du Pays de Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie. Population 4,978 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/85088-le-fenouiller
Vitality score
Vitality score 35.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 3 % of the 4,713 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 | 0.26 | 20 | 5.28 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.73 | 5 | 3.67 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SOKILINA). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (PROXI SERVICE SUPER). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (SAS LE POUCT'ON · AB GESTION · GINKGO BILO). [3,4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LE PETIT PRINCE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINTE MARIE). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (BOGDAN GABORA, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE HILLERITEAU). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LE FENOUILLER AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE LE FENOUILLER). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [3]
5 × Hairdresser (COSY SALON · COIFFURE LAURE · L ATELIER D ADELINE BIS). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (LA MADELON). [3,4]
5 × Campsite (CAMPING SHH LE PAS OPTON · CAMPING LE PETIT BEAUREGARD · DOMAINE OYAT). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | SOKILINA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | PROXI SERVICE SUPER | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | SAS LE POUCT'ON · AB GESTION · GINKGO BILO | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LE PETIT PRINCE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINTE MARIE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | BOGDAN GABORA, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE HILLERITEAU | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LE FENOUILLER AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE LE FENOUILLER | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 5 | COSY SALON · COIFFURE LAURE · L ATELIER D ADELINE BIS | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | LA MADELON | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 5 | CAMPING SHH LE PAS OPTON · CAMPING LE PETIT BEAUREGARD · DOMAINE OYAT | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day (reported, unverified): Friday, Sunday Vendredi 4 décembre : 16 h 00 – 19 h 00, Samedi 5 décembre : 10 h 00 – 19 h 00, Dimanche 6 décembre : 10 h 00 – 18 h 00 place de la Ménarderie (seasonal). No source says whether it is weekly or monthly. [5]
Trajectory
Population 4,377 (2012) → 4,978 (2023): 13.7 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 2,902 (1990) → 4,978 (2023): 71.5 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,830, of which 13.3 % second homes and 2.8 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Le Fenouiller): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Le Fenouiller): 0.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Le Fenouiller): 0 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Le Fenouiller): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Le Fenouiller): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 12 days a year at or above 30 °C and 29 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ST JEAN DE MONT weather station, 13.3 km away at 3 m; the village itself is at 7 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at LE PERRIER, 14 km away at 2 m, over 21 summers. [10]
An average of 832 mm of rain a year, spread over 125 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at SAINT GILLES CR, 3.2 km away at 17 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
390 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 285,000 € — 2,959 € per m² of built surface. [11]
20 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 151,250 € — 2,531 € per m². [11]
The median across Vendée is 2,125 € per m², so this commune sits above 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
sources disagree on Restaurant
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85088/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— http://www.lefenouiller.fr/fr/nw/1793131/2604591/marche-de-noel-2026-les-pre-inscriptions-sont-ouvertes— “Le traditionnel Marché de Noël du Fenouiller revient cette année du vendredi 4 au dimanche 6 décembre 2026, place de la Ménarderie.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85088/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85088/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85088/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 85088
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cugand-la-Bernardière | 85 | 63 km NE | 5,711 | 51.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 92 % |
| Saint-Rémy-sur-Avre | 28 | 327 km NE | 4,058 | 43.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 84 % · humidity 86 % |
| Soullans | 85 | 8.5 km N | 4,654 | 46.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Val-de-Moder | 67 | 749 km E | 5,102 | 53.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 51 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villeneuve | 04 | 683 km SE | 4,360 | 46.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 22 % · humidity 79 % |
| Gambsheim | 67 | 764 km E | 5,312 | 44.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soullans | 85 | 8.5 km N | 4,654 | 46.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cugand-la-Bernardière | 85 | 63 km NE | 5,711 | 51.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 92 % |
| Saint-Rémy-sur-Avre | 28 | 327 km NE | 4,058 | 43.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 84 % · humidity 86 % |
| Villeneuve | 04 | 683 km SE | 4,360 | 46.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 22 % · humidity 79 % |
| Val-de-Moder | 67 | 749 km E | 5,102 | 53.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 51 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gambsheim | 67 | 764 km E | 5,312 | 44.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 69 % · 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 Le Fenouiller'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soullans | 85 | 8.5 km N | 4,654 | 46.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Luzarches | 95 | 418 km NE | 5,008 | 52.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bonnières-sur-Seine | 78 | 366 km NE | 5,064 | 59.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bourgbarré | 35 | 144 km N | 4,804 | 45.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Corps-Nuds | 35 | 142 km N | 3,567 | 43.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lannemezan | 65 | 438 km SE | 5,811 | 64.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
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