La Ferrière
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 49.7/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 38 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Ferrière (INSEE 85089) is in Vendée (85), part of CA La Roche-sur-Yon - Agglomération. Population 5,454 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/85089-la-ferriere
Vitality score
Vitality score 49.7/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Pharmacy).
Better served than 38 % of the 4,320 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 | 0.28 | 25 | 6.97 |
| Social | 0.47 | 20 | 9.35 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.65 | 10 | 6.52 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.95 | 10 | 9.49 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.89 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SARL NFRA · PENSE AU PAIN). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (SAVEUR PORCELINE). [3]
1 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR CONTACT). [3,4]
5 × Restaurant (IFACOM LA FERRIERE · NATANGUE · L'AUBERGE DE LA FERRIERE · BROUHAHA · BURGER TIME). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LES CHOUANS). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE ANITA CONTI). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE ANITA CONTI · ECOLE PRIVEE DE GARCONS). [3]
6 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MARIE CHAMPY, MÉDECIN · VINCENT ORLIANGE, MÉDECIN · MARIE-LUCE GRIZEAU-BADREAU, MÉDECIN · FRANCK ALBERT-MUSELLI, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE FOUCAUD, MÉDECIN). [3]
3 × Pharmacy. [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA FERRIERE RP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE LA FERRIÈRE). [3]
1 × Cinema (LE ROC). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (FUNSHINE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [3]
3 × Bank (CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL OCEAN · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL ATLANTIQUE VENDEE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE LA FERRIERE). [3]
8 × Hairdresser (ALIZE COIFFURE · LE SALON · MARYLINE COIFFURE A DOMICILE · AMG COIFFURE A DOMICILE · ATMOSPHERE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING DE LA MAISON NEUVE - ACCUEIL PAYSAN). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Restaurant, 2 × Pharmacy, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | SARL NFRA · PENSE AU PAIN | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | SAVEUR PORCELINE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 1 | CARREFOUR CONTACT | 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 | IFACOM LA FERRIERE · NATANGUE · L'AUBERGE DE LA FERRIERE · BROUHAHA · BURGER TIME | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | LES CHOUANS | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE ANITA CONTI | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE ANITA CONTI · ECOLE PRIVEE DE GARCONS | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 6 | MARIE CHAMPY, MÉDECIN · VINCENT ORLIANGE, MÉDECIN · MARIE-LUCE GRIZEAU-BADREAU, MÉDECIN · FRANCK ALBERT-MUSELLI, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE FOUCAUD, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | INSEE SIRENE 3 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA FERRIERE RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE LA FERRIÈRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | LE ROC | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | FUNSHINE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 3 | CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL OCEAN · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL ATLANTIQUE VENDEE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE LA FERRIERE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 8 | ALIZE COIFFURE · LE SALON · MARYLINE COIFFURE A DOMICILE · AMG COIFFURE A DOMICILE · ATMOSPHERE | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING DE LA MAISON NEUVE - ACCUEIL PAYSAN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Friday le matin la petite place du Marché. [5]
Trajectory
Population 4,920 (2012) → 5,454 (2023): 10.9 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 3,765 (1990) → 5,454 (2023): 44.9 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,405, of which 1.1 % second homes and 4.8 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Ferrière): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (La Ferrière): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (La Ferrière): 0.8 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Dompierre-sur-Yon): 6.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (La Ferrière): 0.3 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 13 days a year at or above 30 °C and 33 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LA ROCHE SUR YON weather station, 5.4 km away at 88 m; the village itself is at 90 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at LA ROCHE SUR YON, 5.4 km away at 88 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 878 mm of rain a year, spread over 121 days — about 7.3 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LA ROCHE SUR YON, 5.4 km away at 88 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Pharmacy
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 — 85089/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.laferriere-vendee.fr/marche/— “Le marché hebdomadaire a lieu le vendredi matin sur la petite place du Marché.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85089/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85089/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85089/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 85089
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 85081
- 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-Mars-du-Désert | 44 | 73 km N | 5,523 | 44.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Gilles | 35 | 165 km N | 5,576 | 54 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Jonquières | 84 | 564 km SE | 5,201 | 54.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gan | 64 | 394 km S | 5,676 | 55.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 85 % · humidity 0 % |
| Mazé-Milon | 49 | 114 km NE | 5,761 | 48.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Barp | 33 | 238 km S | 5,806 | 55.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 88 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Mars-du-Désert | 44 | 73 km N | 5,523 | 44.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mazé-Milon | 49 | 114 km NE | 5,761 | 48.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Gilles | 35 | 165 km N | 5,576 | 54 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Barp | 33 | 238 km S | 5,806 | 55.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 88 % · humidity 79 % |
| Gan | 64 | 394 km S | 5,676 | 55.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 85 % · humidity 0 % |
| Jonquières | 84 | 564 km SE | 5,201 | 54.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 95 % · 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 La Ferrière'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Mars-du-Désert | 44 | 73 km N | 5,523 | 44.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Gilles | 35 | 165 km N | 5,576 | 54 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Chapelle-des-Fougeretz | 35 | 166 km N | 4,738 | 50.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Bouëxière | 35 | 164 km N | 4,667 | 53.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Aubin-d'Aubigné | 35 | 174 km N | 4,304 | 52.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rives de l'Yon | 85 | 14 km S | 4,335 | 48 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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