Mesnard-la-Barotière

Vendée · CC du Pays des Herbiers · INSEE 85144

A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.

Few services 33.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 28 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Mesnard-la-Barotière (INSEE 85144) is in Vendée (85), part of CC du Pays des Herbiers. Population 1,558 (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.

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Vitality score

Vitality score 33.8/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 28 % of the 11,340 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	0.39	20	7.87
Education	0.39	10	3.93
Health	0	10	0
Public & culture	0.39	5	1.97
Population trend	1	10	10
Housing mix	0.98	5	4.92

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 0 of 6

Eating out 1 of 1

Cafés and bars 1 of 1

Schools 1 of 3

Health 0 of 4

Public services 1 of 1

Culture 1 of 2

Sport 1 of 2

Everyday services 1 of 3

Lodging 1 of 2

One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. ^[3,4]

1 × Restaurant (CLODELICE). ^[3,4]

1 × Café / bar. ^[4]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ST CHARLES). ^[3]

1 × Post office / agence postale (MESNARD LA BAROTIERE RP). ^[3]

1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE MESNARD-LA-BAROTIÈRE). ^[3]

1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF). ^[3]

1 × Hairdresser (THE BIGOUDI'S PUB). ^[3,4]

1 × Campsite (CAMPING OAK-I). ^[3,4]

Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Hairdresser.

Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. ^[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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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	1	CLODELICE	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Café / bar	1		INSEE SIRENE 1 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)	1	ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ST CHARLES	INSEE BPE 1 [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	1	MESNARD LA BAROTIERE RP	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Library	1	BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE MESNARD-LA-BAROTIÈRE	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	1	THE BIGOUDI'S PUB	INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 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	1	CAMPING OAK-I	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]

Market and village life

Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.

Trajectory

1968: 641 2023: 1,558 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 1,298 (2012) → 1,558 (2023): 20 % over 10 years. ^[5,1]

Population 901 (1990) → 1,558 (2023): 72.9 % over 30 years. ^[6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 661, of which 0.8 % second homes and 3.3 % vacant. ^[7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

In the commune Primary school Bakery — 2.3 km SEFood shop — 4.1 km SWGP — 5.5 km NPharmacy — 5.5 km W Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Les Herbiers): 2.3 km to the south-east (straight line). ^[8]

Food shop (Vendrennes): 4.1 km to the south-west (straight line). ^[9]

GP (Beaurepaire): 5.5 km to the north (straight line). ^[10]

Pharmacy (Saint-Fulgent): 5.5 km to the west (straight line). ^[11]

Primary school (Mesnard-la-Barotière): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). ^[12]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Days at or above 30 °C 17.7

Days at or below 0 °C 43

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 43 days at or below 0 °C, over 18 complete years in 1995–2024. ^[13]

Measured at the ST-FULGENT_SAPC weather station, 6.5 km away at 62 m; the village itself is at 93 m. ^[13]

An average of 900 mm of rain a year, spread over 128 days — about 7 mm on a day it rains. ^[13]

Rainfall measured at LES HERBIERS, 6.2 km away at 103 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. ^[13]

Uncertainties

No specific uncertainties flagged.

References

INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85144/2023
INSEE density grid 2026
INSEE BPE 2025
INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85144/2012
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85144/1990
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85144/logement/2023
INSEE BPE 2025 — 85109
INSEE BPE 2025 — 85301
INSEE BPE 2025 — 85017
INSEE BPE 2025 — 85215
INSEE BPE 2025 — 85144
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
Nuaillé	49	35 km NE	1,459	32.5	Few services	Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 86 %
Saint-Jean-Lasseille	66	569 km SE	1,622	36.3	Few services	Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 44 % · winter 64 %
Saint-Jean-sur-Mayenne	53	144 km N	1,732	39	Few services	Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 99 %
Vred	59	506 km NE	1,302	26.9	Few services	Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 77 % · winter 92 %
Messimy-sur-Saône	01	458 km E	1,338	36.1	Few services	Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 85 % · winter 65 %
Adissan	34	512 km SE	1,371	33.2	Few services	Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 3 % · winter 82 %

Order by distance instead

Commune	Dept	Distance	Population	Score	Band	Climate vs here
Nuaillé	49	35 km NE	1,459	32.5	Few services	Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 86 %
Saint-Jean-sur-Mayenne	53	144 km N	1,732	39	Few services	Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 99 %
Messimy-sur-Saône	01	458 km E	1,338	36.1	Few services	Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 85 % · winter 65 %
Vred	59	506 km NE	1,302	26.9	Few services	Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 77 % · winter 92 %
Adissan	34	512 km SE	1,371	33.2	Few services	Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 3 % · winter 82 %
Saint-Jean-Lasseille	66	569 km SE	1,622	36.3	Few services	Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 44 % · winter 64 %

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