Saint-Mars-la-Réorthe

Vendée · CC du Pays des Herbiers · INSEE 85242

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

Few services 25.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 17 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Saint-Mars-la-Réorthe (INSEE 85242) is in Vendée (85), part of CC du Pays des Herbiers. Population 1,042 (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 25.4/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 17 % of the 14,087 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	0.2	20	3.93
Education	0.39	10	3.93
Health	0	10	0
Public & culture	0.2	5	0.98
Population trend	0.81	10	8.07
Housing mix	0.93	5	4.66

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 0 of 6

Eating out 1 of 1

Cafés and bars 0 of 1

Schools 1 of 3

Health 0 of 4

Public services 0 of 1

Culture 1 of 2

Sport 1 of 2

Everyday services 1 of 3

Lodging 2 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 (SARL CHEZ SOLANGE). ^[4,3]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT MEDARD). ^[4]

1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SAINT-MARS-LA-RÉORTHE). ^[4]

1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF). ^[4]

2 × Hairdresser (ODE - MAISON DE COIFFURE). ^[4,3]

1 × Hotel (HÔTEL OMNUBO COLLECTION). ^[4,3]

1 × Campsite (CAMPING DE L'ETANG DU PUY). ^[4,3]

Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. ^[3,4]

All 25 service types, with per-source counts

Type	Count	Names	Sources
Bakery (boulangerie)	0		INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Butcher (boucherie)	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)	0		INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Supermarket	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3]
Cheese shop (fromagerie)	0		INSEE SIRENE 0 [3]
Fishmonger	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3]
Restaurant	1	SARL CHEZ SOLANGE	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,3]
Café / bar	0		INSEE SIRENE 0 [3]
Nursery school (maternelle)	0		INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Primary school (élémentaire)	1	ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT MEDARD	INSEE BPE 1 [4]
Collège	0		INSEE BPE 0 [4]
GP (médecin généraliste)	0		INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Pharmacy	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3]
Nurse	0		INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Dentist	0		INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Post office / agence postale	0		INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Library	1	BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SAINT-MARS-LA-RÉORTHE	INSEE BPE 1 [4]
Cinema	0		INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Gym / sports hall	1	COMPLEXE SPORTIF	INSEE BPE 1 [4]
Swimming pool	0		INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Bank	0		INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Hairdresser	2	ODE - MAISON DE COIFFURE	INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,3]
Fuel station	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3]
Hotel	1	HÔTEL OMNUBO COLLECTION	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,3]
Campsite	1	CAMPING DE L'ETANG DU PUY	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,3]

Market and village life

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

Trajectory

1968: 648 2023: 1,042 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 924 (2012) → 1,042 (2023): 12.8 % over 10 years. ^[5,1]

Population 797 (1990) → 1,042 (2023): 30.7 % over 30 years. ^[6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 469, of which 3.4 % second homes and 4.1 % vacant. ^[7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

In the commune Primary school Food shop — 2.6 km NEGP — 2.8 km NEBakery — 3.0 km NEPharmacy — 5.3 km SE 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 Epesses): 3 km to the north-east (straight line). ^[8]

Food shop (Les Epesses): 2.6 km to the north-east (straight line). ^[8]

GP (Les Epesses): 2.8 km to the north-east (straight line). ^[8]

Pharmacy (Sèvremont): 5.3 km to the south-east (straight line). ^[9]

Primary school (Saint-Mars-la-Réorthe): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). ^[10]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Days at or above 30 °C 14.3

Days at or below 0 °C 24.8

Muggy days a summer 2.1

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 14 days a year at or above 30 °C and 25 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. ^[11]

Measured at the POUZAUGES SA weather station, 13 km away at 153 m; the village itself is at 142 m. ^[11]

Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. ^[11]

Humidity measured at POUZAUGES SA, 13 km away at 153 m, over 20 summers. ^[11]

An average of 900 mm of rain a year, spread over 128 days — about 7 mm on a day it rains. ^[11]

Rainfall measured at LES HERBIERS, 7.1 km away at 103 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 — 85242/2023
INSEE density grid 2026
INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
INSEE BPE 2025
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85242/2012
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85242/1990
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85242/logement/2023
INSEE BPE 2025 — 85082
INSEE BPE 2025 — 85090
INSEE BPE 2025 — 85242
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
Villy-le-Pelloux	74	549 km E	1,062	27.7	Few services	Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 12 % · humidity 86 %
L'Hôpital-le-Grand	42	419 km E	1,053	27.7	Few services	Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 53 % · humidity 93 %
Fontaine-Bellenger	27	305 km NE	1,056	27.6	Few services	Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 %
La Rabatelière	85	25 km W	1,024	30	Few services	Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 %
Brignac	34	498 km SE	978	34	Few services	Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 97 % · humidity 64 %
Torvilliers	10	400 km NE	1,028	26.1	Few services	Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 54 % · humidity 93 %

Order by distance instead

Commune	Dept	Distance	Population	Score	Band	Climate vs here
La Rabatelière	85	25 km W	1,024	30	Few services	Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 %
Fontaine-Bellenger	27	305 km NE	1,056	27.6	Few services	Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 %
Torvilliers	10	400 km NE	1,028	26.1	Few services	Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 54 % · humidity 93 %
L'Hôpital-le-Grand	42	419 km E	1,053	27.7	Few services	Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 53 % · humidity 93 %
Brignac	34	498 km SE	978	34	Few services	Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 97 % · humidity 64 %
Villy-le-Pelloux	74	549 km E	1,062	27.7	Few services	Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 12 % · humidity 86 %

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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 Saint-Mars-la-Réorthe'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
Clayes	35	162 km NW	947	34.2	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 %
Saint-Martin-la-Garenne	78	311 km NE	942	35.8	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 %
Thorigné-d'Anjou	49	89 km N	1,223	33.3	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 %
Saint-Pierre-de-Manneville	76	313 km NE	881	28.6	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 %
Antigny	85	29 km SE	1,027	29.5	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 %
Sceaux-d'Anjou	49	88 km N	1,155	30	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 %

Elsewhere

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