Saint-Vincent-Sterlanges
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 35.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 62 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Vincent-Sterlanges (INSEE 85276) is in Vendée (85), part of CC Pays de Chantonnay. Population 747 (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 35.7/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 62 % of the 16,065 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.86 | 10 | 8.65 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.86 | 10 | 8.58 |
| Housing mix | 0.94 | 5 | 4.69 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LILIEPOP'S CAKE DESIGNER). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE LES TROIS ANGES). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT VINCENT STERLANGES AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE SAINT-VINCENT-STERLANGES). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (ENVIE DE PLAIRE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (LE SMILE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LILIEPOP'S CAKE DESIGNER | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE LES TROIS ANGES | INSEE BPE 2 [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 | SAINT VINCENT STERLANGES AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE SAINT-VINCENT-STERLANGES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | ENVIE DE PLAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | LE SMILE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 749 (2012) → 747 (2023): -0.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 550 (1990) → 747 (2023): 35.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 392, of which 3.1 % second homes and 9.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Vincent-Sterlanges): 0.5 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Sainte-Cécile): 2.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Sainte-Cécile): 2.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Mouchamps): 4.7 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saint-Vincent-Sterlanges): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 31 days at or below 0 °C, over 11 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the MOUCHAMPS_SAPC weather station, 4 km away at 82 m; the village itself is at 71 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at POUZAUGES SA, 19.6 km away at 153 m, over 20 summers. [11]
That station sits 82 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 822 mm of rain a year, spread over 119 days — about 6.9 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at MOUCHAMPS, 3.9 km away at 77 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 — 85276/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85276/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85276/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85276/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 85276
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 85202
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 85153
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dommary-Baroncourt | 55 | 579 km NE | 753 | 31.9 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 61 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bonneuil-les-Eaux | 60 | 409 km NE | 787 | 29.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 65 % · humidity 86 % |
| Orly-sur-Morin | 77 | 402 km NE | 656 | 32.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 54 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rians | 18 | 285 km E | 950 | 28.4 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
| Monneville | 60 | 357 km NE | 765 | 31.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 76 % · humidity 86 % |
| Beaulieu-les-Fontaines | 60 | 439 km NE | 563 | 30.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rians | 18 | 285 km E | 950 | 28.4 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
| Monneville | 60 | 357 km NE | 765 | 31.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 76 % · humidity 86 % |
| Orly-sur-Morin | 77 | 402 km NE | 656 | 32.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 54 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bonneuil-les-Eaux | 60 | 409 km NE | 787 | 29.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 65 % · humidity 86 % |
| Beaulieu-les-Fontaines | 60 | 439 km NE | 563 | 30.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Dommary-Baroncourt | 55 | 579 km NE | 753 | 31.9 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 61 % · 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-Vincent-Sterlanges'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-Martin-de-Fraigneau | 85 | 43 km SE | 795 | 28.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Coudray | 53 | 122 km N | 869 | 42.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Luperce | 28 | 261 km NE | 1,005 | 24.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Berchères-sur-Vesgre | 28 | 305 km NE | 862 | 41 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Bouille | 76 | 327 km NE | 706 | 36.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Treize-Vents | 85 | 27 km NE | 1,226 | 23.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
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