Terval
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 35.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 25 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Terval (INSEE 85289) is in Vendée (85), part of CC du Pays de la Châtaigneraie. Population 2,147 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2023-01-01 from 2 former communes: Breuil-Barret (85037), La Chapelle-aux-Lys (85053). [3]
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/85289-terval
Vitality score
Vitality score 35.8/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 25 % of the 9,144 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 | 0.34 | 25 | 8.55 |
| Social | 0.39 | 20 | 7.77 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.94 |
| Population trend | 0.4 | 10 | 4.04 |
| Housing mix | 0.84 | 5 | 4.2 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [4,5]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (SOURCES ET SAVEURS · MAISON BERODE). [5]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (L'ESPRIT D'ICI). [5,4]
3 × Restaurant (BASE DE LOISIRS DE L'ETRUYERE · BDL). [5,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT ANDRE). [5]
3 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE LA CHAPELLE-AUX-LYS AU FIL DES MOTS · BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE DE LA TARDIÈRE LE JARDIN DES LIVRES · BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE BREUIL-BARRET LA COMPAGNIE DES MOTS). [5]
2 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF · COMPLEXE SPORTIF BREUIL BARRET). [5]
2 × Hairdresser (REIGNER CLAUDIE · O'KOULEURS ZEN). [5,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING ET BASE DE LOISIRS L'ETRUYERE). [5,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [4,5]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | SOURCES ET SAVEURS · MAISON BERODE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | L'ESPRIT D'ICI | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [5,4] |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [5,4] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [5,4] | |
| Restaurant | 3 | BASE DE LOISIRS DE L'ETRUYERE · BDL | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [5,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [5] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT ANDRE | INSEE BPE 1 [5] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [5] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [5] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [5,4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [5] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [5] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [5] | |
| Library | 3 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE LA CHAPELLE-AUX-LYS AU FIL DES MOTS · BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE DE LA TARDIÈRE LE JARDIN DES LIVRES · BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE BREUIL-BARRET LA COMPAGNIE DES MOTS | INSEE BPE 3 [5] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [5] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF · COMPLEXE SPORTIF BREUIL BARRET | INSEE BPE 2 [5] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [5] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [5] | |
| Hairdresser | 2 | REIGNER CLAUDIE · O'KOULEURS ZEN | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [5,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [5,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [5,4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING ET BASE DE LOISIRS L'ETRUYERE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [5,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 2,216 (2012) → 2,147 (2023): -3.1 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 2,375 (1990) → 2,147 (2023): -9.6 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,112, of which 8 % second homes and 5.2 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Châtaigneraie): 1.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Terval): 0.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
GP (La Châtaigneraie): 2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (La Châtaigneraie): 1.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Terval): 0 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
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, 13.9 km away at 153 m; the village itself is at 157 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at POUZAUGES SA, 13.9 km away at 153 m, over 20 summers. [11]
An average of 988 mm of rain a year, spread over 126 days — about 7.8 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at CHATAIGNERAIE, 1.9 km away at 136 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
111 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 126,825 € — 944 € per m² of built surface. [12]
The median across Vendée is 2,125 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [12]
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
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85289/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85289/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85289/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85289/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 85059
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 85289
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porte-des-Bonnevaux | 38 | 478 km E | 2,099 | 34.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 30 % · humidity 86 % |
| Candé-sur-Beuvron | 41 | 177 km NE | 1,463 | 41.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 85 % · winter 81 % |
| Bray-Saint-Aignan | 45 | 268 km NE | 1,803 | 40.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
| Albon | 26 | 459 km E | 1,942 | 47.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Bois d'Anjou | 49 | 101 km NE | 2,525 | 42.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Soulaire-et-Bourg | 49 | 103 km N | 1,467 | 33 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Bois d'Anjou | 49 | 101 km NE | 2,525 | 42.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Soulaire-et-Bourg | 49 | 103 km N | 1,467 | 33 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Candé-sur-Beuvron | 41 | 177 km NE | 1,463 | 41.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 85 % · winter 81 % |
| Bray-Saint-Aignan | 45 | 268 km NE | 1,803 | 40.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
| Albon | 26 | 459 km E | 1,942 | 47.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Porte-des-Bonnevaux | 38 | 478 km E | 2,099 | 34.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 30 % · 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 Terval'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Bois d'Anjou | 49 | 101 km NE | 2,525 | 42.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Soulaire-et-Bourg | 49 | 103 km N | 1,467 | 33 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Château-Guibert | 85 | 40 km W | 1,584 | 35.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Grez-Neuville | 49 | 105 km N | 1,447 | 46.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Meilleraie-Tillay | 85 | 12 km NW | 1,485 | 32.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Girouard | 85 | 67 km W | 1,156 | 34.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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