Mézy-Moulins
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 31.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 60 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Mézy-Moulins (INSEE 02484) is in Aisne (02), part of CA de la Région de Château-Thierry. Population 558 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [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 31.5/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 60 % of the 17,427 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.82 | 5 | 4.12 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LEGRAND JEROME). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Hotel (LE MOULIN BABET). [3,4]
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, Library. [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 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 | 1 | LEGRAND JEROME | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | LE MOULIN BABET | 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 525 (2012) → 558 (2023): 6.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 370 (1990) → 558 (2023): 50.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 250, of which 8.8 % second homes and 4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Crézancy): 1.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Crézancy): 1.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Crézancy): 1.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Crézancy): 1.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Mézy-Moulins): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 12 days a year at or above 30 °C and 60 days at or below 0 °C, over 10 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the CREZANCY weather station, 1.9 km away at 125 m; the village itself is at 77 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at BLESMES, 7 km away at 222 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 145 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 759 mm of rain a year, spread over 120 days — about 6.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CREZANCY, 1.9 km away at 125 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02484/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02484/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02484/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 02484/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 02239
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 02484
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vovray-en-Bornes | 74 | 387 km SE | 550 | 31.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 41 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montmerrei | 61 | 259 km W | 560 | 30.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montsoué | 40 | 668 km SW | 566 | 26.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 68 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Marcel-l'Éclairé | 69 | 361 km S | 575 | 28.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Barneville-sur-Seine | 27 | 197 km W | 545 | 28.9 | Few services | no figures |
| Aussac-Vadalle | 16 | 438 km SW | 564 | 31.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barneville-sur-Seine | 27 | 197 km W | 545 | 28.9 | Few services | no figures |
| Montmerrei | 61 | 259 km W | 560 | 30.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Marcel-l'Éclairé | 69 | 361 km S | 575 | 28.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vovray-en-Bornes | 74 | 387 km SE | 550 | 31.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 41 % · humidity 86 % |
| Aussac-Vadalle | 16 | 438 km SW | 564 | 31.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montsoué | 40 | 668 km SW | 566 | 26.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 68 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Mézy-Moulins'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-Marcel-l'Éclairé | 69 | 361 km S | 575 | 28.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fontaine-l'Abbé | 27 | 206 km W | 551 | 25.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montmelas-Saint-Sorlin | 69 | 348 km S | 528 | 30.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vimpelles | 77 | 74 km S | 512 | 31.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Landelles | 28 | 182 km W | 628 | 28.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Germain-le-Guillaume | 53 | 333 km W | 507 | 29.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
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