Merrey-sur-Arce
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 20.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 42 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Merrey-sur-Arce (INSEE 10232) is in Aube (10), part of CC du Barséquanais en Champagne. Population 325 (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 20.1/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 42 % of the 17,997 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.63 | 10 | 6.28 |
| Housing mix | 0.89 | 5 | 4.46 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LE CHARDONNAY). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), 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 | LE CHARDONNAY | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 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 | 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 314 (2012) → 325 (2023): 3.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 288 (1990) → 325 (2023): 12.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 205, of which 5.4 % second homes and 16.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bar-sur-Seine): 1.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Bar-sur-Seine): 1.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Bar-sur-Seine): 2.9 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Bar-sur-Seine): 2.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Bar-sur-Seine): 1.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 19 days a year at or above 30 °C and 40 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the CELLES-SUR-OURCE weather station, 3.6 km away at 275 m; the village itself is at 159 m. [9]
The village sits 116 m below the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.89 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at CELLES-SUR-OURCE, 3.6 km away at 275 m, over 21 summers. [9]
That station sits 116 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.63 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 868 mm of rain a year, spread over 135 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at BAR-SUR-SEINE, 3 km away at 150 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 10232/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 10232/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 10232/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 10232/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 10034
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calleville-les-Deux-Églises | 76 | 304 km NW | 328 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cazaux-Savès | 32 | 571 km SW | 326 | 24.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 69 % · humidity 50 % |
| Oeyregave | 40 | 662 km SW | 321 | 19.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 89 % · humidity 0 % |
| Thoraise | 25 | 153 km SE | 336 | 22.7 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
| Brécy | 02 | 137 km NW | 317 | 19.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mœurs-Verdey | 51 | 88 km NW | 317 | 22.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mœurs-Verdey | 51 | 88 km NW | 317 | 22.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Brécy | 02 | 137 km NW | 317 | 19.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Thoraise | 25 | 153 km SE | 336 | 22.7 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
| Calleville-les-Deux-Églises | 76 | 304 km NW | 328 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cazaux-Savès | 32 | 571 km SW | 326 | 24.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 69 % · humidity 50 % |
| Oeyregave | 40 | 662 km SW | 321 | 19.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 89 % · 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 Merrey-sur-Arce'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barcelonne | 26 | 363 km S | 335 | 17.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Malroy | 57 | 180 km NE | 353 | 23.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Beauvilliers | 28 | 204 km W | 340 | 24.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bouër | 72 | 279 km W | 350 | 24.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Wegscheid | 68 | 194 km E | 315 | 18.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Val-d'Auzon | 10 | 32 km N | 356 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
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