Mehun-sur-Yèvre
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 55.8/100 · confidence: low· Better served than 61 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Mehun-sur-Yèvre (INSEE 18141) is in Cher (18), part of CA Bourges Plus. Population 6,380 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [2]
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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 55.8/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: low (sources disagree on Bakery (boulangerie); sources disagree on Restaurant; sources disagree on Pharmacy).
Better served than 61 % of the 3,744 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 | 0.44 | 25 | 10.95 |
| Social | 0.77 | 20 | 15.4 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.61 | 10 | 6.1 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.38 | 10 | 3.83 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.79 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE DE L'HORLOGE). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (SASU DOUGY RODOLPHE). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (ANOUAR ABDELHAK · AUX PETITS PLAISIRS). [3,4]
3 × Supermarket (LIDL · INTERMARCHE · CARREFOUR MARKET). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (LA MAREE MEHUNOISE). [3,4]
7 × Restaurant (ROYAL MUSIC HALL PALACE L EOLE ROYA · ANDIAMO · FARNAULT · Z FOOD). [3,4]
5 × Café / bar (ABRACADABRA - LE CHANTIER). [4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE DU CENTRE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE JULES FERRY). [3]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE CHATEAU · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LES CHARMILLES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE MARCEL PAGNOL). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE IRENE JOLIOT-CURIE). [3]
7 × GP (médecin généraliste) (BERENGERE DELALANDE, MÉDECIN · ROMAIN GILIS-MENARD, MÉDECIN · THIERRY BALAND, MÉDECIN · BENJAMIN BALAND, MÉDECIN · CARMEN GHIORGHITA, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE SAINT SYPH · PHARMACIE DU CENTRE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE ALAIN FOURNIER). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF PIERRE DE COUBERTIN · GYMNASE MAURICE HERZOG). [3]
3 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE LOIRE-CENTRE · MEHUN SUR YEVRE · CAISSE LOCALE DU CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL). [3]
12 × Hairdresser (RACINE CARREE COIFFURE · PHILIPPE FRIAUD COIFFURE · CHEVALIER ORLANE · L'HERONDEL FLORENCE). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel. [3]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL DU CHAMP DE FOIRE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 5 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Bank, 1 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | BOULANGERIE DE L'HORLOGE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | SASU DOUGY RODOLPHE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | ANOUAR ABDELHAK · AUX PETITS PLAISIRS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 3 | LIDL · INTERMARCHE · CARREFOUR MARKET | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | LA MAREE MEHUNOISE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 7 | ROYAL MUSIC HALL PALACE L EOLE ROYA · ANDIAMO · FARNAULT · Z FOOD | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 16 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 5 | ABRACADABRA - LE CHANTIER | INSEE SIRENE 5 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE DU CENTRE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE JULES FERRY | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE CHATEAU · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LES CHARMILLES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE MARCEL PAGNOL | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE IRENE JOLIOT-CURIE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 7 | BERENGERE DELALANDE, MÉDECIN · ROMAIN GILIS-MENARD, MÉDECIN · THIERRY BALAND, MÉDECIN · BENJAMIN BALAND, MÉDECIN · CARMEN GHIORGHITA, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE SAINT SYPH · PHARMACIE DU CENTRE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE ALAIN FOURNIER | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF PIERRE DE COUBERTIN · GYMNASE MAURICE HERZOG | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 3 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE LOIRE-CENTRE · MEHUN SUR YEVRE · CAISSE LOCALE DU CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 12 | RACINE CARREE COIFFURE · PHILIPPE FRIAUD COIFFURE · CHEVALIER ORLANE · L'HERONDEL FLORENCE | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL DU CHAMP DE FOIRE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Wednesday, Saturday matin. [5,6]
Trajectory
Population 6,828 (2012) → 6,380 (2023): -6.6 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 7,227 (1990) → 6,380 (2023): -11.7 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 3,701, of which 2.1 % second homes and 13.8 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Mehun-sur-Yèvre): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Mehun-sur-Yèvre): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
GP (Mehun-sur-Yèvre): 1.1 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Mehun-sur-Yèvre): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Mehun-sur-Yèvre): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 29 days a year at or above 30 °C and 58 days at or below 0 °C, over 13 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the QUINCY weather station, 5.2 km away at 124 m; the village itself is at 123 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at QUINCY_SA, 6.1 km away at 128 m, over 11 summers. [11]
An average of 758 mm of rain a year, spread over 117 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at MEHUN-SUR-YEVRE, 0.1 km away at 122 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Bakery (boulangerie)
sources disagree on Restaurant
sources disagree on Pharmacy
Two sources name market days with none in common. They may be separate markets in the same commune, or one may be out of date — all days are listed and none is treated as confirmed. [5,6]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18141/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.ville-mehun-sur-yevre.fr/tourisme/decouvrir-la-ville— “un marché hebdomadaire a lieu le mercredi matin”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2026-02— https://data.datatourisme.fr/15/e96219a5-e339-3302-9436-d29b46f0803a— “Marché de producteurs locaux organisé chaque 1er samedi du mois de 8h30 à 12h30 sur la place du 14 juillet à Mehun-sur-Yèvre.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18141/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18141/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18141/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 18141
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bréal-sous-Montfort | 35 | 322 km W | 6,391 | 59.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 % |
| Louhans-Châteaurenaud | 71 | 236 km E | 6,446 | 69.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Gueugnon | 71 | 153 km SE | 6,528 | 57.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Limours | 91 | 167 km N | 6,517 | 52 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mornant | 69 | 253 km SE | 6,282 | 58 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Perray-en-Yvelines | 78 | 174 km N | 6,480 | 53.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gueugnon | 71 | 153 km SE | 6,528 | 57.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Limours | 91 | 167 km N | 6,517 | 52 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Perray-en-Yvelines | 78 | 174 km N | 6,480 | 53.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Louhans-Châteaurenaud | 71 | 236 km E | 6,446 | 69.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mornant | 69 | 253 km SE | 6,282 | 58 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bréal-sous-Montfort | 35 | 322 km W | 6,391 | 59.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Mehun-sur-Yèvre'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louhans-Châteaurenaud | 71 | 236 km E | 6,446 | 69.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Gueugnon | 71 | 153 km SE | 6,528 | 57.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mornant | 69 | 253 km SE | 6,282 | 58 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Marcellin | 38 | 326 km SE | 7,700 | 70 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Drusenheim | 67 | 463 km NE | 5,388 | 55.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ugine | 73 | 357 km SE | 7,154 | 56.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
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