Méry-ès-Bois
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 40.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 82 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Méry-ès-Bois (INSEE 18149) is in Cher (18), part of CC Sauldre et Sologne. Population 533 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 40.3/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 82 % of the 17,580 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 | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.31 | 10 | 3.09 |
| Housing mix | 0.76 | 5 | 3.79 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SAINT FIRMIN). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LE COQ Y EST ROTI). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (MERY ES BOIS AP). [3]
1 × Library (MÉRIÉTHÈQUE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (UNI V'HAIR). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie).
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | SAINT FIRMIN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 COQ Y EST ROTI | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE | 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 | 1 | MERY ES BOIS AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉRIÉTHÈQUE | 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 | UNI V'HAIR | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 590 (2012) → 533 (2023): -9.7 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 659 (1990) → 533 (2023): -19.1 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 397, of which 12.1 % second homes and 17.9 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Chapelle-d'Angillon): 7.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Méry-ès-Bois): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [10]
GP (La Chapelle-d'Angillon): 7.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Neuvy-sur-Barangeon): 8.1 km to the west (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Méry-ès-Bois): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 19 days a year at or above 30 °C and 59 days at or below 0 °C, over 18 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the CHAPELLE-D'ANG_SAPC weather station, 8.3 km away at 190 m; the village itself is at 238 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 6 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at ST-MARTIN-D'A., 13.2 km away at 172 m, over 17 summers. [12]
That station sits 66 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 885 mm of rain a year, spread over 128 days — about 6.9 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at CHAPELLE-D'ANG_SAPC, 8.3 km away at 190 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18149/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-03— https://data.datatourisme.fr/15/c704204b-0aed-3382-9458-ee822e96387d— “Marché hebdomadaire Mery-es-Bois”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18149/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18149/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18149/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 18047
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 18149
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 18165
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierrefitte-sur-Loire | 03 | 142 km SE | 506 | 40.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 92 % · humidity 64 % |
| Escales | 11 | 456 km S | 512 | 48.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 36 % · winter 42 % · humidity 57 % |
| Vingrau | 66 | 498 km S | 536 | 47.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 35 % · humidity 57 % |
| Vercheny | 26 | 365 km SE | 443 | 43 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 85 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Pierre-de-Vassols | 84 | 417 km SE | 499 | 47.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 92 % · humidity 64 % |
| Le Bessat | 42 | 272 km SE | 530 | 51.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 31 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierrefitte-sur-Loire | 03 | 142 km SE | 506 | 40.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 92 % · humidity 64 % |
| Le Bessat | 42 | 272 km SE | 530 | 51.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 31 % · humidity 57 % |
| Vercheny | 26 | 365 km SE | 443 | 43 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 85 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Pierre-de-Vassols | 84 | 417 km SE | 499 | 47.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 92 % · humidity 64 % |
| Escales | 11 | 456 km S | 512 | 48.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 36 % · winter 42 % · humidity 57 % |
| Vingrau | 66 | 498 km S | 536 | 47.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 35 % · humidity 57 % |
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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 Méry-ès-Bois'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pressac | 86 | 191 km SW | 544 | 53.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Léran | 09 | 482 km S | 615 | 45.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Soueich | 31 | 490 km S | 514 | 38.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mosnac | 17 | 299 km SW | 494 | 38.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cassagnabère-Tournas | 31 | 471 km S | 468 | 39 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Vigeant | 86 | 178 km SW | 657 | 36.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
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