Méry-sur-Cher
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 32.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 55 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Méry-sur-Cher (INSEE 18150) is in Cher (18), part of CC Vierzon-Sologne-Berry. Population 690 (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 32.4/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 55 % of the 16,465 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 | 0.42 | 25 | 10.54 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.65 | 10 | 6.48 |
| Housing mix | 0.84 | 5 | 4.21 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LES SUCRERIES DE LA FONTAINE). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (L'ECHOPPE GOURMANDE). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
2 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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) | 1 | LES SUCRERIES DE LA FONTAINE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | L'ECHOPPE GOURMANDE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE 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 | 2 | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 689 (2012) → 690 (2023): 0.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 601 (1990) → 690 (2023): 14.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 366, of which 7.9 % second homes and 11.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Méry-sur-Cher): 1.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Méry-sur-Cher): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Georges-sur-la-Prée): 4.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Vierzon): 5.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Méry-sur-Cher): 0 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 28 days a year at or above 30 °C and 56 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the VIERZON - VEVES weather station, 3.5 km away at 98 m; the village itself is at 148 m. [11]
The village sits 50 m above the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.71 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 6 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at VIERZON, 6.4 km away at 155 m, over 15 summers. [11]
An average of 741 mm of rain a year, spread over 112 days — about 6.6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at VIERZON - VEVES, 3.5 km away at 98 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18150/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18150/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18150/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18150/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 18150
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 18210
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 18279
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champlay | 89 | 134 km NE | 733 | 34.3 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 97 % · humidity 71 % |
| Légny | 69 | 248 km SE | 685 | 50.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 100 % · winter 77 % · humidity 64 % |
| Pressagny-l'Orgueilleux | 27 | 214 km N | 686 | 39.3 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 85 % · humidity 64 % |
| Auppegard | 76 | 296 km N | 695 | 27.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 58 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Julien | 69 | 245 km SE | 969 | 36.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 72 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Rochénard | 79 | 228 km SW | 518 | 32.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champlay | 89 | 134 km NE | 733 | 34.3 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 97 % · humidity 71 % |
| Pressagny-l'Orgueilleux | 27 | 214 km N | 686 | 39.3 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 85 % · humidity 64 % |
| La Rochénard | 79 | 228 km SW | 518 | 32.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Julien | 69 | 245 km SE | 969 | 36.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 72 % · humidity 86 % |
| Légny | 69 | 248 km SE | 685 | 50.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 100 % · winter 77 % · humidity 64 % |
| Auppegard | 76 | 296 km N | 695 | 27.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 58 % · humidity 64 % |
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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-sur-Cher'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chezal-Benoît | 18 | 48 km S | 765 | 35.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Aigues-Vives | 09 | 473 km S | 625 | 36.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Dommartin-lès-Cuiseaux | 71 | 265 km E | 801 | 45.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Thomas | 31 | 421 km S | 627 | 24.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cassagne | 31 | 465 km S | 641 | 26.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Miroir | 71 | 266 km E | 577 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
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