Merceuil
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 46.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 84 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Merceuil (INSEE 21405) is in Côte-d'Or (21), part of CA Beaune, Côte et Sud - Communauté Beaune-Chagny-Nolay. Population 815 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/21405-merceuil
Vitality score
Vitality score 46.8/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 84 % of the 15,563 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 | 0.48 | 20 | 9.5 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.91 | 10 | 9.08 |
| Housing mix | 0.86 | 5 | 4.3 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA BOULANGE DE JO). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LA MAISON DE LA BOURGOGNE). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (STARBUCKS · LA PIZZAIOLA · MADAME MONSIEUR). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE R.P.I.E.E.PU). [3]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), 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) | 1 | LA BOULANGE DE JO | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | LA MAISON DE LA BOURGOGNE | 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 | 3 | STARBUCKS · LA PIZZAIOLA · MADAME MONSIEUR | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE R.P.I.E.E.PU | 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 BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 826 (2012) → 815 (2023): -1.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 579 (1990) → 815 (2023): 40.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 386, of which 7 % second homes and 9.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Merceuil): 2.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Merceuil): 1.8 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Demigny): 2.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Demigny): 2.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Merceuil): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 22 days a year at or above 30 °C and 44 days at or below 0 °C, over 28 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the SAVIGNY LES BEA weather station, 12.1 km away at 246 m; the village itself is at 195 m. [10]
The village sits 51 m below the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.55 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at SAVIGNY LES BEA, 12.1 km away at 246 m, over 28 summers. [10]
That station sits 51 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.06 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 757 mm of rain a year, spread over 115 days — about 6.6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at SAVIGNY LES BEA, 12.1 km away at 246 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 — 21405/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21405/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21405/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 21405/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 21405
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71170
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graignes-Mesnil-Angot | 50 | 516 km NW | 797 | 45.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Reipertswiller | 67 | 295 km NE | 842 | 36.7 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Moumour | 64 | 598 km SW | 814 | 40.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 14 % |
| Landisacq | 61 | 456 km NW | 765 | 41.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Jonzier-Épagny | 74 | 132 km SE | 942 | 44.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Légny | 69 | 117 km S | 685 | 50.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 61 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Légny | 69 | 117 km S | 685 | 50.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 61 % · humidity 100 % |
| Jonzier-Épagny | 74 | 132 km SE | 942 | 44.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Reipertswiller | 67 | 295 km NE | 842 | 36.7 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Landisacq | 61 | 456 km NW | 765 | 41.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Graignes-Mesnil-Angot | 50 | 516 km NW | 797 | 45.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Moumour | 64 | 598 km SW | 814 | 40.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 14 % |
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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 Merceuil'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-Denis-sur-Loire | 41 | 271 km W | 904 | 34.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Champlay | 89 | 153 km NW | 733 | 34.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Coudray-Macouard | 49 | 377 km W | 918 | 34.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Clarafond-Arcine | 74 | 127 km SE | 1,068 | 34.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rosoy | 89 | 176 km NW | 1,072 | 33.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Genevraye | 77 | 219 km NW | 840 | 31.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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