Mérey-Vieilley
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 17/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 52 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Mérey-Vieilley (INSEE 25376) is in Doubs (25), part of CU Grand Besançon Métropole. Population 178 (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 17/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 52 % of the 15,268 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.89 | 5 | 4.45 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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 | 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) | 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 SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 118 (2012) → 178 (2023): 50.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 81 (1990) → 178 (2023): 119.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 73, of which 5.5 % second homes and 1.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Voray-sur-l'Ognon): 3.5 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Bonnay): 0.9 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Voray-sur-l'Ognon): 3.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Devecey): 3.9 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Vieilley): 1 km to the north-east (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 22 days a year at or above 30 °C and 59 days at or below 0 °C, over 27 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the CHATILLON-LE-DU weather station, 5.5 km away at 341 m; the village itself is at 271 m. [12]
The village sits 70 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at BESANCON, 10.9 km away at 306 m, over 30 summers. [12]
An average of 1,128 mm of rain a year, spread over 141 days — about 8 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at CHATILLON-LE-DU, 5.5 km away at 341 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 — 25376/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25376/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25376/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25376/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 70575
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 25073
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 25200
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 25612
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herbécourt | 80 | 373 km NW | 178 | 13.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sivry-Ante | 51 | 206 km NW | 177 | 11.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lattainville | 60 | 379 km NW | 180 | 13 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fontette | 10 | 137 km NW | 178 | 10.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Clayeures | 54 | 129 km N | 175 | 13.2 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Framont | 70 | 46 km NW | 176 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Framont | 70 | 46 km NW | 176 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Clayeures | 54 | 129 km N | 175 | 13.2 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Fontette | 10 | 137 km NW | 178 | 10.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sivry-Ante | 51 | 206 km NW | 177 | 11.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Herbécourt | 80 | 373 km NW | 178 | 13.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lattainville | 60 | 379 km NW | 180 | 13 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 86 % · 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 Mérey-Vieilley'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roncenay | 10 | 178 km NW | 175 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mescoules | 24 | 521 km SW | 177 | 14 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Étrabonne | 25 | 27 km SW | 182 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lisle | 41 | 376 km W | 181 | 10.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tincry | 57 | 177 km N | 169 | 15.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Romans-des-Champs | 79 | 504 km W | 169 | 11.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
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