Mercurol-Veaunes
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Partly served 43.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 41 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Mercurol-Veaunes (INSEE 26179) is in Drôme (26), part of CA Arche Agglo. Population 2,816 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2016-01-01 from 1 former commune: Veaunes (26366). [3]
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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/26179-mercurol-veaunes
Vitality score
Vitality score 43.9/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 41 % of the 7,505 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 | 0.59 | 20 | 11.7 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.51 | 10 | 5.13 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.91 | 5 | 4.56 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [4,5]
3 × Restaurant (BILLIE & CO · CPJC). [5,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE MERCUROL). [5]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE DE L'HERMITAGE). [5]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (HELENE POUPART, MÉDECIN). [5]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE MERCUROL). [5,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (MERCUROL RP). [5]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE MERCUROL-VEAUNES). [5]
2 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE DES SPORTS · GYMNASE DE L HERMITAGE). [5]
4 × Hairdresser (CATH'ANGE). [5,4]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL L ABRICOTINE). [5,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 2 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle). [4,5]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [5,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [5,4] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [5,4] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [5,4] | |
| Restaurant | 3 | BILLIE & CO · CPJC | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [5,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [5] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE MERCUROL | INSEE BPE 1 [5] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE DE L'HERMITAGE | INSEE BPE 1 [5] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | HELENE POUPART, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [5] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE DE MERCUROL | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [5,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [5] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [5] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | MERCUROL RP | INSEE BPE 1 [5] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE MERCUROL-VEAUNES | INSEE BPE 1 [5] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [5] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | SALLE DES SPORTS · GYMNASE DE L HERMITAGE | INSEE BPE 2 [5] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [5] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [5] | |
| Hairdresser | 4 | CATH'ANGE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [5,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [5,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL L ABRICOTINE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [5,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [5,4] |
Market and village life
Market day (reported, unverified): Tuesday 13h30 à 18h (heure d'été) / 13h15 à 17h (heure d'hiver) (seasonal). No source says whether it is weekly or monthly. [6]
Trajectory
Population 2,512 (2012) → 2,816 (2023): 12.1 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 1,836 (1990) → 2,816 (2023): 53.4 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,174, of which 4.4 % second homes and 4.9 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Tain-l'Hermitage): 2.6 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Tain-l'Hermitage): 2.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
GP (Mercurol-Veaunes): 0.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [11]
Pharmacy (Tain-l'Hermitage): 3.5 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Mercurol-Veaunes): 0.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 44 days a year at or above 30 °C and 38 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the MERCUROL weather station, 2.1 km away at 153 m; the village itself is at 170 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at MERCUROL, 2.1 km away at 153 m, over 26 summers. [12]
An average of 851 mm of rain a year, spread over 88 days — about 9.7 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at MERCUROL, 2.1 km away at 153 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [6]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26179/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE BPE 2025
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.mercurol-veaunes.fr/culture-sports-loisirs/les-associations/— “MARCHE Mardi de 13h30 à 18h (heure d'été) Mardi de 13h15 à 17h (heure d'hiver)”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26179/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26179/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26179/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26347
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26179
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thuré | 86 | 394 km NW | 2,765 | 42.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pléchâtel | 35 | 597 km NW | 2,833 | 59.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Benquet | 40 | 450 km W | 1,913 | 42.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 91 % · humidity 43 % |
| Sorèze | 81 | 288 km SW | 2,965 | 55.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 36 % |
| Plélo | 22 | 710 km NW | 3,344 | 38.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Camors | 56 | 678 km NW | 3,260 | 42.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 0 % · winter 91 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sorèze | 81 | 288 km SW | 2,965 | 55.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 36 % |
| Thuré | 86 | 394 km NW | 2,765 | 42.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Benquet | 40 | 450 km W | 1,913 | 42.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 91 % · humidity 43 % |
| Pléchâtel | 35 | 597 km NW | 2,833 | 59.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Camors | 56 | 678 km NW | 3,260 | 42.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 0 % · winter 91 % |
| Plélo | 22 | 710 km NW | 3,344 | 38.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Mercurol-Veaunes'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castelnau-de-Lévis | 81 | 256 km SW | 1,603 | 39.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Allan | 26 | 65 km S | 1,980 | 50.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lachapelle-sous-Aubenas | 07 | 71 km SW | 1,911 | 53.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Brens | 81 | 271 km SW | 2,423 | 51.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lavilledieu | 07 | 66 km SW | 2,264 | 49.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Grane | 26 | 39 km S | 2,204 | 47.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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