Mesnils-sur-Iton
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 55.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 61 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Mesnils-sur-Iton (INSEE 27198) is in Eure (27), part of CC Interco Normandie Sud Eure. Population 6,078 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2019-01-01 from 8 former communes: Grandvilliers (27297), Buis-sur-Damville (27416), Roman (27491), Le Roncenay-Authenay (27024), Condé-sur-Iton (27166), Gouville (27293), Manthelon (27387), Le Sacq (27503). [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/27198-mesnils-sur-iton
Vitality score
Vitality score 55.7/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 61 % of the 3,899 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 | 0.41 | 25 | 10.16 |
| Social | 0.75 | 20 | 14.97 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Public & culture | 0.31 | 5 | 1.54 |
| Population trend | 0.78 | 10 | 7.83 |
| 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. [4,5]
6 × Bakery (boulangerie) (MANUFACTURE CLUIZEL · BOULANGERIE DURIEU · AUX DOUCEURS DE L'ITON · AU PAIN D'AUTREFOIS · DOUCEURS DE SERENA). [4,5]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE DE L'ITON). [4,5]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [4,5]
1 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR MARKET). [4,5]
14 × Restaurant (LE TRAITEUR DE L'ITON · JPK · L'ANTR'AMIS · ESMA). [4,5]
3 × Café / bar (LA RENAISSANCE · LE POINT DU JOUR · LA CITADELLE). [5]
4 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE DAMVILLE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE DE BUIS-SUR-DAMVILLE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE DE L'IMMACULEE). [4]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE AIME CHARPENTIER · COLLEGE DE L'IMMACULEE). [4]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (GHASSAN CHAMAA, MÉDECIN). [4]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE BRUHL). [4,5]
1 × Post office / agence postale (DAMVILLE LA POSTE AGENCE INTERCO AP). [4]
2 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE · BIBLIOTHÈQUE ANNE FRANK 75 RUE DU LIEUTENANT MORIN). [4]
4 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE VERT · LYCEE DE CHAMBRAY · ECOLE IMMACULEE · GYMNASE BLEU). [4]
3 × Bank (CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRIC MUT DAMVILLE · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE NORMANDIE · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DE NORMANDIE-SEINE). [4]
7 × Hairdresser (SANDRINE COIFFURE · MC LOOK · CREA'TIF · STYLEJEN). [4,5]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Supermarket, 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Nursery school (maternelle), 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 6 | MANUFACTURE CLUIZEL · BOULANGERIE DURIEU · AUX DOUCEURS DE L'ITON · AU PAIN D'AUTREFOIS · DOUCEURS DE SERENA | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [4,5] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE DE L'ITON | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] | |
| Supermarket | 1 | CARREFOUR MARKET | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 14 | LE TRAITEUR DE L'ITON · JPK · L'ANTR'AMIS · ESMA | INSEE BPE 14 / INSEE SIRENE 21 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 3 | LA RENAISSANCE · LE POINT DU JOUR · LA CITADELLE | INSEE SIRENE 3 [5] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 4 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE DAMVILLE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE DE BUIS-SUR-DAMVILLE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE DE L'IMMACULEE | INSEE BPE 4 [4] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE AIME CHARPENTIER · COLLEGE DE L'IMMACULEE | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | GHASSAN CHAMAA, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE BRUHL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | DAMVILLE LA POSTE AGENCE INTERCO AP | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 2 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE · BIBLIOTHÈQUE ANNE FRANK 75 RUE DU LIEUTENANT MORIN | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 4 | GYMNASE VERT · LYCEE DE CHAMBRAY · ECOLE IMMACULEE · GYMNASE BLEU | INSEE BPE 4 [4] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 3 | CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRIC MUT DAMVILLE · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE NORMANDIE · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DE NORMANDIE-SEINE | INSEE BPE 3 [4] |
| Hairdresser | 7 | SANDRINE COIFFURE · MC LOOK · CREA'TIF · STYLEJEN | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [4,5] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [5] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [5] |
Market and village life
Market day (reported, unverified): Tuesday, Friday 8h à 13h place de la Halle de Damville. No source says whether it is weekly or monthly. [6]
Trajectory
Population 6,095 (2012) → 6,078 (2023): -0.3 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 4,736 (1990) → 6,078 (2023): 28.3 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 3,207, of which 7 % second homes and 8.8 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Mesnils-sur-Iton): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Mesnils-sur-Iton): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
GP (Mesnils-sur-Iton): 0.3 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Mesnils-sur-Iton): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Mesnils-sur-Iton): 0.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 15 days a year at or above 30 °C and 59 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the BRETEUIL weather station, 12.9 km away at 168 m; the village itself is at 133 m. [11]
An average of 627 mm of rain a year, spread over 121 days — about 5.2 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at DAMVILLE, 0.5 km away at 145 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
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 — 27198/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— http://mesnils-sur-iton.fr/vivre-a-mesnils-sur-iton/les-marches— “- Mardi matin de 8h à 13h - Vendredi matin de 8h à 13h”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 27198/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 27198/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 27198/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 27198
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guipry-Messac | 35 | 243 km SW | 7,354 | 64.2 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 51 % |
| Plessé | 44 | 265 km SW | 5,335 | 56.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 89 % |
| Herbignac | 44 | 297 km SW | 7,224 | 68.1 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 90 % · winter 58 % |
| Le Mené | 22 | 272 km W | 6,556 | 57.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 72 % · winter 69 % |
| Vigneux-de-Bretagne | 44 | 270 km SW | 6,692 | 57.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 89 % |
| Kervignac | 56 | 342 km W | 7,204 | 57.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 77 % · winter 59 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guipry-Messac | 35 | 243 km SW | 7,354 | 64.2 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 51 % |
| Plessé | 44 | 265 km SW | 5,335 | 56.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 89 % |
| Vigneux-de-Bretagne | 44 | 270 km SW | 6,692 | 57.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 89 % |
| Le Mené | 22 | 272 km W | 6,556 | 57.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 72 % · winter 69 % |
| Herbignac | 44 | 297 km SW | 7,224 | 68.1 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 90 % · winter 58 % |
| Kervignac | 56 | 342 km W | 7,204 | 57.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 77 % · winter 59 % |
Elsewhere
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