Meslay-le-Grenet
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 20.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 37 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Meslay-le-Grenet (INSEE 28245) is in Eure-et-Loir (28), part of CA Chartres Métropole. Population 379 (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 20.4/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 37 % of the 18,037 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.75 | 10 | 7.55 |
| Housing mix | 0.9 | 5 | 4.51 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (FAIRY'LINE). [3]
Not found in the commune: 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) | 1 | FAIRY'LINE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| 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 BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 280 (2012) → 379 (2023): 35.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 302 (1990) → 379 (2023): 25.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 163, of which 4.9 % second homes and 3.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Meslay-le-Grenet): 2.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Bailleau-le-Pin): 3.9 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Fontenay-sur-Eure): 3.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Bailleau-le-Pin): 4 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Nogent-sur-Eure): 2.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 13 days a year at or above 30 °C and 49 days at or below 0 °C, over 25 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the BLANDAINVILLE weather station, 10.9 km away at 163 m; the village itself is at 169 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at BLANDAINVILLE, 10.9 km away at 163 m, over 24 summers. [12]
An average of 660 mm of rain a year, spread over 115 days — about 5.7 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at LA BOURDINIERE, 6.7 km away at 156 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 — 28245/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 28245/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 28245/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 28245/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 28245
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 28021
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 28158
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 28281
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontaine-Notre-Dame | 02 | 225 km NE | 378 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Falletans | 39 | 343 km SE | 392 | 22.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bossendorf | 67 | 457 km E | 379 | 23.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lantenot | 70 | 386 km E | 369 | 20.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 61 % · humidity 93 % |
| Garrevaques | 81 | 544 km S | 398 | 23.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 58 % · humidity 29 % |
| Dalstein | 57 | 383 km E | 376 | 25.9 | Few services | no figures |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontaine-Notre-Dame | 02 | 225 km NE | 378 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Falletans | 39 | 343 km SE | 392 | 22.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Dalstein | 57 | 383 km E | 376 | 25.9 | Few services | no figures |
| Lantenot | 70 | 386 km E | 369 | 20.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 61 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bossendorf | 67 | 457 km E | 379 | 23.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Garrevaques | 81 | 544 km S | 398 | 23.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 58 % · humidity 29 % |
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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 Meslay-le-Grenet'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bossendorf | 67 | 457 km E | 379 | 23.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Reutenbourg | 67 | 445 km E | 388 | 20.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Venon | 27 | 93 km N | 389 | 23.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lachy | 51 | 177 km E | 345 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bettainvillers | 54 | 347 km E | 374 | 23.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Audignies | 59 | 277 km NE | 359 | 23.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
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