Le Mesnil-Simon

Eure-et-Loir · CA Agglo du Pays de Dreux · INSEE 28247

A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.

Few services 24.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 36 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Le Mesnil-Simon (INSEE 28247) is in Eure-et-Loir (28), part of CA Agglo du Pays de Dreux. Population 565 (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/28247-le-mesnil-simon

Vitality score

Vitality score 24.3/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 36 % of the 17,417 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	0.63	10	6.32
Health	0	10	0
Public & culture	0	5	0
Population trend	1	10	10
Housing mix	0.86	5	4.31

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 0 of 6

Eating out 0 of 1

Cafés and bars 0 of 1

Schools 1 of 3

Health 0 of 4

Public services 0 of 1

Culture 0 of 2

Sport 0 of 2

Everyday services 1 of 3

Lodging 0 of 2

One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. ^[3,4]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). ^[3]

3 × Hairdresser (ARTISTIC'COIFFURE · LINDA COIFFURE · CECILE). ^[3,4]

Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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)	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)	1	ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE	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	3	ARTISTIC'COIFFURE · LINDA COIFFURE · CECILE	INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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

1968: 185 peak 2017: 580 2023: 565 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 566 (2012) → 565 (2023): -0.2 % over 10 years. ^[5,1]

Population 337 (1990) → 565 (2023): 67.7 % over 30 years. ^[6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 245, of which 6.9 % second homes and 6.5 % vacant. ^[7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

In the commune Primary school Bakery — 1.6 km EFood shop — 4.1 km NWGP — 4.6 km NEPharmacy — 5.5 km N Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Mondreville): 1.6 km to the east (straight line). ^[8]

Food shop (Neauphlette): 4.1 km to the north-west (straight line). ^[9]

GP (Longnes): 4.6 km to the north-east (straight line). ^[10]

Pharmacy (Bréval): 5.5 km to the north (straight line). ^[11]

Primary school (Le Mesnil-Simon): 0 km to the south-east (straight line). ^[12]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Days at or above 30 °C 11.9

Days at or below 0 °C 45.1

Muggy days a summer 0.7

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

An average of 12 days a year at or above 30 °C and 45 days at or below 0 °C, over 28 complete years in 1995–2024. ^[13]

Measured at the BU_SAPC weather station, 11 km away at 132 m; the village itself is at 130 m. ^[13]

Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. ^[13]

Humidity measured at BU_SAPC, 11 km away at 132 m, over 15 summers. ^[13]

An average of 645 mm of rain a year, spread over 116 days — about 5.6 mm on a day it rains. ^[13]

Rainfall measured at BU - MAN, 11 km away at 132 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. ^[13]

Uncertainties

No specific uncertainties flagged.

References

INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 28247/2023
INSEE density grid 2026
INSEE BPE 2025
INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 28247/2012
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 28247/1990
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 28247/logement/2023
INSEE BPE 2025 — 78413
INSEE BPE 2025 — 78444
INSEE BPE 2025 — 78346
INSEE BPE 2025 — 78107
INSEE BPE 2025 — 28247
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
La Chapelle-aux-Naux	37	194 km SW	562	21	Few services	Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 %
Romescamps	60	93 km N	560	21.7	Few services	Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 %
Noé	89	160 km SE	559	24.2	Few services	Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 %
Planioles	46	475 km S	554	24.2	Few services	Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 %
Bussières	71	371 km SE	580	21.4	Few services	Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 %
Tubersent	62	181 km N	578	21.8	Few services	Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 %

Order by distance instead

Commune	Dept	Distance	Population	Score	Band	Climate vs here
Romescamps	60	93 km N	560	21.7	Few services	Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 %
Noé	89	160 km SE	559	24.2	Few services	Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 %
Tubersent	62	181 km N	578	21.8	Few services	Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 %
La Chapelle-aux-Naux	37	194 km SW	562	21	Few services	Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 %
Bussières	71	371 km SE	580	21.4	Few services	Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 %
Planioles	46	475 km S	554	24.2	Few services	Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 %

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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 Le Mesnil-Simon'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
Gurcy-le-Châtel	77	123 km E	559	24.2	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 %
Haravilliers	95	48 km NE	589	23.3	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 %
Léchelle	77	140 km E	572	20.2	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 %
Le Boullay-Thierry	28	30 km S	594	24.4	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 %
Caorches-Saint-Nicolas	27	75 km W	601	18.9	No daily shops	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 %
Mézières-en-Vexin	27	31 km N	607	18.2	No daily shops	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 %

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