Mézières-en-Drouais
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 33.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 42 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Mézières-en-Drouais (INSEE 28251) is in Eure-et-Loir (28), part of CA Agglo du Pays de Dreux. Population 1,059 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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 33.8/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 42 % of the 13,987 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 | 0.26 | 25 | 6.56 |
| Social | 0.2 | 20 | 3.93 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.54 | 10 | 5.4 |
| Housing mix | 0.91 | 5 | 4.56 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AUX DELICES DE GIULIA). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LE BOIS DES LOUVIERES). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (CHEZ HELO). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOL PRIM MARSAUCEUX · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE STE AGNES ST MARTIN). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (MEZIERES EN DROUAIS AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE MÉZIÈRES-EN-DROUAIS). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette).
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | AUX DELICES DE GIULIA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | LE BOIS DES LOUVIERES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | CHEZ HELO | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOL PRIM MARSAUCEUX · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE STE AGNES ST MARTIN | INSEE BPE 2 [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 | 1 | MEZIERES EN DROUAIS AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE MÉZIÈRES-EN-DROUAIS | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 1,059 (2012) → 1,059 (2023): 0 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,018 (1990) → 1,059 (2023): 4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 498, of which 4.4 % second homes and 8.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Mézières-en-Drouais): 0.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Mézières-en-Drouais): 1.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Cherisy): 1.9 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Cherisy): 2.5 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Mézières-en-Drouais): 0.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 11 days a year at or above 30 °C and 48 days at or below 0 °C, over 14 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the DREUX weather station, 5.4 km away at 133 m; the village itself is at 94 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at MARVILLE_SAPC, 9 km away at 153 m, over 25 summers. [10]
That station sits 59 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 559 mm of rain a year, spread over 110 days — about 5.1 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at DREUX, 5.4 km away at 133 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
56 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 195,000 € — 1,619 € per m² of built surface. [11]
The median across Eure-et-Loir is 1,591 € per m², so this commune sits about level with it. [11]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 28251/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 28251/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 28251/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 28251/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 28251
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 28098
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Méral | 53 | 197 km SW | 1,053 | 34.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Germain-sur-Ille | 35 | 233 km W | 1,017 | 39.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sainneville | 76 | 124 km NW | 891 | 43.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Chapelle-Chaussée | 35 | 247 km W | 1,298 | 39.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Aubin-des-Ormeaux | 85 | 267 km SW | 1,394 | 34.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 89 % |
| Ouzouer-sur-Trézée | 45 | 156 km SE | 1,125 | 31 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 79 % · winter 91 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainneville | 76 | 124 km NW | 891 | 43.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ouzouer-sur-Trézée | 45 | 156 km SE | 1,125 | 31 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 79 % · winter 91 % |
| Méral | 53 | 197 km SW | 1,053 | 34.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Germain-sur-Ille | 35 | 233 km W | 1,017 | 39.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Chapelle-Chaussée | 35 | 247 km W | 1,298 | 39.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Aubin-des-Ormeaux | 85 | 267 km SW | 1,394 | 34.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 89 % |
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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 Mézières-en-Drouais'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Méral | 53 | 197 km SW | 1,053 | 34.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Germain-sur-Ille | 35 | 233 km W | 1,017 | 39.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Chapelle-Chaussée | 35 | 247 km W | 1,298 | 39.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bouère | 53 | 170 km SW | 1,058 | 28.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Hénonville | 60 | 71 km NE | 925 | 43 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Treffendel | 35 | 265 km W | 1,350 | 38.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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