Mérens
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 16.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 82 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Mérens (INSEE 32251) is in Gers (32), part of CA Grand Auch Coeur de Gascogne. Population 66 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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 16.9/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 82 % of the 6,927 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.88 | 5 | 4.39 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), 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) | 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) | 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 64 (2012) → 66 (2023): 3.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 40 (1990) → 66 (2023): 65 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 33, of which 6.1 % second homes and 6.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Jegun): 4.9 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Roquelaure): 3.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Jegun): 6.5 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Jegun): 6.3 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Lavardens): 2 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 26 days a year at or above 30 °C and 51 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the AUCH weather station, 8.8 km away at 122 m; the village itself is at 235 m. [11]
The village sits 113 m above the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.7 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 5 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at AUCH, 8.8 km away at 122 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 113 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 752 mm of rain a year, spread over 116 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LAVARDENS, 1.8 km away at 210 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 32251/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 32251/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 32251/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 32251/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 32162
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 32348
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 32204
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avranville | 88 | 646 km NE | 66 | 8.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 43 % · humidity 64 % |
| Ahéville | 88 | 666 km NE | 67 | 9.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 54 % · humidity 71 % |
| La Charme | 39 | 522 km NE | 65 | 17 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 82 % · humidity 79 % |
| Blaisy | 52 | 600 km NE | 65 | 9.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 58 % · humidity 71 % |
| Chaunac | 17 | 192 km N | 67 | 8.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Méry-Prémecy | 51 | 660 km N | 68 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 76 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaunac | 17 | 192 km N | 67 | 8.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Charme | 39 | 522 km NE | 65 | 17 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 82 % · humidity 79 % |
| Blaisy | 52 | 600 km NE | 65 | 9.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 58 % · humidity 71 % |
| Avranville | 88 | 646 km NE | 66 | 8.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 43 % · humidity 64 % |
| Méry-Prémecy | 51 | 660 km N | 68 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 76 % · humidity 71 % |
| Ahéville | 88 | 666 km NE | 67 | 9.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 54 % · humidity 71 % |
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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 Mérens'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taybosc | 32 | 16 km E | 68 | 11.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lauthiers | 86 | 317 km N | 68 | 11.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montgaillard-sur-Save | 31 | 58 km S | 66 | 9.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Traversères | 32 | 26 km S | 71 | 11.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lhez | 65 | 67 km SW | 76 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montclar-de-Comminges | 31 | 75 km SE | 79 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
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