Mellé
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 26.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 38 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Mellé (INSEE 35174) is in Ille-et-Vilaine (35), part of CA Fougères Agglomération. Population 651 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/35174-melle
Vitality score
Vitality score 26.4/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 38 % of the 16,738 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 | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.42 | 10 | 4.22 |
| Housing mix | 0.81 | 5 | 4.03 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (VEGE BREIZH). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE CAFE MELLOUEN). [4]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE COMMUNAUTAIRE DE MELLÉ). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [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 | 1 | VEGE BREIZH | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE CAFE MELLOUEN | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE COMMUNAUTAIRE DE MELLÉ | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / 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 668 (2012) → 651 (2023): -2.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 706 (1990) → 651 (2023): -7.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 370, of which 9.7 % second homes and 13 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Georges-de-Reintembault): 4.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Georges-de-Reintembault): 4.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët): 6.5 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Georges-de-Reintembault): 4.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Georges-de-Reintembault): 4.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 5 days a year at or above 30 °C and 35 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LOUVIGNE-DU-DESERT weather station, 4.5 km away at 153 m; the village itself is at 187 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at LOUVIGNE-DU-DESERT, 4.5 km away at 153 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 953 mm of rain a year, spread over 143 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LOUVIGNE-DU-DESERT, 4.5 km away at 153 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 35174/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 35174/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 35174/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 35174/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 35271
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 50484
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vézelin-sur-Loire | 42 | 492 km SE | 811 | 29.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 78 % · humidity 14 % |
| Saint-Laurent-de-Terregatte | 50 | 11 km NW | 637 | 30.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Allineuc | 22 | 126 km W | 589 | 28.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gomené | 22 | 102 km W | 560 | 37.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 100 % · winter 97 % |
| Courcemont | 72 | 119 km E | 664 | 38.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 72 % · winter 80 % |
| Loscouët-sur-Meu | 22 | 85 km SW | 659 | 28 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Laurent-de-Terregatte | 50 | 11 km NW | 637 | 30.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Loscouët-sur-Meu | 22 | 85 km SW | 659 | 28 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gomené | 22 | 102 km W | 560 | 37.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 100 % · winter 97 % |
| Courcemont | 72 | 119 km E | 664 | 38.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 72 % · winter 80 % |
| Allineuc | 22 | 126 km W | 589 | 28.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vézelin-sur-Loire | 42 | 492 km SE | 811 | 29.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 78 % · humidity 14 % |
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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 Mellé'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Laurent-de-Terregatte | 50 | 11 km NW | 637 | 30.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Allineuc | 22 | 126 km W | 589 | 28.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Loscouët-sur-Meu | 22 | 85 km SW | 659 | 28 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Kernascléden | 56 | 167 km W | 418 | 27.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lizio | 56 | 121 km SW | 840 | 38.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Kergrist | 56 | 136 km W | 714 | 28.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
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