Mer
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 52.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 49 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Mer (INSEE 41136) is in Loir-et-Cher (41), part of CC Beauce Val de Loire. Population 6,250 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/41136-mer
Vitality score
Vitality score 52.6/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 49 % of the 3,803 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 | 0.31 | 25 | 7.68 |
| Social | 0.84 | 20 | 16.75 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.52 | 10 | 5.24 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.55 | 10 | 5.5 |
| Housing mix | 0.9 | 5 | 4.51 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AU PECHE MIGNON · MARCHAND YANNIS SAS). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (HORIZON DISTRIBUTION). [3,4]
3 × Supermarket (LIDL · SOC MEROISE DISTRIBUTION · BELORDIS). [3,4]
13 × Restaurant (SARL JUGANI · SERVICES-360 · CABANON MEROIS · LES DELICES DE L'ATLAS). [3,4]
5 × Café / bar (LE LONGCHAMPS · L'OSMOSE). [4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE LA BRECHE · ECOLE MATERNELLE LES MEROLLES). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE CASSANDRE SALVIATI · ECOLE PRIMAIRE NOTRE DAME ST JOSEPH). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE PIERRE DE RONSARD · COLLEGE PRIVE NOTRE DAME ST JOSEPH). [3]
7 × GP (médecin généraliste) (RAPHAEL CAPELLE, MÉDECIN · ISABELLE LAFFAILLE, MÉDECIN · DOMINIQUE LAFFAILLE, MÉDECIN · NICOLAS GERRIER, MÉDECIN · LÉA PHILIPPE, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU TEMPS). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE MER). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF BERNARD GUIMONT · INSTALLATIONS SPORTIVES ECOLE CASSANDRE SALVIATI). [3]
4 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE AGENCE DE MER · CREDIT AGRICOLE VAL DE FRANCE · BANQUE POPULAIRE VAL DE FRANCE · BANQUE CIC OUEST). [3]
8 × Hairdresser (MARIE-LAURE COIFFURE · MV COIFFURE · A L'HAIR LIBRE · GAUTREY COIFFEUR). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 6 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 3 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | AU PECHE MIGNON · MARCHAND YANNIS SAS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | HORIZON DISTRIBUTION | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 3 | LIDL · SOC MEROISE DISTRIBUTION · BELORDIS | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 13 | SARL JUGANI · SERVICES-360 · CABANON MEROIS · LES DELICES DE L'ATLAS | INSEE BPE 13 / INSEE SIRENE 17 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 5 | LE LONGCHAMPS · L'OSMOSE | INSEE SIRENE 5 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE LA BRECHE · ECOLE MATERNELLE LES MEROLLES | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE CASSANDRE SALVIATI · ECOLE PRIMAIRE NOTRE DAME ST JOSEPH | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE PIERRE DE RONSARD · COLLEGE PRIVE NOTRE DAME ST JOSEPH | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 7 | RAPHAEL CAPELLE, MÉDECIN · ISABELLE LAFFAILLE, MÉDECIN · DOMINIQUE LAFFAILLE, MÉDECIN · NICOLAS GERRIER, MÉDECIN · LÉA PHILIPPE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DU TEMPS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE MER | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF BERNARD GUIMONT · INSTALLATIONS SPORTIVES ECOLE CASSANDRE SALVIATI | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 4 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE AGENCE DE MER · CREDIT AGRICOLE VAL DE FRANCE · BANQUE POPULAIRE VAL DE FRANCE · BANQUE CIC OUEST | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 8 | MARIE-LAURE COIFFURE · MV COIFFURE · A L'HAIR LIBRE · GAUTREY COIFFEUR | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| 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 6,202 (2012) → 6,250 (2023): 0.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 5,950 (1990) → 6,250 (2023): 5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 3,329, of which 4.9 % second homes and 9.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Mer): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Mer): 0.4 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Mer): 0.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Mer): 0.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Mer): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 21 days a year at or above 30 °C and 49 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the ST-LEONARD-EN-B weather station, 15.2 km away at 126 m; the village itself is at 87 m. [9]
An average of 649 mm of rain a year, spread over 110 days — about 5.9 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at ST-LEONARD-EN-B, 15.2 km away at 126 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
What property sold for
393 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 140,080 € — 1,577 € per m² of built surface. [10]
38 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 75,000 € — 1,180 € per m². [10]
The median across Loir-et-Cher is 1,214 € per m², so this commune sits above it. [10]
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 — 41136/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 41136/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 41136/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 41136/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 41136
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beauvoisin | 30 | 494 km SE | 6,066 | 49.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 21 % · winter 64 % |
| Mazan | 84 | 492 km SE | 6,285 | 56.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 0 % · winter 97 % |
| Coursan | 11 | 511 km S | 5,737 | 50.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 46 % · winter 49 % |
| Izon | 33 | 341 km SW | 6,374 | 40.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 88 % |
| Mourenx | 64 | 509 km S | 5,695 | 48.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 85 % · winter 69 % |
| Blaye | 33 | 331 km SW | 5,066 | 58.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 62 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blaye | 33 | 331 km SW | 5,066 | 58.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 62 % |
| Izon | 33 | 341 km SW | 6,374 | 40.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 88 % |
| Mazan | 84 | 492 km SE | 6,285 | 56.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 0 % · winter 97 % |
| Beauvoisin | 30 | 494 km SE | 6,066 | 49.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 21 % · winter 64 % |
| Mourenx | 64 | 509 km S | 5,695 | 48.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 85 % · winter 69 % |
| Coursan | 11 | 511 km S | 5,737 | 50.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 46 % · winter 49 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/41136-mer