Meslay
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 12/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 14 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Meslay (INSEE 41138) is in Loir-et-Cher (41), part of CA Territoires Vendômois. Population 297 (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/41138-meslay
Vitality score
Vitality score 12/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 14 % of the 17,836 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 | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.4 | 10 | 4.03 |
| Housing mix | 0.92 | 5 | 4.62 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE MESLAY MAIRIE DE MESLAY). [3]
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. [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 | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE MESLAY MAIRIE DE MESLAY | 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 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 304 (2012) → 297 (2023): -2.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 329 (1990) → 297 (2023): -9.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 157, of which 3.8 % second homes and 8.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Ouen): 1.5 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Ouen): 1.9 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Ouen): 1.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Ouen): 2.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Ouen): 1.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 19 days a year at or above 30 °C and 56 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the LISLE weather station, 4.3 km away at 85 m; the village itself is at 83 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at BLOIS, 17.1 km away at 119 m, over 30 summers. [9]
An average of 710 mm of rain a year, spread over 119 days — about 6 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at VENDOME, 3.6 km away at 115 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 41138/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 41138/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 41138/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 41138/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 41226
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevigney-sur-l'Ognon | 25 | 360 km E | 296 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lignéville | 88 | 363 km E | 298 | 12.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Brussey | 70 | 358 km E | 296 | 18.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Orvilliers-Saint-Julien | 10 | 214 km E | 313 | 17.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montboillon | 70 | 365 km E | 308 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Euffigneix | 52 | 296 km E | 299 | 13.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orvilliers-Saint-Julien | 10 | 214 km E | 313 | 17.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Euffigneix | 52 | 296 km E | 299 | 13.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
| Brussey | 70 | 358 km E | 296 | 18.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chevigney-sur-l'Ognon | 25 | 360 km E | 296 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lignéville | 88 | 363 km E | 298 | 12.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montboillon | 70 | 365 km E | 308 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Meslay'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevigney-sur-l'Ognon | 25 | 360 km E | 296 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Orvilliers-Saint-Julien | 10 | 214 km E | 313 | 17.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Marnay-sur-Marne | 52 | 309 km E | 320 | 16.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Velaine-sous-Amance | 54 | 400 km E | 286 | 14.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vassincourt | 55 | 311 km E | 274 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Pavillon-Sainte-Julie | 10 | 217 km E | 280 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
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