Merrey
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 5.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 5 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Merrey (INSEE 52320) is in Haute-Marne (52), part of CC Meuse Rognon. Population 93 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 5.8/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 5 % of the 9,855 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 | 0.18 | 10 | 1.79 |
| Housing mix | 0.63 | 5 | 3.13 |
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 122 (2012) → 93 (2023): -23.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 137 (1990) → 93 (2023): -32.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 64, of which 18.8 % second homes and 12.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Breuvannes-en-Bassigny): 4.5 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Val-de-Meuse): 9.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Breuvannes-en-Bassigny): 4.6 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Val-de-Meuse): 9.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Breuvannes-en-Bassigny): 4.6 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 11 days a year at or above 30 °C and 81 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the VAL-DE-MEUSE weather station, 3.8 km away at 380 m; the village itself is at 361 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at IS-EN-BASSIGNY, 10.7 km away at 403 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 938 mm of rain a year, spread over 134 days — about 7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at VAL-DE-MEUSE, 3.8 km away at 380 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 — 52320/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 52320/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 52320/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 52320/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 52074
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 52332
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autry | 08 | 146 km N | 93 | 5.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 65 % |
| Norrey-en-Auge | 14 | 424 km W | 93 | 12.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 61 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bossus-lès-Rumigny | 08 | 221 km NW | 94 | 6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 49 % |
| Le Mesnil-Lieubray | 76 | 341 km NW | 92 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 97 % · winter 26 % |
| Maresville | 62 | 392 km NW | 93 | 12.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 36 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villers-Patras | 21 | 79 km W | 94 | 7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villers-Patras | 21 | 79 km W | 94 | 7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Autry | 08 | 146 km N | 93 | 5.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 65 % |
| Bossus-lès-Rumigny | 08 | 221 km NW | 94 | 6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 49 % |
| Le Mesnil-Lieubray | 76 | 341 km NW | 92 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 97 % · winter 26 % |
| Maresville | 62 | 392 km NW | 93 | 12.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 36 % · humidity 100 % |
| Norrey-en-Auge | 14 | 424 km W | 93 | 12.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 61 % · 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 Merrey'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champougny | 55 | 55 km N | 92 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Morgny-en-Thiérache | 02 | 219 km NW | 98 | 8.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Échevannes | 25 | 119 km SE | 88 | 12.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Musigny | 21 | 128 km SW | 87 | 6.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mont-lès-Lamarche | 88 | 17 km E | 91 | 6.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-Bœuf | 21 | 113 km SW | 102 | 15.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
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