Merten
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 21.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 3 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Merten (INSEE 57460) is in Moselle (57), part of CC Houve - Pays Boulageois. Population 1,444 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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/57460-merten
Vitality score
Vitality score 21.3/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 3 % of the 11,930 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 | 0.13 | 25 | 3.28 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.2 | 10 | 1.97 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.4 | 10 | 4.04 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.88 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AUX DELICES DE MIXIE). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE DE MERTEN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE ANDRE). [3,4]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Post office / agence postale, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | AUX DELICES DE MIXIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE DE MERTEN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE ANDRE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 1,550 (2012) → 1,444 (2023): -6.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,598 (1990) → 1,444 (2023): -9.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 761, of which 1.2 % second homes and 6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Merten): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Creutzwald): 5.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Falck): 3.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Merten): 0.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Merten): 0.4 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 14 days a year at or above 30 °C and 46 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the SEINGBOUSE weather station, 17.9 km away at 347 m; the village itself is at 207 m. [11]
The village sits 140 m below the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.89 °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 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at SEINGBOUSE, 17.9 km away at 347 m, over 21 summers. [11]
That station sits 140 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.63 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 885 mm of rain a year, spread over 135 days — about 6.6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at PORCELETTE, 10.1 km away at 250 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 — 57460/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57460/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57460/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57460/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 57460
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 57160
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 57205
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laquenexy | 57 | 32 km SW | 1,255 | 26.1 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 58 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vergeroux | 17 | 680 km SW | 1,279 | 25.7 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 76 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Germain-le-Fouilloux | 53 | 561 km W | 1,172 | 25.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Recy | 51 | 174 km W | 1,093 | 21.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chambry | 77 | 276 km W | 1,064 | 25.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Aubin-Routot | 76 | 460 km W | 1,972 | 25.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laquenexy | 57 | 32 km SW | 1,255 | 26.1 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 58 % · humidity 93 % |
| Recy | 51 | 174 km W | 1,093 | 21.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chambry | 77 | 276 km W | 1,064 | 25.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Aubin-Routot | 76 | 460 km W | 1,972 | 25.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Germain-le-Fouilloux | 53 | 561 km W | 1,172 | 25.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vergeroux | 17 | 680 km SW | 1,279 | 25.7 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 76 % · 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 Merten'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-Germain-le-Fouilloux | 53 | 561 km W | 1,172 | 25.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Recy | 51 | 174 km W | 1,093 | 21.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chambry | 77 | 276 km W | 1,064 | 25.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villeneuve-Saint-Denis | 77 | 287 km W | 1,369 | 22.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Trois-Rivières | 80 | 303 km W | 1,482 | 32.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Favières | 77 | 289 km W | 1,316 | 29.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
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