Méru
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 54.6/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 28 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Méru (INSEE 60395) is in Oise (60), part of CC des Sablons. Population 13,897 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-25 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/60395-meru
Vitality score
Vitality score 54.6/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 28 % of the 1,780 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 | 0.45 | 25 | 11.34 |
| Social | 0.7 | 20 | 14.08 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.35 | 10 | 3.53 |
| Public & culture | 0.12 | 5 | 0.59 |
| Population trend | 0.67 | 10 | 6.65 |
| Housing mix | 0.99 | 5 | 4.93 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
9 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE FOURNIL DE BRUNO ET STEPHANIE · MILANO · BOULANGERIE LOUISE · MAISON BOHUON). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE MEDINA). [3,4]
5 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (EPICERIE DE LA NACRE · PETIT CASINO · MERU EXO · LE JARDIN DE MERU · MERU DISTRIBUTION). [3,4]
4 × Supermarket (LIDL · AUCHAN · ALDI · ACTION FRANCE). [3,4]
17 × Restaurant (NACRE · SARL VIANDES DE L OISE · SARL LES DELICES DE MERU · IBMN · PLAISIRS GOURMANDS). [3,4]
6 × Café / bar (EZIO · LA TABATIERE · LE BALTO). [4]
4 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE BELLONTE · ECOLE MATERNELLE GAMBETTA · ECOLE MATERNELLE JEAN MOULIN · ECOLE MATERNELLE JEAN MACE). [3]
6 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE BELLONTE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN MOULIN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE L. PASTEUR · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE VOLTAIRE B · ECOLE PRIMAIRE JULES VERNE). [3]
3 × Collège (COLLEGE DU THELLE · COLLEGE PIERRE MENDES FRANCE · COLLEGE PRIVE IMMACULEE CONCEPTION). [3]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ERIC ASSYAG, MÉDECIN · LUCETTE ASENSIO-BOURCIER, MÉDECIN · NATALIA KAWIECKI-TABAGA, MÉDECIN · AHMED HASSANI, MÉDECIN). [3]
3 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LA MAIRIE · PHARMACIE LAFAYETTE MERU · SELARL PHARMACIE DE L ETOILE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE JACQUES BREL). [3]
1 × Cinema (DOMINO). [3]
5 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE DES SABLONS · SALLE PAUL VAILLANT COUTURIER · GYMNASE DU THELLE · GYMNASE CHARLES DE GAULLE · GYMNASE ARSENE BULLARD). [3]
7 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL NORD EUROPE · AGENCE DE MERU · BANQUE CIC NORD OUEST · BANQUE POPULAIRE RIVES DE PARIS · MERU HOTEL DE VILLE). [3]
13 × Hairdresser (A . B. COIF MERU · STYLES ET BEAUTE · SAINT KARL · HAIR DESIGN · MISS T HAIR). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL RESTAURANT DE LA TABLETTERIE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 10 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Bank, 2 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 9 | LE FOURNIL DE BRUNO ET STEPHANIE · MILANO · BOULANGERIE LOUISE · MAISON BOHUON | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | BOUCHERIE MEDINA | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 5 | EPICERIE DE LA NACRE · PETIT CASINO · MERU EXO · LE JARDIN DE MERU · MERU DISTRIBUTION | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 4 | LIDL · AUCHAN · ALDI · ACTION FRANCE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Restaurant | 17 | NACRE · SARL VIANDES DE L OISE · SARL LES DELICES DE MERU · IBMN · PLAISIRS GOURMANDS | INSEE BPE 17 / INSEE SIRENE 46 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 6 | EZIO · LA TABATIERE · LE BALTO | INSEE SIRENE 6 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 4 | ECOLE MATERNELLE BELLONTE · ECOLE MATERNELLE GAMBETTA · ECOLE MATERNELLE JEAN MOULIN · ECOLE MATERNELLE JEAN MACE | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 6 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE BELLONTE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN MOULIN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE L. PASTEUR · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE VOLTAIRE B · ECOLE PRIMAIRE JULES VERNE | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Collège | 3 | COLLEGE DU THELLE · COLLEGE PIERRE MENDES FRANCE · COLLEGE PRIVE IMMACULEE CONCEPTION | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 4 | ERIC ASSYAG, MÉDECIN · LUCETTE ASENSIO-BOURCIER, MÉDECIN · NATALIA KAWIECKI-TABAGA, MÉDECIN · AHMED HASSANI, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | PHARMACIE DE LA MAIRIE · PHARMACIE LAFAYETTE MERU · SELARL PHARMACIE DE L ETOILE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [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 JACQUES BREL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | DOMINO | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 5 | GYMNASE DES SABLONS · SALLE PAUL VAILLANT COUTURIER · GYMNASE DU THELLE · GYMNASE CHARLES DE GAULLE · GYMNASE ARSENE BULLARD | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 7 | CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL NORD EUROPE · AGENCE DE MERU · BANQUE CIC NORD OUEST · BANQUE POPULAIRE RIVES DE PARIS · MERU HOTEL DE VILLE | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 13 | A . B. COIF MERU · STYLES ET BEAUTE · SAINT KARL · HAIR DESIGN · MISS T HAIR | INSEE BPE 13 / INSEE SIRENE 17 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL RESTAURANT DE LA TABLETTERIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Friday, Sunday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 13,948 (2012) → 13,897 (2023): -0.4 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 11,928 (1990) → 13,897 (2023): 16.5 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 5,725, of which 0.7 % second homes and 7.8 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Méru): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Méru): 0 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Méru): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Méru): 0 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Méru): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
No climate figures: the nearest weather station is more than 20 km away, too far to describe this commune.
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 60395/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2019-06— https://data.datatourisme.fr/28/aec90862-6a80-31e9-b355-83da8440cc80— “Marché chaque vendredi et dimanche matin, place de l’Église”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 60395/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 60395/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 60395/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 60395
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caudry | 59 | 135 km NE | 13,833 | 58.4 | Partly served | no figures |
| Belleville-en-Beaujolais | 69 | 399 km SE | 14,016 | 64.9 | Served | no figures |
| Hautmont | 59 | 171 km NE | 14,152 | 50.6 | Partly served | no figures |
| Pierrelatte | 26 | 575 km S | 13,756 | 58.5 | Partly served | no figures |
| Berre-l'Étang | 13 | 681 km S | 13,832 | 57.8 | Partly served | no figures |
| Rixheim | 68 | 422 km E | 14,380 | 50.8 | Partly served | no figures |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caudry | 59 | 135 km NE | 13,833 | 58.4 | Partly served | no figures |
| Hautmont | 59 | 171 km NE | 14,152 | 50.6 | Partly served | no figures |
| Belleville-en-Beaujolais | 69 | 399 km SE | 14,016 | 64.9 | Served | no figures |
| Rixheim | 68 | 422 km E | 14,380 | 50.8 | Partly served | no figures |
| Pierrelatte | 26 | 575 km S | 13,756 | 58.5 | Partly served | no figures |
| Berre-l'Étang | 13 | 681 km S | 13,832 | 57.8 | Partly served | no figures |
Elsewhere
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