Méry-la-Bataille
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 34.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 67 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Méry-la-Bataille (INSEE 60396) is in Oise (60), part of CC du Plateau Picard. Population 604 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 34.7/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 67 % of the 17,042 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.69 | 10 | 6.87 |
| Housing mix | 0.94 | 5 | 4.71 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AUX DELICES DE MERY). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LA BATAILLE GOURMANDE). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), 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) | 1 | AUX DELICES DE MERY | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | LA BATAILLE GOURMANDE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 620 (2012) → 604 (2023): -2.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 509 (1990) → 604 (2023): 18.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 275, of which 2.9 % second homes and 6.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Méry-la-Bataille): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Cuvilly): 4.7 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Tricot): 3.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Tricot): 3.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Méry-la-Bataille): 0 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 14 days a year at or above 30 °C and 53 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the GODENVILLERS weather station, 7 km away at 92 m; the village itself is at 125 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at MARGNY-LES-COMPIEGNE, 17.9 km away at 92 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 703 mm of rain a year, spread over 119 days — about 5.9 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at GODENVILLERS, 7 km away at 92 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 — 60396/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 60396/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 60396/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 60396/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 60396
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 60191
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 60643
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bailly | 60 | 25 km E | 599 | 32.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Wasnes-au-Bac | 59 | 92 km NE | 604 | 37.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Acheville | 62 | 95 km N | 576 | 36.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Boucheporn | 57 | 292 km E | 561 | 31.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fontenay | 88 | 325 km SE | 469 | 35.4 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Méricourt-l'Abbé | 80 | 46 km N | 587 | 30.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bailly | 60 | 25 km E | 599 | 32.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Méricourt-l'Abbé | 80 | 46 km N | 587 | 30.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Wasnes-au-Bac | 59 | 92 km NE | 604 | 37.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Acheville | 62 | 95 km N | 576 | 36.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Boucheporn | 57 | 292 km E | 561 | 31.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fontenay | 88 | 325 km SE | 469 | 35.4 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 82 % · 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 Méry-la-Bataille'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bailly | 60 | 25 km E | 599 | 32.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Wasnes-au-Bac | 59 | 92 km NE | 604 | 37.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Acheville | 62 | 95 km N | 576 | 36.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Boucheporn | 57 | 292 km E | 561 | 31.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Steinseltz | 67 | 389 km E | 614 | 26.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Courteranges | 10 | 184 km SE | 594 | 40.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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