Merlerault-le-Pin

Orne · CC des Vallées d'Auge et du Merlerault · INSEE 61275

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.

Partly served 42.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 59 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Merlerault-le-Pin (INSEE 61275) is in Orne (61), part of CC des Vallées d'Auge et du Merlerault. Population 1,429 (2023). ^[1]

INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). ^[2]

Commune nouvelle formed on 2025-01-01 from 4 former communes: Les Authieux-du-Puits (61017), La Genevraie (61188), Godisson (61192), Nonant-le-Pin (61310). ^[3]

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 42.8/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 59 % of the 11,995 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	0.6	25	15.02
Social	0.2	20	3.93
Education	0.39	10	3.93
Health	0.39	10	3.93
Public & culture	0.51	5	2.56
Population trend	0.3	10	3
Housing mix	0.8	5	4.01

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 3 of 6

Eating out 1 of 1

Cafés and bars 0 of 1

Schools 1 of 3

Health 2 of 4

Public services 1 of 1

Culture 1 of 2

Sport 1 of 2

Everyday services 2 of 3

Lodging 0 of 2

One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. ^[4,5]

2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SARL ANGELIQUE ET FABIEN SEREE · LE START'AIR). ^[4,5]

3 × Butcher (boucherie) (LELOUVIER · BOUCHERIE DU MERLERAULT). ^[4,5]

1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (PROXI). ^[4,5]

1 × Restaurant (CM SAINTE BARBE). ^[4,5]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT JOSEPH). ^[4]

1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CHRISTINE DUCHESNE, MÉDECIN). ^[4]

1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU CENTAURE). ^[4,5]

2 × Post office / agence postale (NONANT LE PIN COCCIMARKET RP · LA POSTE). ^[4]

1 × Library (PÔLE DU MERLERAULT). ^[4]

1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE OMNISPORTS). ^[4]

2 × Hairdresser (L'ATELIER DE MANON). ^[4,5]

1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). ^[4]

Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Nursery school (maternelle), 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 1 × Pharmacy.

Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle). ^[4,5]

All 25 service types, with per-source counts

Type	Count	Names	Sources
Bakery (boulangerie)	2	SARL ANGELIQUE ET FABIEN SEREE · LE START'AIR	INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5]
Butcher (boucherie)	3	LELOUVIER · BOUCHERIE DU MERLERAULT	INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)	1	PROXI	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5]
Supermarket	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5]
Cheese shop (fromagerie)	0		INSEE SIRENE 0 [5]
Fishmonger	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5]
Restaurant	1	CM SAINTE BARBE	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5]
Café / bar	0		INSEE SIRENE 0 [5]
Nursery school (maternelle)	0		INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Primary school (élémentaire)	1	ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT JOSEPH	INSEE BPE 1 [4]
Collège	0		INSEE BPE 0 [4]
GP (médecin généraliste)	1	CHRISTINE DUCHESNE, MÉDECIN	INSEE BPE 1 [4]
Pharmacy	1	PHARMACIE DU CENTAURE	INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4,5]
Nurse	0		INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Dentist	0		INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Post office / agence postale	2	NONANT LE PIN COCCIMARKET RP · LA POSTE	INSEE BPE 2 [4]
Library	1	PÔLE DU MERLERAULT	INSEE BPE 1 [4]
Cinema	0		INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Gym / sports hall	1	SALLE OMNISPORTS	INSEE BPE 1 [4]
Swimming pool	0		INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Bank	0		INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Hairdresser	2	L'ATELIER DE MANON	INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5]
Fuel station	1	STATION SERVICE	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Hotel	0		INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [5]
Campsite	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5]

Market and village life

Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.

Trajectory

1968: 2,288 2023: 1,429 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 1,739 (2012) → 1,429 (2023): -17.8 % over 10 years. ^[6,1]

Population 1,786 (1990) → 1,429 (2023): -20 % over 30 years. ^[7,1]

Dwellings (2023): 1,060, of which 9.9 % second homes and 23 % vacant. ^[8]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

In the commune Bakery, Food shop, Primary school, GP Pharmacy — 9.6 km SE Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Merlerault-le-Pin): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). ^[9]

Food shop (Merlerault-le-Pin): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). ^[9]

GP (Merlerault-le-Pin): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). ^[9]

Pharmacy (Courtomer): 9.6 km to the south-east (straight line). ^[10]

Primary school (Merlerault-le-Pin): 0.4 km to the north-east (straight line). ^[9]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Days at or above 30 °C 6.4

Days at or below 0 °C 38.6

Muggy days a summer 1.5

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

An average of 6 days a year at or above 30 °C and 39 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. ^[11]

Measured at the LE MERLERAULT_SAPC weather station, 1.7 km away at 236 m; the village itself is at 215 m. ^[11]

Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. ^[11]

Humidity measured at PIN AU HARAS-INRAE, 8 km away at 202 m, over 15 summers. ^[11]

An average of 780 mm of rain a year, spread over 130 days — about 6 mm on a day it rains. ^[11]

Rainfall measured at LE MERLERAULT_SAPC, 1.7 km away at 236 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 — 61275/2023
INSEE density grid 2026
INSEE COG 2026
INSEE BPE 2025
INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 61275/2012
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 61275/1990
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 61275/logement/2023
INSEE BPE 2025 — 61275
INSEE BPE 2025 — 61133
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
Saint-Épain	37	174 km S	1,471	42	Partly served	Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 %
Varennes-Changy	45	199 km SE	1,503	43.2	Partly served	Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 %
Coligny	01	459 km SE	1,360	51.5	Partly served	Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 56 % · winter 68 %
Rolampont	52	379 km E	1,373	43.8	Partly served	Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 49 % · humidity 100 %
Saint-Gervais-les-Trois-Clochers	86	200 km S	1,310	41.4	Partly served	Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 %
Saint-Paul	87	339 km S	1,235	48.6	Partly served	Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 %

Order by distance instead

Commune	Dept	Distance	Population	Score	Band	Climate vs here
Saint-Épain	37	174 km S	1,471	42	Partly served	Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 %
Varennes-Changy	45	199 km SE	1,503	43.2	Partly served	Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 %
Saint-Gervais-les-Trois-Clochers	86	200 km S	1,310	41.4	Partly served	Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 %
Saint-Paul	87	339 km S	1,235	48.6	Partly served	Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 %
Rolampont	52	379 km E	1,373	43.8	Partly served	Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 49 % · humidity 100 %
Coligny	01	459 km SE	1,360	51.5	Partly served	Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 56 % · winter 68 %

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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 Merlerault-le-Pin'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-Broladre	35	143 km W	1,153	50.2	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 %
Oisseau	53	80 km SW	1,136	37.2	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 %
Saint-Martin-sur-Oust	56	216 km SW	1,312	42	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 %
Ruffiac	56	214 km SW	1,422	48.4	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 %
Écouves	61	26 km SW	1,663	48	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 %
Blainville-Crevon	76	116 km NE	1,226	43.8	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 %

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