Merri
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 10.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 19 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Merri (INSEE 61276) is in Orne (61), part of CC Terres d'Argentan Interco. Population 149 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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 10.3/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 19 % of the 14,028 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 | 0.55 | 10 | 5.49 |
| Housing mix | 0.66 | 5 | 3.3 |
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 163 (2012) → 149 (2023): -8.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 142 (1990) → 149 (2023): 4.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 94, of which 17 % second homes and 7.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Trun): 5.4 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Trun): 5.6 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Trun): 5.6 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Trun): 5.6 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Crocy): 3.3 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 9 days a year at or above 30 °C and 43 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the RI weather station, 10.6 km away at 212 m; the village itself is at 100 m. [10]
The village sits 112 m below the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.71 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ARGENTAN, 15.2 km away at 170 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 70 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 723 mm of rain a year, spread over 126 days — about 5.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at COULONCES, 3.9 km away at 90 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 — 61276/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 61276/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 61276/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 61276/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 61494
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 14206
- 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-Christophe | 23 | 337 km SE | 148 | 11.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 54 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Léon-d'Issigeac | 24 | 463 km S | 147 | 12.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 82 % · humidity 86 % |
| Hécourt | 60 | 151 km NE | 149 | 13.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Châtelliers-Notre-Dame | 28 | 107 km SE | 148 | 12 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fresnes | 21 | 359 km E | 153 | 8.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 59 % · humidity 100 % |
| Croisy | 18 | 301 km SE | 143 | 13.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Châtelliers-Notre-Dame | 28 | 107 km SE | 148 | 12 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Hécourt | 60 | 151 km NE | 149 | 13.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Croisy | 18 | 301 km SE | 143 | 13.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Christophe | 23 | 337 km SE | 148 | 11.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 54 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fresnes | 21 | 359 km E | 153 | 8.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 59 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Léon-d'Issigeac | 24 | 463 km S | 147 | 12.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 82 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Merri'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Châtelliers-Notre-Dame | 28 | 107 km SE | 148 | 12 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Veuilly-la-Poterie | 02 | 239 km E | 155 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Benoît-des-Ombres | 27 | 64 km NE | 143 | 14.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gâprée | 61 | 35 km SE | 142 | 10 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Aunay-les-Bois | 61 | 42 km SE | 138 | 11.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Ventes-de-Bourse | 61 | 44 km SE | 148 | 11.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
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