Merck-Saint-Liévin
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 29/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 45 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Merck-Saint-Liévin (INSEE 62569) is in Pas-de-Calais (62), part of CA du Pays de Saint-Omer. Population 655 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [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 29/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 45 % of the 16,732 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.77 | 10 | 7.67 |
| Housing mix | 0.86 | 5 | 4.3 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (BAR BRASSERIE DES ETANGS DE L'AA). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (REFLET D'HAIR). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Campsite.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, 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) | 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 | 1 | BAR BRASSERIE DES ETANGS DE L'AA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | REFLET D'HAIR | 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] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 620 (2012) → 655 (2023): 5.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 517 (1990) → 655 (2023): 26.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 302, of which 7 % second homes and 5.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Martin-d'Hardinghem): 2.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Avroult): 2.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Martin-d'Hardinghem): 3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Fauquembergues): 3.5 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Merck-Saint-Liévin): 0 km to the north (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 5 days a year at or above 30 °C and 23 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the NIELLES-LES-BLEQUIN_SAPC weather station, 6.2 km away at 145 m; the village itself is at 72 m. [12]
The village sits 73 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at RADINGHEM, 8.7 km away at 115 m, over 30 summers. [12]
An average of 1,013 mm of rain a year, spread over 141 days — about 7.2 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at NIELLES-LES-BLEQUIN_SAPC, 6.2 km away at 145 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62569/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62569/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62569/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62569/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 62760
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 62067
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 62325
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 62569
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Saunière | 23 | 500 km S | 663 | 28.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 28 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villaines-sous-Lucé | 72 | 329 km S | 645 | 29.8 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 74 % · winter 88 % |
| Saint-Vincent-la-Commanderie | 26 | 671 km S | 636 | 31.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Auvers | 50 | 287 km SW | 683 | 30.9 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montferrand | 11 | 808 km S | 622 | 34.5 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 88 % · humidity 57 % |
| Pujo-le-Plan | 40 | 775 km S | 641 | 28.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 10 % · winter 82 % · humidity 36 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auvers | 50 | 287 km SW | 683 | 30.9 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villaines-sous-Lucé | 72 | 329 km S | 645 | 29.8 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 74 % · winter 88 % |
| La Saunière | 23 | 500 km S | 663 | 28.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 28 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Vincent-la-Commanderie | 26 | 671 km S | 636 | 31.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pujo-le-Plan | 40 | 775 km S | 641 | 28.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 10 % · winter 82 % · humidity 36 % |
| Montferrand | 11 | 808 km S | 622 | 34.5 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 88 % · humidity 57 % |
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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 Merck-Saint-Liévin'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-Martin-d'Aubigny | 50 | 297 km SW | 606 | 30.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Juilley | 50 | 336 km SW | 691 | 34.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Biville-la-Baignarde | 76 | 126 km SW | 661 | 28.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Carly | 62 | 29 km W | 638 | 33.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vallangoujard | 95 | 165 km S | 625 | 27.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Monthuchon | 50 | 306 km SW | 705 | 30.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
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