Méricourt
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 44/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 5 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Méricourt (INSEE 62570) is in Pas-de-Calais (62), part of CA de Lens - Liévin. Population 11,619 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Grands centres urbains (level 1). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/62570-mericourt
Vitality score
Vitality score 44/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 5 % of the 2,113 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 | 0.31 | 25 | 7.75 |
| Social | 0.61 | 20 | 12.12 |
| Education | 0.46 | 10 | 4.65 |
| Health | 0.29 | 10 | 2.91 |
| Public & culture | 0.12 | 5 | 0.59 |
| Population trend | 0.44 | 10 | 4.42 |
| Housing mix | 0.99 | 5 | 4.96 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
5 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA BAGUETTE D'OR · UNIK'CAKES · BOULANGERIE BF · BZ MERICOURT · SEDIFA). [3,4]
5 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (TAROUDANT · BE-BS · MERICOURSE · TAGHAZOUT · SUPERETTE PASTEUR). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (LIDL · XALES). [3,4]
11 × Restaurant (LA MAISON DE LA FRITE · M PIZZA). [3,4]
5 × Café / bar (LE BRAZZA · LE PIRTKING). [4]
5 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE GINETTE NEVEU · ECOLE MATERNELLE COURTY GUY · ECOLE MATERNELLE PAULINE KERGOMARD · ECOLE MATERNELLE SUZANNE LANNOY · ECOLE MATERNELLE COSETTE). [3]
4 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN MERMOZ · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LOUIS PASTEUR · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ALBERT JACQUARD · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE NELSON MANDELA). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE HENRI WALLON). [3]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (M'HAMMED ESSADIK, MÉDECIN · ALEXANDRE LUCZAK, MÉDECIN · THOMAS DUPORT, MÉDECIN · MAXENCE VROMEN, MÉDECIN · GUILLAUME DEWEVRE, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE FONTAINE HERMANT). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (ESPACE CULTUREL LA GARE). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (ESPACE SPORTIF JULES LADOUMEGUE · GYMNASE PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE). [3]
2 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL NORD EUROPE · AGENCE DE MERICOURT). [3]
12 × Hairdresser (CONCEPT COIFFURE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 2 × Pharmacy, 3 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie). [4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 5 | LA BAGUETTE D'OR · UNIK'CAKES · BOULANGERIE BF · BZ MERICOURT · SEDIFA | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 5 | TAROUDANT · BE-BS · MERICOURSE · TAGHAZOUT · SUPERETTE PASTEUR | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | LIDL · XALES | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 11 | LA MAISON DE LA FRITE · M PIZZA | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 22 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 5 | LE BRAZZA · LE PIRTKING | INSEE SIRENE 5 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 5 | ECOLE MATERNELLE GINETTE NEVEU · ECOLE MATERNELLE COURTY GUY · ECOLE MATERNELLE PAULINE KERGOMARD · ECOLE MATERNELLE SUZANNE LANNOY · ECOLE MATERNELLE COSETTE | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 4 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN MERMOZ · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LOUIS PASTEUR · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ALBERT JACQUARD · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE NELSON MANDELA | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE HENRI WALLON | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 5 | M'HAMMED ESSADIK, MÉDECIN · ALEXANDRE LUCZAK, MÉDECIN · THOMAS DUPORT, MÉDECIN · MAXENCE VROMEN, MÉDECIN · GUILLAUME DEWEVRE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE FONTAINE HERMANT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 | ESPACE CULTUREL LA GARE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | ESPACE SPORTIF JULES LADOUMEGUE · GYMNASE PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 2 | CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL NORD EUROPE · AGENCE DE MERICOURT | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 12 | CONCEPT COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 15 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| 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 11,751 (2012) → 11,619 (2023): -1.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 12,330 (1990) → 11,619 (2023): -5.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 5,156, of which 0.4 % second homes and 4.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Méricourt): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Méricourt): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Méricourt): 1.3 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Méricourt): 1.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Méricourt): 0.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 10 days a year at or above 30 °C and 43 days at or below 0 °C, over 10 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the LOISON-SOUS-L. weather station, 3.9 km away at 27 m; the village itself is at 54 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at ARRAS, 16.2 km away at 74 m, over 29 summers. [9]
An average of 707 mm of rain a year, spread over 126 days — about 5.6 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at LOISON-SOUS-L., 3.9 km away at 27 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
What property sold for
466 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 136,250 € — 1,494 € per m² of built surface. [10]
12 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 113,750 € — 1,045 € per m². [10]
The median across Pas-de-Calais is 1,534 € per m², so this commune sits about level with it. [10]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62570/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62570/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62570/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 62570/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 62570
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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-Germain-lès-Arpajon | 91 | 206 km S | 11,623 | 40.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Épinay-sur-Orge | 91 | 196 km S | 10,722 | 38.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Riche | 37 | 372 km SW | 10,487 | 44.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Maxéville | 54 | 303 km SE | 10,090 | 40.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Méry-sur-Oise | 95 | 157 km S | 9,983 | 55.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Jean-le-Blanc | 45 | 287 km S | 9,562 | 53 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Méry-sur-Oise | 95 | 157 km S | 9,983 | 55.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 64 % |
| Épinay-sur-Orge | 91 | 196 km S | 10,722 | 38.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Germain-lès-Arpajon | 91 | 206 km S | 11,623 | 40.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Jean-le-Blanc | 45 | 287 km S | 9,562 | 53 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Maxéville | 54 | 303 km SE | 10,090 | 40.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Riche | 37 | 372 km SW | 10,487 | 44.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Méricourt'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-Germain-lès-Arpajon | 91 | 206 km S | 11,623 | 40.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Épinay-sur-Orge | 91 | 196 km S | 10,722 | 38.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Pierre-du-Perray | 91 | 201 km S | 11,993 | 44.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Marly | 59 | 48 km E | 11,995 | 45.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Arpajon | 91 | 206 km S | 11,698 | 60.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Croissy-sur-Seine | 78 | 177 km S | 11,013 | 44.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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