Mérilheu
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 16.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 42 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Mérilheu (INSEE 65310) is in Hautes-Pyrénées (65), part of CC de la Haute-Bigorre. Population 232 (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 16.9/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 42 % of the 16,846 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.41 | 10 | 4.1 |
| Housing mix | 0.78 | 5 | 3.92 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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 | 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) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE | 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 BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 246 (2012) → 232 (2023): -5.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 255 (1990) → 232 (2023): -9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 139, of which 10.8 % second homes and 12.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bagnères-de-Bigorre): 3.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Pouzac): 3.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Bagnères-de-Bigorre): 3.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Bagnères-de-Bigorre): 3.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Mérilheu): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 15 days a year at or above 30 °C and 45 days at or below 0 °C, over 12 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the BAGNERES SERRES weather station, 2.9 km away at 548 m; the village itself is at 603 m. [11]
The village sits 55 m above the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.7 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 4 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at CAMPISTROUS, 16 km away at 593 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 1,354 mm of rain a year, spread over 144 days — about 9.4 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at BAGNERES SERRES, 2.9 km away at 548 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 — 65310/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65310/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65310/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65310/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 65059
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 65370
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 65310
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheney | 89 | 611 km NE | 235 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Brouilh-Monbert | 32 | 66 km N | 235 | 19.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 61 % · humidity 43 % |
| Beuzeville-la-Guérard | 76 | 737 km N | 237 | 23.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 99 % · humidity 79 % |
| Rumilly | 62 | 844 km N | 237 | 17 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 89 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Eugène | 02 | 708 km N | 232 | 20.2 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 80 % · humidity 86 % |
| Flers | 62 | 819 km N | 227 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 82 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Brouilh-Monbert | 32 | 66 km N | 235 | 19.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 61 % · humidity 43 % |
| Cheney | 89 | 611 km NE | 235 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Eugène | 02 | 708 km N | 232 | 20.2 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 80 % · humidity 86 % |
| Beuzeville-la-Guérard | 76 | 737 km N | 237 | 23.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 99 % · humidity 79 % |
| Flers | 62 | 819 km N | 227 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 82 % |
| Rumilly | 62 | 844 km N | 237 | 17 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 89 % · humidity 79 % |
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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 Mérilheu'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loucrup | 65 | 8.9 km W | 253 | 22.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Avricourt | 60 | 758 km N | 232 | 20.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Augers-en-Brie | 77 | 668 km N | 265 | 22.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Moulins-sur-Ouanne | 89 | 569 km NE | 272 | 22.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Hautefeuille | 77 | 667 km N | 253 | 20.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Osmery | 18 | 469 km NE | 264 | 16.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
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