Mercey-sur-Saône
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 11.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 33 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Mercey-sur-Saône (INSEE 70342) is in Haute-Saône (70), part of CC des Quatre Rivières. Population 127 (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 11.9/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 33 % of the 12,697 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 | 0.65 | 10 | 6.55 |
| Housing mix | 0.71 | 5 | 3.57 |
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 136 (2012) → 127 (2023): -6.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 110 (1990) → 127 (2023): 15.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 84, of which 14.3 % second homes and 11.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Seveux-Motey): 2.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Fresne-Saint-Mamès): 9.9 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Seveux-Motey): 2.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Dampierre-sur-Salon): 4.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Seveux-Motey): 2.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 15 days a year at or above 30 °C and 75 days at or below 0 °C, over 18 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the DELAIN weather station, 8.6 km away at 240 m; the village itself is at 203 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at CHARGEY-LES-GRAY, 10.6 km away at 244 m, over 28 summers. [11]
An average of 932 mm of rain a year, spread over 132 days — about 7.1 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at DELAIN, 8.6 km away at 240 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 — 70342/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70342/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70342/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70342/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 70491
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 70255
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 70198
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Croix | 02 | 260 km NW | 127 | 11.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Moiron | 39 | 101 km S | 127 | 12.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 % |
| Han-lès-Juvigny | 55 | 218 km N | 126 | 16 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Les Fessey | 70 | 67 km NE | 126 | 13.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Jaunac | 07 | 308 km S | 125 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fourcatier-et-Maison-Neuve | 25 | 97 km SE | 130 | 16 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 72 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Fessey | 70 | 67 km NE | 126 | 13.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fourcatier-et-Maison-Neuve | 25 | 97 km SE | 130 | 16 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 72 % · humidity 86 % |
| Moiron | 39 | 101 km S | 127 | 12.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 % |
| Han-lès-Juvigny | 55 | 218 km N | 126 | 16 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Croix | 02 | 260 km NW | 127 | 11.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Jaunac | 07 | 308 km S | 125 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 92 % · 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 Mercey-sur-Saône'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taillancourt | 55 | 111 km N | 126 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Courmont | 02 | 240 km NW | 126 | 12.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fussey | 21 | 82 km SW | 125 | 15.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Rizaucourt-Buchey | 52 | 105 km NW | 129 | 10.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chaux-lès-Passavant | 25 | 58 km SE | 124 | 9.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Clémensat | 63 | 297 km SW | 122 | 16 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
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