Mercurey

Saône-et-Loire · CA Le Grand Chalon · INSEE 71294

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.

Partly served 41.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 60 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Mercurey (INSEE 71294) is in Saône-et-Loire (71), part of CA Le Grand Chalon. Population 1,211 (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.

Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/71294-mercurey

Vitality score

Vitality score 41.4/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 60 % of the 13,138 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	0.39	25	9.84
Social	0.39	20	7.87
Education	0.39	10	3.93
Health	0.39	10	3.93
Public & culture	0.2	5	0.98
Population trend	0.45	10	4.49
Housing mix	0.83	5	4.15

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 3 of 6

Eating out 1 of 1

Cafés and bars 1 of 1

Schools 1 of 3

Health 2 of 4

Public services 1 of 1

Culture 0 of 2

Sport 0 of 2

Everyday services 2 of 3

Lodging 1 of 2

One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. ^[3,4]

1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA SAVOUREUSE). ^[3,4]

1 × Butcher (boucherie). ^[3,4]

1 × Supermarket (U EXPRESS). ^[3,4]

1 × Restaurant (LBB). ^[3,4]

1 × Café / bar (LE VINTAGE). ^[4]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). ^[3]

1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JULIE CARON, MÉDECIN). ^[3]

1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE). ^[3,4]

1 × Post office / agence postale (MERCUREY RP). ^[3]

1 × Hairdresser (SAR'APPARENCES). ^[3,4]

1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). ^[3]

1 × Hotel (LE VAL D'OR). ^[3,4]

Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Restaurant.

Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Nursery school (maternelle), Library. ^[3,4]

All 25 service types, with per-source counts

Type	Count	Names	Sources
Bakery (boulangerie)	1	LA SAVOUREUSE	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Butcher (boucherie)	1		INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Supermarket	1	U EXPRESS	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Cheese shop (fromagerie)	0		INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Fishmonger	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Restaurant	1	LBB	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4]
Café / bar	1	LE VINTAGE	INSEE SIRENE 1 [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)	1	JULIE CARON, MÉDECIN	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Pharmacy	1	PHARMACIE	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Nurse	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Dentist	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Post office / agence postale	1	MERCUREY RP	INSEE BPE 1 [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	SAR'APPARENCES	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Fuel station	1	STATION SERVICE	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3]
Hotel	1	LE VAL D'OR	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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

1968: 1,397 peak 1975: 1,414 2023: 1,211 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 1,255 (2012) → 1,211 (2023): -3.5 % over 10 years. ^[5,1]

Population 1,276 (1990) → 1,211 (2023): -5.1 % over 30 years. ^[6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 695, of which 8.5 % second homes and 6.5 % vacant. ^[7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

In the commune Bakery, Food shop, Primary school, GP, Pharmacy Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Mercurey): 0.4 km to the north-west (straight line). ^[8]

Food shop (Mercurey): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). ^[8]

GP (Mercurey): 0.4 km to the north-west (straight line). ^[8]

Pharmacy (Mercurey): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). ^[8]

Primary school (Mercurey): 0.3 km to the north-west (straight line). ^[8]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Days at or above 30 °C 16.7

Days at or below 0 °C 50.7

Muggy days a summer 1.3

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

An average of 17 days a year at or above 30 °C and 51 days at or below 0 °C, over 18 complete years in 1995–2024. ^[9]

Measured at the RULLY weather station, 4.1 km away at 240 m; the village itself is at 232 m. ^[9]

Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. ^[9]

Humidity measured at RULLY, 4.1 km away at 240 m, over 18 summers. ^[9]

An average of 792 mm of rain a year, spread over 122 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. ^[9]

Rainfall measured at MERCUREY, 1.4 km away at 258 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. ^[9]

Uncertainties

No specific uncertainties flagged.

References

INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71294/2023
INSEE density grid 2026
INSEE BPE 2025
INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71294/2012
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71294/1990
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71294/logement/2023
INSEE BPE 2025 — 71294
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
Montfort-en-Chalosse	40	556 km SW	1,242	52.4	Partly served	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 80 % · humidity 21 %
Uzel	22	590 km W	1,134	57.6	Partly served	Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 61 % · humidity 100 %
Savigné	86	345 km W	1,256	59.1	Partly served	Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 %
Saint-Laurent-sur-Gorre	87	312 km W	1,378	43.3	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 71 %
La Pacaudière	42	98 km SW	1,088	48.4	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 0 %
Saint-Maurice-sur-Moselle	88	195 km NE	1,306	49.6	Partly served	Similar summers, colder winters.summer 97 % · winter 41 %

Order by distance instead

Commune	Dept	Distance	Population	Score	Band	Climate vs here
La Pacaudière	42	98 km SW	1,088	48.4	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 0 %
Saint-Maurice-sur-Moselle	88	195 km NE	1,306	49.6	Partly served	Similar summers, colder winters.summer 97 % · winter 41 %
Saint-Laurent-sur-Gorre	87	312 km W	1,378	43.3	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 71 %
Savigné	86	345 km W	1,256	59.1	Partly served	Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 %
Montfort-en-Chalosse	40	556 km SW	1,242	52.4	Partly served	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 80 % · humidity 21 %
Uzel	22	590 km W	1,134	57.6	Partly served	Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 61 % · humidity 100 %

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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 Mercurey'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-Jean-de-Sauves	86	352 km W	1,281	37.9	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 %
Provenchères-et-Colroy	88	241 km NE	1,283	49.8	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 %
Jouet-sur-l'Aubois	18	134 km W	1,303	45.5	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 %
Neung-sur-Beuvron	41	234 km W	1,259	45.4	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 %
Magnac-Bourg	87	287 km SW	1,121	49.2	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 %
Saint-Sulpice-les-Feuilles	87	262 km W	1,208	48.6	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 %

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