Mesvres
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 43.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 81 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Mesvres (INSEE 71297) is in Saône-et-Loire (71), part of CC du Grand Autunois Morvan. Population 749 (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/71297-mesvres
Vitality score
Vitality score 43.9/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 81 % of the 16,052 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.4 | 10 | 3.96 |
| Housing mix | 0.72 | 5 | 3.62 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (L ' ATELIER DU PAIN). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (LE RELAIS MESVRIEN). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CELIA-CORNELIA GUTI, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE BRISARD). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (MESVRES AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE MESVRES). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (JOCELYNE COIFFURE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie).
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | L ' ATELIER DU PAIN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 2 | LE RELAIS MESVRIEN | INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | CELIA-CORNELIA GUTI, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE BRISARD | 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 | MESVRES AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE MESVRES | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 2 | JOCELYNE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 772 (2012) → 749 (2023): -3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 836 (1990) → 749 (2023): -10.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 506, of which 13.8 % second homes and 12.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Mesvres): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Étang-sur-Arroux): 3.8 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Mesvres): 0.7 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Mesvres): 0.4 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Mesvres): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 20 days a year at or above 30 °C and 55 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ST-SYMPHORIEN DE MARMAGNE weather station, 7.4 km away at 349 m; the village itself is at 286 m. [10]
The village sits 63 m below the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.55 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at AUTUN, 12.3 km away at 303 m, over 21 summers. [10]
An average of 1,078 mm of rain a year, spread over 134 days — about 8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at UCHON, 5.5 km away at 558 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71297/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71297/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71297/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 71297/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71297
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 71192
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montgaillard | 65 | 527 km SW | 816 | 49.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 70 % · humidity 71 % |
| La Chapelle-Vendômoise | 41 | 244 km NW | 795 | 49.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Spincourt | 55 | 294 km N | 823 | 51.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Valderiès | 81 | 353 km SW | 827 | 49.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 96 % · humidity 79 % |
| Merlines | 19 | 192 km SW | 741 | 52.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 26 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ternand | 69 | 105 km S | 762 | 44.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 81 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ternand | 69 | 105 km S | 762 | 44.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 81 % · humidity 86 % |
| Merlines | 19 | 192 km SW | 741 | 52.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 26 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Chapelle-Vendômoise | 41 | 244 km NW | 795 | 49.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Spincourt | 55 | 294 km N | 823 | 51.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Valderiès | 81 | 353 km SW | 827 | 49.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 96 % · humidity 79 % |
| Montgaillard | 65 | 527 km SW | 816 | 49.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 70 % · humidity 71 % |
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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 Mesvres'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Chapelle-Vendômoise | 41 | 244 km NW | 795 | 49.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lhuis | 01 | 159 km SE | 886 | 56.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Dolus-le-Sec | 37 | 256 km W | 651 | 42.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rachecourt-sur-Marne | 52 | 196 km N | 739 | 36.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sainte-Sévère-sur-Indre | 36 | 171 km W | 778 | 58.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sellières | 39 | 101 km E | 737 | 61.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
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