Mesnières-en-Bray
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 40.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 66 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Mesnières-en-Bray (INSEE 76427) is in Seine-Maritime (76), part of CC Bray-Eawy. Population 940 (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 40.2/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 66 % of the 14,730 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.93 | 5 | 4.65 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (M.RIMBERT). [3]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE MESNIÈRES EN BRAY). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [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) | 1 | M.RIMBERT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE | 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 | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE MESNIÈRES EN BRAY | 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 | 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 1,021 (2012) → 940 (2023): -7.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 609 (1990) → 940 (2023): 54.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 399, of which 3.5 % second homes and 3.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bully): 3.9 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Mesnières-en-Bray): 1.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Neufchâtel-en-Bray): 5.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Neufchâtel-en-Bray): 5.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Mesnières-en-Bray): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 6 days a year at or above 30 °C and 22 days at or below 0 °C, over 18 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the BOUELLES weather station, 9.4 km away at 232 m; the village itself is at 76 m. [11]
The village sits 156 m below the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.71 °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 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at BOUELLES, 9.4 km away at 232 m, over 19 summers. [11]
That station sits 156 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 982 mm of rain a year, spread over 145 days — about 6.8 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ARDOUVAL, 7.9 km away at 180 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 — 76427/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 76427/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 76427/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 76427/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 76147
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 76427
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 76462
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Jean-d'Avelanne | 38 | 572 km SE | 969 | 39.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 23 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montreuil-sous-Pérouse | 35 | 262 km SW | 1,043 | 28 | Few services | no figures |
| Martres-sur-Morge | 63 | 447 km S | 758 | 40.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 36 % · humidity 93 % |
| Louisfert | 44 | 311 km SW | 945 | 32.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 85 % · winter 73 % |
| Congrier | 53 | 284 km SW | 932 | 29.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 77 % · winter 54 % |
| Blessy | 62 | 116 km NE | 907 | 32.5 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blessy | 62 | 116 km NE | 907 | 32.5 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montreuil-sous-Pérouse | 35 | 262 km SW | 1,043 | 28 | Few services | no figures |
| Congrier | 53 | 284 km SW | 932 | 29.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 77 % · winter 54 % |
| Louisfert | 44 | 311 km SW | 945 | 32.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 85 % · winter 73 % |
| Martres-sur-Morge | 63 | 447 km S | 758 | 40.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 36 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Jean-d'Avelanne | 38 | 572 km SE | 969 | 39.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 23 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Mesnières-en-Bray'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Petit-Fougeray | 35 | 299 km SW | 901 | 36.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Thiembronne | 62 | 107 km NE | 815 | 35.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lieuron | 35 | 323 km SW | 811 | 49.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Perreux | 56 | 346 km SW | 1,086 | 26.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vauchelles-les-Quesnoy | 80 | 53 km NE | 815 | 31.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Plougar | 29 | 423 km W | 789 | 30.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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