Méré
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 43.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 55 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Méré (INSEE 78389) is in Yvelines (78), part of CC Coeur d'Yvelines. Population 1,731 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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/78389-mere
Vitality score
Vitality score 43.6/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 55 % of the 10,556 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 | 0.34 | 25 | 8.55 |
| Social | 0.46 | 20 | 9.18 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.2 | 10 | 1.97 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 0.79 | 10 | 7.93 |
| Housing mix | 0.91 | 5 | 4.56 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE CHATAIGNERAIE · GAREOPAIN). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (INTERMARCHE). [3,4]
5 × Restaurant (VICTORIA STATION · PAN ET VINO · LANNA THAI · TBJL · NELL ARTE). [3,4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE NOUVELLE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (PHILIPPE DEL, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE FRANÇOIS QUESNAY). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (AIRE DU POIRIER D ENCRE). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (L IMPERATRICE-SALON DE COIFFURE · DULCE COIFFURE A DOMICILE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Café / bar, Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE CHATAIGNERAIE · GAREOPAIN | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 1 | INTERMARCHE | 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 | 5 | VICTORIA STATION · PAN ET VINO · LANNA THAI · TBJL · NELL ARTE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE NOUVELLE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | PHILIPPE DEL, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | MÉDIATHÈQUE FRANÇOIS QUESNAY | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | AIRE DU POIRIER D ENCRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 2 | L IMPERATRICE-SALON DE COIFFURE · DULCE COIFFURE A DOMICILE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / 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 1,699 (2012) → 1,731 (2023): 1.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,339 (1990) → 1,731 (2023): 29.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 769, of which 4.4 % second homes and 5.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Montfort-l'Amaury): 1.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Méré): 0.6 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Méré): 0.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Montfort-l'Amaury): 1.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Méré): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 12 days a year at or above 30 °C and 47 days at or below 0 °C, over 28 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ST-LEGER_SAPC weather station, 10.5 km away at 176 m; the village itself is at 124 m. [10]
The village sits 52 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ST-LEGER_SAPC, 10.5 km away at 176 m, over 18 summers. [10]
That station sits 52 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 665 mm of rain a year, spread over 117 days — about 5.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at AUTOUILLET, 6.7 km away at 126 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 — 78389/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 78389/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 78389/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 78389/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 78420
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 78389
- 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-Paul-sur-Save | 31 | 568 km S | 1,816 | 44.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 18 % · winter 80 % · humidity 79 % |
| Garidech | 31 | 565 km S | 1,893 | 52.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 93 % · humidity 79 % |
| Combaillaux | 34 | 588 km S | 2,001 | 39.9 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Argancy | 57 | 323 km E | 1,381 | 41.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Pierre-des-Fleurs | 27 | 81 km NW | 1,714 | 41.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 86 % |
| Griesheim-près-Molsheim | 67 | 421 km E | 2,351 | 39.2 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Pierre-des-Fleurs | 27 | 81 km NW | 1,714 | 41.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 86 % |
| Argancy | 57 | 323 km E | 1,381 | 41.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Griesheim-près-Molsheim | 67 | 421 km E | 2,351 | 39.2 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Garidech | 31 | 565 km S | 1,893 | 52.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 93 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Paul-sur-Save | 31 | 568 km S | 1,816 | 44.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 18 % · winter 80 % · humidity 79 % |
| Combaillaux | 34 | 588 km S | 2,001 | 39.9 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 91 % · 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 Méré'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argancy | 57 | 323 km E | 1,381 | 41.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Diebling | 57 | 376 km E | 1,658 | 38.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Neuvy | 03 | 271 km SE | 1,475 | 31.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gidy | 45 | 89 km S | 2,084 | 35.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ambillou | 37 | 180 km SW | 1,746 | 36.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bailleau-le-Pin | 28 | 59 km SW | 1,684 | 32 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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