Étinehem-Méricourt
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 25.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 38 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Étinehem-Méricourt (INSEE 80295) is in Somme (80), part of CC du Pays du Coquelicot. Population 589 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2017-01-01 from 1 former commune: Méricourt-sur-Somme (80532). [3]
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 25.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 38 % of the 17,178 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.91 | 10 | 9.06 |
| Housing mix | 0.9 | 5 | 4.5 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [4,5]
1 × Café / bar. [5]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE). [4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING DE L'ESPÉRANCE). [4,5]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [4,5]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [5] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING DE L'ESPÉRANCE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 573 (2012) → 589 (2023): 2.8 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 419 (1990) → 589 (2023): 40.6 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 302, of which 5 % second homes and 11.6 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bray-sur-Somme): 2.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Bray-sur-Somme): 2.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Bray-sur-Somme): 2.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Albert): 7.9 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Bray-sur-Somme): 2.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 8 days a year at or above 30 °C and 37 days at or below 0 °C, over 27 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the MEAULTE weather station, 5 km away at 107 m; the village itself is at 39 m. [11]
The village sits 68 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 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at MEAULTE, 5 km away at 107 m, over 28 summers. [11]
That station sits 68 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 778 mm of rain a year, spread over 134 days — about 5.8 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at BRAY-SUR-SOMME, 2.8 km away at 47 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 — 80295/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 80295/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 80295/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 80295/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 80136
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 80016
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nielles-lès-Ardres | 62 | 112 km NW | 577 | 26.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Vidal | 43 | 546 km S | 608 | 26.2 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 23 % · humidity 86 % |
| Noaillac | 33 | 635 km S | 552 | 26.3 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 91 % · humidity 57 % |
| Baslieux | 54 | 228 km E | 528 | 21.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Corcelles-les-Monts | 21 | 336 km SE | 684 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 54 % · humidity 86 % |
| Heining-lès-Bouzonville | 57 | 290 km E | 487 | 19.8 | No daily shops | no figures |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nielles-lès-Ardres | 62 | 112 km NW | 577 | 26.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Baslieux | 54 | 228 km E | 528 | 21.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Heining-lès-Bouzonville | 57 | 290 km E | 487 | 19.8 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Corcelles-les-Monts | 21 | 336 km SE | 684 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 54 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Vidal | 43 | 546 km S | 608 | 26.2 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 23 % · humidity 86 % |
| Noaillac | 33 | 635 km S | 552 | 26.3 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 91 % · humidity 57 % |
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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 Étinehem-Méricourt'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nielles-lès-Ardres | 62 | 112 km NW | 577 | 26.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Symphorien | 35 | 375 km SW | 625 | 33.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Penguily | 22 | 415 km SW | 617 | 34 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Crouais | 35 | 400 km SW | 592 | 34.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Mesnil-Guillaume | 14 | 196 km SW | 551 | 31.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Monchaux-sur-Écaillon | 59 | 68 km NE | 616 | 12.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
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