Mesnil-Saint-Nicaise
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 27.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 48 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Mesnil-Saint-Nicaise (INSEE 80542) is in Somme (80), part of CC de l'Est de la Somme. Population 569 (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 27.9/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 48 % of the 17,350 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.63 | 10 | 6.29 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.82 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LE PETIT MESNIL). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [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) | 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 | 1 | LE PETIT MESNIL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [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) | 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 | 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 | 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 567 (2012) → 569 (2023): 0.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 504 (1990) → 569 (2023): 12.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 273, of which 1.8 % second homes and 8.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Nesle): 2.5 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Nesle): 1.5 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Nesle): 2.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Nesle): 2.4 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Mesnil-Saint-Nicaise): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 8 days a year at or above 30 °C and 43 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ESTREES-MONS-INRAE weather station, 13.4 km away at 87 m; the village itself is at 79 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ESTREES-MONS-INRAE, 13.4 km away at 87 m, over 22 summers. [10]
An average of 736 mm of rain a year, spread over 125 days — about 5.9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at VILLERS-CARBONNEL, 11.1 km away at 81 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
33 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 111,000 € — 1,017 € per m² of built surface. [11]
The median across Somme is 1,471 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [11]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 80542/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 80542/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 80542/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 80542/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 80585
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 80542
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nandax | 42 | 420 km S | 564 | 32.3 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Laurent-la-Conche | 42 | 465 km S | 573 | 33.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 64 % · humidity 0 % |
| Notre-Dame-de-Boisset | 42 | 430 km S | 571 | 31.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rivolet | 69 | 438 km S | 585 | 35.1 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Conteville-lès-Boulogne | 62 | 137 km NW | 572 | 33 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 65 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Chapelle-au-Moine | 61 | 281 km SW | 586 | 25.7 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conteville-lès-Boulogne | 62 | 137 km NW | 572 | 33 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 65 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Chapelle-au-Moine | 61 | 281 km SW | 586 | 25.7 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Nandax | 42 | 420 km S | 564 | 32.3 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Notre-Dame-de-Boisset | 42 | 430 km S | 571 | 31.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rivolet | 69 | 438 km S | 585 | 35.1 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Laurent-la-Conche | 42 | 465 km S | 573 | 33.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 64 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Mesnil-Saint-Nicaise'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Val de Livre | 51 | 115 km SE | 586 | 26.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rosoy-en-Multien | 60 | 76 km S | 604 | 35.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bolleville | 76 | 171 km W | 596 | 31.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Beuzevillette | 76 | 173 km W | 606 | 24.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bouzincourt | 80 | 35 km NW | 528 | 26.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Febvin-Palfart | 62 | 95 km NW | 604 | 31.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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