Merles
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 22.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 70 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Merles (INSEE 82109) is in Tarn-et-Garonne (82), part of CC des Deux Rives. Population 200 (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 22.4/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 70 % of the 15,961 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 | 0.64 | 10 | 6.43 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.73 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (O REGALOU). [3,4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE MERLES). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), 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) | 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 | O REGALOU | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 MERLES | 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 216 (2012) → 200 (2023): -7.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 175 (1990) → 200 (2023): 14.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 111, of which 2.7 % second homes and 16.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Malause): 3.9 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Malause): 3.7 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Malause): 3.8 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Malause): 3.9 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Malause): 3.8 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 49 days a year at or above 30 °C and 37 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the VALENCE weather station, 10.1 km away at 64 m; the village itself is at 74 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 7 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at CASTELSARRASIN, 13.1 km away at 73 m, over 28 summers. [9]
An average of 741 mm of rain a year, spread over 111 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at CASTERA-B, 6.8 km away at 119 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
What property sold for
10 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 122,250 € — 967 € per m² of built surface. [10]
The median across Tarn-et-Garonne is 1,429 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [10]
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 — 82109/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 82109/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 82109/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 82109/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 82101
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucy-le-Bocage | 02 | 583 km N | 202 | 25.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 82 % · humidity 57 % |
| Faux-Villecerf | 10 | 521 km NE | 215 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 28 % · winter 65 % · humidity 64 % |
| Labalme | 01 | 420 km NE | 204 | 26.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 8 % · winter 51 % · humidity 50 % |
| Meunet-sur-Vatan | 36 | 343 km N | 198 | 21.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 23 % · winter 85 % · humidity 64 % |
| Ranton | 86 | 336 km N | 204 | 20.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 18 % · winter 96 % · humidity 64 % |
| Bethonvilliers | 90 | 614 km NE | 232 | 26.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 13 % · winter 42 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranton | 86 | 336 km N | 204 | 20.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 18 % · winter 96 % · humidity 64 % |
| Meunet-sur-Vatan | 36 | 343 km N | 198 | 21.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 23 % · winter 85 % · humidity 64 % |
| Labalme | 01 | 420 km NE | 204 | 26.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 8 % · winter 51 % · humidity 50 % |
| Faux-Villecerf | 10 | 521 km NE | 215 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 28 % · winter 65 % · humidity 64 % |
| Lucy-le-Bocage | 02 | 583 km N | 202 | 25.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 82 % · humidity 57 % |
| Bethonvilliers | 90 | 614 km NE | 232 | 26.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 13 % · winter 42 % · 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 Merles'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaupuy | 32 | 46 km S | 210 | 24 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Victor-Rouzaud | 09 | 117 km SE | 210 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Marestaing | 32 | 54 km S | 331 | 25.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Clermont-Savès | 32 | 49 km S | 387 | 24.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mauressargues | 30 | 255 km E | 188 | 24.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Moustier | 47 | 83 km NW | 324 | 26.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
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