Merry-Sec
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 12.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 29 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Merry-Sec (INSEE 89252) is in Yonne (89), part of CC de Puisaye-Forterre. Population 172 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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 12.5/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 29 % of the 15,091 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.7 | 10 | 7.03 |
| Housing mix | 0.72 | 5 | 3.58 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 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 173 (2012) → 172 (2023): -0.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 143 (1990) → 172 (2023): 20.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 127, of which 14.2 % second homes and 18.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Les Hauts de Forterre): 2.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Courson-les-Carrières): 4.8 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Courson-les-Carrières): 4.7 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Courson-les-Carrières): 4.9 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Charentenay): 4.6 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 13 days a year at or above 30 °C and 48 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the MOLESMES_SAPC weather station, 5.3 km away at 355 m; the village itself is at 309 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at MOLESMES_SAPC, 5.3 km away at 355 m, over 14 summers. [11]
An average of 857 mm of rain a year, spread over 129 days — about 6.6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at MOLESMES_SAPC, 5.3 km away at 355 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 — 89252/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 89252/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 89252/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 89252/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 89405
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 89125
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 89084
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chélan | 32 | 531 km SW | 172 | 8.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 88 % · humidity 43 % |
| Mont | 71 | 118 km S | 173 | 9.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Junien-les-Combes | 87 | 250 km SW | 170 | 7.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Paul-de-Vern | 46 | 335 km S | 171 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Tortezais | 03 | 142 km S | 172 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Petit-Celland | 50 | 367 km W | 176 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mont | 71 | 118 km S | 173 | 9.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tortezais | 03 | 142 km S | 172 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Junien-les-Combes | 87 | 250 km SW | 170 | 7.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Paul-de-Vern | 46 | 335 km S | 171 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Petit-Celland | 50 | 367 km W | 176 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chélan | 32 | 531 km SW | 172 | 8.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 88 % · humidity 43 % |
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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 Merry-Sec'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Junien-les-Combes | 87 | 250 km SW | 170 | 7.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-André-de-Briouze | 61 | 307 km NW | 178 | 11 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Castillon-en-Auge | 14 | 293 km NW | 166 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Frétoy | 77 | 119 km N | 173 | 16.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fontangy | 21 | 74 km SE | 162 | 10.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Vézier | 51 | 127 km N | 181 | 14.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
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