Merry-sur-Yonne
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 12/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 24 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Merry-sur-Yonne (INSEE 89253) is in Yonne (89), part of CC Avallon, Vézelay, Morvan. Population 187 (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 12/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 24 % of the 15,590 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 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.39 | 10 | 3.86 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (CAFE DES ROCHES). [4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING ET TOURISME LOISIRS). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
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, 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] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | CAFE DES ROCHES | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | CAMPING ET TOURISME LOISIRS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 212 (2012) → 187 (2023): -11.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 211 (1990) → 187 (2023): -11.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 221, of which 50.2 % second homes and 6.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Châtel-Censoir): 3.7 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Châtel-Censoir): 3.6 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Coulanges-sur-Yonne): 8.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Châtel-Censoir): 3.6 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Châtel-Censoir): 3 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 22 days a year at or above 30 °C and 47 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the MERRY-SUR-YONNE weather station, 3.3 km away at 225 m; the village itself is at 133 m. [10]
The village sits 92 m below the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.55 °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 MOLESMES_SAPC, 14.5 km away at 355 m, over 14 summers. [10]
That station sits 222 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.06 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 793 mm of rain a year, spread over 137 days — about 5.8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at MERRY-SUR-YONNE, 3.3 km away at 225 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 — 89253/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 89253/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 89253/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 89253/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 89091
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 89119
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pérols-sur-Vézère | 19 | 254 km SW | 201 | 12.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 27 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Ilpize | 43 | 264 km S | 202 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 51 % · humidity 79 % |
| Trémouille | 15 | 255 km S | 167 | 10.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 46 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Léger-de-Peyre | 48 | 331 km S | 184 | 15.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 35 % · humidity 79 % |
| Chambon-sur-Dolore | 63 | 230 km S | 141 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 36 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Symphorien-de-Thénières | 12 | 322 km S | 218 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 81 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chambon-sur-Dolore | 63 | 230 km S | 141 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 36 % · humidity 79 % |
| Pérols-sur-Vézère | 19 | 254 km SW | 201 | 12.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 27 % · humidity 79 % |
| Trémouille | 15 | 255 km S | 167 | 10.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 46 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Ilpize | 43 | 264 km S | 202 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 51 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Symphorien-de-Thénières | 12 | 322 km S | 218 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 81 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Léger-de-Peyre | 48 | 331 km S | 184 | 15.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 35 % · humidity 79 % |
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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-sur-Yonne'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chalais | 36 | 218 km SW | 152 | 4.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Préporché | 58 | 73 km S | 212 | 4.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sénaillac-Lauzès | 46 | 363 km SW | 145 | 7.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Reilhaguet | 46 | 352 km SW | 156 | 12.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mairé | 86 | 232 km W | 173 | 7.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Simon | 46 | 347 km SW | 195 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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