Val-de-Mercy
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 22.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 48 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Val-de-Mercy (INSEE 89426) is in Yonne (89), part of CC de Puisaye-Forterre. Population 363 (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 22.9/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 48 % of the 18,039 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.73 | 10 | 7.35 |
| Housing mix | 0.85 | 5 | 4.24 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (VAL DE MERCY AP). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, 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) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE | 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 | 1 | VAL DE MERCY AP | INSEE BPE 1 [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 380 (2012) → 363 (2023): -4.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 294 (1990) → 363 (2023): 23.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 197, of which 7.6 % second homes and 15.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Vincelles): 4.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Vincelles): 4.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Coulanges-la-Vineuse): 2.9 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Vincelles): 4.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Val-de-Mercy): 0 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 28 days a year at or above 30 °C and 67 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the VINCELLES weather station, 4.3 km away at 111 m; the village itself is at 148 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at MOLESMES_SAPC, 11.8 km away at 355 m, over 14 summers. [11]
That station sits 207 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.06 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 747 mm of rain a year, spread over 123 days — about 6.1 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at VINCELLES, 4.3 km away at 111 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 — 89426/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 89426/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 89426/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 89426/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 89478
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 89118
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 89426
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ratenelle | 71 | 167 km SE | 363 | 23.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Ambroix | 18 | 138 km SW | 374 | 19.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chérancé | 72 | 263 km W | 353 | 22.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 64 % · winter 65 % |
| Pierrepont | 02 | 221 km N | 341 | 18.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Clairegoutte | 70 | 227 km E | 347 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Laslades | 65 | 562 km SW | 357 | 26.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 38 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Ambroix | 18 | 138 km SW | 374 | 19.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ratenelle | 71 | 167 km SE | 363 | 23.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 79 % |
| Pierrepont | 02 | 221 km N | 341 | 18.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Clairegoutte | 70 | 227 km E | 347 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chérancé | 72 | 263 km W | 353 | 22.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 64 % · winter 65 % |
| Laslades | 65 | 562 km SW | 357 | 26.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 38 % · humidity 71 % |
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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 Val-de-Mercy'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-Ambroix | 18 | 138 km SW | 374 | 19.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Vieille-Loye | 39 | 169 km SE | 405 | 21.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montbarrey | 39 | 171 km SE | 304 | 23 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pleure | 39 | 164 km SE | 435 | 22.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Châtenay | 01 | 220 km SE | 373 | 22.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Verjon | 01 | 199 km SE | 346 | 18.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
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