Meroux-Moval
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school.
Few services 32.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 28 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Meroux-Moval (INSEE 90068) is in Territoire de Belfort (90), part of CA Grand Belfort. Population 1,440 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2019-01-01 from 1 former commune: Moval (90073). [3]
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 32.8/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 28 % of the 11,957 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 | 0.13 | 25 | 3.28 |
| Social | 0.48 | 20 | 9.7 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.99 | 5 | 4.94 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school. [4,5]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (INTEMPORELLE BY ILO). [4]
7 × Restaurant (EURL GOUDEY SEBASTIEN · TRIB'S BELFORT TGV · L 'ESCORNEIL · COOKOVIN · VALENZA PIZZA). [4,5]
1 × Hotel (CAMPANILE). [4,5]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire).
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [4,5]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | INTEMPORELLE BY ILO | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 7 | EURL GOUDEY SEBASTIEN · TRIB'S BELFORT TGV · L 'ESCORNEIL · COOKOVIN · VALENZA PIZZA | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [5] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Hotel | 1 | CAMPANILE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 1,223 (2012) → 1,440 (2023): 17.7 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 893 (1990) → 1,440 (2023): 61.3 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 683, of which 0.6 % second homes and 7.8 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Meroux-Moval): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Andelnans): 2.8 km to the west (straight line). [10]
GP (Vézelois): 2.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [11]
Pharmacy (Andelnans): 2.7 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Vézelois): 1.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 11 days a year at or above 30 °C and 66 days at or below 0 °C, over 18 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the BELFORT weather station, 4.1 km away at 422 m; the village itself is at 362 m. [12]
The village sits 60 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at BELFORT, 4.1 km away at 422 m, over 16 summers. [12]
That station sits 60 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.06 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 1,100 mm of rain a year, spread over 136 days — about 8.1 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at BELFORT, 4.1 km away at 422 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 90068/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 90068/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 90068/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 90068/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 90068
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 90001
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 90104
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neuve-Chapelle | 62 | 447 km NW | 1,409 | 39.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 85 % |
| Arbanats | 33 | 649 km SW | 1,357 | 31.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 42 % · humidity 64 % |
| Bailleval | 60 | 381 km NW | 1,483 | 29.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Longèves | 85 | 600 km W | 1,369 | 29.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 51 % · humidity 93 % |
| Brêmes | 62 | 510 km NW | 1,324 | 24.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Torpes | 25 | 90 km SW | 995 | 38.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torpes | 25 | 90 km SW | 995 | 38.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bailleval | 60 | 381 km NW | 1,483 | 29.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Neuve-Chapelle | 62 | 447 km NW | 1,409 | 39.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 85 % |
| Brêmes | 62 | 510 km NW | 1,324 | 24.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Longèves | 85 | 600 km W | 1,369 | 29.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 51 % · humidity 93 % |
| Arbanats | 33 | 649 km SW | 1,357 | 31.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 42 % · humidity 64 % |
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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 Meroux-Moval'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bailleval | 60 | 381 km NW | 1,483 | 29.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chaux | 90 | 13 km N | 1,184 | 31.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ercuis | 60 | 385 km NW | 1,603 | 25.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Marcq | 78 | 402 km W | 802 | 32.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Isles-sur-Suippe | 51 | 279 km NW | 975 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Allenjoie | 25 | 6.9 km S | 719 | 29.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
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