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A town of 611 in Aube, Grand Est.

Is Le Mériot a good place to live?

Le Mériot is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Ponts de l'ancienne route royale Paris-Bâle (R.N. 19 et R.D. 919) (également sur commune de Nogent-sur-Seine)
Ponts de l'ancienne route royale Paris-Bâle (R.N. 19 et R.D. 919) (également sur commune de Nogent-sur-Seine)… · Photo: Grefeuille · CC BY-SA 4.0
Le Mériot’s story

Le Mériot in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Le Mériot, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1996.

25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1996First protected: Ponts de l'ancienne route royale Paris-Bâle (R.N. 19 et R.D…
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Mériot.

Who lives here

A younger town: only 16% of people in Le Mériot are 65 or over, fewer than in both Aube’s towns and compared French towns

21% are under 15, higher than both Aube’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). Degrees are held by 28% of adults. Young adults of 15 to 24 are a tenth of the population.

41.7median age
Le MériotAube medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma19%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education28%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Aube 52.1%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Le Mériot
Le MériotAube medianFrance median
Under 1521%17%17%
15–2410%11%11%
25–4424%22%23%
45–6430%24%26%
65+16%25%22%
No diploma19%28%19%
CAP or BEP30%26%26%
Baccalauréat19%16%18%
Higher education28%23%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Aube median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Le Mériot: 25% were built before 1919, more than in both Aube’s towns and compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Le Mériot, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The protected list starts in the 17th century.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
17th c.
oldest protected part
1996
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Unemployment in Le Mériot, 6.1%, runs below Aube’s towns and compared French towns

8.2% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. 200 jobs are based in Le Mériot, for 300 working residents (0.6 per worker). Median disposable income comes to €27,080 a year per consumption unit.

8%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving85%
Public transport7%
Motorbike or scooter2%
On foot1%
Bicycle0%
200
jobs based in Le Mériot, 0.6 per working resident
6.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,080
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Le Mériot is €11.70/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

The market in Le Mériot: 14 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€11.70/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Le Mériot€11.70/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Aube median€10.07/m²
€11.70/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.30 to €14.71/m² a month)
€10.32/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Le Mériot

12pages on Le Mériot

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Le Mériot, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

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Photo credits

Ponts de l'ancienne route royale Paris-Bâle (R.N. 19 et R.D. 919) (également sur commune de Nogent-sur-Seine): Photo: Grefeuille · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Le Mériot

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Le Mériot yet.

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Le Mériot’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Aube →
Nogent-sur-SeineProvinsVillenauxe-la-GrandeRomilly-sur-SeineDonnemarie-DontillyNogent-sur-SeineProvinsVillenauxe-la-GrandeRomilly-sur-SeineDonnemarie-DontillyLe Mériot
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Le Mériot611—————
Nogent-sur-Seine5,5373.4C−B+CC
Provins Seine-et-Marne11,6327.2DCDC
Villenauxe-la-Grande2,6057.7CAC−D−
Romilly-sur-Seine14,95913C−B+DC−
Donnemarie-Dontilly Seine-et-Marne2,70614—B−—C−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Le Mériot

Commune in Aube, Grand Est

Le Mériot is a commune of 611 people in the Communauté de communes du Nogentais. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.

Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries

Population
611 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Nogentais
Département
Aube (10)
Région
Grand Est
Area
4.9 sq mi (12.6 km²)
INSEE code
10231

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).

Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.