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MérignacCharente

A town of 805 in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine. 35% of residents are 65 or over.

Population
805
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€10.82
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Median income
€27,500
a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970
Walk, cycle, transit
4%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Mérignac a good place to live?

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

What makes Mérignac stand out

The one thing Mérignac does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
35%22%MérignacMedianResidents 65 and over
Who lives here
35% are 65 or over
of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town
Median age 54.9. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Château de Villars-Marange
Château de Villars-Marange · Inscrit · Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0
Mérignac’s story

Mérignac in pictures

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

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1925.

36% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1925First protected: Église Saint-Pierre
  • 2007Most recently protected: Château de Villars-Marange
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mérignac.

Who lives here

Mérignac has fewer young adults than Charente’s towns or compared French towns: 4.4% are 15 to 24

Mérignac sits below both Charente’s towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (11%) on this measure. People 65 and over make up 35% of the town.

54.9median age
MérignacCharente medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma27%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education24%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente 52.4%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.

Ages and diplomas in Mérignac
MérignacCharente medianFrance median
Under 1514%15%17%
15–244.4%9.6%11%
25–4418%21%23%
45–6428%26%26%
65+35%28%22%
No diploma27%22%19%
CAP or BEP28%30%26%
Baccalauréat18%19%18%
Higher education24%25%30%
Full pageMérignac’s Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages54.9 median age · 35% are 65 or overHouseholds340 households · 2.2 people per householdBorn abroad2.3% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Mérignac?”

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

History

Mérignac keeps more of its old housing than Charente or compared French towns: 36% built before 1919

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

That puts Mérignac above both Charente’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Mérignac, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
12th c.
oldest protected part
1925
first monument protected
Full pageMérignac’s history pageOpen the page
Age of homes36% built before 1919 · Older homesMap2 historic monumentsQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Mérignac?”

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Mérignac than in Charente’s towns or compared French towns: 4.0%

On this, Mérignac is below both Charente’s towns (10.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The median disposable income is €27,500 a year per consumption unit. Mérignac has 550 jobs for 300 working residents, 1.9 per worker.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%
On foot2%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
550
jobs based in Mérignac, 1.9 per working resident
9.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,500
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageMérignac’s work & commute pageOpen the page
Getting to work4% walk, cycle or take transitJobs based here550 jobs based here · 1.9 per working residentMedian income€27,500 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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 Mérignac is €10.82/m² a month

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

Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.

€10.82/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Mérignac€10.82/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Charente median€10.82/m²
€10.82/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.14 to €14.38/m² a month)
€7.76/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageMérignac’s cost of living pageOpen the page
Renting€10.82/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Villars-Marange and 4 more in and around Mérignac

Heritage in and near Mérignac. Best known first.

All attractions →
ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Villars-Marangein townAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Étienne de Bassac4.3 km southwest, in BassacChâteauChâteauChâteau de Triac3.7 km southwest, in Triac-LautraitChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Ardenne4.8 km southeast, in MoulidarsMonastery or conventMonastery or conventAncienne abbaye Saint-Étienne de Bassac4.3 km southwest, in Bassac
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Mérignac

12pages on Mérignac
The big questions
Health5 GPs · nearest emergency department 10.5 mi awayWork & commute550 jobs based hereHousing25 sales on record, the last three yearsFlood & hazards
Out and about
OutdoorsAttractionsOne place to visit mapped in townClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 54.9History2 historic monumentsTown HallFamous people

Landmarks

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

All monuments →
Église Saint-PierreChurch · 12th & 18th c.
Château de Villars-MarangeChâteau · 15th & 17th c.
Photo credits

Église Saint-Pierre: Photo: rosier · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Château de Villars-Marange: Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Mérignac

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Mérignac yet.

How we find them →

Mérignac’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 Charente →
JarnacRouillacChâteauneuf-sur-CharenteFléacRoullet-Saint-EstèpheSaint-MichelJarnacRouillacChâteauneuf-sur-CharenteFléacRoullet-Saint-EstèpheSaint-MichelMérignac
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Mérignac805—————
Jarnac4,4864.7AB+C+B
Rouillac2,9196.5BAB−B
Châteauneuf-sur-Charente3,5506.8AA−A−C+
Fléac3,8618.4AA−A+C−
Roullet-Saint-Estèphe4,3579.4B+B+A+B
Saint-Michel3,1969.7BBCB

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

About Mérignac

Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Mérignac is a commune of 805 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Cognac. 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
805 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Cognac
Département
Charente (16)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
7.2 sq mi (18.7 km²)
INSEE code
16216

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.