Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 302 residents, it is a town in Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
There are no grades for Monestier-Merlines: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. 41% of homes here are second homes.
The one thing Monestier-Merlines does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Monestier-Merlines as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Fargheon, in Bourg-Lastic, 3.4 mi away.
15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Monestier-Merlines.
Children are 12% of the town. People aged 15 to 24 make up 8.3% of the town, below both Corrèze’s towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (11%). Monestier-Merlines has a median age of 43 years.
44% women, 56% men
About 77 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Corrèze 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Monestier-Merlines | Corrèze median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.3% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 32% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 31% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 19% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Corrèze median and France median: the median of compared communes
The census found 25.7% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. For its 150 residents in work, Monestier-Merlines has 450 jobs: 2.6 each. The median disposable income was €26,040 a year per consumption unit, higher than Corrèze’s towns (€24,150) and near compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
3 houses and apartments changed hands in Monestier-Merlines from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Monestier-Merlines is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Monestier-Merlines.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monestier-Merlines | 302 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ussel | 9,187 | 11 | B+ | A− | C+ | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Monestier-Merlines is a commune of 302 people in the Communauté de communes Haute-Corrèze Communauté. 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
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 November 4, 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.