Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It is a town of 815 residents in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Merceuil has none.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Merceuil as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Borne armoriée, in Demigny, 1.7 mi away.
18% 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 Merceuil.
People 65 and over make up 21% of the town, lower than both Côte-d'Or’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%). 10% of residents are aged 15 to 24. Degrees are held by just over a third of adults.
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%.
| Merceuil | Côte-d'Or median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 35% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Côte-d'Or median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 5.0%, lower than both Côte-d'Or’s towns (9.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%). For its 400 residents in work, Merceuil has 200 jobs: 0.4 each. The median disposable income is €28,290 a year per consumption unit.
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.
Merceuil recorded 22 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. Of the homes sold, 95% were houses.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Merceuil. Best known first.
Nothing in Merceuil is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Merceuil.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merceuil | 815 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chagny Saône-et-Loire | 5,350 | 4.9 | A− | A− | C+ | D |
| Beaune | 20,352 | 5.2 | B+ | C | C− | A− |
| Gergy Saône-et-Loire | 2,566 | 7.2 | — | B+ | — | A |
| Champforgeuil Saône-et-Loire | 2,637 | 9.1 | — | A− | — | B− |
| Châtenoy-le-Royal Saône-et-Loire | 6,267 | 11 | A | B | A− | B− |
| Chalon-sur-Saône Saône-et-Loire | 45,102 | 11 | B+ | B+ | C | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Merceuil is a commune of 815 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Beaune, Côte et Sud - Communauté Beaune-Chagny-Nolay. 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 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.