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Home to 249 people, this town lies in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Mérillac has none. Holiday and other second homes account for 25% of homes.
The one thing Mérillac does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Mérillac as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne église, actuellement chapelle Sainte-Eutrope, in Le Mené, 2.7 mi away.
32% 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 Mérillac.
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 8.2% of residents, below both Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (9.3%) and compared French towns (11%). Over-65s are 27% of the population. Line up the people of Mérillac by age and the one in the middle is 50.1.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côtes-d'Armor 52.9%, France 51.8%.
| Mérillac | Côtes-d'Armor median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.2% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Côtes-d'Armor median and France median: the median of compared communes
After tax and benefits, the median income is €24,510 a year per consumption unit. Unemployment stood at 12.2%, above both Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Mérillac holds 50 jobs; 100 of its residents are in work, so 0.3 jobs each.
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.
16 houses and apartments changed hands in Mérillac from July 2023 to June 2026. House rents are put at about €7.73/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Mérillac. Best known first.
Nothing in Mérillac is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Mérillac yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mérillac | 249 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Merdrignac | 3,139 | 3.7 | A− | A− | B− | B+ |
| Le Mené | 6,556 | 6.9 | A | A | A | B |
| Plénée-Jugon | 2,579 | 8 | — | A | — | C+ |
| Broons | 2,943 | 8.1 | A− | A− | B+ | D− |
| Saint-Méen-le-Grand Ille-et-Vilaine | 4,653 | 10 | B+ | B+ | B− | B− |
| Plémet | 3,764 | 11 | A | A | A | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany
Mérillac is a commune of 249 people in the Communauté de communes Loudéac Communauté - Bretagne Centre. 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.