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MereyEure

A town of 347 in Eure, Normandy.

Is Merey a good place to live?

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

What makes Merey stand out

The one thing Merey does most differently from other towns.

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Merey’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Merey’s story

No historic monuments in Merey

The Culture ministry lists no building in Merey as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Menhir dit La Pierre-Frite, in Breuilpont, 0.9 mi away.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Merey.

Who lives here

Merey has fewer young adults than Eure’s towns or compared French towns: 6.8% are 15 to 24

That puts Merey below both Eure’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Those 65 and older account for 25% of residents.

49.3median age
MereyEure medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education28%

Women and men · all residents

53% women, 47% men

About 87 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Eure 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Merey
MereyEure medianFrance median
Under 1519%18%17%
15–246.8%11%11%
25–4419%23%23%
45–6430%26%26%
65+25%23%22%
No diploma15%25%19%
CAP or BEP31%28%26%
Baccalauréat23%17%18%
Higher education28%23%30%

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

Work & commute

Incomes in Merey run higher than in Eure’s towns or compared French towns: a median €33,650 a year per consumption unit

On this, Merey is above both Eure’s towns (€24,410) and compared French towns (€25,970). Merey has 0 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.1 per worker.

16%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving80%
Public transport15%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
0
jobs based in Merey, 0.1 per working resident
11.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€33,650
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

82.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 9 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

In the comparison, Merey comes below both Eure’s towns (84.0%) and compared French towns (87.5%).

82.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Merey82.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Lucie AubracNearest collègeCollègeCollège11982%−9 pts
82.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −9 pts against the expected rate
2.3 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Merey is €12.99/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.

€12.99/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Merey€12.99/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Eure median€11.69/m²
€12.99/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.67 to €15.82/m² a month)
€12.38/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château de la Folletière and 2 more in and around Merey

Heritage in and near Merey. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Merey

13pages on Merey

Landmarks

Nothing in Merey is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Merey

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

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Merey’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 Eure →
Pacy-sur-EureIvry-la-BatailleÉzy-sur-EureSaint-André-de-l'EureAnetBonnières-sur-SeinePacy-sur-EureIvry-la-BatailleÉzy-sur-EureSaint-André-de-l'EureAnetBonnières-sur-SeineMerey
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Merey347—————
Pacy-sur-Eure5,0273.7CCBD
Ivry-la-Bataille2,6096C−CA−C−
Ézy-sur-Eure3,6447C−CB+C
Saint-André-de-l'Eure3,8297.2BB−B+C−
Anet Eure-et-Loir2,7217.8CC−B+C−
Bonnières-sur-Seine Yvelines5,0649DCCB−

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

About Merey

Commune in Eure, Normandy

Merey is a commune of 347 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Seine Normandie Agglomération. 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
347 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Seine Normandie Agglomération
Département
Eure (27)
Région
Normandy
Area
3.3 sq mi (8.7 km²)
INSEE code
27400

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.