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A town of 66 in Gers, Occitanie.

Is Mérens a good place to live?

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

Château
Château · Inscrit · Photo: Petr Gabriel Photo · CC BY-SA 4.0
Mérens’ story

Mérens in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Mérens, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 2003.

27% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mérens.

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Mérens than in Gers’ towns or compared French towns: 8.1% are under 15

In the comparison, Mérens comes below both Gers’ towns (13%) and compared French towns (17%). Those 65 and older account for 18% of residents.

50median age
MérensGers medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma2%
CAP or BEP40%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education30%

Women and men · all residents

44% women, 56% men

About 77 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Gers 52.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Mérens
MérensGers medianFrance median
Under 158.1%13%17%
15–2411%8.5%11%
25–4423%18%23%
45–6440%27%26%
65+18%34%22%
No diploma1.9%25%19%
CAP or BEP40%24%26%
Baccalauréat21%18%18%
Higher education30%24%30%

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

History

Mérens keeps more of its old housing than Gers or compared French towns: 27% built before 1919

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

For Mérens, that is above both Gers’ towns (21%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Mérens, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
13th c.
oldest protected part
2003
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Only 3.0% of commuters in Mérens go to work without a car, fewer than in Gers’ towns and compared French towns

Mérens sits below both Gers’ towns (12.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%) on this measure. Mérens has 0 jobs for 50 working residents, 0.1 per worker. Unemployment stands at 8.6%.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving97%
Public transport3%
On foot0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Mérens, 0.1 per working resident
8.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
0%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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 Mérens is €10.61/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.

€10.61/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Mérens€10.61/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Gers median€9.96/m²
€10.61/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.39 to €13.41/m² a month)
€8.72/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Mérens

12pages on Mérens

Landmarks

Mérens has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Mérens

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

How we find them →

Mérens’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Gers →
AuchFleurancePavieVic-FezensacLectoureCondomAuchFleurancePavieVic-FezensacLectoureCondomMérens
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Mérens66—————
Auch22,4287.4BB+DB−
Fleurance6,2478.3C+A−C+B+
Pavie2,56610—B—B+
Vic-Fezensac3,57713AA−BB−
Lectoure3,67013AB+A+B
Condom6,47317B+AC+C+

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

About Mérens

Commune in Gers, Occitanie

Mérens is a commune of 66 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Grand Auch Cœur de Gascogne. 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
66 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Grand Auch Cœur de Gascogne
Département
Gers (32)
Région
Occitanie
Area
1.6 sq mi (4.2 km²)
INSEE code
32251

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.