Housing is expensive: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 9.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Taken together, its subjects give Mérignac a B− overall, better than 46% of compared French towns. It ranks #54 of 100 in Gironde. Its strongest is walkability: 95% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 31% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Add jobs & income to its strengths (A−): 1.7 jobs per working resident; 10.7% unemployment.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Mérignac with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mérignac.
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
Mérignac is easier to get around on foot than 94% of compared French towns
The median disposable income was €27,750 a year per consumption unit, about level with Gironde’s towns (€27,420) and above compared French towns (€25,970). No commute at all: 3.3% of working residents in Mérignac at the census. Of those in the labour force, 10.7% are unemployed.
31%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving63%
Public transport18%
Bicycle9%
On foot4%
Motorbike or scooter2%
63,950
jobs based in Mérignac, 1.7 per working resident
10.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,750
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 94% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living D
A home in Mérignac sells for €3,621/m², more than in Gironde’s towns and across compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses sell for €4,104/m² in Mérignac, apartments for €3,423/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €14.80/m² a month, above both Gironde’s towns (€13.75/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). House rents are put at about €14.38/m² a month.
€3,621/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Mérignac€3,621/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Gironde median€3,176/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€4,104/m²
1,048
Apartments
€3,423/m²
1,968
€14.80/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.36 to €19.30/m² a month)
9.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€14.38/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€27,270
median annual income per consumption unit, Bordeaux Métropole
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Mérignac sees more crime per resident than four in five compared French towns
The commonest graded crime in Mérignac was criminal damage (2025). Violence against people averaged 7.3 per 1,000 residents a year over 2023–2025; graded property crimes averaged 22.5. 2025 saw 2,493 offenses recorded locally. With 63,950 jobs for 37,400 working residents, Mérignac draws people in from neighbouring communes.
7.3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage781
Theft from vehicles566
Burglary354
Family violence309
Vehicle theft183
Other physical violence162
Sexual violence131
Armed robbery7
Theft without violence734
Fraud538
Drug use92
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
7.3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
22.5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
2,493
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
under 0.1%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
HealthHealth B+
Mérignac has a lower adjusted death rate than 71% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Its nine care homes for older people (600 places) count their residents as Mérignac’s; allowing for them, deaths were 20% below expected. France’s death rates at each age would predict 6,311 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 5,573, 12% fewer. Life expectancy in Gironde: 86.4 years for women and 81.3 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. 109 GPs practise in the town.
−20%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw88
Adjusted80
Median town88
Expected100
109
GPs in Mérignac · 4.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Groupe hospitalier Pellegrin Chu
2.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Groupe hospitalier Pellegrin Chu
86.4 · 81.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Gironde, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Mérignac is Tour de Veyrines. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century. 1.6% of homes were built before 1919.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Mérignac is a graduates’ town: 46% hold a degree, more than in Gironde’s towns and across compared French towns
Aged 15 to 24: 13% of residents. People 65 and over make up 18% of the town, lower than both Gironde’s towns (20%) and compared French towns (22%). Under 15: 16% of residents.
38.4median age
MérignacGironde medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
13%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma13%
CAP or BEP19%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education46%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%.
Château Peychotte, dit aussi Maison Carrée d'Arlac: Photo: Patrick.charpiat · CC BY 3.0 · Ancienne église Saint-Vincent: Photo: Mspecht · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chartreuse de Fontcastel: Photo: PA · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Domaine du Bourdieu dit Maison Laffitte: Photo: PA · CC BY-SA 3.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Mérignac
Is Mérignac safe?
It grades C− for safety, #74 of 100 in Gironde. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 354 burglaries and 781 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Mérignac good?
They grade B−, better than 55% of compared French towns and #38 of 93 in Gironde. 93% of 516 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Fernand Daguin in 2025, 4 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Mérignac expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Mérignac grades D for cost of living.
About Mérignac
Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Mérignac is a commune of 78,090 people in the Bordeaux Métropole. 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
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.
