Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Some 295 people live in this town, in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Mérignas has none. People aged 65 and over make up nearly a third of residents.
The one thing Mérignas does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Mérignas as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Vincent, in Saint-Vincent-de-Pertignas, 1.3 mi away.
34% 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 Mérignas.
Under-15s account for 16% of the population. Nearly a tenth of the population is aged 15 to 24, lower than both Gironde’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Degrees are held by 21% of adults.
55% women, 45% men
About 82 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Mérignas | Gironde median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.2% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 14% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 32% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 24% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Gironde median and France median: the median of compared communes
Mérignas has 100 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.8 per worker. Half of residents lived on more than €24,640 a year per consumption unit, below Gironde’s towns (€27,420) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. 6.6% of Mérignas’ working residents had no journey to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The nearest collège is 1.9 mi away. General-bac pupils go 11 mi to the nearest lycée.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Pierre MartinNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 82 | 98%+6 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 5 homes were sold in Mérignas.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Mérignas. Best known first.
Nothing in Mérignas 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 Mérignas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mérignas | 295 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Castillon-la-Bataille | 3,344 | 5.2 | D | A− | D− | D |
| Saint-Quentin-de-Baron | 2,713 | 10 | — | C− | — | B− |
| Libourne | 25,036 | 11 | C− | C− | D− | B |
| Créon | 4,950 | 13 | B− | C | B− | B |
| Vayres | 4,615 | 14 | C+ | C− | B | B |
| La Réole | 4,487 | 14 | C+ | B+ | D− | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Mérignas is a commune of 295 people in the Communauté de communes Castillon/Pujols. 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.