Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 81 residents and lies in Haute-Corse, Corsica.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Meria out for now. Second homes make up 69% of its housing. It skews older: 39% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Meria does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Meria as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Chapelle de confrérie, in Rogliano, 2.6 mi away.
26% 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 Meria.
7.8% of residents are 15 to 24, lower than both Haute-Corse’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Degrees are held by 32% of adults. At 60, the median resident of Meria sits in the middle of the age range.
47% women, 53% men
About 114 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Corse 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Meria | Haute-Corse median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 6.7% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.8% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 20% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 39% | 21% | 22% |
| No diploma | 26% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 20% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 14% | 23% | 18% |
| Higher education | 32% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Corse median and France median: the median of compared communes
The census found 3.1% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.
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.
Sales in Meria from July 2023 to June 2026: 12 houses and apartments. Houses made up 67% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. House rents are put at about €11.06/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Meria 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 Meria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meria | 81 | — | — | — | — | — |
| San-Martino-di-Lota | 3,056 | 14 | — | D | — | A− |
| Ville-di-Pietrabugno | 3,215 | 15 | A | D | A+ | B+ |
| Bastia | 46,867 | 16 | B | D | B− | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Haute-Corse, Corsica
Meria is a commune of 81 people in the Communauté de communes du Cap Corse. 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 November 4, 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.