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A town in Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, home to 146 people.
Mercœur has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Holiday and other second homes account for 30% of homes. People aged 65 and over make up nearly a third of residents.
The 2 things Mercœur does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Mercœur; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1989.
49% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mercœur.
Over-65s are nearly a third of the population. 14% are under 15, below both Haute-Loire’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). Degrees are held by 26% of adults.
46% women, 54% men
About 118 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Loire 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Mercœur | Haute-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.1% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 32% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Mercœur; none is classé, France’s top protection. Its heritage reaches back to prehistory.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Mercœur has 50 jobs for 50 working residents, 0.5 per worker. The median disposable income was €24,820 a year per consumption unit, about level with Haute-Loire’s towns (€25,730) and below compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 15.7% of working residents in Mercœur didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
Mercœur recorded 1 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. House rents are put at about €6.66/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Mercœur has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Mercœur 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercœur | 146 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brioude | 6,527 | 8.5 | B− | A | D | B |
| Langeac | 3,499 | 11 | A+ | A | A− | B |
| Saint-Flour Cantal | 6,391 | 15 | A+ | A | B | B+ |
| Sainte-Florine | 3,283 | 15 | A− | A | A− | C− |
| Brassac-les-Mines Puy-de-Dôme | 3,412 | 16 | B | A | B− | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Mercœur is a commune of 146 people in the Communauté de communes des Rives du Haut Allier. 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.