Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mérigny.
Who lives here
An older town: 45% of people in Mérigny are 65 or over, more than in Indre’s towns or compared French towns
For Mérigny, that is above both Indre’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (22%). People aged 15 to 24 make up 5.9% of the town.
60median age
MérignyIndre medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
45%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma27%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education22%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Indre 53.6%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Indre median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Mérigny: 26% were built before 1919, more than in Indre’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Mérigny sits above both Indre’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (7.4%) on this measure. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Mérigny: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Mérigny is Ancien prieuré de Puychevrier.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Fewer people in Mérigny are out of work than in Indre’s towns or across compared French towns: 8.0%
That puts Mérigny below both Indre’s towns (12.4%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Mérigny has 200 jobs for 200 working residents, 1 per worker. At the census, 6.7% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving82%
On foot6%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
200
jobs based in Mérigny, 1 per working resident
8.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,930
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Mérigny
Commune in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire
Mérigny is a commune of 545 people in the Communauté de communes Brenne - Val de Creuse. 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.
