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A town of 1,273 in Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est.
Mercy-le-Bas’s weakest is health (D) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 4% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Work and incomes lag: 0.2 jobs per working resident; 8.4% unemployment. At €1,556/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 4.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Coeur du Pays Haut. Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work: a third of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Mercy-le-Bas has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Mercy-le-Bas does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Mercy-le-Bas 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.
Mercy-le-Bas has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Mercy-le-Bas as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ossuaire (ancien), in Saint-Supplet, 1.1 mi away.
13% 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 Mercy-le-Bas.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Mercy-le-Bas’ deaths ran at 104 per 100 expected, above Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns (91) and compared French towns (88) alike. France’s death rates at each age would predict 115 deaths in the town from 2016 to 2025; there were 120, 4% more. Life expectancy in Meurthe-et-Moselle: 84.7 years for women and 79.2 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. The town has 2 family doctors.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure.
Of those in the labour force, 8.4% are unemployed. At the census, 2.5% of working residents in Mercy-le-Bas didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
8.9% of the population is aged 15 to 24, below both Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). One measure of family life: 16% of residents are under 15. The median resident of Mercy-le-Bas is 44.7 years old.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Meurthe-et-Moselle 51.7%, France 51.8%.
| Mercy-le-Bas | Meurthe-et-Moselle median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.9% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 38% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 18% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Meurthe-et-Moselle median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €1,556/m²: 59 houses and apartments sold in Mercy-le-Bas between July 2023 and June 2026. Renting a house costs an estimated €12.85/m² a month. Houses accounted for 93% of sales, apartments for the rest.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,556/m² | 55 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Mercy-le-Bas is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
2 notable people were born in Mercy-le-Bas.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy-le-Bas | 1,273 | — | — | B− | — | D |
| Bouligny Meuse | 2,507 | 6.7 | B | A | A+ | D |
| Réhon | 3,863 | 7.5 | C+ | C+ | B | B− |
| Lexy | 3,904 | 7.8 | C+ | D | C+ | C− |
| Longuyon | 5,134 | 7.9 | C | A | C+ | D |
| Haucourt-Moulaine | 3,495 | 8.5 | B | C | A | B+ |
| Hussigny-Godbrange | 3,912 | 8.8 | B+ | C− | A+ | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Mercy-le-Bas has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.4 recorded violent incidents and 6.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,556/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Mercy-le-Bas grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est
Mercy-le-Bas is a commune of 1,273 people in the Communauté de communes Coeur du Pays Haut. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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 9, 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.