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A town of 1,288 in Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est.
People here tend to be in good health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 50% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Where it falls short is walkability — 94% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. A 70 m² home at the median €2,438/m² costs 6.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Moselle et Madon.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Méréville 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 one thing Méréville does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Méréville 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.
Méréville has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Méréville as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Prieuré bénédictin (ancien), Centre médico-social, in Flavigny-sur-Moselle, 2.7 mi away.
4.6% 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 Méréville.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
56 deaths in Méréville between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 112: 50% below. Women in Meurthe-et-Moselle live to 84.7 on average and men to 79.2 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. The nearest emergency department to Méréville is Chru Nancy Hopitaux de Brabois Adultes Enfants, 4 mi away.
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.
100 jobs are based in Méréville, for 600 working residents (0.2 per worker). Unemployment is 4.2%. At the census, 5.7% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns (15.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
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.
For collège, the closest is 2.2 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jacques MonodNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 160 | 91%−4 pts |
| Lycée des métiers du sanitaire et du social La TournelleNearest lycéeVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 41 | 90%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
People 65 and over make up just over a quarter of the town. 14% are under 15, below Meurthe-et-Moselle’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 10% of the town.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Meurthe-et-Moselle 51.7%, France 51.8%.
| Méréville | Meurthe-et-Moselle median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 9.6% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 21% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 43% | 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.
30 sales of houses and apartments in Méréville, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,438/m². A house rents for an estimated €8.64/m² a month. Houses accounted for 97% of sales, apartments for the rest.
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, other places to visit and family days out in and near Méréville. Best known first.
Nothing in Méréville 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 Méréville 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Méréville | 1,288 | — | — | B− | — | A+ |
| Ludres | 5,843 | 2.2 | B+ | C | C+ | A− |
| Neuves-Maisons | 6,524 | 2.8 | A− | A− | B− | C+ |
| Chaligny | 2,729 | 3.8 | A | A− | A | B− |
| Heillecourt | 5,414 | 4.7 | A | C− | B+ | A |
| Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy | 29,942 | 5.1 | C+ | C+ | C+ | C+ |
| Villers-lès-Nancy | 14,718 | 5.3 | A− | C | B+ | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Méréville has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.7 recorded violent incidents and 4.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B+, better than 69% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,438/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.60/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Méréville grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est
Méréville is a commune of 1,288 people in the Communauté de communes Moselle et Madon. 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.