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A town of 1,106 in Nord, Hauts-de-France.
Merris has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (C): 6% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 9% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €2,289/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération Cœur de Flandre.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Merris 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.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Merris as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Hôtel de ville, in Bailleul, 3.7 mi away.
3.9% 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 Merris.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Nord, women can expect to live 84.5 years and men 78.8 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 59 deaths in Merris between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 75: 21% below. The nearest emergency department to Merris is Centre hospitalier D Hazebrouck, 5.2 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 care-home figures behind this are our own model (TownRatings), not official statistics. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C to A+.
At the census, 8.7% of commuters got to work without a car. Half of residents lived on more than €28,570 a year per consumption unit, above Nord’s towns (€23,900) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
18% of residents are 65 or over. Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly one in ten residents, below Nord’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. The share of residents under 15 is 19%.
53% women, 47% men
About 88 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Merris | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.4% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 21% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 35% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
31 sales of houses and apartments in Merris, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,289/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €11.16/m² a month, lower than both Nord’s towns (€11.81/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). A house rents for an estimated €9.21/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,289/m² | 31 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Merris 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 Merris 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merris | 1,106 | — | — | B− | — | A− |
| Vieux-Berquin | 2,628 | 1.8 | — | B | — | B |
| Bailleul | 14,732 | 3.4 | B | C | C | B− |
| Merville | 9,808 | 5.2 | C− | B+ | C− | D |
| Hazebrouck | 21,912 | 5.3 | B− | B− | B− | C− |
| Steenwerck | 3,450 | 5.3 | A− | B− | A− | C |
| Estaires | 6,525 | 5.5 | C | B− | C+ | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Merris has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 6.2 recorded violent incidents and 9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,289/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Merris grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Merris is a commune of 1,106 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Cœur de Flandre. 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 October 30, 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.