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A town of 604 in Oise, Hauts-de-France.
Méry-la-Bataille is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Méry-la-Bataille as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Croix en pierre de l'époque de la Renaissance, in Ménévillers, 2 mi away.
15% 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 Méry-la-Bataille.
17% of residents are 65 or over. Children under 15 make up 19%, about level with Oise’s towns (19%) and above compared French towns (17%). Residents of Méry-la-Bataille have a median age of 41.6.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Oise 51.7%, France 51.8%.
| Méry-la-Bataille | Oise median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 27% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 16% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Oise median and France median: the median of compared communes
The median disposable income was €23,700 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Oise’s towns (€25,745) and compared French towns (€25,970). Méry-la-Bataille has 100 jobs for 250 working residents, 0.3 per worker. 9.6% of people in the labour force have no job.
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.
The market in Méry-la-Bataille: 13 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Méry-la-Bataille is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Méry-la-Bataille as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Méry-la-Bataille | 604 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Montdidier Somme | 5,935 | 7.5 | D | B | D | D− |
| Estrées-Saint-Denis | 3,664 | 8.2 | A− | B | A | C+ |
| Saint-Just-en-Chaussée | 5,810 | 9.2 | D | B | D | C− |
| Venette | 2,758 | 12 | C− | C | C− | C |
| Longueil-Annel | 2,586 | 12 | D | B− | B− | D− |
| Margny-lès-Compiègne | 8,677 | 12 | C | C− | B | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Oise, Hauts-de-France
Méry-la-Bataille is a commune of 604 people in the Communauté de communes du Plateau Picard. 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 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.