Where it does best is cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Health outcomes fall short of most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 1% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Homes sell for a median €1,016/m².
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023. Merlerault-le-Pin 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.
Each subject compares Merlerault-le-Pin 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Merlerault-le-Pin.
HousingCost of living A
Merlerault-le-Pin earns an A for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €9.06/m² a month, near Orne’s towns (€8.77/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Renting a house costs an estimated €7.92/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 82 homes in Merlerault-le-Pin.
€1,016/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Merlerault-le-Pin€1,016/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Orne median€1,331/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,016/m²
82
€9.06/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.21 to €11.39/m² a month)
3.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.92/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,070
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes des Vallées d'Auge et du Merlerault
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C−
Adjusted for age and care homes, Merlerault-le-Pin sees more deaths than 78% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Orne, life expectancy at birth reaches 84.6 years for women and 79.6 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. After the care-home adjustment, Merlerault-le-Pin’s deaths ran at 99 per 100 expected, above Orne’s towns (88) and compared French towns (88) alike. From 2016 to 2025, 176 residents of Merlerault-le-Pin died, against 177 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 1% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Merlerault-le-Pin is Centre hospitalier Fernand Leger Argentan, 13.4 mi away.
−1%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw99
Adjusted99
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Merlerault-le-Pin · 2.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
13.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Fernand Leger Argentan
13.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Fernand Leger Argentan
84.6 · 79.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Orne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Degrees are less common in Merlerault-le-Pin than in Orne’s towns or across compared French towns: 18% of adults
15% are under 15, above Orne’s towns (14%) but below compared French towns (17%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly a tenth of the population. The 65-and-over age group makes up 28% of residents.
51.6median age
Merlerault-le-PinOrne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
28%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma28%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education18%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Orne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Orne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Fewer commuters in Merlerault-le-Pin walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Orne’s towns or compared French towns: 7.3%
The median disposable income was €23,040 a year per consumption unit, near Orne’s towns (€23,600) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 13.1% of working residents in Merlerault-le-Pin didn’t travel to work at all. 10.8% of the labour force are out of work.
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving79%
On foot6%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
500
jobs based in Merlerault-le-Pin, 0.9 per working resident
10.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,040
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
13%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 37% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Merlerault-le-Pin: 28% were built before 1919, more than in Orne’s towns and across compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Merlerault-le-Pin has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). The protected list starts in the 10th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Merlerault-le-Pin has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 3.5 violent offenses and 10.9 graded property crimes a year. Over 2025, Merlerault-le-Pin logged 13 recorded offenses. The commonest graded crime in the town was burglary (2025).
3.5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Burglary7
Criminal damage6
Armed robbery0
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
3.5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
10.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
13
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
40.0%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 40.0% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Merlerault-le-Pin
Is Merlerault-le-Pin safe?
Merlerault-le-Pin has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 7 burglaries and 6 acts of criminal damage.
Is Merlerault-le-Pin expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Merlerault-le-Pin grades A for cost of living.
About Merlerault-le-Pin
Commune in Orne, Normandy
Merlerault-le-Pin is a commune of 1,429 people in the Communauté de communes des Vallées d'Auge et du Merlerault. 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
Population
1,429 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Vallées d'Auge et du Merlerault
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.