Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 957 people, lies in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Meillon out for now.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Meillon as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Martin, in Pau, 3.7 mi away.
14% 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 Meillon.
Children under 15 make up 18%, above Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (15%) and close to compared French towns (17%). Typical age in Meillon: 46.2, the median. Degrees are held by 31% of adults.
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Atlantiques 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Meillon | Pyrénées-Atlantiques median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.6% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 36% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Atlantiques median and France median: the median of compared communes
Households’ median disposable income: €28,960 a year per consumption unit. Jobs based in Meillon number 150, against 450 residents in work (0.3 per worker). No commute at all: 4.2% of working residents in the town at the census.
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 the general bac, the closest lycée is 3.4 mi away. The nearest collège is 2.5 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège des LavandièresNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 155 | 94%−2 pts |
| Collège privé Sainte-Ursule PrivateBest against expectations: 2 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 122 | 100%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €10.66/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 15 homes in Meillon.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Meillon. Best known first.
ChâteauChâteau de Franqueville3.6 km northwest, in BizanosMuseumMuseumCassou4.7 km south, in BalirosChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Idron2.6 km north, in IdronMuseumMuseumMusée de la Confiture, "Féerie gourmande"3 km west, in UzosPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Meillon 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 Meillon yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Meillon is a commune of 957 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Pau Béarn Pyrénées. 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 November 4, 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.