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A town of 234 in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
There are no grades for Méracq: French towns need 1,000 residents for them.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Méracq as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Parcelles contenant dix-sept tertres funéraires, in Arboucave, 6.4 mi away.
13% 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 Méracq.
Aged 15 to 24: nearly one in ten residents. Just over a quarter of residents are 65 or over, near Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (25%) and higher than compared French towns (22%). Degrees are held by 33% of adults.
47% women, 53% men
About 115 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Atlantiques 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Méracq | Pyrénées-Atlantiques median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 13% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 33% | 36% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Atlantiques median and France median: the median of compared communes
The census found 6.9% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. 50 jobs are based in Méracq, for 100 working residents (0.3 per worker). Households’ median disposable income: €23,970 a year per consumption unit.
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.
General-bac pupils go 12.6 mi to the nearest lycée.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège d'ArzacqNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 79 | 94%+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.
7 houses and apartments changed hands in Méracq from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Méracq 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 Méracq 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
Méracq is a commune of 234 people in the Communauté de communes des Luys en Béarn. 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 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.