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Over-65s are 30% of the population. In Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, this town has 1,485 residents.
Housing is within reach: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its weakest is health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 12% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Jobs & income is weaker too: 0.5 jobs per working resident; 7.6% unemployment. The median home sells for €1,388/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. Mervans 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.
The 2 things Mervans does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Mervans 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.
Mervans has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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Mervans has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.
26% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mervans.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Mervans is Ch William Morey Chalon Sur Saone, 16.3 mi away. 386 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 259: 49% above. Women in Saône-et-Loire live to 85.5 on average and men to 78.9 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. For a family doctor, residents of Mervans can choose among 2 GPs.
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 · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A home here costs 3.9 years of the median income in Communauté de communes Bresse Revermont 71. Of the homes sold, 98% were houses. 45 houses and apartments changed hands in Mervans from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,399/m² | 44 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
30% of residents are 65 or over, close to Saône-et-Loire’s towns (30%) and above compared French towns (22%). One measure of family life: 14% of residents are under 15. Aged 15 to 24: nearly one in ten residents.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Mervans | Saône-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.4% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 29% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 15% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Saône-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €23,620 a year per consumption unit, near Saône-et-Loire’s towns (€24,330) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970). 6.6% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. At the census, 5.4% of working residents in Mervans didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Mervans is Maison à pans de bois.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Mervans has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Mervans.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mervans | 1,485 | — | — | A | — | D |
| Louhans-Châteaurenaud | 6,446 | 12 | B | A− | C− | C+ |
| Ouroux-sur-Saône | 3,214 | 12 | — | B+ | — | B+ |
| Gergy | 2,566 | 13 | — | B+ | — | A |
| Saint-Marcel | 6,211 | 14 | A | B− | B+ | A− |
| Chalon-sur-Saône | 45,102 | 16 | B+ | B+ | C | B |
| Champforgeuil | 2,637 | 17 | — | A− | — | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Mervans has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3 recorded violent incidents and 5.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Mervans grades A for cost of living.
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Mervans is a commune of 1,485 people in the Communauté de communes Bresse Revermont 71. 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 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.