Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 2,150 residents and lies in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Méry does especially well on health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 38% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Households here earn well: 1.5 jobs per working resident; 5.6% unemployment. Cost of living is its weak spot: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 10.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Pupils here do less well than most (C−): bac results 2.4 points below the expected rate; brevet results 10 points below the expected rate.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education. Méry 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 3 things Méry does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Méry 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.
Méry has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Méry as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de la Roche du Roi, in Aix-les-Bains, 2.9 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Méry.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Women in Savoie live to 86.6 on average and men to 81.2 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 119 deaths in Méry from 2016 to 2025; there were 74, 38% fewer. There are 2 general practitioners here.
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 · The adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses sell for €4,194/m² in Méry, apartments for €4,387/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €16.03/m² a month, higher than both Savoie’s towns (€14.73/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Also worth knowing: 73 houses and apartments changed hands here from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €4,194/m² | 34 |
| Apartments | €4,387/m² | 39 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 6.4% of commuters travelled at the census. Unemployment stood at 5.6%, lower than both Savoie’s towns (7.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 3.6% of working residents in Méry didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
The brevet pass rate near Méry is 85.0%, below Savoie’s towns (88.9%) and compared French towns (87.5%) alike. For collège, the closest is 1.8 mi away. At the general lycée, 96% of 302 candidates passed the bac, 2 points below the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège MarliozNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 131 | 85%−10 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent MarliozNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 302 | 96%−2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
21% are under 15, above Savoie’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Retirement age and beyond: 16% of residents are 65 or older. Those aged 15 to 24 account for nearly one in ten residents.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Savoie 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Méry | Savoie median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.7% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 8.3% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 20% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 49% | 37% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
Other places to visit, heritage and family days out in and near Méry. Best known first.
ChâteauChâteau de Bonport4.4 km northwest, in TresserveChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Roche du Roi4.6 km north, in Aix-les-BainsChurchChurchChapelle Saint-Saturnin de Saint-Alban-Leysse4.7 km south, in Saint-Alban-LeysseTheme parkTheme parkNexus3.9 km southwest, in VoglansAttractionAttractionChâteau de Candie5 km southwest, in ChambéryPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Méry 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 Méry yet.
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 | 2,150 | — | — | D | — | A+ |
| Drumettaz-Clarafond | 3,012 | 1.4 | B− | D | A− | B− |
| Tresserve | 2,909 | 2.9 | B− | D | B− | A |
| Aix-les-Bains | 32,406 | 3.7 | C− | D | C | B− |
| Le Bourget-du-Lac | 5,216 | 3.7 | A− | D | B+ | A− |
| La Motte-Servolex | 12,067 | 4.2 | B | D | B | B+ |
| Bassens | 5,175 | 4.5 | B− | D | B | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Méry has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.7 recorded violent incidents and 6.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C−, better than 16% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Méry grades D for cost of living.
Commune in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Méry is a commune of 2,150 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Grand Lac. 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.