Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Population 200: a town in Tarn-et-Garonne, Occitanie.
Merles isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Merles as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château Saint-Roch, in Le Pin, 1.9 mi away.
35% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Merles is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Merles.
A fifth of residents have reached 65. People aged 15 to 24 make up 13% of the town, higher than both Tarn-et-Garonne’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Graduates make up 18% of adults.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Tarn-et-Garonne 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Merles | Tarn-et-Garonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 38% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 18% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Tarn-et-Garonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
50 jobs are based in Merles, for 100 working residents (0.3 per worker). Half of residents lived on more than €23,600 a year per consumption unit, close to Tarn-et-Garonne’s towns (€23,815) and below compared French towns (€25,970). Unemployment runs at 9.6%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 8 homes were sold in Merles.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Merles. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Merles yet.
Commune in Tarn-et-Garonne, Occitanie
Merles is a commune of 200 people in the Communauté de communes des Deux Rives. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merles | 200 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Valence | 5,289 | 5.2 | C | A− | C− | C |
| Moissac | 13,419 | 7 | C+ | B | C+ | B |
| Castelsarrasin | 14,343 | 7.3 | C− | B− | C | B− |
| La Ville-Dieu-du-Temple | 3,358 | 12 | B− | C+ | A− | B+ |
| Beaumont-de-Lomagne | 3,824 | 12 | B | A | C+ | C+ |
| Lafrançaise | 2,865 | 14 | A | B+ | A+ | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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.