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A town of 1,440 in Territoire de Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
People here tend to be in good health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 25% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. School results trail most towns: brevet results 4.7 points below the expected rate. Getting around depends on the car: 52% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Meroux-Moval 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.
Each subject compares Meroux-Moval 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.
Meroux-Moval has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Meroux-Moval, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 20th century; the first monument here was protected in 1995.
Meroux-Moval has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Meroux-Moval.
5.7% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Territoire de Belfort’s towns (14.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. For its 650 residents in work, Meroux-Moval has 700 jobs: 1 each. The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €30,910 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.
Near Meroux-Moval, 84.2% of collège pupils passed the brevet, about level with Territoire de Belfort’s towns (85.1%) and below compared French towns (87.5%). The closest lycée for the general bac is 3.2 mi off. The town’s pupils have a collège 2.1 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège MozartNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 112 | 85%−5 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Territoire de Belfort, women can expect to live 85 years and men 79.4 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 117 deaths in Meroux-Moval from 2016 to 2025; there were 88, 25% fewer. Also worth knowing: the nearest emergency department to Meroux-Moval is Hnfc site Trevenans, 1.5 mi away.
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 · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C+ to A+.
39% of adults hold a degree, higher than both Territoire de Belfort’s towns (28%) and compared French towns (30%). Children under 15 count for 20% of the people here. People 65 and over make up nearly a fifth of the town.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Territoire de Belfort 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Meroux-Moval | Territoire de Belfort median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.7% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 39% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Territoire de Belfort median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 20th century. Homes from before 1919 make up nearly a tenth of the total, higher than both Territoire de Belfort’s towns (8.6%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Meroux-Moval recorded 28 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. Of the homes sold, 89% were houses.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Meroux-Moval. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Meroux-Moval yet.
Commune in Territoire de Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Meroux-Moval is a commune of 1,440 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Grand Belfort. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meroux-Moval | 1,440 | — | — | B− | — | A− |
| Danjoutin | 3,519 | 2.2 | B | A− | B+ | B |
| Châtenois-les-Forges | 2,608 | 3.3 | — | B+ | — | C |
| Bavilliers | 4,678 | 3.4 | C+ | B | B+ | D− |
| Belfort | 45,912 | 3.8 | C | A− | C− | C |
| Essert | 3,417 | 4.4 | B+ | C+ | A | B+ |
| Offemont | 4,051 | 4.7 | C+ | B− | A | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Meroux-Moval has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.9 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.
They grade C−, better than 17% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
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.