Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
In Yvelines, Île-de-France, this town has 383 residents.
At under 1,000 residents, Méricourt is too small for the grades other French towns get.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Méricourt as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Sépulture néolithique, in Bonnières-sur-Seine, 2 mi away.
20% 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 Méricourt.
People 65 and over make up 20% of the town, higher than Yvelines’ towns (17%) yet lower than compared French towns (22%). Children are 15% of the town. Young adults of 15 to 24 account for a tenth of the town.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Yvelines 51.6%, France 51.8%.
| Méricourt | Yvelines median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 17% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 13% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 16% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 49% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Yvelines median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs based in Méricourt number 50, against 200 residents in work (0.2 per worker). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €27,730 a year. 5.5% of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
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 nearest general lycée is 4.1 mi away. For collège, the closest is 2 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Saint-Louis PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 54 | 96%+3 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.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 14 homes were sold in Méricourt.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Méricourt 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 Méricourt 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Méricourt | 383 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Freneuse | 4,505 | 1.2 | C− | C | B+ | C+ |
| Bonnières-sur-Seine | 5,064 | 2.1 | D | C | C | B− |
| Rosny-sur-Seine | 7,328 | 2.5 | C− | C− | B | B |
| Gasny Eure | 3,062 | 4.1 | C− | C+ | B | D |
| Mantes-la-Jolie | 43,526 | 4.2 | D | C− | C | B− |
| Buchelay | 3,360 | 4.4 | C− | D | D | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Yvelines, Île-de-France
Méricourt is a commune of 383 people in the Communauté urbaine Grand Paris Seine et Oise. 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 October 30, 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.