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Living in Mériel

In Mériel, advertised rents for new lettings average €18.81 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 7.5% (2022).

The city had 5 schools in 2026. There were 37.4 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2024. Annual PM2.5 was 9.13 µg/m³ in 2024. Annual NO₂ was 24.7 µg/m³ in 2024. For Mériel, the unemployment rate was 7.52% at the end of 2022. At the start of 2023, Mériel had a population of 5,347.

Last checked 2026-09-2430 sources

Population5,347people1 Jan 2023Official source · INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune
Median gross salary (region)3,317EUR/month31 Dec 2022Official source · www.insee.fr
Average net rent18.81EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.60 — 62% aboveOfficial source · "Carte des loyers" - Indicateurs de loyers d'annonce par commune en 2025
Unemployment rate7.52%country median 11.0% — 31% belowOfficial source · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune
Recorded crime4,392incidents per 100,000country median 4,740 — 7% belowOfficial source · Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026)
PM2.5, annual mean9.13µg/m³country median 8.5 — 8% aboveOfficial source · 2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.

Pricier rent than 91% of French cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 86% of French cities that publish it and dirtier air than 71% of French cities that publish it.

Which France-wide rules apply when you move to Mériel?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Mériel?

Average net cold rent is about 18.81 EUR/m² per month (2025-Q3), excluding heating and operating charges.

Published average over existing tenancies; a specific flat can sit either side of it. Asking-rent series, where present, are separate rows in the table.

  • Average net rent (nettokalt): 18.81 EUR/m²/month · "Carte des loyers" - Indicateurs de loyers d'annonce par commune en 20251
What recurs every month3 published recurring costs, € per month
Mériel recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Transport pass€91
Internet, 60 Mbps€43
Mobile plan, 10 GB€20
Net rent across major citiesMériel highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Mériel highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Paris€26.30
Nice€20.43
Mériel€18.81
Lyon€16.57
Nantes€14.50
Toulouse€13.98
Show the other 6 cities
Marseille€16.30
Bordeaux€15.99
Lille€15.76
Strasbourg€15.57
Montpellier€15.49
Rennes€14.87
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited42.99 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Orange Livebox Fibre16Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB19.99 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Orange 100GB mobile plan15Official · national market
Monthly transport pass90.8 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Forfait Navigo Mois - Ile-de-France Mobilites4Official
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)108.5 %31 Dec 2023INSEE7Official
Dwellings2,293 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE8Official
Main residence dwellings2,156 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE8Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)18.81 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.6030 Sept 2025"Carte des loyers" - Indicateurs de loyers d'annonce par commune en 20251Official

Is Mériel a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker46%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 38–54%
Skilled employee50%strong on work, weak on safety · range 42–58%
Student23%strong on education, weak on work · range 16–30%
Family39%strong on family, weak on cost · range 32–46%
Retirement41%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 32–50%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 1,128 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 18.81 EUR/m² per month, before heating and operating charges.

Heating, water and operating charges come on top, and a specific flat can sit either side of an average.

Source period: 2025-Q3

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Mériel?

The unemployment rate is about 7.5 % (2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 7.52 % · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune11
Unemployment across cities in FranceUnemployment in Mériel is 7.5%. Of 2,240 cities with data, 898 have unemployment of 5 to under 10%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Gigabit broadband availability97.78 %31 Mar 2026Independent ARCEP municipal count of premises eligible for the >=1 Gbit/s fixed advertised-speed class, divided by the ARCEP type=all municipal premises denominator. This is availability/eligibility, not adoption, measured speed, FTTH-only coverage or mobile coverage.6Official
Median gross salary (regional)3,317 EUR/month31 Dec 2022www.insee.fr21Official
Unemployment rate7.52 %country median 11.0%31 Dec 2022INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune11Official

What does a salary buy in Mériel?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

regional median gross pay: €3,317 (insee.fr, 2022-12-31).
Left over each month€1,184of €2,466 take-home
  • Rent
  • Transport
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions.€2,466
Rent, 60 m²€18.81/m² · official · "Carte des loyers" - Indicateurs de loyers d'annonce par commune en 2025 · 2025-09-30− €1,128
Public transport pass€91 · official · Forfait Navigo Mois - Ile-de-France Mobilites · 2026-09-30− €91
Utilities, 85 m²not published for this city—
Internet€43 · official · Orange Livebox Fibre · 2026-09-30− €43
Mobile plan€20 · official · Orange 100GB mobile plan · 2026-09-30− €20
Left overbefore the bill this city does not publish€1,184
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Mériel Salary needed to live in Mériel

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Mériel. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Mériel. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Schools5 schools27 May 2026RNEE exact Code_commune; etat=OUVERT; code_nature 100-199 or 300-399; unique UAI count.17Official · commune
Primary schools1 schools31 Dec 2025INSEE7Official

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 3 to 16. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: UPE2A (unités pédagogiques pour élèves allophones nouvellement arrivés) + UPE2A-NSA variant. How to enrol a child (education.gouv.fr).

A country-wide rule for France; Mériel's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Primary care doctors per 100,000 residents37.4 per 100,000 people31 Dec 2024INSEE BPE 2024 commune equipment and PMUN denominator evidence9Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Mériel when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Mériel?

Police recorded about 4,392 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026)3

Recorded crime across major citiesMériel highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Mériel highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Lille13,488
Lyon13,026
Bordeaux12,429
Marseille11,857
Paris10,987
Montpellier9,636
Toulouse8,875
Rennes8,241
Strasbourg7,791
Nantes7,704
Nice7,577
Mériel4,392
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents4,392 incidents per 100,000country median 4,74031 Dec 2025Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026)3Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Mériel. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Contrat d’intégration républicaine (CIR) — Integration course

État français and OFII

For eligible non-EU foreign residents.

FrenchIn Person

DIAN language-training offer finder — Other

Réseau des Carif-Oref and DIAN

For people seeking French-language training.

FrenchIn Person, Online
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Mériel.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Mériel?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 9.1 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

  • PM2.5 — annual mean: 9.13 µg/m³ · 2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.2
Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in FranceAnnual PM2.5 in Mériel is 9.1 µg/m³. Of 1,975 cities with data, 626 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean24.67 µg/m³country median 14.820242024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.2Official
NO₂ — latest reading20.12 µg/m³15 Jul 2026Latest valid NO2 hourly station observation on the official LCSQA E2 current-day extract, mapped to the exact INSEE centre through an exact normalized station-name crosswalk to EEA station metadata.13Official
PM10 — annual mean15.47 µg/m³country median 14.220242024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.2Official
PM2.5 — annual mean9.13 µg/m³country median 8.520242024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.2Official
Average daytime high by monthJan 7 · Feb 8.2 · Mar 12 · Apr 15.6 · May 19 · Jun 22.3 · Jul 24.9 · Aug 24.9 · Sep 21 · Oct 16 · Nov 10.7 · Dec 7.4 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station PONTOISE_-_AERO20Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 1.6 · Feb 1.4 · Mar 3.2 · Apr 4.8 · May 8.2 · Jun 11 · Jul 12.9 · Aug 12.8 · Sep 10 · Oct 7.7 · Nov 4.4 · Dec 2.1 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station PONTOISE_-_AERO20Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 4.3 · Feb 4.8 · Mar 7.6 · Apr 10.2 · May 13.6 · Jun 16.7 · Jul 18.9 · Aug 18.8 · Sep 15.5 · Oct 11.9 · Nov 7.5 · Dec 4.7 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station PONTOISE_-_AERO20Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 54.1 · Feb 45.9 · Mar 46.9 · Apr 43.9 · May 59.8 · Jun 50.2 · Jul 51.6 · Aug 55.4 · Sep 46.7 · Oct 58.2 · Nov 54.8 · Dec 68.3 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station PONTOISE_-_AERO20Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 57 · Feb 73 · Mar 129 · Apr 170 · May 189 · Jun 203 · Jul 213 · Aug 206 · Sep 161 · Oct 111 · Nov 63 · Dec 54 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station LE_BOURGET19Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In France: Reims ±0.4 °C. Elsewhere: Werl (Germany) ±0.8 °C, Saanich (Canada) ±1.0 °C, Harrow (United Kingdom) ±0.6 °C, Watford (United Kingdom) ±0.6 °C, Ipswich (United Kingdom) ±1.0 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

The city covered 5.3 km² in 2026. Population density was 1,007.0 people per km² in 2023.

How many people live in Mériel?

The published population was 5,347 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune10

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area5.31 km²31 Dec 2026Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte18Official
Foreign residents322 people2021Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT114Official
Population density1,007 people/km²31 Dec 2023Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte18Official
Population5,347 people1 Jan 2023INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune10Official

International community in Mériel

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Citizenship

Population resident in France excluding Mayotte; INSEE RP2023 NAT; total age and sex · 2023 Census

Published groupPeopleShare
Total5,347100.0%
Français5,017.83693.8%
Etranger329.1646.2%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source12

Alternatives for people set on Mériel

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Auvers-sur-Oise as a Mériel alternative in the same region

2 km away, better on 2 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,701 Auvers-sur-Oise vs 4,392 Mériel−16%
  • Rent: €17.35/m² Auvers-sur-Oise vs €18.81/m² Mériel−8%
  • Residents: 6,863 Auvers-sur-Oise vs 5,347 Mériel+28%
  • Unemployment: 8.0% Auvers-sur-Oise vs 7.5% Mériel+6%
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,317 Auvers-sur-Oise vs €3,317 Mérielsame level
  • Annual PM2.5: 9.1 µg/m³ Auvers-sur-Oise vs 9.1 µg/m³ Mérielsame level

Cities near Mériel

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Méry-sur-Oise 2.2 km away
Rent
17.78 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-09-30
Auvers-sur-Oise 2.4 km away
Rent
17.35 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-09-30
L'Isle-Adam 3.8 km away
Rent
19.57 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-09-30
Parmain 4.0 km away
Rent
16.17 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31
Bessancourt 4.6 km away
Rent
18.02 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-09-30
Taverny 6.1 km away
Rent
16.75 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31
Champagne-sur-Oise 6.7 km away
Rent
16.34 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31
Beauchamp 7.3 km away
Rent
17.93 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-09-30

Alternative cities in France

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Is Mériel part of Creil?

Mériel is in the published commuting zone of Creil; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Creil city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source5

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Mériel?

The published population was 5,347 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune.

How much does it cost to rent in Mériel?

Average net cold rent is about 18.81 EUR/m² per month (2025-Q3), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 1,316 EUR a month before utilities. Source: "Carte des loyers" - Indicateurs de loyers d'annonce par commune en 2025.

Is the air quality good in Mériel?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 9.1 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: 2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation..

How safe is Mériel?

Police recorded about 4,392 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026).

What is the unemployment rate in Mériel?

The unemployment rate is about 7.5 % (2022). Source: INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune.

What is the typical salary around Mériel?

The median gross salary is 3,317 EUR/month. Source: www.insee.fr.

Is Mériel a good place to live?

Mériel may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Is Mériel part of Creil?

Mériel is in the published commuting zone of Creil; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Mériel?

Méry-sur-Oise, Auvers-sur-Oise, L'Isle-Adam, Parmain, Bessancourt are near Mériel. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people are in the Français citizenship group in Mériel?

The official citizenship distribution records 5,017.836 people (93.8%) in the source-defined population for 2023 Census. This is a citizenship measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Mériel, France: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 91ee753c8d35a97157eaefe5f7baaf0a]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/meriel/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Mériel, France: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {91ee753c8d35a97157eaefe5f7baaf0a},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/meriel/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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