Living in Méru
In Méru, advertised rents for new lettings average €13.17 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 17.3% (2022).
The foreign population count was 1,722 in 2021. The population of Méru, in France, was 13,897 at the start of 2023. The city had 16 schools in 2026. There were 28.8 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2024.
Pricier rent than 68% of French cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 88% of French cities that publish it and cleaner air than 75% of French cities that publish it.
Which France-wide rules apply when you move to Méru?
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 Méru?
Average net cold rent is 13.17 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): 13.17 EUR/m²/month · static.data.gouv.fr22
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 42.99 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Orange Livebox Fibre18Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 19.99 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Orange 100GB mobile plan17Official · national market |
| Housing vacancy rate (legacy series) | 444.9 % | 31 Dec 2023 | INSEE6Official |
| Dwellings | 5,725 dwellings | 31 Dec 2023 | INSEE7Official |
| Main residence dwellings | 5,239 dwellings | 31 Dec 2023 | INSEE7Official |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 13.17 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.60 | 31 Dec 2025 | static.data.gouv.fr22Official |
Is Méru 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.
Worked out from these numbers
What does a 60 m² flat cost?
About 790 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 13.17 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.
Work and income
The unemployment rate was 17.3% at the end of 2022.
What is the unemployment rate in Méru?
The unemployment rate is about 17.3 % (2022).
- Unemployment rate: 17.31 % · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune11
Méru 17.3%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fibre-to-the-building availability | 96.51 % | 3 Aug 2026 | Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse)2Official |
| Gigabit broadband availability | 96.51 % | 31 Mar 2026 | Independent 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.5Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 2,579 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2022 | www.insee.fr25Official |
| Unemployment rate | 17.31 %country median 11.0% | 31 Dec 2022 | INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune11Official |
What does a salary buy in Méru?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentInternetMobileLeft 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. | €1,967 |
| Rent, 60 m²€13.17/m² · official · static.data.gouv.fr · 2025-12-31 | − €790 |
| Internet€43 · official · Orange Livebox Fibre · 2026-09-30 | − €43 |
| Mobile plan€20 · official · Orange 100GB mobile plan · 2026-09-30 | − €20 |
| Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities | — |
| Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish | €1,114 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Méru. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
France Travail — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Méru. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Family and education
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schools | 16 schools | 27 May 2026 | RNEE exact Code_commune; etat=OUVERT; code_nature 100-199 or 300-399; unique UAI count.20Official · commune |
| Primary schools | 10 count | 3 Aug 2026 | Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)14Official |
| Schools | 17 count | 3 Aug 2026 | Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)14Official |
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; Méru's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary care doctors per 100,000 residents | 28.78 per 100,000 people | 31 Dec 2024 | INSEE BPE 2024 commune equipment and PMUN denominator evidence9Official |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Méru 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.
Open the official coverage guideSafety
How safe is Méru?
Police recorded about 4,417 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
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 4,417 incidents per 100,000country median 4,740 | 31 Dec 2025 | Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026)3Official |
Mobility and administration
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Méru. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
Contrat d’intégration républicaine (CIR) — Integration course
État français and OFII
For eligible non-EU foreign residents.
DIAN language-training offer finder — Other
Réseau des Carif-Oref and DIAN
For people seeking French-language training.
Climate and air quality
Annual PM2.5 was 7.67 µg/m³ in 2024. Annual NO₂ was 16.9 µg/m³ in 2024. Annual PM10 was 12.5 µg/m³ in 2024.
Is the air quality good in Méru?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.7 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: 7.67 µg/m³ · 2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.1
Night-time low to daytime high
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hours
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Méru 7.7
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO₂ — annual mean | 16.95 µg/m³country median 14.8 | 2024 | 2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.1Official |
| NO₂ — latest reading | 13.3 µg/m³ | 15 Jul 2026 | Latest 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 mean | 12.48 µg/m³country median 14.2 | 2024 | 2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.1Official |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 7.67 µg/m³country median 8.5 | 2024 | 2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.1Official |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 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 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station PONTOISE_-_AERO24Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan 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 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station PONTOISE_-_AERO24Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 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 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station PONTOISE_-_AERO24Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 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 mm | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station PONTOISE_-_AERO24Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average sunshine by month | Jan 59 · Feb 78 · Mar 127 · Apr 178 · May 203 · Jun 208 · Jul 219 · Aug 208 · Sep 163 · Oct 112 · Nov 67 · Dec 54 hours | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station BEAUVAIS-TILLE23Official · nearest-station reading |
Annual PM2.5 fell 57.4% between 2013 and 2024, from 18.0 to 7.7.
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 22.8 km² in 2026. Population density was 608.7 people per km² in 2023.
How many people live in Méru?
The published population was 13,897 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune10
By nationality
National passport87.6%Foreign residents12.4%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 22.83 km² | 31 Dec 2026 | Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte21Official |
| Foreign residents | 1,722 people | 2021 | Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT116Official |
| Population density | 608.7 people/km² | 31 Dec 2023 | Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte21Official |
| Population | 13,897 people | 1 Jan 2023 | INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune10Official |
International community in Méru
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 group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 13,897 | 100.0% |
| Français | 12,016.764 | 86.5% |
| Etranger | 1,880.236 | 13.5% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source12
Additional context
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Universities | 0 count | 3 Aug 2026 | Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche (data.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr)15Official |
Alternatives for people set on Méru
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.
Mériel as a Méru alternative in the same region
18 km away, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Rent cannot be compared like for like.
- Unemployment: 7.5% Mériel vs 17.3% Méru−57%
- Median gross pay, region: €3,317 Mériel vs €2,579 Méru+29%
- Rent: €18.81/m² Mériel vs €13.17/m² Méruno percentage
- Residents: 5,347 Mériel vs 13,897 Méru−62%
- Annual PM2.5: 9.1 µg/m³ Mériel vs 7.7 µg/m³ Méru+19%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,392 Mériel vs 4,417 Mérusame level
Cholet as a Méru alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 330 km, better on 3 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.
- Residents: 54,404 Cholet vs 13,897 Méru+291%
- Rent: €10.43/m² Cholet vs €13.17/m² Méru−21%
- Unemployment: 12.2% Cholet vs 17.3% Méru−29%
- Nearest airport: 3.0 km Cholet vs 17.0 km Méru−82%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,700 Cholet vs 4,417 Méru+6%
- Median gross pay, region: €2,620 Cholet vs €2,579 Mérusame level
Cities near Méru
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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- 11.36 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31
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- 18.81 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-09-30
Alternative cities in France
Other cities in France to compare with Méru, nearest in population first.
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Is Méru part of Creil?
Méru 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. Source4
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Méru?
The published population was 13,897 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune.
How much does it cost to rent in Méru?
Average net cold rent is 13.17 EUR/m² per month (2025-Q3), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 922 EUR a month before utilities. Source: static.data.gouv.fr.
Is the air quality good in Méru?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.7 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 Méru?
Police recorded about 4,417 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 Méru?
The unemployment rate is about 17.3 % (2022). Source: INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune.
What is the typical salary around Méru?
The median gross salary is 2,579 EUR/month. Source: www.insee.fr.
Is Méru a good place to live?
Méru 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 Méru part of Creil?
Méru is in the published commuting zone of Creil; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.
Which cities are near Méru?
Chambly, Champagne-sur-Oise, Persan, Parmain, Beaumont-sur-Oise are near Méru. 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 Méru?
The official citizenship distribution records 12,016.764 people (86.5%) 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). Méru, France: population, rent, salary, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 93fa746b6ad6a31360649ef5bac0f186]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/meru/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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