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Mérignac
Large city · 33700 · Nouvelle-Aquitaine
👥 Population
78 090
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
3 244 €
📈 -23% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
5.5 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
D
✅ 1.5 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Good
Mérignac — Score 60/100.
60
💰 Yield30
🌳 Quality of life88
📊 Dynamism100
💸 Affordability15
🛡️ Safety64
⚡ Energy rating81
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 722 Transactions · Mérignac
🏢 Apt. /m²
3 244 €
🏡 House /m²
4 209 €
📋 Transactions
722
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bordeaux | 4 423 € | 4 967 € | 4348 | 267 991 |
| Mérignac | 3 244 € | 4 209 € | 1067 | 78 090 |
| Pessac | 3 529 € | 4 000 € | 667 | 67 339 |
| Talence | 3 923 € | 4 458 € | 563 | 46 338 |
| Villenave-d'Ornon | 3 404 € | 3 519 € | 481 | 42 545 |
| Saint-Médard-en-Jalles | 3 636 € | 3 656 € | 345 | 32 910 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
14.8 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
5.5 %
⏳ Payback period
18.3 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
91.8 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
4.6 %
🚪 Vacant homes
3.6 %
🏢 Apartments
63.7 %
35.8 % houses
🎯 Pinel zoneⓘOfficial Pinel zoning. A Bis = very high tension (Paris, French Riviera), A = high tension (metropolises), B1 = moderate, B2 = low, C = relaxed market.
A
Strong tension
⚖️ Tense area (ALUR law)ⓘTense area under article 232 of the French Tax Code (CGI) / ALUR law. Enables rent control and applies the vacant housing tax.
Yes
Rent control possible
🏢 Social housing units
7 651
RPLS source
💶 Local taxation
REI · DGFIP · Exercice 2024
🏠 Property tax (built)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on built properties (TFB). Applied to the cadastral rental value to calculate the owner's annual property tax.
46.930 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
94.690 %
🏘️ Housing tax
29.700 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
7.180 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
0.47 %
🏢 CFE
0.57 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
78 090
2023
📐 Area
47.97 km²
1628 inh/km²
💶 Median income
24 770 €
📊 Median age
38.8 yrs
36.7% under 30
💼 Activity rate
78.9 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
11.0 %
2021 census
🎯 Poverty rateⓘShare of population living below the poverty line (60% of national median income). Source FILOSOFI 2021, calculated only for municipalities ≥ 2,000 inhabitants.
12.0 %
60% FILOSOFI threshold
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
20 742
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
2 314
+19.1% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
1 943
💼 Economic density
266
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Mérignac Arlac
À 4.44 km · Segment C
🏙️ Urban attraction areaⓘUrban Attraction Areas (INSEE 2020): municipal classification based on commuting relationships with urban hubs. Main hub / secondary / suburban crown / outside.
Bordeaux
Secondary hub
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
Bordeaux Métropole
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Good
Station distance
🎓 Education
National Education API
📚 Schools
3
🏫 Middle schools
4
🎓 High schools
1
🏆 Baccalaureate results
| High school | Type | Pass rate | Honors | V.A. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LYCEE FERNA DAGUIN | public | 93.0 % | — | -4.0 |
🎯 Brevet exam (2021)ⓘBrevet (DNB) — French middle school exam. The rate shown is the average across public and private middle schools in the municipality, latest published session.
85.0 %
Average pass rate · 5 middle schools
📊 Niveau social des établissements
Indicateur Éducation nationale du milieu social des élèves (moyenne nationale ≈ 103). Plus élevé = plus favorisé.
🏫 Middle school IPS
| Middle school | Sector | IPS |
|---|---|---|
| COLLEGE LES EYQUEMS | public | 117.6 |
| COLLEGE BOURRAN | public | 110.3 |
| COLLEGE CAPEYRON | public | 103.4 |
| COLLEGE GISELE HALIMI | public | 99.6 |
🏥 Healthcare
BPE · FINESS
🏥 Hospitals
1
💊 Pharmacies
22
🔬 Laboratories
9
🏥 Établissements de santé
95
Source FINESS
👵 EHPAD
7
💊 Pharmacies
22
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
1622
📋 Commerce
513
📋 Enseignement
56
🏥 Sante
969
🚆 Transport
97
⚽ Sport
79
🎭 Culture
49
🏛️ Public services
Public Service Directory API · 4 services
| Category | Qty | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| 📋 service public | 2 | Brigade de gendarmerie motorisée - Bordeaux, Centre de protection maternelle et infantile (PMI) - Mérignac |
| 📋 Établissement public | 1 | Atelier Canopé 33 - Mérignac |
| 🏢 Collectivité locale | 1 | Maison du département - Mérignac |
🛡️ Safety
SSMSI · SSMSI · Ministry of the Interior
| Indicator | Incidents | Rate ‰ | Nat. average | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Destructions et dégradations volontaires | 788 | 10.10 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | +40 % vs moy. |
| Vols sans violence contre des personnes | 733 | 9.40 ‰ | 7.3 ‰ | +29 % vs moy. |
| Vols dans les véhicules | 566 | 7.20 ‰ | 5.2 ‰ | +38 % vs moy. |
| Escroqueries et fraudes aux moyens de paiement | 538 | 6.90 ‰ | 6.3 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Cambriolages de logement | 357 | 8.50 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Violences physiques intrafamiliales | 307 | 3.90 ‰ | 4.2 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Vols de véhicule | 185 | 2.40 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Violences physiques hors cadre familial | 164 | 2.10 ‰ | 4.0 ‰ | -48 % vs moy. |
| Vols d'accessoires sur véhicules | 132 | 1.70 ‰ | 3.7 ‰ | -54 % vs moy. |
| Violences sexuelles | 130 | 1.70 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | -29 % vs moy. |
| Usage de stupéfiants | 92 | 1.20 ‰ | 8.4 ‰ | -86 % vs moy. |
| Usage de stupéfiants (AFD) | 48 | 0.60 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | -92 % vs moy. |
| Vols violents sans arme | 42 | 0.50 ‰ | 1.0 ‰ | -50 % vs moy. |
| Trafic de stupéfiants | 20 | 0.30 ‰ | 2.2 ‰ | -86 % vs moy. |
| Vols avec armes | 7 | 0.10 ‰ | 0.6 ‰ | -83 % vs moy. |
⚡ Energy performance
392 DPE · ADEME
📊 Energy rating distribution
A
20.9 %
20.9 %
B
1.3 %
C
16.1 %
16.1 %
D
41.8 %
41.8 %
E
18.4 %
18.4 %
F
1.5 %
G
0.0 %
1.5 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %
💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²
🏛️ Historical heritage
Mérimée database · 7 protected monuments
| Building | Era |
|---|---|
| château | 4e quart 18e siècle |
| église | 12e siècle;19e siècle |
| demeure | 18e siècle |
| moulin | — |
| abbaye | 18e siècle |
| édifice fortifié | 13e siècle;14e siècle;16e siècle |
| château | 2e moitié 19e siècle |
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 4 risks identified
Feu de forêt
Mouvement de terrain
Tassements différentiels
Séisme
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 58 774 analyses · REGIE DE L'EAU BORDEAUX METROPOLE
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
58 774
⚡ EV charging stations
IRVE
🔌 Stations
286
⚡ Charge points
3863
🚀 Incl. fast charging
100
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Le Haillan | 4.5 km | 47/100 | 11 392 |
| Pessac | 5.0 km | 60/100 | 67 339 |
| Eysines | 5.9 km | 52/100 | 24 825 |
| Canéjan | 8.4 km | 36/100 | 5 756 |
| Le Taillan-Médoc | 9.0 km | 51/100 | 11 073 |
| Le Bouscat | 7.3 km | 51/100 | 25 081 |
| Gradignan | 8.7 km | 49/100 | 26 952 |
| Talence | 7.7 km | 47/100 | 46 338 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Mérignac
What is the price per m² in Mérignac? ▶
The median price per m² in Mérignac is 3 244 €.
What is the rental yield in Mérignac? ▶
The gross rental yield in Mérignac is 5.5%.
Is Mérignac a good real estate investment? ▶
Mérignac has a ScorCity score of 60/100, making it an interesting investment.
What is the average energy rating in Mérignac? ▶
The most common energy rating class in Mérignac is D.
What are the natural risks in Mérignac? ▶
4 risks are identified in Mérignac: Feu de forêt, Mouvement de terrain, Tassements différentiels.