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Municipality profile · department 39

Property in Mérona

The municipality has 9 inhabitants, a change of +12.5%.

Sales in 2020
1
flats and houses
Population
9
-18.2% since 2012

Public data cross-referenced (DGFiP, INSEE), recorded on October 3, 2026.

Prices and sales

Sales in 20201
Total sales value in 2020€98,729
Sales recorded over ten years1

Too few sales for an annual price. With 1 sales in 2020, a median price would describe a handful of properties, not a market: it is only published from five sales in the year.

How to read these figures. The median price splits the market in two: half of sales were made below it, half above. It withstands the few extreme sales that distort a small commune better than the average does.

The data come from DVF, the file of sales actually recorded by notaries, not from advertised prices, which are asking prices rather than agreed ones. Only sales of a flat or a house with a known floor area are counted. DVF does not cover Alsace-Moselle, which is governed by the land register (livre foncier).

Source: DVF (DGFiP) · recorded on October 3, 2026

Rents

Reference rents (2025)

Median advertised rent per m² by property type in Mérona, 2025
Property typeMedian rent (€/m²)Range (€/m²)
Flats, all sizes9.47.2 – 12.4
Flats with 1-2 rooms10.67.9 – 14.2
Flats with 3 or more rooms8.36.4 – 10.9
Houses8.66.5 – 11.3

How to read this table. This is a predicted advertised rent, including service charges, per square metre per month — not the rent signed in the lease. The range brackets the estimate: most listings in the municipality fall within it. These estimates are recalculated every year with a new model, so two releases cannot be compared with each other.

Estimations ANIL, à partir des données du Groupe SeLoger et de leboncoin · Rent map 2025

Housing stock

Mérona has 8 dwellings at the 2023 census, of which 37.5% are main residences; the rest is split between second homes and vacant dwellings.

What are dwellings used for?

Housing categories in MéronaMain residences : 50.0%Second homes and occasional dwellings : 50.0%
  • Main residences50.0%
  • Second homes and occasional dwellings50.0%
A vacant dwelling is one unoccupied on the census date: awaiting sale, letting or works, or simply left empty.

Source: INSEE, census

Who lives in main residences?

Housing tenure of residents of MéronaOwner-occupiers : 100.0%
  • Owner-occupiers7100.0%
Share of RESIDENTS according to whether their household owns, rents or is housed free of charge, not the share of dwellings.

Source: INSEE, census

Between 2012 and 2023, the housing stock grew by 0.0% while the population changed by -18.2%: homes are being built faster than the commune gains residents, a sign of smaller households, second homes or rising vacancy.

Dwellings (2023)8
Households3
Housing: Mérona compared with its département, its region and France
MéronaJuraBourgogne-Franche-ComtéFrance
Main residences202350.0%−32.4 pts vs France80.0%82.6%82.4%
Second homes202350.0%+40.2 pts vs France10.6%7.6%9.8%
Vacant dwellings20230.0%−7.8 pts vs France9.4%9.8%7.8%
Residents who own their home100.0%+39.2 pts vs France70.0%67.2%60.8%
Tenant residents0.0%−37.4 pts vs France28.1%31.0%37.4%

Under each value for the municipality: its gap with France. For a rate, the gap is in percentage points (12.4% vs 7.8% = +4.6 pts); for an amount or a ratio, as a percentage of the national value.

Sources: INSEE (census), Sit@del · recorded on October 3, 2026

Population and households

Population9
Households3
People per household3.00

Change in the population of Mérona

Population trendPopulation: 10 in 1968, 9 in 2023510196819821999201220239 inhab.
Municipal population at each census. INSEE does not publish a population every year: the points are the census years available.

Between 2012 and 2023, the population changed by -18.2%.

Source: INSEE, population census · recorded on October 3, 2026

Age breakdown

Age breakdown of the population of Mérona25 to 29 : 11.1%30 and over : 88.9%
  • 25 to 29111.1%
  • 30 and over888.9%
Population aged 2 and over, 2023 census.

Source: INSEE

What do people aged 15 and over do?

Employment status of residents aged 15 and over in MéronaEmployed workers : 44.4%Retired people : 55.6%
  • Employed workers444.4%
  • Retired people555.6%
Each resident aged 15 or over is counted once, 2023 census.

Source: INSEE

Mérona compared with its département, its region and France
MéronaJuraBourgogne-Franche-ComtéFrance
Population trend2012-2023-18.2%−22.6 pts vs France-1.1%-0.5%+4.4%
Median age202366.5 years+24.0 yrs vs France46.6 years45.4 years42.5 years
Share aged under 2520230.0%−28.8 pts vs France25.8%27.1%28.8%
Share aged 65 and over202355.6%+34.3 pts vs France25.2%24.5%21.3%
People per household20233.0+38% vs France2.12.12.2

Under each value for the municipality: its gap with France. For a rate, the gap is in percentage points (12.4% vs 7.8% = +4.6 pts); for an amount or a ratio, as a percentage of the national value.

Why the number of people per household matters. A household is everyone who shares the same dwelling. The fewer people it has, the more demand shifts towards small homes — studios and one-bedroom flats, sought by people living alone, students and retirees; the more it has, the more demand shifts towards family homes with three or more rooms.

In Mérona, a household has 3.00 people on average, compared with 2.17 in France: more families, so demand leans more towards larger homes.

Source: INSEE, population census · recorded on October 3, 2026

Income and employment

Income and employment: Mérona compared with its département, its region and France
MéronaJuraBourgogne-Franche-ComtéFrance
Unemployment rate (aged 15-64)20230.0%−11.0 pts vs France8.3%10.2%11.0%
Activity rate (aged 15-64)202375.0%−0.7 pt vs France77.4%75.9%75.7%
Share of retired people (aged 15 and over)202355.6%+27.5 pts vs France33.6%32.4%28.1%
Share of pupils and students (aged 15 and over)20230.0%−7.6 pts vs France5.2%6.4%7.6%

Under each value for the municipality: its gap with France. For a rate, the gap is in percentage points (12.4% vs 7.8% = +4.6 pts); for an amount or a ratio, as a percentage of the national value.

How to read these figures. The standard of living is a household's disposable income (salaries, pensions and benefits, after tax) divided by its number of consumption units: the first adult counts as 1, other people aged 14 or over as 0.5, and each child as 0.3. It allows a single person and a family to be compared.

The poverty rate is the share of residents whose standard of living is below 60% of the national median. INSEE does not publish it for small communes, for reasons of statistical confidentiality: its absence is not a zero.

The unemployment rate here is the census one: people who declare themselves without work and looking for it, among the economically active aged 15 to 64. It is higher than INSEE's quarterly rate, which follows a stricter international definition.

Sources: INSEE (census, Filosofi) · recorded on October 3, 2026

Economic fabric

Number of businesses located in Mérona

Number of businesses located in MéronaBusinesses: 0 in 2014, 0 in 2024-1012014201620182020202220240
Businesses in market activities, excluding agriculture, located in the commune and counted at 31 December each year. This is a stock: it shows the size of the local economy, not how much it is being renewed.
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Number of businesses by year
YearBusinesses
20140
20150
20160
20170
20180
20190
20200
20210
20220
20230
20240

Source: INSEE, business demography information system · recorded on October 3, 2026

Businesses: Mérona compared with its département, its region and France
MéronaJuraBourgogne-Franche-ComtéFrance
Number of businesses2024021,858223,2586,437,729
Businesses per 1,000 inhabitants20240.0−100% vs France84.779.797.3

Under each value for the municipality: its gap with France. For a rate, the gap is in percentage points (12.4% vs 7.8% = +4.6 pts); for an amount or a ratio, as a percentage of the national value.

Registrations and insolvency proceedings

* current year, incomplete

On one side, announcements of registrations, business creations and takeovers; on the other, court-ordered safeguard, recovery and liquidation proceedings. Legal notices published under postcode 39270. A postcode may cover several communes: in a village, these figures describe the wider catchment area, not the commune alone.

From 2021 to 2025, 166 registrations for 21 insolvency proceedings.

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Registrations and insolvency proceedings
YearRegistrationsInsolvency proceedings
2021307
2022266
2023381
2024283
2025444
2026*309

Source: BODACC, official bulletin of civil and commercial announcements · recorded on October 3, 2026

Sources: INSEE, BODACC · recorded on October 3, 2026

Local taxation

In 2024, the overall property tax rate on built properties is 38.14% in Mérona.

Rate voted by the commune28.99%
Intercommunal body, syndicates and special taxes9.15%
Overall rate on built properties (total)38.14%
Overall rate on undeveloped land79.02%
Worked example

A dwelling with a cadastral rental value of €3,000 has a tax base of €1,500: the law sets it at half the rental value. In Mérona, its property tax (taxe foncière) is €1,500 × 38.14% = €572 a year.

These amounts are before the collection charges retained by the State. Your property's rental value is shown on your property tax (taxe foncière) notice.

Property tax rate by year
YearCommunal rateOverall rate on built propertiesHousehold waste
202128.99%36.29%—
202228.99%36.32%—
202328.99%38.14%—
202428.99%38.14%—

Between 2021 and 2024, the overall rate changed by +1.85 point.

How to read these rates. Property tax (taxe foncière) is calculated by multiplying the property's tax base by the overall rate: this is the figure to compare between communes, not the communal rate alone. Since 2021, départements no longer collect property tax on buildings; their former share is included in the communal rate.

A high rate does not mean a high tax. The cadastral rental value is not the market rent: it is an administrative estimate based on 1970 rents, revalued each year by a national coefficient. In a town with old, low rental values, a 50% rate can cost less than a 25% rate elsewhere.

Source: DGFiP, local taxation for individuals (2024 scale) · recorded on October 3, 2026

Living environment

Fixed internet

  • Dwellings and premises connectable to fibre100.0%
    10 connectable out of 10

Connectable means that optical fibre reaches the building or the street and a subscription can be taken out, not that the dwelling is already subscribed.

Source: ARCEP, fibre rollout · situation as at June 2026

Natural and technological risks

The risks identified by the State in the territory of Mérona, what they mean, and what they change for a property.

Clay shrink-swell

High exposurelevel 3 out of 3

Clay soil swells when wet and shrinks when it dries. These movements crack houses with shallow foundations, especially after a drought.

For a property: At this level, a soil survey is mandatory to sell a building plot and before having a house built. For an existing house, look at the cracks and ask whether a drought claim has already been filed.

Seismicity

Moderatelevel 3 out of 5

France is divided into five seismicity zones, from 1 (very low) to 5 (high, in the Antilles).

For a property: From zone 3, new houses must comply with earthquake-resistant building rules. For an older property, no upgrading is required.

Radon potential

Low potentiallevel 1 out of 3

Radon is a natural radioactive gas that rises from granitic and volcanic soils and can build up in poorly ventilated rooms, especially on ground floors and in basements.

For a property: At this level, no particular information is required when selling or letting.

Underground cavities

2in the commune

Former quarries, cellars, galleries or military works recorded beneath the commune.

For a property: A cavity can cause localised subsidence or collapse of the ground. Before buying, check whether the plot is close to a known cavity.

Installations and cavities recorded in Mérona

Map of classified installations and underground cavities in MéronaUnderground cavities — Gouffre de Vie Neuve au Lieu dit la Grange CourbeUnderground cavities — VIE-NEUVE(Gf.de la-)
  • Underground cavities2

Outline of the commune, north at the top.

Location of known classified installations, Seveso sites and underground cavities.

Source: Géorisques, Ministry of Ecological Transition · recorded on October 3, 2026

A prevention plan is not a bad sign in itself. It shows that the risk is mapped and regulated; it is its absence for a known hazard that should raise questions.

This page describes the commune, not an address. Before a sale or a letting, the seller or landlord must provide a risk statement drawn up for the property. You can obtain one free of charge for any address at georisques.gouv.fr.

Source: Géorisques, Ministry of Ecological Transition · recorded on October 3, 2026

Frequently asked questions — Mérona

How many inhabitants does Mérona have?
Mérona has 9 inhabitants, with a change of +12.5% (INSEE census).
What is the property tax rate in Mérona?
The overall property tax rate on built properties is 38.1%, of which 29.0% is voted by the commune (source DGFiP).

The same data, put to work.

What the observatory publishes, the five MORYA tools put to use.