Is Mérignac safe? France travel risk
Is Mérignac safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Mérignac scores 39/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates France Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 28 May 2025); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Mérignac scores 39/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and France (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Mérignac: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (44/100) and natural hazards (50/100).
A score of 39 is higher than the scores of 50% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the France travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Geographically located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine (44.8386° N, 0.6436° W), Mérignac sits 501.4 km NNE from Paris at 38 m elevation.
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
44.8386° N, 0.6436° W
38 m
Europe/Paris
77,136
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in France
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Mérignac happened in July (5 of 6 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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