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Some 611 people live in this town, in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Mézel has none. Holiday and other second homes account for 17% of homes.
The one thing Mézel does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Mézel as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château du Chaffaut, in Le Chaffaut-Saint-Jurson, 3.6 mi away.
24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Mézel is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mézel.
Retirement age and beyond: nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or older. 15% are under 15, near Alpes-de-Haute-Provence’s towns (16%) and lower than compared French towns (17%). Half of Mézel is older than 47.7, half younger.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Alpes-de-Haute-Provence 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Mézel | Alpes-de-Haute-Provence median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.9% | 9.2% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 30% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Alpes-de-Haute-Provence median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs located in Mézel: 50, for 250 residents in work (0.3 each). 3.5% of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census. The median disposable income was €24,600 a year per consumption unit, near Alpes-de-Haute-Provence’s towns (€24,070) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Mézel recorded 29 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. Among the homes sold, 79% were houses.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
One notable person was born in Mézel.
Commune in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Mézel is a commune of 611 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Provence-Alpes-Agglomération. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mézel | 611 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Digne-les-Bains | 17,979 | 6.6 | C+ | C | C− | B |
| Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban | 5,107 | 11 | C | B− | C+ | B− |
| Les Mées | 4,099 | 11 | B− | B− | A | C |
| Peyruis | 2,798 | 13 | B | C+ | A | C+ |
| Oraison | 6,155 | 15 | C− | C− | B+ | C |
| Valensole | 3,137 | 16 | C+ | C+ | B | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated November 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.