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A town in Gers, Occitanie, home to 240 people.
At under 1,000 residents, Saint-Mézard is too small for the grades other French towns get. Holiday and other second homes account for 16% of homes.
The one thing Saint-Mézard does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Mézard as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Sainte-Madeleine, in Castéra-Lectourois, 4.5 mi away.
46% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Mézard.
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 7.6% of residents, below Gers’ towns (8.5%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Over-65s are 27% of the population. 32% of adults hold a degree.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Gers 52.4%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Mézard | Gers median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.6% | 8.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 18% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 34% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 22% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 32% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Gers median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €22,720 a year per consumption unit, near Gers’ towns (€23,470) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970). Jobs located in Saint-Mézard: 50, for 100 residents in work (0.3 each). On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 4.9% of commuters travelled at the census.
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.
Sales in Saint-Mézard from July 2023 to June 2026: 11 houses and apartments. A house rents for an estimated €8.34/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Saint-Mézard. Best known first.
Nothing in Saint-Mézard is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Mézard yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Mézard | 240 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lectoure | 3,670 | 7.6 | A | B+ | A+ | B |
| Layrac Lot-et-Garonne | 4,010 | 8 | A | B+ | A | B |
| Condom | 6,473 | 11 | B+ | A | C+ | C+ |
| Boé Lot-et-Garonne | 5,846 | 11 | B+ | C+ | B− | B |
| Le Passage Lot-et-Garonne | 9,326 | 11 | B+ | B− | B | A− |
| Agen Lot-et-Garonne | 32,801 | 12 | C+ | B | D− | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Gers, Occitanie
Saint-Mézard is a commune of 240 people in the Communauté de communes de la Lomagne Gersoise. 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
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 October 30, 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.