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Population 778: a town in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Mazères has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Mazères: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 14th century; the first monument here was protected in 1976.
17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Heritage, family days out and other places to visit in and near Mazères. Best known first.
ChâteauChâteau de Respide4.1 km northeast, in LangonChâteauChâteauChâteau de Fargues4.7 km northwest, in FarguesTheme parkTheme parkLe petit monde de lily4.1 km northwest, in FarguesTheme parkTheme parkMystic Woods Park4 km northwest, in FarguesPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mazères.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Mazères is Domaine de Roquetaillade. The protected list starts in the 14th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town, below Gironde’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Mazères has a median age of 45.2. Retirement age and beyond: 20% of residents are 65 or older.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Mazères | Gironde median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.8% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 32% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Gironde median and France median: the median of compared communes
Mazères holds 850 jobs; 350 of its residents are in work, so 2.4 jobs each. At the census, 5.7% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Gironde’s towns (11.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Median disposable income comes to €26,510 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The nearest general lycée is 3.2 mi away. A collège lies 3 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Toulouse LautrecNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 170 | 85%−5 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €9.64/m² a month. The market in Mazères: 17 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Mazères has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Domaine de Roquetaillade: Photo: Pline · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata places 2 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm Mazères as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Mazères is a commune of 778 people in the Communauté de communes du Sud Gironde. 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.