Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It is a town of 537 residents in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
At under 1,000 residents, Mazion is too small for the grades other French towns get.
Mazion has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 2002.
26% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mazion.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 17th century. Mazion has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Nearly a quarter of residents have reached 65. Children under 15 make up 14%, below both Gironde’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%). Line up the people of Mazion by age and the one in the middle is 46.3.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Mazion | Gironde median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.9% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 24% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 37% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Gironde median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €23,770 a year per consumption unit, below Gironde’s towns (€27,420) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. 50 jobs are based in Mazion, for 200 working residents (0.3 per worker). Unemployment runs at 10.7%.
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.
The market in Mazion: 17 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. House rents are put at about €8.56/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Mazion has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Mazion 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mazion | 537 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Blaye | 5,066 | 3.5 | D− | C+ | D− | C |
| Pauillac | 5,190 | 7.4 | C− | B | D | C− |
| Saint-Savin | 3,582 | 8.2 | B− | B− | A− | C+ |
| Saint-Ciers-sur-Gironde | 3,175 | 8.5 | B− | B+ | B− | C− |
| Margaux-Cantenac | 2,845 | 9.8 | A | C+ | A− | A− |
| Cézac | 2,727 | 10 | — | C | — | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Mazion is a commune of 537 people in the Communauté de communes de l'Estuaire. 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.