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95 people live in this town in Haute-Garonne, Occitanie.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Melles has none. Holiday and other second homes account for 69% of homes. Over-65s are 41% of the population.
The 2 things Melles does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Melles as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Garraux, in Bezins-Garraux, 6.1 mi away.
35% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Melles 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 Melles.
Graduates make up 36% of adults. People aged 15 to 24 make up 6% of the town, lower than both Haute-Garonne’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). 8.6% of residents are children under 15.
44% women, 56% men
About 78 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Haute-Garonne 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Melles | Haute-Garonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 8.6% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 22% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 41% | 18% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 13% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 22% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 36% | 40% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Garonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
For its 50 residents in work, Melles has 50 jobs: 0.8 each. 6.5% of the labour force were unemployed, below both Haute-Garonne’s towns (8.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 15.6% 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 Melles from July 2023 to June 2026: 10 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Melles yet.
Commune in Haute-Garonne, Occitanie
Melles is a commune of 95 people in the Communauté de communes Pyrénées Haut Garonnaises. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melles | 95 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Gaudens | 12,139 | 17 | C+ | A− | D | C+ |
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 4, 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.