Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
178 people call this town in Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes home.
Mézères has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. 22% of its homes are second homes.
The one thing Mézères does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Mézères as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Calvaire dit Calvaire du Champ Clos, in Rosières, 2.4 mi away.
31% 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 Mézères.
Graduates make up 35% of adults. 26% of residents are 65 or over, about level with Haute-Loire’s towns (25%) and above compared French towns (22%). Residents of Mézères have a median age of 49.8.
43% women, 57% men
About 76 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Haute-Loire 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Mézères | Haute-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.2% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 35% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €23,730 a year per consumption unit, below both Haute-Loire’s towns (€25,730) and compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 6.6% of commuters got to work without a car.
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 closest lycée for the general bac is 5.3 mi off. The nearest collège is 3.1 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Boris VianNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 65 | 92%+4 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 €7.43/m² a month. The market in Mézères: 3 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Mézères. Best known first.
Nothing in Mézères 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 Mézères 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mézères | 178 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Retournac | 3,007 | 3.4 | A | A | A | B− |
| Yssingeaux | 7,415 | 5.5 | A | A− | B | C |
| Saint-Maurice-de-Lignon | 2,688 | 7.1 | — | A− | — | C |
| Beauzac | 2,954 | 7.7 | — | A | — | C− |
| Saint-Germain-Laprade | 3,432 | 9 | — | B+ | — | B |
| Chadrac | 2,542 | 9.2 | — | B | — | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Mézères is a commune of 178 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Puy-en-Velay. 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 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.