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It is a town of 842 residents in Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so La Meyze has none. 10% of its homes are second homes. The median sale price is €1,221/m².
The 2 things La Meyze does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in La Meyze as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Forges de Bessous, in Le Chalard, 3.9 mi away.
23% 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 La Meyze.
25% of residents are 65 or over, between Haute-Vienne’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%). Children under 15 count for 17% of the people here. La Meyze has a median age of 47.4 years.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Vienne 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| La Meyze | Haute-Vienne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.6% | 9.2% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 30% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Vienne median and France median: the median of compared communes
The median disposable income was €24,150 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Haute-Vienne’s towns (€25,970) and compared French towns (€25,970). 100 jobs are based in La Meyze, for 350 working residents (0.3 per worker). Also worth knowing: 7.1% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport.
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 La Meyze: 36 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,221/m² | 36 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit and museums in and near La Meyze. Best known first.
Nothing in La Meyze is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm La Meyze 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 →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Meyze | 842 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nexon | 2,548 | 4.7 | — | B+ | — | B |
| Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche | 6,830 | 6.6 | A− | A | B | C |
| Bosmie-l'Aiguille | 2,667 | 11 | — | B+ | — | A |
| Boisseuil | 3,010 | 13 | A+ | B− | A | A+ |
| Condat-sur-Vienne | 5,281 | 13 | B | C+ | A | B |
| Aixe-sur-Vienne | 5,890 | 13 | A− | A | A | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
La Meyze is a commune of 842 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Saint-Yrieix. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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 8, 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.