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A town of 868 in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Mézos is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 3 things Mézos does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Mézos, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1969.
14% 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 Mézos.
Mézos sits above both Landes’ towns (28%) and compared French towns (22%) on this measure. Those aged 15 to 24 account for 6% of residents.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Landes 51.9%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Mézos | Landes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 36% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Landes median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
That puts Mézos above both Landes’ towns (3.6%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Mézos, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
On this, Mézos is below both Landes’ towns (€25,750) and compared French towns (€25,970). 6.9% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Mézos has 200 jobs for 300 working residents, 0.6 per worker.
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.
That is the middle of 36 sales of houses and apartments in Mézos from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €3,172/m² for the median of compared towns in Landes.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,301/m² | 36 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Mézos has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste: Photo: Jibi44 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Mézos 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mézos | 868 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mimizan | 7,673 | 10 | C− | D | C− | B− |
| Morcenx-la-Nouvelle | 5,022 | 13 | C | B− | B− | D |
| Castets | 2,516 | 13 | — | C+ | — | C− |
| Labouheyre | 2,906 | 15 | B− | C+ | B− | C |
| Rion-des-Landes | 3,142 | 15 | — | C+ | — | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Mézos is a commune of 868 people in the Communauté de communes de Mimizan. 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 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.