Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mesland.
History
Old homes shape Mesland: 37% were built before 1919, more than in Loir-et-Cher’s towns and across compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Mesland: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments here is Église Notre-Dame. The protected list starts in the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Degrees are more common in Mesland than in Loir-et-Cher’s towns or across compared French towns: 33% of adults
People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town. Just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over, below Loir-et-Cher’s towns (30%) and close to compared French towns (22%). Under 15: 17% of residents.
46.9median age
MeslandLoir-et-Cher medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
21%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education33%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loir-et-Cher 52.4%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Loir-et-Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commute
Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Mesland than in Loir-et-Cher’s towns or compared French towns: 6.4%
For its 250 residents in work, Mesland has 50 jobs: 0.3 each. Just over a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, higher than both Loir-et-Cher’s towns (9.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Public transport took 4.7% of the town’s working residents to work at the census.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
Public transport5%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Mesland, 0.3 per working resident
10.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,070
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Mesland
Commune in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Mesland is a commune of 539 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de Blois «Agglopolys». 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
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.
