Fewer flats than 99% of compared French towns: 0.7%
4.3% of households are headed by a manual worker, against 14% in the typical compared French town. Locally, nearly one in ten homes are second homes. Few places have so few one-person households: 30% here, fewer than in 78% of compared French towns. In 2023, the Census found 539 residents in Mesland, living in 240 households.
Throughout this page, the Loir-et-Cher median and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
What stands out about the people of Mesland
Fewer residents than in 2012
Mesland had 570 residents at the 2012 census and 539 in 2023, down 5%: slower growth than in 89% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 37 homes empty (12%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A −5% change since 2012: slower than 89% of compared French towns
Residents at INSEE’s last three censuses, each recast in the 2026 commune boundaries. France has no yearly estimate by commune between censuses.
2012 to 2023
2017 to 2023
In two steps, −1% to 2017 and −5% after, the town’s change compares with +5% for the median compared French town and −3% in Loir-et-Cher.
A lower share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 83% of compared French towns, at 8.9%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Mesland 46.9. The median compared French town: 44.
Half of Mesland’s residents are over 46.9, older than in 69% of compared French towns. Against that, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town. Residents aged 65 and over make up about one in five here (21%).
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loir-et-Cher 52.4%, France 51.8%.
Couples with children: 30%, a higher share than 74% of compared French towns
A household is everyone who shares a main home (résidence principale). Household types come from INSEE’s fuller sample of a quarter of census forms.
Against the Loir-et-Cher median and the France median
Living alone · share
Set against 10% in the typical compared French town, nearly one in ten households are single parents in Mesland. In the typical compared French town, a quarter of households are couples with children. On average, 2.3 people share a household.
Households in social housing: 0.4%, a lower share than 99% of compared French towns
Every home the census counted: main residences, second homes and occasional dwellings (INSEE counts them together), and empty homes. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
All homes · share of homes
Type of home
Cars per household · share of households
Here 2.9% of households have no car, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 11%. Compared with other places, empty homes are common here: 12%, more than in 89% of compared French towns. Recent arrivals (under two years) make up 2.5% of households; long-stayers (30 years or more) 25%.
Half of residents have a standard of living above €26,070 a year
The standard of living (niveau de vie) is a household’s disposable income after taxes and benefits, divided by its consumption units (UC) to allow for its size and make-up: 1 for the first adult, 0.5 for each other person 14 or older, 0.3 for each child under 14.
Medians of compared communes. Source: INSEE, Filosofi 2023.
The midpoint of living standards here is €26,070 a year per consumption unit, higher than in 51% of compared French towns.
6.4% of households are headed by a manager or professional, below 73% of compared French towns
Households by the socio-professional group (PCS) of their reference person, INSEE’s own categories. Jobs and commuting are on the Work & commute page.
Households by reference person’s group · share of households
Households headed by a retired person make up 34%, against 32% in the typical compared French town. Set beside that, 9.4% of households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Fewer immigrants than 82% of compared French towns: 3%
INSEE publishes two measures, which overlap but aren’t the same. Neither is the UK’s “born abroad”.
Share of residents · census 2023
Immigrant (immigré)
Born abroad, not French at birth. Someone stays an immigrant after becoming French. A French citizen born abroad (for example in Algeria before 1962) is not one.
Foreign national (étranger)
Not a French citizen today, wherever born. A child born in France to foreign parents can be a foreign national without being an immigrant.
The share of foreign nationals trails 73% of compared French towns: 2.4%. To put it in context, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
A lower share of single residents than 93% of compared French towns, at 20%
Residents 15 and over by how they live: the census asks both the legal status and whether people live as a couple.
Residents 15 and over · share
Half of residents 15 and over are married; in the typical compared French town the figure is 43%. Single residents make up 25% in the typical compared French town.
Above 60% of compared French towns: 33% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification
Highest diploma of residents 15 and over who have left education, in French terms: the levels don’t map one-to-one to UK or U.S. ones.
Highest diploma · 15 and over, out of education
Against a figure of 19% in the typical compared French town, the share of adults with no qualification in Mesland comes in at 17%. Typically, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
41 French towns of 539 to 2,582 people: this is the 16th oldest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
4 in 6 nearby towns have a higher median age than Mesland
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mesland | 46.9 | 21% | 8.9% | 3% |
| Veuzain-sur-Loire 3,333 · 3 mi | 51.8 | 30% | 4.4% | 3.7% |
| Nazelles-Négron 3,776 · 9.2 mi | 48.8 | 27% | 4.6% | 4.6% |
| Amboise 12,937 · 9.4 mi | 45 | 27% | 9.8% | 9.6% |
| Chailles 2,726 · 9.4 mi | 48.8 | 25% | 2.3% | 4.3% |
| Château-Renault 4,392 · 10.7 mi | 50.8 | 29% | 2.2% | 5.7% |
| Blois 47,219 · 11 mi | 39 | 20% | 4.3% | 19% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Census 2023. INSEE’s census is a rolling survey: a fifth of small communes each year, 8% of homes in large ones each year. “2023” pools the surveys of 2021 to 2025, so the figures describe the town around 2023, not on one day.
- Medians of compared communes. The comparisons are the median of the département’s compared communes and of France’s (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median: not the total for the département or for France, which large cities pull towards their own figures.
- Immigrants and foreign nationals. INSEE’s two measures: an immigrant was born abroad without French nationality; a foreign national isn’t French today. Neither is a count of people born abroad, which INSEE doesn’t publish by commune.
- Second homes. Homes used for holidays or weekends, with occasional dwellings (kept for work, for example), which INSEE counts together. Their owners are counted where they live, not here.
- Standard of living. INSEE’s Filosofi: disposable income per consumption unit, from tax and benefit files, 2023. The poverty rate is the share of residents below 60% of France’s median. Not published for the smallest communes.
- What France doesn’t ask. The French census asks nothing about ethnicity, religion, language or health, so this page has no such section.
Questions about who lives in Mesland
What is the population of Mesland?
539 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 5% fewer than in 2012 (570).
How old are Mesland’s residents?
The median age is 46.9, older than 69% of compared French towns. 21% are under 18 and 21% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Mesland?
27, with occasional dwellings: 8.9% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Mesland?
INSEE counts 16 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3% of residents, and 13 foreign nationals (2.4%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Mesland?
€26,070 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970). Source: INSEE, Filosofi.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, ages, households, homes, marital status, diplomas, immigrants, foreign nationals, employment), 2026 geography · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (standard of living, poverty) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated November 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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