Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 883 residents and lies in Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire.
There are no grades for Mézières-lez-Cléry: French towns need 1,000 residents for them.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Mézières-lez-Cléry as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Terrains communaux entourant la basilique, in Cléry-Saint-André, 2.2 mi away.
19% 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 Mézières-lez-Cléry.
Aged 15 to 24: nearly one in ten residents. Just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over, below Loiret’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Children under 15 make up 19% of residents.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Loiret 51.7%, France 51.8%.
| Mézières-lez-Cléry | Loiret median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.5% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 10% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 43% | 30% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loiret median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 7.0%, below Loiret’s towns (10.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Walking, cycling and public transport carried 3.9% of commuters at the census. Mézières-lez-Cléry has 100 jobs for 400 working residents, 0.2 per worker.
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 nearest general lycée is 6.1 mi away. A collège lies 1.9 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jacques de TristanNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 75 | 99%+3 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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 27 homes in Mézières-lez-Cléry. Renting a house costs an estimated €11.48/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit and heritage in and near Mézières-lez-Cléry. Best known first.
ChurchBasilique Notre-Dame de Cléry3.6 km west, in Cléry-Saint-AndréAttractionAttractionLa butte des Élusin townAttractionAttractionDe Cléry à la Butte des Elus3.6 km west, in Cléry-Saint-AndréAttractionAttractionPointe de Courpain3.9 km north, in Saint-Pryvé-Saint-MesminChâteauChâteauChâteau de Mardereau3.2 km southwest, in Cléry-Saint-AndréPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Mézières-lez-Cléry 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 Mézières-lez-Cléry 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mézières-lez-Cléry | 883 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cléry-Saint-André | 3,596 | 1.9 | — | B | — | A |
| Saint-Hilaire-Saint-Mesmin | 3,261 | 2.7 | — | C | — | A+ |
| Saint-Ay | 3,766 | 3.2 | A+ | B | A− | A− |
| Chaingy | 4,116 | 3.9 | B+ | C | A+ | B+ |
| La Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin | 11,017 | 4.6 | B | C | B | A− |
| Meung-sur-Loire | 6,670 | 4.9 | A | B | B− | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire
Mézières-lez-Cléry is a commune of 883 people in the Communauté de communes des Terres du Val de Loire. 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 9, 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.