People here tend to be in good health (A+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 42% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are on the low side: 1.2 jobs per working resident; 11.3% unemployment. A 70 m² home at the median €840/m² costs 2.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Albret Communauté. People aged 65 and over make up 35% of residents.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Mézin has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Mézin with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mézin.
HealthHealth A+
Deaths in Mézin run below what its ages would predict: 58 per 100 expected, fewer than in Lot-et-Garonne’s towns and across compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
At birth, a girl in Lot-et-Garonne can expect 85.3 years and a boy 80.1 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. From 2016 to 2025, 268 residents of Mézin died, against 316 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 15% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Mézin is Ch Agen Nerac Antenne Smur de Nerac, 6.6 mi away. For a family doctor, residents of Mézin can choose among 2 GPs.
−42%deaths against expected, after care homesA+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw85
Adjusted58
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Mézin · 3.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Agen Nerac Antenne Smur de Nerac
21.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Agen Nerac Hopital Saint Esprit
85.3 · 80.1
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Lot-et-Garonne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Mézin has fewer young adults than Lot-et-Garonne’s towns or compared French towns: 7.6% are 15 to 24
Under 15: 14% of residents. A fifth of adults hold a degree, lower than both Lot-et-Garonne’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (30%). Mézin has a median age of 54.9 years.
54.9median age
MézinLot-et-Garonne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
35%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma29%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education20%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 86 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Lot-et-Garonne 52.6%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Lot-et-Garonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living A−
Mézin is graded an A− for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €9.82/m² a month, close to Lot-et-Garonne’s towns (€9.77/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €840/m², comes from 52 sales of houses and apartments in Mézin from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses made up 98% of the homes sold; apartments the rest.
€840/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Mézin€840/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Lot-et-Garonne median€1,491/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€880/m²
51
€9.82/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.88 to €12.25/m² a month)
2.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.28/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,710
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Albret Communauté
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Money is tighter in Mézin than in Lot-et-Garonne’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €22,220 a year per consumption unit
17.3% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Unemployment stood at 11.3%, lower than Lot-et-Garonne’s towns (12.9%) yet higher than compared French towns (10.1%).
17%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving76%
On foot16%
Bicycle1%
Public transport0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
650
jobs based in Mézin, 1.2 per working resident
11.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,220
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 77% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Mézin: 39% were built before 1919, more than in Lot-et-Garonne’s towns and across compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Mézin is Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste. On the Culture ministry’s list, Mézin counts 4 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 3 inscrit at the second. Its heritage reaches back to Antiquity.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Mézin
Is Mézin safe?
Mézin has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.2 recorded violent incidents and 14.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Mézin expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €840/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Mézin grades A− for cost of living.
About Mézin
Commune in Lot-et-Garonne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Mézin is a commune of 1,433 people in the Communauté de communes Albret Communauté. 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.
