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The town, home to 749 people, lies in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
At under 1,000 residents, Mesvres is too small for the grades other French towns get. 14% of homes here are second homes. Over-65s are 31% of the population.
The 2 things Mesvres does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Mesvres as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Montjeu, in Broye, 3.1 mi away.
36% 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 Mesvres.
31% of residents have reached 65. Children under 15 make up 16%, above Saône-et-Loire’s towns (15%) but below compared French towns (17%). The middle age in Mesvres is 53.4.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Mesvres | Saône-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.1% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Saône-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 5.2% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. For its 300 residents in work, Mesvres has 100 jobs: 0.3 each. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €24,670 a year.
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.
General-bac pupils go 6.2 mi to the nearest lycée. The town’s pupils have a collège 2.1 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Claude Gabriel BouthièreNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 41 | 83%−6 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.
The sales split: 96% houses, the rest apartments. From July 2023 to June 2026, 24 homes were sold in Mesvres.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Mesvres. Best known first.
Nothing in Mesvres 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 Mesvres 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mesvres | 749 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Autun | 13,172 | 6.6 | A− | A | C+ | B− |
| Le Creusot | 20,509 | 10 | C+ | A | C | C |
| Torcy | 2,678 | 11 | B+ | A− | B+ | A− |
| Le Breuil | 3,538 | 12 | A | B+ | A+ | A |
| Montchanin | 4,976 | 14 | B+ | B+ | B | C |
| Blanzy | 5,955 | 14 | A | A | B+ | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Mesvres is a commune of 749 people in the Communauté de communes du Grand Autunois Morvan. 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 4, 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.