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A town of 536 in Tarn, Occitanie. Only 14% of residents are 65 or over.

Population

536

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€10.08

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€28,620

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

11%

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Mézens a good place to live?

Mézens is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Mézens stand out

The one thing Mézens does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

14% are 65 or over

of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town

Median age 38.9. Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Château de Mézens · Inscrit · Photo: MathieuMD · CC BY-SA 4.0

Mézens’ story

Mézens in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Mézens, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 2005.

29% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Maurice de Solages, born in 1897, is the one person born in Mézens before 1900 that Wikidata records.

2005First protected: Château de Mézens

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mézens.

Who lives here

Degrees are more common in Mézens than in Tarn’s towns or across compared French towns: 51% of adults

Children under 15 make up 23%, above Tarn’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. People 65 and over make up 14% of the town. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 7.8% of the population.

38.9median age

MézensTarn medianFrance median

Tarn medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma12%

CAP or BEP16%

Baccalauréat14%

Higher education51%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Tarn 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Mézens
	Mézens	Tarn median	France median
Under 15	23%	16%	17%
15–24	7.8%	9.2%	11%
25–44	29%	20%	23%
45–64	27%	26%	26%
65+	14%	27%	22%
No diploma	12%	22%	19%
CAP or BEP	16%	26%	26%
Baccalauréat	14%	19%	18%
Higher education	51%	27%	30%

Full pageMézens’ Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages38.9 median age · 14% are 65 or over Households220 households · 2.4 people per household Born abroad3.9% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Mézens?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Tarn median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Mézens: 29% were built before 1919, more than in Tarn’s towns and across compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Mézens, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Its heritage reaches back to the 17th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit1

17th c.

oldest protected part

2005

first monument protected

Full pageMézens’ history pageOpen the page

Age of homes29% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Mézens?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Incomes in Mézens run higher than in Tarn’s towns and across compared French towns: a median €28,620 a year per consumption unit

9.0% of people in the labour force have no job. Mézens has 50 jobs for 250 working residents, 0.1 per worker. Public transport took a tenth of Mézens’ working residents to work at the census.

11%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving83%

Public transport10%

Motorbike or scooter1%

On foot0%

Bicycle0%

jobs based in Mézens, 0.1 per working resident

9.0%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€28,620

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageMézens’ work & commute pageOpen the page

Median income€28,620 a year · Median income per consumption unit Getting to work11% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.1 per working resident

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

93.4% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 2.1 points above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

For the general bac, the closest lycée is 7.8 mi away. The closest collège is 1.1 mi off.

93.4%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Mézens93.4%

Median of towns87.5%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège Saint-Jean PrivateNearest collègeCollège	Collège	48	88%+6 pts
Collège Pierre SucBest against expectations: a point above the expected rateCollège	Collège	162	95%+1 pt

93.4%

passed the brevet at the collèges, +2.1 pts against the expected rate

1.1 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

Full pageMézens’ schools pageOpen the page

Collèges93.4% passed the brevet · Two collèges within 5 km

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Mézens is €10.08/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

A house rents for an estimated €11.04/m² a month. 13 houses and apartments changed hands in Mézens from July 2023 to June 2026.

€10.08/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Mézens€10.08/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Tarn median€10.21/m²

€10.08/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.36 to €12.14/m² a month)

€11.04/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageMézens’ cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€10.08/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Mézens

12pages on Mézens

The big questions

SchoolsTwo collèges and 0 lycées within 5 km Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 9.7 mi away Housing13 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute50 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors2% of the commune is protected nature ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 38.9 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

Mézens has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →

Château de MézensChâteau · 17th–19th c.

Classé

Église Notre-Dame-du-BourgChurch · 12th & 14th c. · in Rabastens, 3.6 mi

Classé

Château de BonreposChâteau · 17th c. · in Bonrepos-Riquet, 8 mi

Classé

Église Notre-Dame de la JonquièreChurch · 13th & 14th c. · in Lisle-sur-Tarn, 8.3 mi

Photo credits

Château de Mézens: Photo: MathieuMD · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Mézens

One notable person was born in Mézens.

Their page →

Maurice de SolagesFrench agronomist · 1897–1960

Mézens’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Tarn →

Saint-Sulpice-la-PointeBuzet-sur-TarnCoufouleuxBessièresRabastensMontastruc-la-ConseillèreMézens

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Mézens	536	—	—	—	—	—
Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe	9,719	1.6	A	B⁻	B	B⁺
Buzet-sur-Tarn Haute-Garonne	2,963	2.3	—	B⁻	—	A
Coufouleux	3,057	3.2	—	B⁻	—	A⁻
Bessières Haute-Garonne	4,310	3.5	B⁺	C⁺	A⁺	B
Rabastens	5,867	3.8	A	B	B⁺	A⁻
Montastruc-la-Conseillère Haute-Garonne	3,708	6.3	A⁺	B⁺	A⁺	A

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Mézens

Commune in Tarn, Occitanie

Mézens is a commune of 536 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Gaillac-Graulhet. 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

Population: 536 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté d'agglomération Gaillac-Graulhet
Département: Tarn (81)
Région: Occitanie
Area: 2.3 sq mi (6 km²)
INSEE code: 81164

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 October 30, 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.