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A town in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, home to 520 people.
At under 1,000 residents, Mézilles is too small for the grades other French towns get. 27% of its homes are second homes. Homes go for a median €1,353/m². 34% of residents are 65 or over.
The 3 things Mézilles does most differently from other towns.
Mézilles has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1927.
44% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mézilles.
The under-15s are 12% of the population here. Degrees are held by 28% of adults, higher than Yonne’s towns (21%) yet lower than compared French towns (30%). At 55.2, the median resident of Mézilles sits in the middle of the age range.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Yonne 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Mézilles | Yonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.7% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 34% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 26% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Yonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
2 of the 3 are houses and mansions. The protected list starts in the 15th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Jobs located in Mézilles: 150, for 200 residents in work (0.7 each). Median disposable income comes to €23,700 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 6.0% of working residents in Mézilles went to work by public transport.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 33 homes in Mézilles.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,353/m² | 33 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Mézilles has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Maison de bois: Photo: François GOGLINS · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Mézilles 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mézilles | 520 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Toucy | 2,571 | 6.2 | C+ | A− | C | C− |
| Charny Orée de Puisaye | 4,900 | 13 | C+ | A | B+ | D |
| Montholon | 2,709 | 15 | B | A | A | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Mézilles is a commune of 520 people in the Communauté de communes de Puisaye-Forterre. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.
