This municipality has experienced contour changes since 2012 :
01/01/2019 – Melle devient commune déléguée (chef-lieu) au sein de Melle (79174) (commune
nouvelle).
01/01/2019 – Création de la commune nouvelle de Melle en lieu et place des communes
de Mazières-sur-Béronne (79173), de Melle (79174), de Paizay-le-Tort (79199), de Saint-Léger-de-la-Martinière
(79264) et de Saint-Martin-lès-Melle (79279) devenues déléguées.
In the case of a merger, when the geography of the source indicated under the table
/ graph is after the date of the merger, the data correspond to those of the new municipality.
tableauEMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity
EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity
Economic activity
2010
2015
2021
Altogether
3 804
3 659
3 252
Working age adult in %
68,9
70,8
71,0
including working age adults with a job in %
60,8
62,1
65,0
including unemployed workers in %
8,1
8,7
6,0
Economically inactive people in %
31,1
29,2
29,0
including pupils, students or interns in %
9,1
9,7
8,9
including retirees in %
12,2
9,8
9,8
including other economically inactive people in %
9,8
9,7
10,3
Sources : Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, main operations, geography as of 01/01/2024.
tableauEMP T2 - Economic activity and employment of the population aged 15 to 64 by sex and
by age in 2021
EMP T2 - Economic activity and employment of the population aged 15 to 64 by sex and
by age in 2021
Sex and age
Population
Active people
Activity rate in %
Working people
Employment rate in %
Altogether
3 252
2 308
71,0
2 113
65,0
15 to 24 years old
561
239
42,6
201
35,8
25 to 54 years old
1 768
1 565
88,5
1 443
81,6
55 to 64 years old
923
505
54,7
470
50,9
Male
1 605
1 160
72,3
1 058
65,9
15 to 24 years old
304
138
45,4
112
37,0
25 to 54 years old
850
773
91,0
711
83,6
55 to 64 years old
451
248
55,1
234
52,0
Female
1 647
1 148
69,7
1 056
64,1
15 to 24 years old
257
101
39,2
88
34,4
25 to 54 years old
918
791
86,2
732
79,8
55 to 64 years old
472
257
54,3
235
49,8
Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.