This municipality has experienced contour changes since 2013 :
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
2011
2016
2022
Altogether
3 799
3 580
3 179
Working age adult in %
69,1
71,3
71,0
Working age adults with a job in %
60,9
62,4
65,0
Unemployed workers in %
8,2
8,9
6,0
Economically inactive people in %
30,9
28,7
29,0
Pupils, students or interns in %
9,1
9,5
8,8
Retirees in %
12,1
9,4
9,9
Other economically inactive people in %
9,6
9,7
10,3
Sources : Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, main operations, geography as of 01/01/2025.
tableauEMP T2 - Economic activity and employment of the population aged 15 to 64 by sex and
by age in 2022
EMP T2 - Economic activity and employment of the population aged 15 to 64 by sex and
by age in 2022
Sex and age
Population
Active people
Activity rate in %
Working people
Employment rate in %
Altogether
3 179
2 256
71,0
2 065
65,0
15 to 24 years old
543
231
42,5
194
35,7
25 to 54 years old
1 724
1 526
88,5
1 407
81,6
55 to 64 years old
912
499
54,7
464
50,9
Male
1 568
1 133
72,3
1 033
65,9
15 to 24 years old
294
133
45,2
108
36,7
25 to 54 years old
830
755
91,0
694
83,6
55 to 64 years old
444
245
55,2
231
52,0
Female
1 611
1 123
69,7
1 032
64,1
15 to 24 years old
249
98
39,4
86
34,5
25 to 54 years old
894
771
86,2
713
79,8
55 to 64 years old
468
254
54,3
233
49,8
Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.