Jouxtens-Mézery is a municipality in the district of Lausanne in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

[3] Jouxtens-Mézery has an area, as of 2009[update], of 1.93–1.92 square kilometers (0.75–0.74 sq mi) (depending on calculation method).

Of the rest of the land, 0.92 km2 (0.36 sq mi) or 47.7% is settled (buildings or roads).

Neighboring municipalities of Jouxtens-Mézery are Romanel-sur-Lausanne, Prilly, Renens, Crissier and an exclave of Lausanne.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per pale Argent and Gules, on a bend counterchanged three Fleurs-de-lys Or.

[9] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (999 or 87.2%), with German being second most common (65 or 5.7%) and Portuguese being third (18 or 1.6%).

[8] The age distribution, as of 2009[update], in Jouxtens-Mézery is; 133 children or 9.9% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 200 teenagers or 14.9% are between 10 and 19.

[9] The historical population is given in the following chart:[3][13] The entire region of Jouxtens-Mézery is designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.

In the federal election, a total of 503 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 61.5%.

[9] There were 553 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 40.5% of the workforce.

The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 34 of which 3 or (8.8%) were in manufacturing and 29 (85.3%) were in construction.

In the tertiary sector; 7 or 11.9% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 8 or 13.6% were in the information industry, 1 was the insurance or financial industry, 8 or 13.6% were technical professionals or scientists, 10 or 16.9% were in education.

[9] From the 2000 census[update], 387 or 33.8% were Roman Catholic, while 430 or 37.6% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.

[10] The municipality has a railway station, Jouxtens-Mézery, on the suburban Lausanne–Bercher line.

In the Vaud cantonal school system, two years of non-obligatory pre-school are provided by the political districts.

[18] During the school year, the political district provided pre-school care for a total of 2,648 children of which 1,947 children (73.5%) received subsidized pre-school care.

The canton's primary school program requires students to attend for four years.