Mézières is a former municipality in the district of Lavaux-Oron in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
[3] Mézières has an area, as of 2009[update], of 3.5 square kilometers (1.4 sq mi).
Of the rest of the land, 0.56 km2 (0.22 sq mi) or 16.1% is settled (buildings or roads).
[5] The municipality is located in the Jorat region at the intersection of the Vevey-Moudon and Oron-Echallens roads.
[11] The age distribution, as of 2009[update], in Mézières is 135 children or 12.8% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 123 teenagers or 11.7% are between 10 and 19.
[10] The historical population is given in the following chart:[3][14] The Théâtre du Jorat is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
[15] In the 2007 federal election the most popular party in Mézières was the SVP, which received 25.08% of the vote.
In the federal election, a total of 336 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 46.3%.
The number of jobs in the primary sector was 24, of which 18 were in agriculture and 6 were in forestry or lumber production.
In the tertiary sector, 66 or 31.4% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 11 or 5.2% were in the movement and storage of goods, 13 or 6.2% were in a hotel or restaurant, 3 or 1.4% were in the information industry, 5 or 2.4% were the insurance or financial industry, 24 or 11.4% were technical professionals or scientists, 38 or 18.1% were in education and 38 or 18.1% were in health care.
[10] From the 2000 census[update], a majority of the town (507 or 52.3%) belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church, while 262 or 27.0% were Roman Catholic.
In the Vaud cantonal school system, two years of non-obligatory pre-school are provided by the political districts.
The canton's primary school program requires students to attend for four years.