MÉZE, a seaport-town of France, in the department of Herault, is situated on the lagoon of Thau, 19 miles S.E. of Montpellier, and 5 N.W. of Cette. The harbour, which is protected by moles, is capable of receiving vessels of 60 tons. The inhabitants are employed to a considerable extent in the manufacture of brandy and salt; and the trade in these and in corn, wine, &c., is of some importance. In the neighbourhood of Méze is the old abbey of Vallemagne, of which the church and cloisters, built in the thirteenth century, are still in perfect preservation, and are considered equal to any similar edifice in France. Pop. 4986.