Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Balazuc.
Who lives here
Children make up only 11% of Balazuc, fewer than in Ardèche’s towns and compared French towns
The 65-and-over age group makes up 30% of residents. People aged 15 to 24 make up 7.2% of the town, below both Ardèche’s towns (9.9%) and compared French towns (11%). 34% of adults hold a degree.
52.9median age
BalazucArdèche medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
30%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education34%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Ardèche 52.7%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Ardèche median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Balazuc: 25% were built before 1919, more than in Ardèche’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Balazuc; none is classé, France’s top protection. Part of the town has been protected as a historic area since 2007. The oldest protected building goes back to the 11th century.
2historic monuments
Monuments by protection · Mérimée
Classé0
Inscrit2
11th c.
oldest protected part
1927
first monument protected
2007
protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Balazuc than in Ardèche’s towns or compared French towns: 7.1%
After tax and benefits, the median income is €24,130 a year per consumption unit. Per resident in work, Balazuc counts 0.6 jobs (100 jobs, 150 workers). Unemployment stood at 11.3%, lower than Ardèche’s towns (13.3%) yet higher than compared French towns (10.1%).
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving76%
On foot5%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
100
jobs based in Balazuc, 0.6 per working resident
11.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,130
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Balazuc is €10.32/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Renting a house costs an estimated €9.01/m² a month. Among the homes sold, 93% were houses. The market in Balazuc: 15 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
€10.32/m²estimated apartment rent a month
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month
Balazuc€10.32/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Ardèche median€10.27/m²
€10.32/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.64 to €13.95/m² a month)
€9.01/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Balazuc
Commune in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Balazuc is a commune of 389 people in the Communauté de communes des Gorges de l'Ardèche. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.
