A larger share of second homes than 98% of compared French towns: 55%
Set against 11% in the typical compared French town, 4% of households have no car in Balazuc. Empty homes are rarer here than in 94% of compared French towns. The 2023 Census counted 389 residents in 200 households. 5% of households are single parents, or about one in 20.
Throughout this page, the Ardèche median and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
What stands out about the people of Balazuc
One home in two is a second home
The census counted 260 second homes and occasional dwellings in Balazuc, 55% of its 470 homes: higher than in 98% of compared French towns. 84% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
An older town
Half of Balazuc’s residents are under 52.9 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 30% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 5.9% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Households in social housing make up 1.5% in Balazuc, less than in 98% of compared French towns
Every home the census counted: main residences, second homes and occasional dwellings (INSEE counts them together), and empty homes. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
All homes · share of homes
Type of home
Cars per household · share of households
Against a figure of 30% in the typical compared French town, the share of flats in Balazuc comes in at 14%. The benchmark for households in social housing in the typical compared French town: 12%.
A +9% change since 2012: faster than 67% of compared French towns
Residents at INSEE’s last three censuses, each recast in the 2026 commune boundaries. France has no yearly estimate by commune between censuses.
2012 to 2023
2017 to 2023
Over those years, the median Ardèche town changed +4% and the median compared French town +5%. Between 2012 and 2017 the population moved +6%, then +3% to 2023.
A median age of 52.9: Balazuc is older than 91% of compared French towns
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Balazuc 52.9. The median compared French town: 44.
With residents aged 65 and over at 30%, Balazuc is ahead of 85% of compared French towns on that count. 7.2% of residents are 15 to 24, fewer than in 96% of compared French towns.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Ardèche 52.7%, France 51.8%.
Balazuc ranks below 74% of compared French towns on couples with children: 20%
A household is everyone who shares a main home (résidence principale). Household types come from INSEE’s fuller sample of a quarter of census forms.
Against the Ardèche median and the France median
Living alone · share
The figure for one-person households is 37% in Balazuc and 35% in the typical compared French town. On average, a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town.
At the median, €24,130 a year to live on
The standard of living (niveau de vie) is a household’s disposable income after taxes and benefits, divided by its consumption units (UC) to allow for its size and make-up: 1 for the first adult, 0.5 for each other person 14 or older, 0.3 for each child under 14.
Medians of compared communes. Source: INSEE, Filosofi 2023.
At €24,130 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is lower than in 70% of compared French towns.
Below 89% of compared French towns: 7.5% of households are headed by a manual worker
Households by the socio-professional group (PCS) of their reference person, INSEE’s own categories. Jobs and commuting are on the Work & commute page.
Households by reference person’s group · share of households
In the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a retired person is 32%; Balazuc has 25%. Across the comparison, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town. The census found that 13% of households are headed by a manager or professional here.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Immigrants: 3.1%, a lower share than 81% of compared French towns
INSEE publishes two measures, which overlap but aren’t the same. Neither is the UK’s “born abroad”.
Share of residents · census 2023
Immigrant (immigré)
Born abroad, not French at birth. Someone stays an immigrant after becoming French. A French citizen born abroad (for example in Algeria before 1962) is not one.
Foreign national (étranger)
Not a French citizen today, wherever born. A child born in France to foreign parents can be a foreign national without being an immigrant.
Compared with 4.3% in the typical compared French town, 2.1% of residents are foreign nationals here. Elsewhere, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
20% of residents 15 and over are single, fewer than in 93% of compared French towns
Residents 15 and over by how they live: the census asks both the legal status and whether people live as a couple.
Residents 15 and over · share
Married residents account for 42%. Typically, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
A higher share of graduates of higher education than 62% of compared French towns, at 34%
Highest diploma of residents 15 and over who have left education, in French terms: the levels don’t map one-to-one to UK or U.S. ones.
Highest diploma · 15 and over, out of education
17% of adults out of school have no qualification; in the typical compared French town the figure is 19%. For comparison, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 8th oldest of 41 French towns this size
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
Around Balazuc, 2 of 6 towns have a higher median age
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balazuc | 52.9 | 30% | 55% | 3.1% |
| Saint-Étienne-de-Fontbellon 2,920 · 6.3 mi | 49.7 | 28% | 5.1% | 5.8% |
| Villeneuve-de-Berg 3,031 · 7.3 mi | 50.2 | 30% | 8% | 5.1% |
| Aubenas 12,416 · 7.7 mi | 47.9 | 29% | 5.3% | 12% |
| Vals-les-Bains 3,474 · 11 mi | 56.1 | 36% | 24% | 5.2% |
| Les Vans 2,662 · 13.9 mi | 58.6 | 39% | 25% | 8.7% |
| Viviers 3,633 · 14.9 mi | 49.6 | 27% | 4.5% | 5.9% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Census 2023. INSEE’s census is a rolling survey: a fifth of small communes each year, 8% of homes in large ones each year. “2023” pools the surveys of 2021 to 2025, so the figures describe the town around 2023, not on one day.
- Medians of compared communes. The comparisons are the median of the département’s compared communes and of France’s (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median: not the total for the département or for France, which large cities pull towards their own figures.
- Immigrants and foreign nationals. INSEE’s two measures: an immigrant was born abroad without French nationality; a foreign national isn’t French today. Neither is a count of people born abroad, which INSEE doesn’t publish by commune.
- Second homes. Homes used for holidays or weekends, with occasional dwellings (kept for work, for example), which INSEE counts together. Their owners are counted where they live, not here.
- Standard of living. INSEE’s Filosofi: disposable income per consumption unit, from tax and benefit files, 2023. The poverty rate is the share of residents below 60% of France’s median. Not published for the smallest communes.
- What France doesn’t ask. The French census asks nothing about ethnicity, religion, language or health, so this page has no such section.
Questions about who lives in Balazuc
What is the population of Balazuc?
389 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 9% more than in 2012 (356).
How old are Balazuc’s residents?
The median age is 52.9, older than 91% of compared French towns. 15% are under 18 and 30% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Balazuc?
260, with occasional dwellings: 55% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Balazuc?
INSEE counts 12 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.1% of residents, and 8 foreign nationals (2.1%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Balazuc?
€24,130 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970). Source: INSEE, Filosofi.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, ages, households, homes, marital status, diplomas, immigrants, foreign nationals, employment), 2026 geography · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (standard of living, poverty) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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