Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Berrias-et-Casteljau has none. Second homes make up 48% of its housing. It skews older: 28% of residents are 65 or over. The median sale price is €1,979/m².
What makes Berrias-et-Casteljau stand out
The 3 things Berrias-et-Casteljau does most differently from other towns.
Commanderie de Jalès (ancienne): Photo: Alainauzas · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Berrias-et-Casteljau.
Who lives here
Berrias-et-Casteljau has fewer young adults than Ardèche’s towns or compared French towns: 7.9% are 15 to 24
49.4median age
Degrees are held by 33% of adults. 16% are under 15, about level with Ardèche’s towns (16%) and below compared French towns (17%). Half the people of Berrias-et-Casteljau are older than 49.4.
Berrias-et-CasteljauArdèche medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
28%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma11%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education33%
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 Berrias-et-Casteljau: 31% were built before 1919, more than in Ardèche’s towns or compared French towns
1historic monument
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Berrias-et-Casteljau, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century.
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 Berrias-et-Casteljau than in Ardèche’s towns or compared French towns: 8.0%
8%walk, cycle or take transit
Unemployment stood at 12.5%, between Ardèche’s towns (13.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Jobs located in Berrias-et-Casteljau: 250, for 300 residents in work (0.8 each). Median disposable income comes to €24,370 a year per consumption unit.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving81%
Bicycle4%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport1%
250
jobs based in Berrias-et-Casteljau, 0.8 per working resident
12.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,370
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
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Berrias-et-Casteljau than in Ardèche’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.54/m² a month
€1,979/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Among the homes sold, 90% were houses. House rents are put at about €9.94/m² a month. The market in Berrias-et-Casteljau: 30 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Berrias-et-Casteljau€1,979/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Ardèche median€1,907/m²
€9.54/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.63 to €11.94/m² a month)
€9.94/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Berrias-et-Casteljau is a commune of 793 people in the Communauté de communes Pays des Vans en Cévennes. 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
Population
793 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Pays des Vans en Cévennes
Département
Ardèche (07)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
10.3 sq mi (26.6 km²)
INSEE code
07031
Berrias-et-Casteljau’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.
