Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Burzet.
Who lives here
Few people in Burzet are 15 to 24: 6.3%, fewer than in both Ardèche’s towns and compared French towns
Graduates make up 31% of adults. People 65 and over make up 37% of the town, above Ardèche’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Under 15: 12% of residents.
57.3median age
BurzetArdèche medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
37%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education31%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% 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
Burzet keeps more of its old housing than Ardèche’s towns or compared French towns: 50% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 10th century. Most of the list is churches, chapels and other religious buildings: 2 of 3. The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Burzet: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Unemployment in Burzet, 8.5%, runs below Ardèche’s towns and compared French towns
Half of residents lived on more than €21,330 a year per consumption unit, below both Ardèche’s towns (€22,735) and compared French towns (€25,970). Jobs based in Burzet number 150, against 200 residents in work (0.9 per worker). At the census, 7.2% of working residents in Burzet didn’t travel to work at all.
12%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving78%
On foot8%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport2%
Bicycle2%
150
jobs based in Burzet, 0.9 per working resident
8.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,330
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Renting in Burzet costs less than in both Ardèche’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.59/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
At the median, a home went for €1,720/m², lower than both Ardèche’s towns (€1,907/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). The sales split: 76% houses, the rest apartments. Burzet recorded 34 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
€1,720/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Burzet€1,720/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Ardèche median€1,907/m²
€8.59/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.66 to €11.09/m² a month)
€6.79/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Burzet
Commune in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Burzet is a commune of 536 people in the Communauté de communes Ardèche des Sources et Volcans. 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
536 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Ardèche des Sources et Volcans
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.
