Burzet is older than 97% of compared French towns: a median age of 57.3
Just over one in ten homes stand empty; in the typical compared French town the figure is 6.7%. Couples with children account for 15%. Flats are rarer here than in 85% of compared French towns. Burzet had 536 residents in 260 households at the 2023 Census.
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 Burzet
One home in two is a second home
The census counted 330 second homes and occasional dwellings in Burzet, 50% of its 670 homes: higher than in 97% of compared French towns. 95% 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 Burzet’s residents are under 57.3 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 37% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 12% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Growing fast
Burzet had 439 residents at the 2012 census and 536 in 2023, up 22%: faster growth than in 92% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Many people living alone
48% of Burzet’s households are one person: higher than in 90% of compared French towns; 32% of residents 65 and over live alone. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A higher share of second homes than 97% of compared French towns, at 50%
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
Just over one in ten households have no car in the typical compared French town, against 8.5% in Burzet. Locally, 2.1% of households rent social housing (HLM).
Burzet grew +22% from 2012 to 2023, ahead of 92% 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
Here the change came as ±0% to 2017, then +22% to 2023. Medians for comparison: +5% across compared French towns, +4% in Ardèche.
Burzet sits above 96% of compared French towns for residents aged 65 and over (37%)
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Burzet 57.3. The median compared French town: 44.
In the typical compared French town, just over one in ten residents are 15 to 24; in Burzet, 6.3%. For comparison, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Ardèche 52.7%, France 51.8%.
48% of households are one person living alone, a share 90% of compared French towns don’t reach
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
Single-parent households: 11% here and 10% in the typical compared French town. The usual figure: 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. Households average 1.9 people.
Standard of living at the median: €21,330 a year
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.
The midpoint of living standards here is €21,330 a year per consumption unit, lower than in 92% of compared French towns.
Below 76% of compared French towns: 6% of households are headed by a manager or professional
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
The share of households headed by a retired person is 36%, against 32% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a manager or professional is 9.4%. Households headed by a manual worker make up about one in seven here (14%).
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Burzet sits below 67% of compared French towns for immigrants (4.7%)
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.
Against a figure of 4.3% in the typical compared French town, the share of foreign nationals in Burzet comes in at 3%. The benchmark for immigrants in the typical compared French town: 6.5%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Fewer married residents than 92% of compared French towns: 34%
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
Compared with 25% in the typical compared French town, 31% of residents 15 and over are single here. Married residents make up 43% in the typical compared French town.
In Burzet, 31% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, more than in 52% of compared French towns
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
19% of adults out of school have no qualification, a higher share than in 52% of compared French towns. By way of comparison, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 5th 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.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
No nearby town is as old as Burzet
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burzet | 57.3 | 37% | 50% | 4.7% |
| Vals-les-Bains 3,474 · 7.7 mi | 56.1 | 36% | 24% | 5.2% |
| Aubenas 12,416 · 11 mi | 47.9 | 29% | 5.3% | 12% |
| Saint-Étienne-de-Fontbellon 2,920 · 11.8 mi | 49.7 | 28% | 5.1% | 5.8% |
| Le Cheylard 2,803 · 14.6 mi | 56.8 | 38% | 8.3% | 2.2% |
| Privas 8,538 · 17.2 mi | 48.1 | 26% | 2.3% | 10% |
| Villeneuve-de-Berg 3,031 · 17.8 mi | 50.2 | 30% | 8% | 5.1% |
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 Burzet
What is the population of Burzet?
536 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 22% more than in 2012 (439).
How old are Burzet’s residents?
The median age is 57.3, older than 97% of compared French towns. 15% are under 18 and 37% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Burzet?
330, with occasional dwellings: 50% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Burzet?
INSEE counts 25 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4.7% of residents, and 16 foreign nationals (3%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Burzet?
€21,330 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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