Château du Roure · Classé · Photo: Alainauzas · CC BY-SA 3.0
Labastide-de-Virac’s story
Labastide-de-Virac in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Labastide-de-Virac: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1978.
23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
1978First protected: Château du Roure
1995Most recently protected: Grotte dite de la Combe d'Oulen
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Labastide-de-Virac.
Who lives here
Labastide-de-Virac has fewer young adults than Ardèche’s towns or compared French towns: 5.8% are 15 to 24
Children under 15 make up 12%, lower than both Ardèche’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). Degrees are held by 37% of adults. Typical age in Labastide-de-Virac: 51, the median.
51median age
Labastide-de-ViracArdèche medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
26%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma14%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat24%
Higher education37%
Women and men · all residents
45% women, 55% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 120 men for every 100 women. 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 Labastide-de-Virac: 23% 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.
Its heritage reaches back to prehistory. Among the classé monuments in Labastide-de-Virac is Château du Roure. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in the town: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Unemployment in Labastide-de-Virac, 19.1%, runs above Ardèche’s towns and compared French towns
100 jobs are based in Labastide-de-Virac, for 150 working residents (0.6 per worker). After tax and benefits, the median income is €27,760 a year per consumption unit. Nearly one in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Ardèche’s towns (11.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving82%
On foot7%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
100
jobs based in Labastide-de-Virac, 0.6 per working resident
19.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,760
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Labastide-de-Virac: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Labastide-de-Virac
Commune in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Labastide-de-Virac is a commune of 328 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.
