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Home to 475 people, this town lies in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Barzan isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. 32% of its homes are second homes. It skews older: 47% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Barzan does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Barzan: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from Antiquity; the first monument here was protected in 1937.
20% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Barzan.
People 65 and over make up 47% of the town, above both Charente-Maritime’s towns (36%) and compared French towns (22%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 5.9% of the town. Degrees are held by 17% of adults.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Barzan | Charente-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 9.7% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.9% | 7.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 17% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 22% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 47% | 36% | 22% |
| No diploma | 26% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 17% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Barzan is Parcelles de terrain. The protected list starts in Antiquity.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
2.7% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Jobs located in Barzan: 100, for 150 residents in work (0.7 each). Half of residents lived on more than €24,020 a year per consumption unit, below Charente-Maritime’s towns (€26,025) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Sales in Barzan from July 2023 to June 2026: 26 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Barzan. Best known first.
Barzan has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Parcelles de terrain: Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Barzan yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barzan | 475 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Meschers-sur-Gironde | 3,180 | 4.9 | D− | D | D | C |
| Semussac | 2,585 | 5.6 | B− | C | A | B |
| Saint-Georges-de-Didonne | 5,092 | 8 | D | D | D | B− |
| Médis | 3,157 | 9.1 | B− | B− | A | B+ |
| Gémozac | 3,052 | 9.4 | A− | B+ | A | C |
| Saujon | 7,440 | 10 | C | B− | B | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Barzan is a commune of 475 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Royan Atlantique. 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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.