Bazac is older than 93% of compared French towns: a median age of 54.2
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The 2023 Census counted 150 residents in 81 households. Census figures put flats at 1.6% in Bazac. Set against 10% in the typical compared French town, 13% of households are single parents here.
Throughout this page, the Charente 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 Bazac
One home in four is a second home
The census counted 33 second homes and occasional dwellings in Bazac, 25% of its 130 homes: higher than in 94% of compared French towns. 100% 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 Bazac’s residents are under 54.2 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 28% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 8.3% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Many people living alone
50% of Bazac’s households are one person: higher than in 94% of compared French towns; 37% of residents 65 and over live alone. Households ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Bazac had 160 residents at the 2012 census and 150 in 2023, down 6%: slower growth than in 91% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
25% of homes are second homes, a share 94% of compared French towns don’t reach
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
6.4% of households have no car; in the typical compared French town the figure is 11%. On average, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Empty homes account for 14%.
−6% since 2012: slower than 91% 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
Over the same years the median compared French town changed +5%, the median Charente town +1%.
Below 95% of compared French towns: 7.6% of residents are 15 to 24
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Bazac 54.2. The median compared French town: 44.
The figure for residents aged 65 and over is 28% in Bazac and 22% in the typical compared French town. The usual figure: 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente 52.4%, France 51.8%.
In Bazac, 13% of households are couples with children, fewer than in 97% of compared French towns
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 Charente median and the France median
Living alone · share
Here half of households are one person living alone, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 35%. In the typical compared French town, a quarter of households are couples with children. The average household has 1.9 people.
Median standard of living: €23,700 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.
Half of Bazac’s residents live in households with a standard of living below €23,700 a year per consumption unit, and half above: lower than in 75% of compared French towns.
Bazac ranks above 97% of compared French towns on households headed by a retired person: 50%
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 manual worker is 19%, against 14% in the typical compared French town. Typically, nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town. Across Bazac, 6.3% of households are headed by a manager or professional.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
6.9% of residents are foreign nationals, more than in 69% of compared French towns
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.
The median compared commune in Charente has 4.8%; immigrants here make up a share higher than in 62% of compared French towns. The wider picture: 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town. Across Bazac, nearly one in ten residents are immigrants.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
28% of residents 15 and over are single, a share 67% of compared French towns don’t reach
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
With married residents at 40%, Bazac is behind 67% of compared French towns on that count. In the typical compared French town, 25% of residents 15 and over are single.
Graduates of higher education: 19%, a lower share than 90% 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
Here 26% of adults out of school have no qualification, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 19%. As a yardstick, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 150 to 2,582 people, the 7th oldest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
Bazac and its 5 nearest towns: 2 of them are older
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bazac | 54.2 | 28% | 25% | 8.3% |
| La Roche-Chalais 3,060 · 5.7 mi | 51.6 | 32% | 7.2% | 6.4% |
| Ribérac 3,734 · 14.8 mi | 56.6 | 37% | 6.2% | 5.8% |
| Saint-Seurin-sur-l'Isle 3,167 · 14.8 mi | 52.3 | 32% | 1.5% | 5.1% |
| Coutras 8,678 · 14.8 mi | 49.5 | 27% | 2.2% | 4.4% |
| Montpon-Ménestérol 5,866 · 15.8 mi | 56.2 | 35% | 3.5% | 4.1% |
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 Bazac
What is the population of Bazac?
150 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 6% fewer than in 2012 (160).
How old are Bazac’s residents?
The median age is 54.2, older than 93% of compared French towns. 19% are under 18 and 28% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Bazac?
33, with occasional dwellings: 25% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Bazac?
INSEE counts 12 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 8.3% of residents, and 10 foreign nationals (6.9%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Bazac?
€23,700 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 October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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