Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 154 in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Barsac is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Barsac does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Barsac as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne église Saint-Apollinaire utilisée pour le culte réformé et ancien presbytère, in Pontaix, 2.1 mi away.
17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Barsac.
Children under 15 make up 16%, below Drôme’s towns (18%) and close to compared French towns (17%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 9.2%. Among adults, 30% have a degree.
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Drôme 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Barsac | Drôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.2% | 9.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 19% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Drôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
Barsac holds 50 jobs; 50 of its residents are in work, so 0.8 jobs each. Of those in the labour force, 11.6% are unemployed. 10.4% of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
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.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 1 homes were sold in Barsac.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Barsac. Best known first.
Nothing in Barsac is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Barsac 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barsac | 154 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Die | 4,844 | 4.3 | C− | C− | D | B− |
| Aouste-sur-Sye | 2,733 | 12 | C+ | C | B− | A− |
| Crest | 8,658 | 13 | D | C | C− | B− |
| Montmeyran | 2,960 | 17 | C+ | C | A | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Barsac is a commune of 154 people in the Communauté de communes du Diois. 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.