Barsac ranks above 94% of compared French towns on second homes: 22%
Couples with children make up 31%, against 25% in the typical compared French town. Barsac had 154 residents in 67 households at the 2023 Census. The census found that 27% of residents are 65 or over in the town. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Drôme 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 Barsac
One home in five is a second home
The census counted 21 second homes and occasional dwellings in Barsac, 22% of its 98 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 ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Flats make up 6.2% in Barsac, less than in 94% of compared French towns
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
Some 14% of households are newcomers of under two years, against 32% who have been there 30 years or more. For Barsac, the census puts empty homes at 10%. On households without a car, Barsac sits lower than nearly three fifths of compared French towns: 9.1%.
Barsac changed by −3% from 2012 to 2023, slower than 80% 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
The first five years brought −13%; the six to 2023, +12%. For comparison, the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Drôme town +8%.
Half of Barsac is over 47.4, older than 71% of compared French towns
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Barsac 47.4. The median compared French town: 44.
Compared with 11% in the typical compared French town, 9.2% of residents are 15 to 24 here.
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Drôme 51.8%, France 51.8%.
23% of households are single parents, more than in 99% 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 Drôme median and the France median
Living alone · share
Here 31% of households are one person living alone, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 35%. In the typical compared French town, single-parent households come to 10%. The average household has 2.3 people.
Per consumption unit, the median standard of living is €19,920 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 €19,920 a year per consumption unit, lower than in 97% of compared French towns.
Below 88% of compared French towns: 7.7% of households are headed by a manual worker
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
Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a manual worker is 14%. The share of households headed by a retired person stands at 38%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A lower share of immigrants than 92% of compared French towns, at 2%
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.
Foreign nationals are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The share of immigrants in the typical compared French town is 6.5%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Barsac sits below 93% of compared French towns for married residents (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
23% of residents 15 and over are single; in the typical compared French town the figure is 25%. The benchmark for married residents in the typical compared French town: 43%.
19% of adults out of school have no qualification, fewer 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
Graduates of higher education come to 30% in Barsac, about three in ten.
The 15th oldest of 41 French towns of 154 to 2,582 people
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).
Of the 4 towns nearest Barsac, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barsac | 47.4 | 27% | 22% | 2% |
| Die 4,844 · 4.3 mi | 50.6 | 29% | 11% | 6.7% |
| Aouste-sur-Sye 2,733 · 11.6 mi | 46 | 24% | 3.7% | 4% |
| Crest 8,658 · 13.4 mi | 46.7 | 28% | 3.9% | 6.5% |
| Montmeyran 2,960 · 17.1 mi | 48.1 | 24% | 3.1% | 3% |
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 Barsac
What is the population of Barsac?
154 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 3% fewer than in 2012 (158).
How old are Barsac’s residents?
The median age is 47.4, older than 71% of compared French towns. 22% are under 18 and 27% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Barsac?
21, with occasional dwellings: 22% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Barsac?
INSEE counts 3 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2% of residents, and 0 foreign nationals (0%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Barsac?
€19,920 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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