Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 520 residents, it is a town in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Balizac out for now.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Balizac as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Léger, in Saint-Léger-de-Balson, 3.8 mi away.
28% 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 Balizac.
Graduates make up 27% of adults. Children under 15 make up 21%, higher than both Gironde’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%). Those 65 and older account for 18% of residents.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Balizac | Gironde median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.7% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Gironde median and France median: the median of compared communes
7.5% of the labour force were unemployed, below both Gironde’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Per resident in work, Balizac counts 0.2 jobs (50 jobs, 250 workers). The median disposable income is €25,940 a year per consumption unit.
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, 16 homes were sold in Balizac.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Balizac 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 Balizac 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balizac | 520 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Toulenne | 2,881 | 10 | B− | C+ | C+ | A− |
| Langon | 7,674 | 10 | C | C+ | D− | B |
| Bazas | 4,854 | 12 | A− | B− | B− | B+ |
| Podensac | 3,269 | 12 | C | C+ | C | C |
| Cadillac-sur-Garonne | 2,670 | 12 | D | B− | D | D− |
| Saint-Selve | 3,746 | 13 | — | C | — | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Balizac is a commune of 520 people in the Communauté de communes du Sud Gironde. 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 November 4, 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.