Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Fossès-et-Baleyssac.
History
Fossès-et-Baleyssac keeps more of its old housing than Gironde’s towns or compared French towns: 40% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Fossès-et-Baleyssac; none is classé, France’s top protection. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Fossès-et-Baleyssac has fewer young adults than Gironde’s towns or compared French towns: 8.1% are 15 to 24
Degrees are held by 33% of adults, close to Gironde’s towns (34%) and above compared French towns (30%). Half the people of Fossès-et-Baleyssac are older than 45.7. People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town.
45.7median age
Fossès-et-BaleyssacGironde medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
21%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education33%
Women and men · all residents
55% women, 45% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 83 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Gironde median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commute
Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Fossès-et-Baleyssac than in Gironde’s towns or compared French towns: 5.1%
The median disposable income is €24,530 a year per consumption unit. For its 100 residents in work, Fossès-et-Baleyssac has 50 jobs: 0.4 each. Of those in the labour force, 7.5% are unemployed.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
Public transport3%
On foot1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
50
jobs based in Fossès-et-Baleyssac, 0.4 per working resident
7.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,530
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Fossès-et-Baleyssac
Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Fossès-et-Baleyssac is a commune of 222 people in the Communauté de communes du Réolais en 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
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.
