Dolmen de Changefège dit "Dolmen de la Tuile": Photo: Ange Gabriel · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Balsièges.
Who lives here
Balsièges has fewer young adults than Lozère’s towns or compared French towns: 8.1% are 15 to 24
43.1median age
Degrees are held by 40% of adults, above both Lozère’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (30%). Under-15s account for 20% of the population. People 65 and over make up nearly a fifth of the town.
BalsiègesLozère medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
19%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma9%
CAP or BEP21%
Baccalauréat26%
Higher education40%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Lozère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Only 2.2% of commuters in Balsièges go to work without a car, fewer than in Lozère’s towns and across compared French towns
2%walk, cycle or take transit
3.4% of the labour force are out of work. Half of residents lived on more than €28,010 a year per consumption unit, above Lozère’s towns (€23,770) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. Jobs located in Balsièges: 50, for 300 residents in work (0.2 each).
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving95%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
On foot0%
Public transport0%
50
jobs based in Balsièges, 0.2 per working resident
3.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,010
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Balsièges is a commune of 608 people in the Communauté de communes Cœur de Lozère. 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
Population
608 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Cœur de Lozère
Département
Lozère (48)
Région
Occitanie
Area
12.7 sq mi (32.9 km²)
INSEE code
48016
Balsièges’ neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.
