Couples with children: 40%, a higher share than 99% of compared French towns
In the typical compared French town, 30% of homes are flats; in Château-Gaillard, 5.9%. This Ain town counted 2,443 residents and 950 households at the 2023 Census. Locally, 3% of households have no car. The median age locally is 39.1, lower than in 84% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Ain 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 Château-Gaillard
A town of families
40% of households are couples with children and 9.1% single parents with children; 23% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Growing fast
Château-Gaillard had 1,881 residents at the 2012 census and 2,443 in 2023, up 30%: faster growth than in 96% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Since 2012, Château-Gaillard has grown +30%, faster than 96% 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
Medians for comparison: +5% across compared French towns, +13% in Ain. Here the change came as +14% to 2017, then +14% to 2023.
14% of residents are 65 or over, fewer than in 94% 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
■ Château-Gaillard 39.1. The median compared French town: 44.
Set against 11% in the typical compared French town, 10% of residents are 15 to 24 in Château-Gaillard. Elsewhere, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Ain 51.0%, France 51.8%.
In Château-Gaillard, 23% of households are one person living alone, fewer than in 97% 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 Ain median and the France median
Living alone · share
Château-Gaillard sits close to the norm on single-parent households: 9.1%, about the same as in the typical compared French town. On average, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town.
In Château-Gaillard, 3.6% of homes stand empty, fewer than in 92% 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
5.7% of households moved in less than two years ago; 16% have been in their home 30 years or more. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 62% of compared French towns. As a yardstick, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town. Château-Gaillard sits close to the norm on second homes: 2.4%, about the same as in the typical compared French town.
€27,990 a year: the median standard of living
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.
At €27,990 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is higher than in 71% of compared French towns. Residents below the poverty line make up 6.0%.
In Château-Gaillard, 26% of households are headed by a retired person, fewer than in 79% of compared French towns
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
14% of households are headed by a manager or professional (typical compared French town: 9.4%). As a yardstick, nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town. Households headed by a manual worker: 12% of the total.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Château-Gaillard: 6.9% of residents are immigrants
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.
Immigrants make up a share higher than in 53% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Ain has 8.5%. Foreign nationals: 4.8% of the total.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Below 79% of compared French towns: 22% of residents 15 and over are single
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
Set against 43% in the typical compared French town, 47% of residents 15 and over are married in Château-Gaillard. Single residents: 25% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
15% of adults out of school have no qualification, fewer than in 75% 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: 31% of the total. In the typical compared French town, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification.
Of 41 French towns its size (2,443 to 2,582 people), the 2nd youngest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
4 of 6 neighbors are older than Château-Gaillard
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Château-Gaillard | 39.1 | 14% | 2.4% | 6.9% |
| Ambérieu-en-Bugey 15,934 · 2.3 mi | 37.5 | 18% | 1.4% | 13% |
| Ambronay 2,841 · 3.5 mi | 42.1 | 19% | 2.9% | 3.3% |
| Villieu-Loyes-Mollon 3,849 · 4.7 mi | 41.1 | 17% | 3.2% | 3.4% |
| Lagnieu 7,411 · 5.1 mi | 43.1 | 23% | 2.1% | 7.3% |
| Pont-d'Ain 2,843 · 6.1 mi | 41.8 | 21% | 4.1% | 8.7% |
| Meximieux 8,247 · 6.5 mi | 39 | 18% | 2.2% | 7.5% |
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 Château-Gaillard
What is the population of Château-Gaillard?
2,443 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 30% more than in 2012 (1,881).
How old are Château-Gaillard’s residents?
The median age is 39.1, younger than 84% of compared French towns. 27% are under 18 and 14% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Château-Gaillard?
24, with occasional dwellings: 2.4% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Château-Gaillard?
INSEE counts 170 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 6.9% of residents, and 120 foreign nationals (4.8%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Château-Gaillard?
€27,990 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 6.0% of residents live below the poverty line. 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 November 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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