Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chevroux.
Who lives here
Fewer people in Chevroux hold a degree than in Ain’s towns or compared French towns: 25%
Children under 15 count for nearly a fifth of the people here. People 65 and over make up 17% of the town, below both Ain’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (22%). Chevroux has a median age of 42.
42median age
ChevrouxAin medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
10%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education25%
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 114 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ain 51.0%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Ain median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Chevroux keeps more of its old housing than Ain’s towns or compared French towns: 16% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Chevroux has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level. Among the classé monuments here is Ferme du Mont. The oldest protected building goes back to the 11th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Unemployment in Chevroux, 4.9%, runs below Ain’s towns and compared French towns
At the census, 3.1% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Ain’s towns (13.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). For its 500 residents in work, Chevroux has 150 jobs: 0.3 each. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €26,340 a year.
3%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving92%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
On foot1%
150
jobs based in Chevroux, 0.3 per working resident
4.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,340
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Chevroux
Commune in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Chevroux is a commune of 990 people in the Communauté de communes Bresse et Saône. 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.