A higher share of couples with children than 99% of compared French towns, at 43%
Residents aged 15 to 24: 14%, above 94% of compared French towns. On households headed by a manager or professional, Dompierre-sur-Chalaronne sits lower than 97% of compared French towns: 3%. In 2023, the Census found 456 residents in the town, living in 170 households. Here, 1.3% of households have no car.
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 Dompierre-sur-Chalaronne
A town of families
43% of households are couples with children and 3.2% single parents with children; 19% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Growing fast
Dompierre-sur-Chalaronne had 389 residents at the 2012 census and 456 in 2023, up 17%: faster growth than in 86% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Dompierre-sur-Chalaronne grew +17% from 2012 to 2023, faster than 86% 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
For comparison, the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Ain town +13%.
Fewer residents aged 65 and over than 85% of compared French towns: 17%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Dompierre-sur-Chalaronne 41.3. The median compared French town: 44.
With a median age of 41.3, Dompierre-sur-Chalaronne is younger than 70% of compared French towns. Set beside that, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ain 51.0%, France 51.8%.
A smaller share of one-person households than 99% of compared French towns: 16%
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
Households average 2.7 people. The wider picture: 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. 3.2% of households are single parents, a lower share than in 99% of compared French towns.
A smaller share of flats than 94% of compared French towns: 6.2%
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
Households that moved in under two years ago: 7.4%. Those in their home 30 years or more: 20%. On empty homes, Dompierre-sur-Chalaronne sits lower than 57% of compared French towns: 6.2%. Second homes: 2.2%, near enough the figure in the typical compared French town.
Standard of living at the median: €27,470 a year
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.
Half of Dompierre-sur-Chalaronne’s residents live in households with a standard of living below €27,470 a year per consumption unit, and half above: higher than in 66% of compared French towns.
A smaller share of households headed by a manual worker than 81% of compared French towns: 9.3%
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
With households headed by a retired person at 38%, Dompierre-sur-Chalaronne is ahead of 77% of compared French towns on that count. By way of comparison, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A lower share of immigrants than 99% of compared French towns, at 0.7%
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.
Set against 4.3% in the typical compared French town, 0.5% of residents are foreign nationals in Dompierre-sur-Chalaronne. By way of comparison, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Married residents make up 53% in Dompierre-sur-Chalaronne, more than in 98% of compared French towns
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
Single residents: 22% here and 25% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, married residents come to 43%.
Dompierre-sur-Chalaronne ranks below 75% of compared French towns on adults with no qualification: 15%
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
30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town, against 25% in Dompierre-sur-Chalaronne. Elsewhere, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
6th lowest median age among 41 French towns of 456 to 2,582
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
Median age: 5 of the 6 towns around Dompierre-sur-Chalaronne are older
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dompierre-sur-Chalaronne | 41.3 | 17% | 2.2% | 0.7% |
| Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne 5,250 · 3.1 mi | 48.6 | 29% | 2.3% | 4.9% |
| Saint-Didier-sur-Chalaronne 2,934 · 4.8 mi | 44.3 | 22% | 3.6% | 3.7% |
| Vonnas 3,255 · 7 mi | 45 | 25% | 2.3% | 7% |
| Montmerle-sur-Saône 3,799 · 7.8 mi | 46 | 23% | 1.9% | 3.7% |
| Belleville-en-Beaujolais 14,016 · 8.2 mi | 39.6 | 18% | 1.2% | 11% |
| La Chapelle-de-Guinchay 4,018 · 8.3 mi | 42.8 | 19% | 3.1% | 4.4% |
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 Dompierre-sur-Chalaronne
What is the population of Dompierre-sur-Chalaronne?
456 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 17% more than in 2012 (389).
How old are Dompierre-sur-Chalaronne’s residents?
The median age is 41.3, younger than 70% of compared French towns. 24% are under 18 and 17% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Dompierre-sur-Chalaronne?
4, with occasional dwellings: 2.2% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Dompierre-sur-Chalaronne?
INSEE counts 3 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 0.7% of residents, and 2 foreign nationals (0.5%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Dompierre-sur-Chalaronne?
€27,470 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970). 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 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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