Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 388 residents and lies in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
At under 1,000 residents, La Chapelle-du-Châtelard is too small for the grades other French towns get.
La Chapelle-du-Châtelard has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 14th century; the first monument here was protected in 1979.
29% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Chapelle-du-Châtelard.
The under-15s are 19% of the population here. People 65 and over make up 18% of the town, below Ain’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Residents of La Chapelle-du-Châtelard have a median age of 40.8.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Ain 51.0%, France 51.8%.
| La Chapelle-du-Châtelard | Ain median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.6% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 32% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ain median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 14th century. La Chapelle-du-Châtelard has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
La Chapelle-du-Châtelard has 50 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.2 per worker. Half of residents lived on more than €29,090 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Ain’s towns (€27,670) and compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, a tenth of working residents in La Chapelle-du-Châtelard went to work by public transport.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 11 homes were sold in La Chapelle-du-Châtelard. Renting a house costs an estimated €11.22/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
La Chapelle-du-Châtelard has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Chapelle de Beaumont: Photo: genevieveromier · CC BY 2.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in La Chapelle-du-Châtelard yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Chapelle-du-Châtelard | 388 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne | 5,250 | 4.7 | B− | B− | C | C |
| Villars-les-Dombes | 5,163 | 4.7 | A− | C | C | B |
| Chalamont | 2,533 | 8.6 | A | B+ | B+ | C+ |
| Saint-André-de-Corcy | 3,370 | 10 | B | C− | B+ | B− |
| Vonnas | 3,255 | 10 | A− | B | B+ | A− |
| Péronnas | 6,444 | 12 | A | C+ | B | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
La Chapelle-du-Châtelard is a commune of 388 people in the Communauté de communes de la Dombes. 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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.