1.2% of households rent social housing (HLM), fewer than in 98% of compared French towns
Here 44% of households are headed by a retired person, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 32%. 25% of households are one person living alone. At 4.2%, the share of flats is lower than in 97% of compared French towns. Chaillevois’s 86 households held 201 residents at the 2023 Census.
Throughout this page, the Aisne 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.
Growth of +10% since 2012 puts Chaillevois ahead of 69% 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
From 2012 to 2017 the population moved −5%, and from 2017 to 2023 +16%; the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Aisne town −4%.
8.6% of residents are 15 to 24, below 87% 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
■ Chaillevois 44.8. The median compared French town: 44.
The median age in Chaillevois is 44.8, higher than in 55% of compared French towns. The wider picture: 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town. Residents aged 65 and over: nearly a quarter of the total.
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aisne 52.5%, France 51.8%.
Fewer couples with children than 79% of compared French towns: 19%
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 Aisne median and the France median
Living alone · share
In Chaillevois, 12% of households are single parents, beside 10% in the typical compared French town. The wider picture: 25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. On average, 2.4 people share a household.
Chaillevois: 6.2% of homes are second homes, above 81% 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
6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town, against 5.2% in Chaillevois. In the typical compared French town, second homes come to 2.1%. On the census count, 7.1% of households have no car.
At the median, €25,640 a year to live on
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.
Living standards centre on €25,640 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 53% of compared French towns.
Above 66% of compared French towns: 12% of households are headed by a manager or professional
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
Compared with 14% in the typical compared French town, just over one in ten households are headed by a manual worker here. Across the comparison, nearly one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Immigrants: 1%, a lower share than 99% of compared French towns
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.
Where 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town, Chaillevois has 0.5%. Against that, 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.
21% of residents 15 and over are single, fewer than in 88% 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
In the typical compared French town, the share of married residents is 43%; Chaillevois has 44%. Single residents: 25% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
Fewer graduates of higher education than 64% of compared French towns: 26%
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
The census found that a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in Chaillevois. The share of graduates of higher education in the typical compared French town is 30%.
Of 41 French towns its size (201 to 2,582 people), the 18th 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.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
Among its 6 nearest neighbors, 3 are older than Chaillevois
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaillevois | 44.8 | 23% | 6.2% | 1% |
| Laon 24,220 · 5.8 mi | 40.8 | 21% | 1.8% | 9.4% |
| Athies-sous-Laon 2,578 · 8.2 mi | 44.9 | 23% | 0.7% | 2% |
| Crouy 3,049 · 10.9 mi | 44.9 | 24% | 1.3% | 5.7% |
| Villeneuve-Saint-Germain 2,616 · 12.2 mi | 42.3 | 21% | 1.3% | 12% |
| La Fère 2,796 · 12.4 mi | 39.7 | 21% | 2.3% | 5.6% |
| Beautor 2,579 · 12.9 mi | 44.9 | 23% | 0.4% | 5.4% |
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 Chaillevois
What is the population of Chaillevois?
201 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 10% more than in 2012 (183).
How old are Chaillevois’ residents?
The median age is 44.8, older than 55% of compared French towns. 23% are under 18 and 23% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Chaillevois?
6, with occasional dwellings: 6.2% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Chaillevois?
INSEE counts 2 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1% of residents, and 1 foreign nationals (0.5%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Chaillevois?
€25,640 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 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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