Chérêt ranks below 99% of compared French towns on households without a car: 1.7%
Against a figure of 11% in the typical compared French town, the share of residents aged 15 to 24 in Chérêt comes in at 14%. This Aisne town is home to 147 residents in 59 households, by the 2023 Census. Nearly one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional. Empty homes are rarer here than in 56% of compared French towns.
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.
What stands out about the people of Chérêt
A town of families
33% of households are couples with children and 17% single parents with children; 20% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Growth of +15% since 2012 puts Chérêt ahead of 81% 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
The median compared French town changed +5% over the same years, the median Aisne town −4%.
Half of Chérêt is under 43.5, younger than 54% 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
■ Chérêt 43.5. The median compared French town: 44.
22% of residents are 65 or over, or about one in five.
Women and men · all residents
44% women, 56% men
About 77 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Aisne 52.5%, France 51.8%.
Below 94% of compared French towns: 25% of households are one person living alone
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
With single-parent households at 17%, Chérêt is ahead of 98% of compared French towns on that count. One-person households make up 35% in the typical compared French town. 33% of households are couples with children.
100% of homes are houses
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
Flats are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Households that moved in under two years ago: 10%. Those in their home 30 years or more: 32%. Second homes are about as common here as in the typical compared French town: 2.1%.
At the median, €25,730 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.
Half of residents live in households above €25,730 a year per consumption unit and half below; the level is lower than in 52% of compared French towns.
A smaller share of households headed by a retired person than 98% of compared French towns: 17%
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
In the typical compared French town, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker; in Chérêt, 17%. The wider picture: nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
In Chérêt, 0.7% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 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.
Compared with 4.3% in the typical compared French town, 0.7% of residents are foreign nationals here. Typically, 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.
39% of residents 15 and over are married, below 77% 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
27% of residents 15 and over are single (typical compared French town: 25%). In the typical compared French town, the share of married residents is 43%.
More graduates of higher education than 70% of compared French towns: 36%
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
Put another way, about one in six: 18% of adults out of school have no qualification. To put it in context, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 147 to 2,582 people, the 13th 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.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
Median age: 3 of the 6 towns around Chérêt 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chérêt | 43.5 | 22% | 2.1% | 0.7% |
| Athies-sous-Laon 2,578 · 3.9 mi | 44.9 | 23% | 0.7% | 2% |
| Laon 24,220 · 4.2 mi | 40.8 | 21% | 1.8% | 9.4% |
| Villeneuve-sur-Aisne 2,792 · 14.2 mi | 41.9 | 21% | 1.3% | 2.4% |
| Fismes 5,850 · 14.3 mi | 43.6 | 23% | 1.5% | 3.1% |
| Crouy 3,049 · 16.7 mi | 44.9 | 24% | 1.3% | 5.7% |
| La Fère 2,796 · 17.3 mi | 39.7 | 21% | 2.3% | 5.6% |
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 Chérêt
What is the population of Chérêt?
147 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 15% more than in 2012 (128).
How old are Chérêt’s residents?
The median age is 43.5, younger than 54% of compared French towns. 27% are under 18 and 22% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Chérêt?
1, with occasional dwellings: 2.1% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Chérêt?
INSEE counts 1 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 0.7% of residents, and 1 foreign nationals (0.7%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Chérêt?
€25,730 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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