2.5% of households rent social housing (HLM), fewer than in 96% of compared French towns
In the typical compared French town, 9.4% of households are headed by a manager or professional; in Chierry, 4.8%. At the 2023 Census Chierry was home to 1,195 people in 540 households. The census found that nearly one in ten residents are 15 to 24 in the town. 17% of homes are flats, a lower share than in 74% 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.
A +15% change since 2012: faster than 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
Here the change came as +6% to 2017, then +8% to 2023. Medians for comparison: +5% across compared French towns, −4% in Aisne.
A larger share of residents aged 65 and over than 72% of compared French towns: 26%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Chierry 46.2. The median compared French town: 44.
The median age in Chierry is 46.2, higher than in 65% of compared French towns.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aisne 52.5%, France 51.8%.
32% of households are one person living alone, fewer than in 64% of compared French towns
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
Against a figure of 25% in the typical compared French town, the share of couples with children in Chierry comes in at 23%. To put it in context, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. A household here holds 2.2 people on average. Lower than in nearly three fifths of compared French towns: 9.5% of households are single parents.
Only 7.6% of households have no car in Chierry
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
Car-free households: one in 13, where the median compared French town has 11%. Put another way, about one in 59: 1.7% of homes are second homes. 7% of homes stand empty, more than in 53% of compared French towns.
At the median, €26,980 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.
The median standard of living in Chierry is €26,980 a year per consumption unit: higher than in 61% of compared French towns.
More households headed by a retired person than 78% of compared French towns: 38%
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
The share of households headed by a manual worker stands at 13%. In the typical compared French town, nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Immigrants make up 7.3% of Chierry’s residents
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.
For Chierry, the census puts foreign nationals at 5.1%. That is higher than in 55% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Aisne has 5.7%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Single residents: 19%, a lower share than 97% 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
43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town, against 48% in Chierry. In the typical compared French town, single residents come to 25%.
In Chierry, 25% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, fewer than in 70% of compared French towns
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
At 20%, the share of adults with no qualification is higher than in 56% of compared French towns. Measured more widely, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (1,195 to 2,582 people), the 18th oldest
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).
Chierry sits below 3 of its 6 closest neighbors on median age
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chierry | 46.2 | 26% | 1.7% | 7.3% |
| Château-Thierry 15,097 · 1.9 mi | 41.3 | 22% | 2.4% | 16% |
| Essômes-sur-Marne 2,691 · 3.2 mi | 44.5 | 21% | 2.3% | 9.6% |
| Charly-sur-Marne 2,594 · 7.9 mi | 42.1 | 22% | 3.3% | 10% |
| Dormans 2,890 · 9.9 mi | 48.9 | 28% | 3.7% | 4.9% |
| Fère-en-Tardenois 2,836 · 11.7 mi | 47.8 | 28% | 1.9% | 3.3% |
| Montmirail 3,535 · 12.5 mi | 51.3 | 32% | 3.4% | 5.2% |
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 Chierry
What is the population of Chierry?
1,195 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 15% more than in 2012 (1,042).
How old are Chierry’s residents?
The median age is 46.2, older than 65% of compared French towns. 21% are under 18 and 26% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Chierry?
10, with occasional dwellings: 1.7% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Chierry?
INSEE counts 87 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 7.3% of residents, and 61 foreign nationals (5.1%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Chierry?
€26,980 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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