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ChambératAllier

A town of 277 in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Is Chambérat a good place to live?

Chambérat is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Chambérat’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Chambérat’s story

No historic monuments in Chambérat

The Culture ministry lists no building in Chambérat as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Croix dite Croix des Ages ou Croix de la Roi, in Archignat, 2.8 mi away.

30% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chambérat.

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Chambérat than in Allier’s towns or compared French towns: 12% are under 15

28% of residents are 65 or over, lower than Allier’s towns (30%) yet higher than compared French towns (22%). Degrees are held by 18% of adults. Also worth knowing: the age that splits Chambérat in two is 52.1.

52.1median age
ChambératAllier medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma18%
CAP or BEP40%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education18%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Allier 52.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Chambérat
ChambératAllier medianFrance median
Under 1512%14%17%
15–249.9%9.3%11%
25–4415%19%23%
45–6436%27%26%
65+28%30%22%
No diploma18%24%19%
CAP or BEP40%29%26%
Baccalauréat18%17%18%
Higher education18%22%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Allier median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Chambérat walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Allier’s towns or compared French towns: 1.8%

The median disposable income was €21,880 a year per consumption unit, below Allier’s towns (€23,590) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. Chambérat holds 50 jobs; 100 of its residents are in work, so 0.4 jobs each. No commute at all: 7.1% of working residents in the town at the census.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Chambérat, 0.4 per working resident
12.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,880
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Chambérat costs less than in Allier’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.30/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

15 houses and apartments changed hands in Chambérat from July 2023 to June 2026.

€7.30/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Chambérat€7.30/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Allier median€9.45/m²
€7.30/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.73 to €9.32/m² a month)
€6.23/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château fort de Paslières and 2 more in and around Chambérat

Heritage in and near Chambérat. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Chambérat

12pages on Chambérat

Landmarks

Nothing in Chambérat is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Chambérat

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Chambérat yet.

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Chambérat’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Allier →
HurielDomératPrémilhatMontluçonDésertinesCommentryHurielDomératPrémilhatMontluçonDésertinesCommentryChambérat
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Chambérat277—————
Huriel2,5364.6—A+—C
Domérat8,6227.2BAAC+
Prémilhat2,5409.2—A—C−
Montluçon33,14710CADC
Désertines4,25911BA−A−B−
Commentry6,01718B+ABD

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Chambérat

Commune in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Chambérat is a commune of 277 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays d'Huriel. 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

Population
277 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays d'Huriel
Département
Allier (03)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
11.1 sq mi (28.7 km²)
INSEE code
03051

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.