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A town of 1,074 in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Chamblet has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is health (D): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 15% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its strongest is cost of living (A): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Chamblet does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Chamblet with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Chamblet as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Georges, in Néris-les-Bains, 3.6 mi away.
15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chamblet.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Allier, life expectancy at birth reaches 84.8 years for women and 78.6 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. 100 deaths in Chamblet between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 87: 15% above. The nearest emergency department to Chamblet is Centre hospitalier de Montlucon, 4.8 mi away.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure.
The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €26,180 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 2.9% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Allier’s towns (12.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). 8.6% of the labour force are out of work. Jobs located in Chamblet: 150, for 450 residents in work (0.3 each).
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.
The estimated advertised rent is €9.31/m² a month, close to Allier’s towns (€9.45/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). A house rents for an estimated €7.26/m² a month. Sales in Chamblet from July 2023 to June 2026: 35 houses and apartments.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,058/m² | 35 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 8.4% of residents, below both Allier’s towns (9.3%) and compared French towns (11%). 22% of residents are 65 or over. Chamblet has a median age of 45.7.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Allier 52.6%, France 51.8%.
| Chamblet | Allier median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.4% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 36% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Allier median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For collège, the closest is 3.7 mi away. No general lycée lies within 5 km; the nearest is 4.7 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lycée polyvalent Geneviève VincentNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 28 | 93% |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Chamblet is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Chamblet as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Chamblet has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.6 recorded violent incidents and 6.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Chamblet grades A for cost of living.
Commune in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Chamblet is a commune of 1,074 people in the Communauté de communes Commentry Montmarault Néris Communauté. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.