Chantelle has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its strongest is cost of living (A+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3 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.
Each subject compares Chantelle 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chantelle.
HousingCost of living A+
Renting in Chantelle costs less than in Allier’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.07/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Homes sold for a median €1,059/m², near Allier’s towns (€1,320/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€2,430/m²). A home here costs 3 years of the median income in Communauté de communes Saint-Pourçain Sioule Limagne. Chantelle recorded 48 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
€1,059/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Chantelle€1,059/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Allier median€1,320/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,059/m²
48
€8.07/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.44 to €10.11/m² a month)
3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€6.69/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,560
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Saint-Pourçain Sioule Limagne
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A
Mortality in Chantelle, once ages and care homes are allowed for, undercuts Allier’s towns and compared French towns: 69 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
3 GPs practise in Chantelle. The nearest emergency department to Chantelle is Ch Jacques Lacarin Vichy, 15.6 mi away. 301 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 265: 14% above. Average lifespans in Allier: 84.8 years for women, 78.6 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally.
−31%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw114
Adjusted69
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Chantelle · 3.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
15.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Jacques Lacarin Vichy
15.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Jacques Lacarin Vichy
84.8 · 78.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Allier, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Chantelle is easier to get around on foot than 86% of compared French towns
Per resident in work, Chantelle counts 0.9 jobs (350 jobs, 450 workers). The census found 17.5% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. A tenth of the labour force were unemployed, lower than Allier’s towns (12.1%) and near compared French towns (10.1%).
18%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving77%
Public transport8%
On foot8%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter0%
350
jobs based in Chantelle, 0.9 per working resident
9.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,130
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 86% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Few people in Chantelle are 15 to 24: 7.5%, fewer than in Allier’s towns and compared French towns
33% of residents have reached 65. Children under 15 make up 13%, close to Allier’s towns (14%) and below compared French towns (17%). Graduates make up nearly a quarter of adults.
53.1median age
ChantelleAllier medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
33%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma26%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education23%
Women and men · all residents
55% women, 45% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 82 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Allier 52.6%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Allier median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Chantelle keeps more of its old housing than Allier or compared French towns: 31% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to Antiquity. Among the classé monuments in Chantelle is Ancienne abbaye Saint-Vincent. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments locally: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Chantelle
Is Chantelle safe?
Chantelle has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.7 recorded violent incidents and 4.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Chantelle expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Chantelle grades A+ for cost of living.
About Chantelle
Commune in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Chantelle is a commune of 1,131 people in the Communauté de communes Saint-Pourçain Sioule Limagne. 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
1,131 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Saint-Pourçain Sioule Limagne
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.
