Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chapeau.
History
Old homes shape Chapeau: 30% were built before 1919, more than in Allier’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
On this, Chapeau is above both Allier’s towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Chapeau: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Chapeau is Château de la Cour-en-Chapeau.
INSEE, census 2023 · Allier median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commute
Fewer people in Chapeau are out of work than in Allier’s towns or across compared French towns: 6.4%
For Chapeau, that is below both Allier’s towns (12.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Chapeau has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.3 per worker. At the census, 0.9% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
1%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving95%
Bicycle1%
On foot0%
Public transport0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Chapeau, 0.3 per working resident
6.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,070
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Chapeau
Commune in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Chapeau is a commune of 231 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Moulins 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
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.