Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chappes.
History
Old homes shape Chappes: 53% were built before 1919, more than in both Allier’s towns and compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 11th century. Among the classé monuments in Chappes is Église Sainte-Anne. The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in the town: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Few people in Chappes are 15 to 24: 6.7%, fewer than in both Allier’s towns and compared French towns
Degrees are held by a third of adults, higher than Allier’s towns (22%) and near compared French towns (30%). The 65-and-over age group makes up a quarter of residents. Children under 15 count for 17% of the people here.
51.1median age
ChappesAllier medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
25%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma15%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat13%
Higher education33%
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 111 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Allier 52.6%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Allier median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Chappes walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Allier’s towns or compared French towns: 6.0%
Chappes has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.4 per worker. 10.2% of the labour force were unemployed, about level with compared French towns (10.1%) and below Allier’s towns (12.1%). Also worth knowing: at the census, 7.2% of working residents in Chappes didn’t travel to work at all.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
On foot6%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Chappes, 0.4 per working resident
10.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,360
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Chappes
Commune in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Chappes is a commune of 220 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
Population
220 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Commentry Montmarault Néris Communauté
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.
