Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chareil-Cintrat.
History
Old homes shape Chareil-Cintrat: 33% 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 Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Chareil-Cintrat: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments locally is Château du Bas-Chareil. Houses and mansions, 3 of the 4, make up the bulk. The protected list starts in the 10th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Few people in Chareil-Cintrat are 15 to 24: 5.8%, fewer than in both Allier’s towns and compared French towns
Graduates make up just over a fifth of adults. Children under 15 make up 19%, above both Allier’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%). People 65 and over make up 24% of the town.
47.9median age
Chareil-CintratAllier medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
24%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP36%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education21%
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 114 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
Chareil-Cintrat has lower unemployment than Allier’s towns or compared French towns: 7.4%
Walking, cycling and public transport carried 1.9% of commuters at the census. Chareil-Cintrat holds 50 jobs; 150 of its residents are in work, so 0.3 jobs each. After tax and benefits, the median income is €26,010 a year per consumption unit.
2%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Chareil-Cintrat, 0.3 per working resident
7.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,010
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Château du Bas-Chareil: Photo: Patrick Boyer · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Domaine du château de Blanzat: Photo: Patrick Boyer · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Restes du château d'Artangues: Photo: Patrick Boyer · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ancienne église Saint-Blaise de Chareil: Photo: Patrick Boyer · CC BY-SA 3.0
Famous people from Chareil-Cintrat
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Chareil-Cintrat as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Chareil-Cintrat
Commune in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Chareil-Cintrat is a commune of 388 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
388 (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.