Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 9.2% of the town. 33% of residents are 65 or over, higher than both Allier’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (22%). Degrees are held by 28% of adults.

57.6median age

CharrouxAllier medianFrance median

Allier medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

33%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma20%

CAP or BEP25%

Baccalauréat18%

Higher education28%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Allier 52.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Charroux
	Charroux	Allier median	France median
Under 15	7.8%	14%	17%
15–24	9.2%	9.3%	11%
25–44	11%	19%	23%
45–64	39%	27%	26%
65+	33%	30%	22%
No diploma	20%	24%	19%
CAP or BEP	25%	29%	26%
Baccalauréat	18%	17%	18%
Higher education	28%	22%	30%

Full pageCharroux’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages57.6 median age · 33% are 65 or over Households180 households · 1.8 people per household Born abroad4.4% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Charroux?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Allier median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Charroux: 44% 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.

Since 2008, a site patrimonial remarquable has protected part of the town. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Charroux is Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste. The town has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit2

Among them · Classé

Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste 12th & 14th c.

12th c.

oldest protected part

1912

first monument protected

2008

protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)

44%

of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%

Full pageCharroux’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes44% built before 1919 · Older homes Map3 historic monuments Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Charroux?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Unemployment in Charroux, 3.2%, runs below Allier’s towns and compared French towns

Households’ median disposable income: €26,990 a year per consumption unit. For its 150 residents in work, Charroux has 100 jobs: 0.6 each. Also worth knowing: at the census, 8.4% of working residents in Charroux didn’t travel to work at all.

12%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving80%

On foot8%

Public transport2%

Bicycle2%

Motorbike or scooter0%

100

jobs based in Charroux, 0.6 per working resident

3.2%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€26,990

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageCharroux’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Jobs based here100 jobs based here · 0.6 per working resident Getting to work12% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€26,990 a year · Median income per consumption unit

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Charroux costs less than in both Allier’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.57/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

The market in Charroux: 20 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. House rents are put at about €6.69/m² a month.

€8.57/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Charroux€8.57/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Allier median€9.45/m²

€8.57/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.53 to €11.24/m² a month)

€6.69/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageCharroux’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€8.57/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Charroux

12pages on Charroux

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 13.7 mi away Work & commute100 jobs based here Housing20 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractions3 places to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 57.6 History3 historic monuments Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

Charroux has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level.

All monuments →

Porte d'OccidentTown gate · 13th c.

Porte d'OrientTown gate · 13th c.

Photo credits

Porte d'Occident: Photo: User:Otourly · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Porte d'Orient: Photo: Olivier1105 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Charroux

One notable person was born in Charroux.

Their page →

Étienne BoirotFrench politician (1779-1849)

Charroux’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Allier →

GannatSaint-Pourçain-sur-SiouleAigueperseBellerive-sur-AllierCreuzier-le-VieuxSaint-Germain-des-FossésCharroux

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Charroux	335	—	—	—	—	—
Gannat	5,610	6.3	B⁻	A	C⁺	C⁺
Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule	4,884	10	C⁺	A	D	B⁻
Aigueperse Puy-de-Dôme	2,665	11	—	A	—	A⁺
Bellerive-sur-Allier	8,943	12	C	C⁺	C⁺	B
Creuzier-le-Vieux	3,205	13	A	B⁻	A⁺	B⁺
Saint-Germain-des-Fossés	3,579	13	B⁺	A	A⁻	C

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Charroux

Commune in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Charroux is a commune of 335 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: 335 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Saint-Pourçain Sioule Limagne
Département: Allier (03)
Région: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area: 4 sq mi (10.5 km²)
INSEE code: 03062

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · 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.