Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Châtel-de-Neuvre.
History
Châtel-de-Neuvre 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 earliest of these monuments dates from the 11th century. Among the classé monuments in Châtel-de-Neuvre is Église Saint-Laurent. This Allier town has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
A town of families: 18% of people in Châtel-de-Neuvre are under 15, more than in Allier’s towns and across compared French towns
Graduates make up 25% of adults. People 65 and over make up 24% of the town, below Allier’s towns (30%) but above compared French towns (22%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 9.2% of residents.
44.9median age
Châtel-de-NeuvreAllier medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
24%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma21%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education25%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. 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
Unemployment in Châtel-de-Neuvre, 4.5%, runs below Allier’s towns and compared French towns
At the census, 3.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. 100 jobs are based in Châtel-de-Neuvre, for 250 working residents (0.5 per worker). Also worth knowing: the median disposable income is €23,710 a year per consumption unit.
4%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving91%
On foot3%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
100
jobs based in Châtel-de-Neuvre, 0.5 per working resident
4.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,710
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Châtel-de-Neuvre
Commune in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Châtel-de-Neuvre is a commune of 563 people in the Communauté de communes du Bocage Bourbonnais. 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.
