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Châtel-MontagneAllier

A town of 326 in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Is Châtel-Montagne a good place to live?

Châtel-Montagne is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Châtel-Montagne stand out

The 2 things Châtel-Montagne does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Église Notre-Dame
Église Notre-Dame · Classé · Photo: Félix Potuit · Public domain
Châtel-Montagne’s story

Châtel-Montagne in pictures

Châtel-Montagne has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century, and the first monument here was protected in 1840, on France’s very first list.

41% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Jean-Baptiste Baudon, born in 1869, is the one person born in Châtel-Montagne before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1840First protected: Église Notre-Dame
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Châtel-Montagne.

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Châtel-Montagne than in Allier’s towns or compared French towns: 6.8% are under 15

5.5% of residents are 15 to 24, lower than both Allier’s towns (9.3%) and compared French towns (11%). Retirement age and beyond: a third of residents are 65 or older. Degrees are held by 26% of adults.

56.8median age
Châtel-MontagneAllier medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma19%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education26%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Allier 52.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Châtel-Montagne
Châtel-MontagneAllier medianFrance median
Under 156.8%14%17%
15–245.5%9.3%11%
25–4419%19%23%
45–6435%27%26%
65+33%30%22%
No diploma19%24%19%
CAP or BEP27%29%26%
Baccalauréat22%17%18%
Higher education26%22%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Châtel-Montagne: 41% were built before 1919, more than in Allier’s towns and across compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Among the classé monuments in Châtel-Montagne is Église Notre-Dame. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 11th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

11th c.
oldest protected part
1840
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Money is tighter in Châtel-Montagne than in Allier’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €19,960 a year per consumption unit

At the census, 5.5% of commuters got to work without a car. Unemployment stood at 14.9%, higher than both Allier’s towns (12.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Jobs based in Châtel-Montagne number 50, against 150 residents in work (0.4 per worker).

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving84%
Public transport3%
On foot1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
50
jobs based in Châtel-Montagne, 0.4 per working resident
14.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€19,960
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
10%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Châtel-Montagne costs less than in Allier’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.68/m² a month

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

The market in Châtel-Montagne: 25 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€7.68/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Châtel-Montagne€7.68/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Allier median€9.45/m²
€7.68/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.06 to €9.72/m² a month)
€7.55/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Le vieux château and 2 more in and around Châtel-Montagne

Museums and heritage in and near Châtel-Montagne. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Châtel-Montagne

12pages on Châtel-Montagne

Landmarks

Châtel-Montagne has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Église Notre-Dame: Photo: Félix Potuit · Public domain

Famous people from Châtel-Montagne

One notable person was born in Châtel-Montagne.

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Châtel-Montagne’s neighbors

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

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RenaisonLapalisseSaint-YorreCussetAbrestVichyRenaisonLapalisseSaint-YorreCussetAbrestVichyChâtel-Montagne
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Châtel-Montagne326—————
Renaison Loire3,23111—A−—B+
Lapalisse3,13811A+AB+B−
Saint-Yorre2,64112A+AAC
Cusset13,31613C+B+B−C
Abrest2,91513B+A−A−C+
Vichy25,11514C−BDB−

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

About Châtel-Montagne

Commune in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Châtel-Montagne is a commune of 326 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Vichy 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
326 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Vichy Communauté
Département
Allier (03)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
14.1 sq mi (36.6 km²)
INSEE code
03066

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.