Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Châtelperron.
History
Old homes shape Châtelperron: 70% 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.
Houses and mansions, 2 of the 3, make up the bulk. Among the classé monuments in Châtelperron is Deux grottes préhistoriques situées dans le domaine des Bernards. On the Culture ministry’s list, Châtelperron counts 3 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second. The protected list starts in prehistory.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Students and young workers shape Châtelperron: 14% are 15 to 24, above Allier’s towns and compared French towns
Children under 15 make up 11%, below Allier’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Over-65s are nearly a quarter of the population. Châtelperron has a median age of 47.5 years.
47.5median age
ChâtelperronAllier medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
14%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma25%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education24%
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 109 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
Unemployment in Châtelperron, 7.4%, runs below Allier’s towns and compared French towns
Half of residents lived on more than €25,090 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Allier’s towns (€23,590). At the census, 3.1% of working residents in Châtelperron went to work by public transport.
11%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving72%
On foot8%
Public transport3%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Châtelperron, 0.4 per working resident
7.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,090
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Église Saint-Pierre: Photo: Mangouste35 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Deux grottes préhistoriques situées dans le domaine des Bernards: Photo: 120 (V. Mourre / Inrap) · CC BY-SA 4.0
Famous people from Châtelperron
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Châtelperron yet.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Châtelperron
Commune in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Châtelperron is a commune of 130 people in the Communauté de communes Entr'Allier Besbre et Loire. 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
130 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Entr'Allier Besbre et Loire
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.
