Flats: 1%, a lower share than 99% of compared French towns
The share of couples with children tops 79% of compared French towns: 31%. The 2023 Census put Châtelperron’s population at 130, in 61 households. 14% of residents are 15 to 24. Few places have so few households without a car: 6.3% here, fewer than in 78% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Allier median and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
What stands out about the people of Châtelperron
One home in four is a second home
The census counted 23 second homes and occasional dwellings in Châtelperron, 23% of its 100 homes: higher than in 94% of compared French towns. 100% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Châtelperron had 155 residents at the 2012 census and 130 in 2023, down 16%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 15 homes empty (15%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Second homes: 23%, a higher share than 94% of compared French towns
Every home the census counted: main residences, second homes and occasional dwellings (INSEE counts them together), and empty homes. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
All homes · share of homes
Type of home
Cars per household · share of households
7.9% of households moved in less than two years ago; 35% have been in their home 30 years or more. For comparison, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Compared with 6.7% in the typical compared French town, 15% of homes stand empty here.
Slower growth than 99% of compared French towns: Châtelperron changed by −16% since 2012
Residents at INSEE’s last three censuses, each recast in the 2026 commune boundaries. France has no yearly estimate by commune between censuses.
2012 to 2023
2017 to 2023
The median compared French town changed +5% over the same years, the median Allier town −1%. The change was −6% from 2012 to 2017 and −11% from 2017 to 2023.
Châtelperron is older than 72% of compared French towns: a median age of 47.5
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Châtelperron 47.5. The median compared French town: 44.
Few places have as many residents aged 65 and over: 23% here, more than in 56% of compared French towns.
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Allier 52.6%, France 51.8%.
In Châtelperron, 31% of households are one person living alone, fewer than in 73% of compared French towns
A household is everyone who shares a main home (résidence principale). Household types come from INSEE’s fuller sample of a quarter of census forms.
Against the Allier median and the France median
Living alone · share
Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Set beside that, just over a third of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. The typical household size is 2.1 people.
€25,090 a year is the median standard of living here
The standard of living (niveau de vie) is a household’s disposable income after taxes and benefits, divided by its consumption units (UC) to allow for its size and make-up: 1 for the first adult, 0.5 for each other person 14 or older, 0.3 for each child under 14.
Medians of compared communes. Source: INSEE, Filosofi 2023.
Half of Châtelperron’s residents live in households with a standard of living below €25,090 a year per consumption unit, and half above: lower than in 59% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a manual worker: 31%, a higher share than 99% of compared French towns
Households by the socio-professional group (PCS) of their reference person, INSEE’s own categories. Jobs and commuting are on the Work & commute page.
Households by reference person’s group · share of households
In Châtelperron, 7.7% of households are headed by a manager or professional, beside 9.4% in the typical compared French town. Across the comparison, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town. 23% of households are headed by a retired person.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
0% of residents in Châtelperron are immigrants
INSEE publishes two measures, which overlap but aren’t the same. Neither is the UK’s “born abroad”.
Share of residents · census 2023
Immigrant (immigré)
Born abroad, not French at birth. Someone stays an immigrant after becoming French. A French citizen born abroad (for example in Algeria before 1962) is not one.
Foreign national (étranger)
Not a French citizen today, wherever born. A child born in France to foreign parents can be a foreign national without being an immigrant.
Foreign nationals are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Above 83% of compared French towns: 48% of residents 15 and over are married
Residents 15 and over by how they live: the census asks both the legal status and whether people live as a couple.
Residents 15 and over · share
On the census count, 24% of residents 15 and over are single. The share of married residents in the typical compared French town is 43%.
Châtelperron sits above 76% of compared French towns for adults with no qualification (25%)
Highest diploma of residents 15 and over who have left education, in French terms: the levels don’t map one-to-one to UK or U.S. ones.
Highest diploma · 15 and over, out of education
Nearly a quarter of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification (typical compared French town: 30%). As a reference point, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
41 French towns of 130 to 2,582 people: this is the 15th oldest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
5 in 6 nearby towns have a higher median age than Châtelperron
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Châtelperron | 47.5 | 23% | 23% | 0% |
| Dompierre-sur-Besbre 2,959 · 8.8 mi | 54.3 | 34% | 4.5% | 4.6% |
| Lapalisse 3,138 · 10 mi | 54.7 | 36% | 3% | 4.5% |
| Varennes-sur-Allier 3,549 · 12.4 mi | 50.6 | 30% | 0.9% | 9.6% |
| Saint-Germain-des-Fossés 3,579 · 16.5 mi | 45.9 | 25% | 3% | 4.3% |
| Bourbon-Lancy 4,674 · 16.8 mi | 57.2 | 39% | 14% | 4.3% |
| Yzeure 12,897 · 17.5 mi | 49.8 | 27% | 2.4% | 6.4% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Census 2023. INSEE’s census is a rolling survey: a fifth of small communes each year, 8% of homes in large ones each year. “2023” pools the surveys of 2021 to 2025, so the figures describe the town around 2023, not on one day.
- Medians of compared communes. The comparisons are the median of the département’s compared communes and of France’s (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median: not the total for the département or for France, which large cities pull towards their own figures.
- Immigrants and foreign nationals. INSEE’s two measures: an immigrant was born abroad without French nationality; a foreign national isn’t French today. Neither is a count of people born abroad, which INSEE doesn’t publish by commune.
- Second homes. Homes used for holidays or weekends, with occasional dwellings (kept for work, for example), which INSEE counts together. Their owners are counted where they live, not here.
- Standard of living. INSEE’s Filosofi: disposable income per consumption unit, from tax and benefit files, 2023. The poverty rate is the share of residents below 60% of France’s median. Not published for the smallest communes.
- What France doesn’t ask. The French census asks nothing about ethnicity, religion, language or health, so this page has no such section.
Questions about who lives in Châtelperron
What is the population of Châtelperron?
130 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 16% fewer than in 2012 (155).
How old are Châtelperron’s residents?
The median age is 47.5, older than 72% of compared French towns. 15% are under 18 and 23% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Châtelperron?
23, with occasional dwellings: 23% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Châtelperron?
INSEE counts 0 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 0% of residents, and 0 foreign nationals (0%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Châtelperron?
€25,090 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970). Source: INSEE, Filosofi.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, ages, households, homes, marital status, diplomas, immigrants, foreign nationals, employment), 2026 geography · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (standard of living, poverty) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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