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ChâtillonAllier

A town of 317 in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Is Châtillon a good place to live?

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

Châtillon’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Châtillon’s story

No historic monuments in Châtillon

The Culture ministry lists no building in Châtillon as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Julien, in Meillers, 3.1 mi away.

46% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Châtillon.

Who lives here

A typical mix of ages for France

17% of residents are children under 15. People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town, about level with compared French towns (22%) and below Allier’s towns (30%). Graduates make up 33% of adults.

48.5median age
ChâtillonAllier medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat25%
Higher education33%

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 Châtillon
ChâtillonAllier medianFrance median
Under 1517%14%17%
15–249.9%9.3%11%
25–4420%19%23%
45–6432%27%26%
65+22%30%22%
No diploma15%24%19%
CAP or BEP25%29%26%
Baccalauréat25%17%18%
Higher education33%22%30%

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Châtillon walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Allier’s towns or compared French towns: 7.7%

Châtillon holds 100 jobs; 150 of its residents are in work, so 0.7 jobs each. The median disposable income is €22,780 a year per consumption unit. 9.2% of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.

8%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving81%
On foot5%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
100
jobs based in Châtillon, 0.7 per working resident
10.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,780
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
9%
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 Châtillon costs less than in both Allier’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.98/m² a month

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

Châtillon recorded 15 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€7.98/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Châtillon€7.98/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Allier median€9.45/m²
€7.98/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.35 to €10.02/m² a month)
€7.76/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Train touristique du musée de la Mine de Noyant-d'Allier and 5 more in and around Châtillon

Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Châtillon. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Châtillon

12pages on Châtillon

Landmarks

Nothing in Châtillon is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Châtillon

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Châtillon yet.

How we find them →

Châtillon’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 →
MoulinsAvermesYzeureSaint-Pourçain-sur-SiouleVarennes-sur-AllierMoulinsAvermesYzeureSaint-Pourçain-sur-SiouleVarennes-sur-AllierChâtillon
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Châtillon317—————
Moulins19,20611B+A−C−B+
Avermes4,07412A+A−AA
Yzeure12,89712AA−BB+
Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule4,88414C+ADB−
Varennes-sur-Allier3,54917C−ACD

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

About Châtillon

Commune in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Châtillon is a commune of 317 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

Population
317 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Bocage Bourbonnais
Département
Allier (03)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
5 sq mi (12.8 km²)
INSEE code
03069

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.