Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chazemais.
History
Chazemais keeps more of its old housing than Allier’s towns or compared French towns: 25% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Chazemais, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Students and young workers shape Chazemais: 13% are 15 to 24, above Allier’s towns and compared French towns
20% of residents are children under 15. Degrees are held by nearly a quarter of adults, near Allier’s towns (22%) and lower than compared French towns (30%). Also worth knowing: people 65 and over make up 20% of the town.
44.8median age
ChazemaisAllier medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
13%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma21%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education23%
Women and men · all residents
46% women, 54% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 116 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 Chazemais, 7.6%, runs below Allier’s towns and compared French towns
Jobs located in Chazemais: 100, for 200 residents in work (0.6 each). At the census, 2.4% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Allier’s towns (12.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. The median disposable income is €25,660 a year per consumption unit.
2%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Chazemais, 0.6 per working resident
7.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,660
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Chazemais
Commune in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Chazemais is a commune of 504 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays d'Huriel. 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.
