Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chemilly.
Who lives here
An older town: 31% of residents are 65 or over
Degrees are held by just over a quarter of adults, between Allier’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (30%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for nearly a tenth of the town. Children are 14% of the town.
50.9median age
ChemillyAllier medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
31%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education26%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Allier 52.6%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Allier median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Chemilly keeps more of its old housing than Allier’s towns or compared French towns: 18% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Chemilly is Église Saint-Denis. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in the town: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Unemployment in Chemilly, 7.0%, runs below Allier’s towns and compared French towns
The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €27,360 a year per consumption unit. For its 250 residents in work, Chemilly has 50 jobs: 0.3 each. 3.2% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport.
3%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving92%
On foot2%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Chemilly, 0.3 per working resident
7.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,360
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Chemilly
Commune in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Chemilly is a commune of 580 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Moulins 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
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.
