A median age of 51.7: Chevagnes is older than 88% of compared French towns
Just over one in ten households rent social housing (HLM) in the typical compared French town, against 2.6% in Chevagnes. The town had 630 residents in 320 households at the 2023 census. In Chevagnes, 9.7% of homes are flats. Lower than in 99% of compared French towns: 4.8% of households are single parents.
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 Chevagnes
Fewer residents than in 2012
Chevagnes had 683 residents at the 2012 census and 630 in 2023, down 8%: slower growth than in 94% of compared French towns. Population ↓
An older town
Half of Chevagnes’ residents are under 51.7 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 30% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 10% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A change of −8% since 2012 leaves Chevagnes behind 94% of compared French towns
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
Against +5% for the median compared French town and −1% for the median Allier town, the change came in two steps: −3% from 2012 to 2017, then −5% to 2023.
A smaller share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 94% of compared French towns: 7.7%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Chevagnes 51.7. The median compared French town: 44.
The figure for residents aged 65 and over is 30% in Chevagnes and 22% in the typical compared French town. Across the comparison, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
About 112 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Allier 52.6%, France 51.8%.
Chevagnes sits below 78% of compared French towns for couples with children (19%)
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
Against a figure of 35% in the typical compared French town, the share of one-person households in Chevagnes comes in at 40%. The share of couples with children in the typical compared French town is 25%.
More empty homes than 84% of compared French towns: 11%
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
Set against 2.1% in the typical compared French town, 4.4% of homes are second homes in Chevagnes. The wider picture: 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town. Newcomers of less than two years account for one in ten households, residents of 30 years or more for 28%. The town has more households without a car than 52% of compared French towns, at 11%.
The median resident lives on €25,790 a year per consumption unit
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.
At €25,790 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is lower than in 52% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a manager or professional: 4.8%, a lower share than 87% 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
Where 32% of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town, Chevagnes has 38%. Households headed by a manager or professional make up 9.4% in the typical compared French town. The census found that nearly a fifth of households are headed by a manual worker in the town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Only 2.7% of residents are immigrants in Chevagnes
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.
By its share of foreign nationals (1.8%), Chevagnes is below just over four fifths of compared French towns. That is lower than in 85% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Allier has 4.6%. Immigrants make up 6.5% in the typical compared French town.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Chevagnes ranks below 82% of compared French towns on single residents: 22%
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
Locally, 43% of residents 15 and over are married. Single residents: 25% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
Fewer adults with no qualification than 84% of compared French towns: 13%
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
The figure for graduates of higher education is 24% in Chevagnes and 30% in the typical compared French town. For adults with no qualification, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 19%.
Among 41 French towns of 630 to 2,582 people, the 10th 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).
3 of 6 neighbors are older than Chevagnes
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevagnes | 51.7 | 30% | 4.4% | 2.7% |
| Dompierre-sur-Besbre 2,959 · 8.6 mi | 54.3 | 34% | 4.5% | 4.6% |
| Yzeure 12,897 · 9.8 mi | 49.8 | 27% | 2.4% | 6.4% |
| Bourbon-Lancy 4,674 · 10.2 mi | 57.2 | 39% | 14% | 4.3% |
| Moulins 19,206 · 10.9 mi | 43.9 | 25% | 4.3% | 9.9% |
| Avermes 4,074 · 11.3 mi | 51.3 | 30% | 1.4% | 5.2% |
| Decize 4,932 · 15.6 mi | 56.7 | 37% | 5.3% | 4.3% |
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 Chevagnes
What is the population of Chevagnes?
630 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 8% fewer than in 2012 (683).
How old are Chevagnes’ residents?
The median age is 51.7, older than 88% of compared French towns. 17% are under 18 and 30% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Chevagnes?
16, with occasional dwellings: 4.4% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Chevagnes?
INSEE counts 17 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.7% of residents, and 11 foreign nationals (1.8%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Chevagnes?
€25,790 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 November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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