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Some 94 people live in this town, in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Deneuille-lès-Chantelle has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. 18% of homes here are second homes. Over-65s are 37% of the population.
The 2 things Deneuille-lès-Chantelle does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Deneuille-lès-Chantelle as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne abbaye Saint-Vincent, in Chantelle, 0.3 mi away.
57% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Deneuille-lès-Chantelle is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Deneuille-lès-Chantelle.
11% of residents are aged 15 to 24. Children under 15 make up 12%, below Allier’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Among adults, 27% have a degree.
54% women, 46% men
About 85 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Allier 52.6%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Deneuille-lès-Chantelle | Allier median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 37% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Allier median and France median: the median of compared communes
10.0% of Deneuille-lès-Chantelle’s working residents walked, cycled or took public transport to work in the 2023 census, against 13% for the median of compared French towns; 87% drove.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 3 homes in Deneuille-lès-Chantelle.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Deneuille-lès-Chantelle. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Deneuille-lès-Chantelle yet.
Commune in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Deneuille-lès-Chantelle is a commune of 94 people in the Communauté de communes Saint-Pourçain Sioule Limagne. 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
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deneuille-lès-Chantelle | 94 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule | 4,884 | 8 | C+ | A | D | B− |
| Gannat | 5,610 | 11 | B− | A | C+ | C+ |
| Varennes-sur-Allier | 3,549 | 13 | C− | A | C | D |
| Saint-Germain-des-Fossés | 3,579 | 14 | B+ | A | A− | C |
| Creuzier-le-Vieux | 3,205 | 15 | A | B− | A+ | B+ |
| Bellerive-sur-Allier | 8,943 | 15 | C | C+ | C+ | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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 November 4, 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.