Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chambonas.
Who lives here
An older town: 36% of people in Chambonas are 65 or over, more than in Ardèche’s towns or compared French towns
The 15-to-24 age group makes up nearly one in ten residents. Children under 15 make up 13%, below Ardèche’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Ages in Chambonas split evenly at 54.9: half are older, half younger.
54.9median age
ChambonasArdèche medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
36%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma23%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education28%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 86 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardèche 52.7%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Ardèche median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Chambonas keeps more of its old housing than Ardèche’s towns or compared French towns: 25% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Chambonas has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level. Since 1988, a site patrimonial remarquable has protected part of the town. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 13th century.
3historic monuments
Monuments by protection · Mérimée
Classé2
Inscrit1
13th c.
oldest protected part
1907
first monument protected
1988
protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Unemployment in Chambonas, 14.0%, runs above Ardèche’s towns and compared French towns
Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €22,360 a year. Nearly one in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Ardèche’s towns (11.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
9%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving81%
On foot4%
Bicycle4%
Motorbike or scooter3%
Public transport2%
350
jobs based in Chambonas, 1 per working resident
14.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,360
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Housing
A home in Chambonas sells for €2,838/m², more than in Ardèche’s towns or compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €9.54/m² a month, below Ardèche’s towns (€10.27/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) alike. Houses were 95% of what sold. Chambonas recorded 42 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
€2,838/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Chambonas€2,838/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Ardèche median€1,907/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,838/m²
40
€9.54/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.63 to €11.94/m² a month)
€8.37/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Chambonas
Commune in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Chambonas is a commune of 992 people in the Communauté de communes Pays des Vans en Cévennes. 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.
