In Châteauneuf-de-Vernoux, 24% of homes are second homes, more than in 94% of compared French towns
3.9% of households are headed by a manual worker; in the typical compared French town the figure is 14%. Châteauneuf-de-Vernoux had 288 residents in 120 households at the 2023 Census. The census found that 5.1% of homes are flats in the town. Lower than in 88% of compared French towns: 4.7% of households rent social housing (HLM).
Throughout this page, the Ardèche 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 Châteauneuf-de-Vernoux
One home in four is a second home
The census counted 40 second homes and occasional dwellings in Châteauneuf-de-Vernoux, 24% of its 170 homes: higher than in 94% of compared French towns. 100% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Growing fast
Châteauneuf-de-Vernoux had 215 residents at the 2012 census and 288 in 2023, up 34%: faster growth than in 98% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Below 94% of compared French towns: 3.9% of households have no car
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
Some just over one in ten households are newcomers of under two years, against 20% who have been there 30 years or more. The census found that 4.1% of homes stand empty in Châteauneuf-de-Vernoux.
Growth of +34% since 2012 puts Châteauneuf-de-Vernoux ahead of 98% 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
Medians for comparison: +5% across compared French towns, +4% in Ardèche. Here the change came as +16% to 2017, then +16% to 2023.
Only 7.5% of residents are 15 to 24 in Châteauneuf-de-Vernoux
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Châteauneuf-de-Vernoux 45. The median compared French town: 44.
Half of Châteauneuf-de-Vernoux’s residents are over 45, older than in 56% of compared French towns. Typically, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town. The share of residents aged 65 and over stands at 28%.
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 88 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.
A lower share of one-person households than 97% of compared French towns, at 24%
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 Ardèche median and the France median
Living alone · share
Each household has 2.4 people on average. Elsewhere, just over a third of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. 29% of households are couples with children, a higher share than in 69% of compared French towns. The share of single-parent households is 8%, against 10% in the typical compared French town.
Half of residents have a standard of living above €23,680 a year
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.
The median standard of living in Châteauneuf-de-Vernoux is €23,680 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 75% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a retired person make up 48% in Châteauneuf-de-Vernoux, more than in 95% 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
The share of households headed by a manager or professional is 8.1%, against 9.4% in the typical compared French town. The benchmark for households headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town: 32%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Châteauneuf-de-Vernoux sits below 97% of compared French towns for immigrants (1.4%)
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.
The median compared commune in Ardèche has 9.3%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 97% of compared French towns. Set beside that, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town. Across Châteauneuf-de-Vernoux, 1.7% of residents are foreign nationals.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
A lower share of single residents than 98% of compared French towns, at 18%
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
48% of residents 15 and over are married, against 43% in the typical compared French town. Single residents: 25% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
Fewer adults with no qualification than 88% of compared French towns: 12%
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
35% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, against 30% in the typical compared French town. The share of adults with no qualification in the typical compared French town is 19%.
Ranked by age, 20th youngest of 41 French towns this size
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
Around Châteauneuf-de-Vernoux, 4 of 6 towns have a higher median age
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Châteauneuf-de-Vernoux | 45 | 28% | 24% | 1.4% |
| Saint-Péray 7,580 · 9.7 mi | 47.6 | 25% | 1.6% | 3.3% |
| Charmes-sur-Rhône 3,143 · 10.2 mi | 43.5 | 21% | 2.4% | 3.6% |
| La Voulte-sur-Rhône 4,854 · 10.4 mi | 46.6 | 26% | 1.7% | 10% |
| Le Cheylard 2,803 · 10.6 mi | 56.8 | 38% | 8.3% | 2.2% |
| Guilherand-Granges 11,235 · 11.3 mi | 49 | 31% | 2.3% | 5.3% |
| Portes-lès-Valence 10,477 · 12 mi | 42.5 | 21% | 0.9% | 9.8% |
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 Châteauneuf-de-Vernoux
What is the population of Châteauneuf-de-Vernoux?
288 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 34% more than in 2012 (215).
How old are Châteauneuf-de-Vernoux’s residents?
The median age is 45, older than 56% of compared French towns. 25% are under 18 and 28% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Châteauneuf-de-Vernoux?
40, with occasional dwellings: 24% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Châteauneuf-de-Vernoux?
INSEE counts 4 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.4% of residents, and 5 foreign nationals (1.7%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Châteauneuf-de-Vernoux?
€23,680 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 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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