Fewer single-parent households than 98% of compared French towns: 5.3%
The share of households headed by a manual worker is 8.3%, against 14% in the typical compared French town. Fewer households in social housing than in 91% of compared French towns: 3.9%. At the 2023 Census Chomérac was home to 3,183 people in 1,470 households. For Chomérac, the census puts households without a car at 6.1%.
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.
Chomérac’s population changed by +8% since 2012, more than in 64% 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
The first five years brought +3%; the six to 2023, +5%.
Chomérac is older than 75% of compared French towns: a median age of 48.1
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Chomérac 48.1. The median compared French town: 44.
With residents aged 65 and over at 26%, Chomérac is ahead of 71% of compared French towns on that count. Nearly one in ten residents are 15 to 24, fewer than in 86% of compared French towns.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardèche 52.7%, France 51.8%.
Above 53% of compared French towns: 36% of households are one person living alone
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
The typical household size is 2.1 people. Chomérac has more couples with children than 52% of compared French towns, at 26%. For one-person households, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 35%.
A larger share of second homes than 77% of compared French towns: 5.1%
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
One household in 16 has no car (median compared French town: 11%). For comparison, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Here, 23% of homes are flats. Empty homes are more common here than in 64% of compared French towns.
A typical living standard of €27,180 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.
Half of Chomérac’s residents live in households with a standard of living below €27,180 a year per consumption unit, and half above: higher than in 63% of compared French towns. As for poverty, 10.0% of residents are below the line.
38% of households are headed by a retired person, a share 77% of compared French towns don’t reach
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
In Chomérac, 11% of households are headed by a manager or professional, beside 9.4% in the typical compared French town. The comparison figure for households headed by a retired person is 32% in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A smaller share of immigrants than 74% of compared French towns: 3.9%
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.
2% of residents are foreign nationals (typical compared French town: 4.3%). In the typical compared French town, immigrants come to 6.5%.
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 72% of compared French towns, at 23%
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
Here, 43% of residents 15 and over are married. The benchmark for single residents in the typical compared French town: 25%.
Only 15% of adults out of school have no qualification in Chomérac
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 share of graduates of higher education tops 61% of compared French towns: 33%. Across the comparison, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
The 17th oldest of 41 French towns of 3,169 to 3,199 people
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Ages run from 37.1 in Thierville-sur-Meuse to 66.1 in Meschers-sur-Gironde.
Median age: 1 of the 6 towns around Chomérac are older
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chomérac | 48.1 | 26% | 5.1% | 3.9% |
| Privas 8,538 · 3.8 mi | 48.1 | 26% | 2.3% | 10% |
| Le Pouzin 2,886 · 5 mi | 45.6 | 25% | 1.8% | 12% |
| Cruas 2,898 · 6.1 mi | 42.9 | 20% | 4.8% | 6.1% |
| Loriol-sur-Drôme 6,614 · 8 mi | 42.9 | 22% | 1.3% | 9.2% |
| La Voulte-sur-Rhône 4,854 · 9 mi | 46.6 | 26% | 1.7% | 10% |
| Livron-sur-Drôme 9,329 · 9.9 mi | 43.4 | 20% | 1.4% | 4.8% |
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 Chomérac
What is the population of Chomérac?
3,183 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 8% more than in 2012 (2,938).
How old are Chomérac’s residents?
The median age is 48.1, older than 75% of compared French towns. 20% are under 18 and 26% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Chomérac?
87, with occasional dwellings: 5.1% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Chomérac?
INSEE counts 120 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.9% of residents, and 65 foreign nationals (2%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Chomérac?
€27,180 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 10.0% of residents live below the poverty line. 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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