13% of households are one person living alone, fewer than in 99% of compared French towns
50% of households are headed by a retired person; in the typical compared French town the figure is 32%. Chappes is home to 80 residents in 37 households, by the 2023 Census. Across Chappes, nearly one in ten residents are 15 to 24. Lower than in 70% of compared French towns: 7.5% of households have no car.
Throughout this page, the Ardennes 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 Chappes
One home in seven is a second home
The census counted 7 second homes and occasional dwellings in Chappes, 14% of its 50 homes: higher than in 90% 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 ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Chappes had 97 residents at the 2012 census and 80 in 2023, down 18%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
An older town
Half of Chappes’ residents are under 51.1 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 28% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 5.7% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Empty homes
The census found 6 homes empty (12%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Second homes make up 14% in Chappes, more than in 90% of compared French towns
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
Households that moved in under two years ago: 10%. Those in their home 30 years or more: 27%. Elsewhere, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Flats are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Where 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town, Chappes has 12%.
Slower than most: −18% since 2012, behind 99% 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
For comparison, the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Ardennes town −9%. The first five years brought +4%; the six to 2023, −21%.
A median age of 51.1: Chappes is older than 86% of compared French towns
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Chappes 51.1. The median compared French town: 44.
The share of residents aged 65 and over is 28%, against 22% in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
57% women, 43% men
About 74 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardennes 52.2%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
25% of households are couples with children, fewer than in 51% of compared French towns
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 Ardennes median and the France median
Living alone · share
The typical household size is 2.2 people. Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
Chappes sits above 94% of compared French towns for households headed by a manager or professional (25%)
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
Households headed by a manual worker are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. As a reference point, 9.4% of households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Chappes ranks below 89% of compared French towns on immigrants: 2.3%
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.
Foreign nationals are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. As a yardstick, 6.5% of residents are immigrants 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.
In Chappes, 13% of residents 15 and over are single, fewer than in 99% of compared French towns
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
58% of residents 15 and over are married, against 43% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, the share of single residents is 25%.
31% of adults out of school have no qualification, more than in 92% of compared French towns
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
In the typical compared French town, the share of graduates of higher education is 30%; Chappes has 21%. As a yardstick, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 11th oldest 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.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
No nearby town is as old as Chappes
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chappes | 51.1 | 28% | 14% | 2.3% |
| Rethel 7,444 · 8.2 mi | 47 | 26% | 1.8% | 2.6% |
| Villeneuve-sur-Aisne 2,792 · 17.9 mi | 41.9 | 21% | 1.3% | 2.4% |
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 Chappes
What is the population of Chappes?
80 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 18% fewer than in 2012 (97).
How old are Chappes’ residents?
The median age is 51.1, older than 86% of compared French towns. 15% are under 18 and 28% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Chappes?
7, with occasional dwellings: 14% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Chappes?
INSEE counts 2 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.3% of residents, and 0 foreign nationals (0%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
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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