In Chantillac, 0.9% of homes are flats, fewer than in 99% of compared French towns
The share of one-person households is 26%, against 35% in the typical compared French town. On households without a car, Chantillac sits lower than 77% of compared French towns: 6.4%. The town had 370 residents in 160 households at the 2023 census. Here, 7.5% of residents are 15 to 24.
Throughout this page, the Charente 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 Chantillac
One home in seven is a second home
The census counted 32 second homes and occasional dwellings in Chantillac, 15% of its 210 homes: higher than in 91% 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
Chantillac had 300 residents at the 2012 census and 370 in 2023, up 23%: faster growth than in 93% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 27 homes empty (13%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Chantillac sits above 91% of compared French towns for second homes (15%)
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
Without a car: one household in 16, against 11% in the median compared French town. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, 2.1% of homes are second homes. The census found that 13% of homes stand empty in Chantillac.
A +23% change since 2012: Chantillac grew faster than 93% 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 median Charente town changed +1% and the median compared French town +5%; here the first five years brought +11% and the next six +11%.
Older than 73% of compared French towns: half of Chantillac is over 47.7
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Chantillac 47.7. The median compared French town: 44.
22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town, against 26% in Chantillac.
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
About 111 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente 52.4%, France 51.8%.
6.5% of households are single parents, fewer than in 93% 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 Charente median and the France median
Living alone · share
A household here holds 2.3 people on average. In the typical compared French town, single-parent households come to 10%. More couples with children than in 53% of compared French towns: 26%.
Per consumption unit, the median standard of living is €24,560 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 Chantillac’s residents live in households with a standard of living below €24,560 a year per consumption unit, and half above: lower than in 65% of compared French towns.
Chantillac sits above 97% of compared French towns for households headed by a manual worker (26%)
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 figure for households headed by a manager or professional is 6.5% in Chantillac and 9.4% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker. About one in three: that is how common households headed by a retired person are in Chantillac (32%).
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
6.7% of residents are foreign nationals, more than in 68% of compared French towns
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 Charente has 4.8%; immigrants here make up a share higher than in 53% of compared French towns. The share of immigrants stands at 7%. As a yardstick, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals 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.
Below 86% of compared French towns: 21% of residents 15 and over are single
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
45% of residents 15 and over are married and 9.1% in a PACS, against 43% and 6.1% in the median compared French town; 6.5% are widowed. The benchmark for single residents in the typical compared French town: 25%.
A lower share of graduates of higher education than 85% of compared French towns, at 20%
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
Nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town, against 26% in Chantillac. In the typical compared French town, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification.
41 French towns of 370 to 2,582 people: this is the 15th oldest
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.
Older than Chantillac: 3 of the 6 towns nearby
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chantillac | 47.7 | 26% | 15% | 7% |
| Montendre 3,222 · 7.5 mi | 56.2 | 37% | 6.9% | 4% |
| Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire 4,726 · 11.6 mi | 52.1 | 32% | 2.4% | 4.3% |
| Jonzac 3,602 · 12.2 mi | 54 | 36% | 26% | 5.1% |
| Saint-Yzan-de-Soudiac 2,586 · 14.3 mi | 37.6 | 14% | 0.9% | 4.5% |
| Laruscade 2,811 · 15.1 mi | 39.5 | 15% | 1.6% | 3.2% |
| Saint-Savin 3,582 · 15.3 mi | 40.7 | 19% | 1.7% | 3.9% |
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 Chantillac
What is the population of Chantillac?
370 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 23% more than in 2012 (300).
How old are Chantillac’s residents?
The median age is 47.7, older than 73% of compared French towns. 19% are under 18 and 26% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Chantillac?
32, with occasional dwellings: 15% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Chantillac?
INSEE counts 26 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 7% of residents, and 25 foreign nationals (6.7%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Chantillac?
€24,560 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 October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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