Half of Chassy is over 54.8, older than 94% of compared French towns
Flats are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Chassy’s 120 households held 233 residents at the 2023 Census. Census figures put households headed by a manager or professional at 4% locally. Compared with 25% in the typical compared French town, 16% of households are couples with children here.
Throughout this page, the Cher 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 Chassy
One home in five is a second home
The census counted 40 second homes and occasional dwellings in Chassy, 22% of its 180 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 ↓
An older town
Half of Chassy’s residents are under 54.8 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 31% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 7.7% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Chassy had 252 residents at the 2012 census and 233 in 2023, down 8%: slower growth than in 94% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 21 homes empty (11%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
22% of homes are second homes, more than in 94% 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
6.5% of households moved in less than two years ago; 23% have been in their home 30 years or more. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The wider picture: 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, the share of households without a car is 11%; Chassy has 4.9%.
−8% since 2012, a pace below 94% 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 Cher.
A smaller share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 94% of compared French towns: 7.7%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Chassy 54.8. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 65 and over make up 31%, against 22% in the typical compared French town. The wider picture: 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Cher 52.2%, France 51.8%.
4% of households are single parents, fewer than in 99% 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 Cher median and the France median
Living alone · share
Each household has 1.9 people on average. In the typical compared French town, the share of single-parent households is 10%. Higher than in 69% of compared French towns: 40% of households are one person living alone.
€25,300 a year: the median standard of living
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 Chassy is €25,300 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 57% of compared French towns.
More households headed by a retired person than 83% of compared French towns: 40%
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
With households headed by a manual worker at 8%, Chassy is behind 87% of compared French towns on that count. Across the comparison, nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A lower share of immigrants than 82% of compared French towns, at 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.
Compared with 4.3% in the typical compared French town, 3% of residents are foreign nationals here. For comparison, 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.
Single residents make up 23% in Chassy, less than in 73% 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
The figure for married residents is 41% in Chassy and 43% in the typical compared French town. Against that, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
A lower share of graduates of higher education than 82% of compared French towns, at 21%
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 Chassy, just over a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification, beside 19% in the typical compared French town. The wider picture: 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
The 7th oldest of 41 French towns of 233 to 2,582 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 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
Chassy is older than every town around it
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chassy | 54.8 | 31% | 22% | 3% |
| La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois 3,151 · 8 mi | 51.2 | 32% | 6.8% | 1.9% |
| Avord 2,909 · 9.1 mi | 32.5 | 11% | 0.9% | 3.7% |
| Fourchambault 3,992 · 11.6 mi | 49.3 | 27% | 1.2% | 6.3% |
| Garchizy 3,648 · 11.9 mi | 45 | 23% | 1.4% | 3.9% |
| Marzy 3,623 · 12.1 mi | 49.1 | 25% | 1.5% | 4.5% |
| La Charité-sur-Loire 4,705 · 13.3 mi | 54 | 36% | 6.7% | 5.7% |
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 Chassy
What is the population of Chassy?
233 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 8% fewer than in 2012 (252).
How old are Chassy’s residents?
The median age is 54.8, older than 94% of compared French towns. 14% are under 18 and 31% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Chassy?
40, with occasional dwellings: 22% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Chassy?
INSEE counts 7 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3% of residents, and 7 foreign nationals (3%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Chassy?
€25,300 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 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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