A median age of 53.4: La Chapelotte is older than 91% of compared French towns
Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. At the 2023 Census La Chapelotte was home to 132 people in 68 households. In La Chapelotte, 0.7% of homes are flats. Three in five households are headed by a retired person; in the typical compared French town the figure is 32%.
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 La Chapelotte
One home in three is a second home
The census counted 40 second homes and occasional dwellings in La Chapelotte, 30% of its 140 homes: higher than in 95% 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
La Chapelotte had 177 residents at the 2012 census and 132 in 2023, down 25%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
An older town
Half of La Chapelotte’s residents are under 53.4 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 30% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 9.5% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Empty homes
The census found 26 homes empty (20%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
In La Chapelotte, 30% of homes are second homes, more than in 95% 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 in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Empty homes account for 20%. Measured more widely, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Without a car: one household in 10, against 11% in the median compared French town.
A change of −25% since 2012 leaves La Chapelotte 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
Over those years, the median Cher town changed −4% and the median compared French town +5%. Between 2012 and 2017 the population moved −15%, then −13% to 2023.
4.4% of residents are 15 to 24, fewer than in 99% 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
■ La Chapelotte 53.4. The median compared French town: 44.
The share of residents aged 65 and over tops 85% of compared French towns: 30%. Measured more widely, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Cher 52.2%, France 51.8%.
La Chapelotte sits above 88% of compared French towns for one-person households (47%)
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
Households here average 1.9 people each. Set beside that, just over a third of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. Couples with children are rarer here than in 74% of compared French towns.
Median living standard: €22,920 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 residents live in households above €22,920 a year per consumption unit and half below; the level is lower than in 82% of compared French towns.
La Chapelotte sits below 54% of compared French towns for households headed by a manual worker (13%)
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 manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a manual worker is 14%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
In La Chapelotte, 2.9% of residents are foreign nationals, fewer than in 66% 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.
Immigrants make up a share lower than in 56% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Cher has 4.6%. 5.8% of residents are immigrants. Against that, 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.
Single residents make up 20% in La Chapelotte, less than in 89% 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
Set against 43% in the typical compared French town, 39% of residents 15 and over are married in La Chapelotte. The comparison figure for single residents is 25% in the typical compared French town.
Graduates of higher education: 23%, a lower share than 77% 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
Across La Chapelotte, 20% of adults out of school have no qualification. The share of graduates of higher education in the typical compared French town is 30%.
The 7th oldest of 41 French towns of 132 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.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
La Chapelotte is younger than 1 of its 4 nearest neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Chapelotte | 53.4 | 30% | 30% | 5.8% |
| Aubigny-sur-Nère 5,451 · 12 mi | 51.8 | 31% | 4.8% | 5.2% |
| Saint-Martin-d'Auxigny 2,546 · 13.1 mi | 41 | 18% | 2.4% | 3.5% |
| Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire 9,733 · 16.8 mi | 54.4 | 36% | 8.3% | 6.7% |
| Saint-Germain-du-Puy 4,779 · 17.6 mi | 48.6 | 28% | 0.9% | 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 La Chapelotte
What is the population of La Chapelotte?
132 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 25% fewer than in 2012 (177).
How old are La Chapelotte’s residents?
The median age is 53.4, older than 91% of compared French towns. 12% are under 18 and 30% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in La Chapelotte?
40, with occasional dwellings: 30% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in La Chapelotte?
INSEE counts 8 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 5.8% of residents, and 4 foreign nationals (2.9%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in La Chapelotte?
€22,920 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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