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ChambonchardCreuse

A town of 83 in Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Population
83
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€9.60
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Walk, cycle, transit
15%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Chambonchard a good place to live?

Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Chambonchard has none. Second homes make up 28% of its housing. 28% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Chambonchard stand out

The 2 things Chambonchard does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
28%2%ChambonchardMedianSecond homes, share of all homes
Homes
of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023.
28%22%ChambonchardMedianResidents 65 and over
Who lives here
28% are 65 or over
of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town
Median age 43. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Église Saint-Martin de Tours
Église Saint-Martin de Tours · Classé · Photo: Aubussonais · CC BY-SA 3.0
Chambonchard’s story

Chambonchard in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Chambonchard: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1962.

40% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1962First protected: Château de Ligondeix
  • 1989Most recently protected: Église Saint-Martin de Tours
Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chambonchard.

Who lives here

Few people in Chambonchard are 15 to 24: 5.4%, fewer than in Creuse’s towns and across compared French towns

20% are under 15, above both Creuse’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (17%). Graduates make up 27% of adults. The age that splits Chambonchard in two is 43.

43median age
ChambonchardCreuse medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma10%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat31%
Higher education27%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Creuse 52.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Chambonchard
ChambonchardCreuse medianFrance median
Under 1520%12%17%
15–245.4%11%11%
25–4426%19%23%
45–6421%26%26%
65+28%32%22%
No diploma9.9%24%19%
CAP or BEP27%28%26%
Baccalauréat31%17%18%
Higher education27%24%30%
Full pageChambonchard’s Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages43 median age · 28% are 65 or overHouseholds40 households · 2.1 people per householdBorn abroad9.8% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Chambonchard?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Creuse median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Chambonchard keeps more of its old housing than Creuse’s towns or compared French towns: 40% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Among the classé monuments in Chambonchard is Église Saint-Martin de Tours. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in the town: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). The protected list starts in the 12th century.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

12th c.
oldest protected part
1962
first monument protected
Full pageChambonchard’s history pageOpen the page
Age of homes40% built before 1919 · Older homesMap2 historic monumentsClassé1 classé · France’s highest protectionQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Chambonchard?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Fewer people in Chambonchard are out of work than in Creuse’s towns or across compared French towns: 4.9%

15.0% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. At the census, 7.5% of working residents in Chambonchard didn’t travel to work at all.

15%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving77%
On foot13%
Bicycle2%
Public transport0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Chambonchard, 0.3 per working resident
4.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageChambonchard’s work & commute pageOpen the page
Jobs based here0.3 per working residentGetting to work15% walk, cycle or take transit

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Chambonchard costs an estimated advertised €9.60/m² a month, against €8.82/m² in Creuse’s towns and €12.41/m² in compared French towns

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

A house rents for an estimated €7.28/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 9 homes were sold in Chambonchard.

€9.60/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Chambonchard€9.60/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Creuse median€8.82/m²
€9.60/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.57 to €12.16/m² a month)
€7.28/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageChambonchard’s cost of living pageOpen the page
Renting€9.60/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Chambonchard

12pages on Chambonchard
The big questions
Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 12.8 mi awayWork & commute0 jobs based hereHousing9 sales on record, the last three yearsFlood & hazards
Out and about
Outdoors19% of the commune is protected natureAttractionsClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 43History2 historic monumentsTown HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Chambonchard: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

All monuments →
Inscrit
Château de LigondeixChâteau · 15th c.
Église Saint-Martin de ToursChurch · 12th–14th c.
Photo credits

Église Saint-Martin de Tours: Photo: Aubussonais · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Chambonchard

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Chambonchard yet.

How we find them →

Chambonchard’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Creuse →
PrémilhatMontluçonCommentryDomératDésertinesSaint-Éloy-les-MinesPrémilhatMontluçonCommentryDomératDésertinesSaint-Éloy-les-MinesChambonchard
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Chambonchard83—————
Prémilhat Allier2,54011—A—C−
Montluçon Allier33,14712CADC
Commentry Allier6,01713B+ABD
Domérat Allier8,62214BAAC+
Désertines Allier4,25914BA−A−B−
Saint-Éloy-les-Mines Puy-de-Dôme3,48014B+A+CB

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Chambonchard

Commune in Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Chambonchard is a commune of 83 people in the Creuse Confluence. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.

Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries

Population
83 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Creuse Confluence
Département
Creuse (23)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
5 sq mi (12.9 km²)
INSEE code
23046

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).

Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.