Châtelard is older than 99% of compared French towns: a median age of 66.3
Compared with 30% in the typical compared French town, 2.9% of homes are flats here. At 50%, the share of one-person households is higher than in 94% of compared French towns. 29 residents in 17 households: that is Châtelard at the 2023 Census. Households headed by a retired person account for 75%.
Throughout this page, the Creuse 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 Châtelard
One home in three is a second home
The census counted 11 second homes and occasional dwellings in Châtelard, 31% of its 35 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 ↓
An older town
Half of Châtelard’s residents are under 66.3 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 52% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 6.9% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Châtelard had 32 residents at the 2012 census and 29 in 2023, down 9%: slower growth than in 96% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 7 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 Châtelard, 31% 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
Without a car: one household in 17, against 11% in the median compared French town. Few places have as many empty homes: 20% here, more than in 99% of compared French towns. Second homes make up 2.1% in the typical compared French town. Census figures put households without a car at 5.9% in Châtelard.
Since 2012, Châtelard has changed by −9%, slower than 96% 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
Here the change came as ±0% to 2017, then −9% to 2023. Medians for comparison: +5% across compared French towns, −5% in Creuse.
In Châtelard, 52% of residents are 65 or over, more 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
■ Châtelard 66.3. The median compared French town: 44.
Set against 11% in the typical compared French town, 3.4% of residents are 15 to 24 in Châtelard. The wider picture: 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
38% women, 62% men
About 61 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Creuse 52.8%, France 51.8%.
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 Creuse median and the France median
Living alone · share
Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Each household has 1.7 people on average.
More households headed by a manual worker than 96% of compared French towns: 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 manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The benchmark for households headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town: 14%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Immigrants make up 6.9% of Châtelard’s residents
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.
That is higher than in 53% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Creuse has 7.6%. Foreign nationals account for 3.4%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
A smaller share of single residents than 97% of compared French towns: 19%
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
48% of residents 15 and over are married, against 43% in the typical compared French town. Single residents: 25% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
Graduates of higher education make up 11% in Châtelard, less than in 99% 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
With adults with no qualification at 7.4%, Châtelard is behind 99% of compared French towns on that count. The comparison figure for graduates of higher education is 30% in the typical compared French town.
The oldest of 41 French towns of 29 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.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Châtelard the oldest (66.3).
Châtelard and the towns 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Châtelard | 66.3 | 52% | 31% | 6.9% |
| Aubusson 3,018 · 14.4 mi | 56.8 | 37% | 8.5% | 6.6% |
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 Châtelard
What is the population of Châtelard?
29 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 9% fewer than in 2012 (32).
How old are Châtelard’s residents?
The median age is 66.3, older than 99% of compared French towns. 6.9% are under 18 and 52% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Châtelard?
11, with occasional dwellings: 31% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Châtelard?
INSEE counts 2 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 6.9% of residents, and 1 foreign nationals (3.4%). 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 October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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