Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 405 residents, it is a town in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Chalais isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. 14% of its homes are second homes. Over-65s are 37% of the population.
The 2 things Chalais does most differently from other towns.
Chalais has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1947.
29% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chalais.
People 65 and over make up 37% of the town, above both Dordogne’s towns (33%) and compared French towns (22%). Aged 15 to 24: 6.7% of residents. 21% of adults hold a degree.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Dordogne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Chalais | Dordogne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 9.4% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.7% | 9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 18% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 37% | 33% | 22% |
| No diploma | 26% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Dordogne median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Chalais has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). Protection here reaches back to the 13th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
The median disposable income is €23,180 a year per consumption unit. Chalais holds 100 jobs; 150 of its residents are in work, so 0.5 jobs each. At the census, 4.1% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Dordogne’s towns (11.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 15 homes were sold in Chalais.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Chalais has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Château de Mavaleix: Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Chalais yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chalais | 405 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thiviers | 2,876 | 6.1 | A | A | B+ | C |
| Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche Haute-Vienne | 6,830 | 13 | A− | A | B | C |
| Nontron | 3,057 | 13 | A+ | A | A− | B+ |
| Nexon Haute-Vienne | 2,548 | 17 | — | B+ | — | B |
| Brantôme en Périgord | 3,763 | 17 | A+ | B | A+ | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Chalais is a commune of 405 people in the Communauté de communes Périgord-Limousin. 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
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 October 30, 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.
