A lower share of flats than 99% of compared French towns, at 0.7%
Here 44% of households are headed by a retired person, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 32%. Compared with other places, residents aged 65 and over are common here: 28%, more than in 81% of compared French towns. Châtres counted 180 residents and 87 households at the 2023 Census. The share of households without a car stands at 4.5%.
Throughout this page, the Dordogne 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 Châtres
One home in three is a second home
The census counted 41 second homes and occasional dwellings in Châtres, 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
Châtres had 190 residents at the 2012 census and 180 in 2023, down 5%: slower growth than in 89% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
30% of homes in Châtres are second homes
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
4.5% of households rent social housing (HLM), against 12% in the typical compared French town. For Châtres, the census puts empty homes at 6.7%. Second homes make up 2.1% in the typical compared French town.
Châtres changed by −5% from 2012 to 2023, behind 89% 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
Half of Châtres is over 50, older than 83% 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
■ Châtres 50. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 15 to 24 make up 11%, close to the figure in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
46% women, 54% men
About 116 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Dordogne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
28% of households are couples with children, a share 64% of compared French towns don’t reach
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 Dordogne median and the France median
Living alone · share
Against a figure of 35% in the typical compared French town, the share of one-person households in Châtres comes in at 39%. Average household size: 2.1 people. Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. For couples with children, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 25%.
The median resident lives on €23,490 a year per consumption unit
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 Châtres is €23,490 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 77% of compared French towns.
Only 5.6% of households are headed by a manual worker in Châtres
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 share of households headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town is 14%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A lower share of immigrants than 90% of compared French towns, at 2.2%
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.
Foreign nationals: 1.6% here and 4.3% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, immigrants come to 6.5%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Châtres ranks above 57% of compared French towns on single residents: 26%
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 census found that 43% of residents 15 and over are married in Châtres. In the typical compared French town, single residents come to 25%.
In Châtres, 20% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, fewer than in 85% 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
Adults with no qualification are more common here than in 56% of compared French towns. Graduates of higher education make up 30% in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 14th oldest of 41 French towns this size
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).
Among its 6 nearest neighbors, 2 are older than Châtres
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Châtres | 50 | 28% | 30% | 2.2% |
| Terrasson-Lavilledieu 6,218 · 6.1 mi | 49.9 | 29% | 4.7% | 11% |
| Montignac-Lascaux 2,762 · 8.5 mi | 56.3 | 36% | 22% | 5.4% |
| Objat 3,721 · 11.6 mi | 52.4 | 33% | 6% | 4.6% |
| Saint-Pantaléon-de-Larche 5,091 · 12.3 mi | 46.1 | 23% | 2.1% | 6.1% |
| Allassac 4,081 · 13.9 mi | 46.1 | 24% | 4.9% | 4% |
| Ussac 4,322 · 15.3 mi | 48.7 | 25% | 2.9% | 4.5% |
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 Châtres
What is the population of Châtres?
180 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 5% fewer than in 2012 (190).
How old are Châtres’ residents?
The median age is 50, older than 83% of compared French towns. 16% are under 18 and 28% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Châtres?
41, with occasional dwellings: 30% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Châtres?
INSEE counts 4 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.2% of residents, and 3 foreign nationals (1.6%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Châtres?
€23,490 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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